After a short break for Worldcon, I’m back to Illustration Friday. I was admiring some beautiful art at the art show and was inspired to paint, and having spent Sunday afternoon pottering about in the annex I’ve realised why I usually draw:
This one is just me working out what colours I could make with the paints which hadn’t dried out:
Still, it was fun and I may do it again sometime.
Kathleen Jennings 
This is soft and lovely. I love the gestural quality.
I actually quite like the first one – it’s a paint sketch, but the colours and tones look deliberate! :)
I love the first one! It makes me think I’m standing behind her as she walks out into the spotlight. I love the fluidity of it.
Thank you all! Very much gestural sketches, aimee and Sally, and I am glad there is fluidity in it, KL Bailey – it can be difficult not to be stiff and formal.