Art By Annie

Olaf colour

2011-08-28T22:48:00.000+10:00

this time in colour - Olaf fighting. - Character from Star Manics by Nick

Hannah 4

2011-08-12T02:16:00.002+10:00

I think I am getting into the hang of Hannah... she has a bit of spunk about her....

Olaf in battle

2011-08-10T02:19:00.002+10:00

Olaf 2

2011-08-03T02:19:00.002+10:00

Alex

2011-08-02T02:23:00.002+10:00

Meh.. Alex is doing nothing for me at the moment.....

Olaf 1

2011-08-01T02:17:00.000+10:00

Olaf was snatched from the 11th C and shoved into space... he clings to his barbarian ideals as much as he can.

Hannah 3

2011-07-29T02:15:00.002+10:00

I don't like this one at all - head is all wrong as is angle of legs.

Hannah 2

2011-07-28T02:14:00.001+10:00

Meet the characters

2011-07-24T02:12:00.000+10:00

Hannah, Alex and Olaf will feature in my sketches over the next few weeks. There is also some alien life forms I am still struggling to get a grip with... watch this space.

Here is hannah. 1

Sci fi sketches

2011-07-18T09:03:00.000+10:00

I have REALLY stepped out here and offered to assist an emerging writer - Nic Boardman with illustrations for his sci fi book ( currently being redrafted and edited.)

Over the next few weeks, I'll post up my initial sketches.. if the book sells millions, I've been promised lavish thanks and much praise.. ( ha ha) I'm just thrilled - and a bit scared - that I am even thinking of doing this.

I just hope its good enough...

School Girl Assassin

2011-06-01T02:00:00.000+10:00

A little out of my comfort zone - but was also asked to illustrate a chapter in the Japanese Anthology with a schoolgirl assassin. Here is a mock up of my attempt to get the deadly innocence right.

Fox

2011-05-10T00:38:00.000+10:00

have been asked to submit brushpainting for a Charity Anthology for Japan - so excited. have been doing some sketches for the animal pages - here's my cute fox one.

Instagram

2011-04-10T00:22:00.002+10:00

I've decided to move away from this blog for photos for my 365 day challenge and use Instagram. Its an iphone app - brilliant - and it uploads straight to facebook and to twitter - if you want it to.

Its got a bunch of added fun things, including filters and finishes for photos. - so please 'follow' me - either on Instagram itself - or on FB..

As far as my sketching and brushpainting goes.. I'll get back to it once CYOA has been finalised.. phew!

The Present

2011-03-20T22:19:00.000+10:00

Life is just one party after the next. Here is Miss Lou off to ANOTHER birthday party.

Lilly Lolly

2011-03-14T16:34:00.000+10:00

Who can resist the lolly necklaces? And Miss Lou looks so cute in hers!!

Snail Shell

2011-03-10T22:54:00.001+10:00

Pumpkin pumpkin

2011-03-08T07:14:00.000+10:00

I have a pumpkin vine growing and we have been watching this pumpkin grow on the fence. Its a good size now..

No Socks please.. we are Kids!!

2011-03-07T23:14:00.000+10:00

Let me introduce you to part of our sock pile. Apparently, according to the kids, there is not one pair in this entire container.

Can I also ask.. how is it that socks - only worn to school - not the mud pits - can get so filthy, so disgusting that goodness only knows how they end up this colour?

GROSS!! and yes - these socks were all pristine and white only 5 weeks ago.. they are clean.. well - they were in the washing machine and then hung out.. this is the dry version...

Regal Penguins

2011-03-06T11:05:00.000+10:00

I'm a sucker for these little guys.. and what a thrill it was to go to Seaworld and see them up close. Took heaps of photos and have chosen this one just randomly.

Lilly and the Pony

2011-03-05T22:58:00.000+10:00

Lilly is in her element here. A princess carriage and she gets to drive it! So many shots from our time at TIme Zone - but I think this captures the fun we had the best.

Cooking class

2011-03-04T10:22:00.000+10:00

Love helping out in the kitchen with this group of students - One of them was so proud of mastering the spider grip for an onion.. demoed here.

Apple Tea

2011-03-03T11:15:00.000+10:00

Oh my! I think I have found my next addiction - this hot apple tea!

Dissections Of the Heart

2011-03-02T11:15:00.001+10:00

Yep.. Biology today and I helped out with dissecting hearts.

and here is a creative thing that one of my students decided to do with it..

Magpie Baby

2011-03-01T10:17:00.001+10:00

I managed to get fairly close to this magpie baby who has just about lost all of its fluffly feathers.

waking up to craft.

2011-02-28T07:56:00.000+10:00

Bless... The kids woke early and wanted to help me out this morning - making juggling balls for a circus skills class I am going to be taking.

they made a much bigger mess than this - and to their credit tried to clean up. Sigh.. its just.. its still a mess.... and rice goes every freaking where.