Kitty's Drawings

Sorry for the lack of arty posting lately. Been feeling in a bit of a slump. Still sketching daily but kinda not feelin it. However, I’ve got two client projects on the go which aren’t problematic at all which is excellent.
I think I have worked myself into a “MUST BUY NEW COMPUTER” mode and so trying to do anything on my clunky old laptop is getting me frustrated. I am entirely sure it’s just an excuse as I am known to do that. What for I know, it’s not like it’s benefiting me in any way to be always making excuses! TERRIBLE. But identifying the problem is only halfway (only a quarter even) there.
Soooo, even just writing this out is motivating me to get off my butt and back into it. Browsing the talent on ConceptArt always helps too.

But since I have nothing worth scanning at the moment, I shall show you some purchases instead. It was payday not long ago and of course I have a massive list of favourites on Etsy which I’m always itching to lay my hands on.
These are the items winging their way over to me from the US.

A stunning 50’s/60’s wool suit. Cos I don’t have a suit yet and this is so pretty and looks like a fabulous cut.

A navy vintage hat. I don’t wear hats generally and this is a good price and versatile colour so that I don’t feel too bad if it doesn’t look good on me. There are SO many beautiful hats on Etsy!

And finally, another dress….cos a girl can never have enough dresses. The colours are cute and summery and looks flattering. Thankfully I’ve gotten quite good at being able to judge what will fit me well without needing to try something on. There hasn’t been one online purchase I’ve made that doesn’t fit me.

I can’t wait til they all arrive! Cue postie stalking….NOW!

Ciao!

So I’m posting since its been a few days. Struggling. Really dont like this but had to finish it to be rid of it. Meh.

Struggling with my computer also. It’s really not coping and its pissing me off having to WAIT so goddamn LONG just to save a smallish drawing. I can’t go past 300PPI for anything and that doesn’t really allow for much detail in faces etc. Grrr.

/rant

It was just a sketch anyway. I left it too long and fiddled too much. Its a Dior outfit from a few seasons ago – sometime last year I think.

(have to sign my name with an ‘10. Kinda weird!)
Seeyas!

Omg – posting on Christmas Day. Who’d've thought! Welll……I am waiting on the darling boyfriend to return from work. My lamb roast is in the oven (shit, that reminds me, I have to put the potatoes on!) and the dessert is setting in the fridge – Vanilla panna cotta with raspberry coulis. Mmmm.

So in the meantime I got to browsing Etsy…which lead me via some tangents to other vintage sites…..and spying a pretty pretty dress which was alas, sold. Damn! So I drew it instead. There I was thinking I’d be too lazy to draw over the Xmas break – but sometimes the urge to pick up a pencil is too strong and a drawing just happens.

Now, it’s hardly polished or anything fancy – but colour sketches always turn out nice enough to put on the blog. So here you go – something to look at while you’re trying to digest all that Christmas food and trying not to fall asleep. Heh

Hope you’re all having a good holiday! I am

Quick late night posting today…..

I just squeezed an entry for ConceptArt.org CHOW this week…the topic was Steampunk Harem. Mixing two conflicting styles. Ripper topic! So many entries. And I bit off WAY more than I could chew! The way I envisioned this was so different. I’ve learnt a lot from this exercise…mostly to plan even the tiniest details from the beginning. I wish I had more time…but I’m thoroughly over this…but I like one of my original sketches, so I might paint that in PS just for play and to see how I go.

Hope you like! Even though I am very MEH about it.

Night!

Muted shades in case you’re wondering. Heh. Me and my stupid post titles.

So this week has been a bit busy – but the weekend less so. I’ve spent my time doing some serious baking. Jonny wanted some more apple cake and I got three lovely meyer lemons from a colleague which needed to be added to a cake too. They both turned out pretty good – the meyer lemon loaf is cooling as I write. A small taste reveals that it is indeed delicious. Every part of the lemon was used – the peel is soaked in a syrup made from the juice and then chopped up and added to the batter. The remaining syrup is drizzled over the cooling cake making everything so lemony – mmmm. Tis good!

But enough about baking – today’s drawing is a (sort of) request from my brother’s girlfriend – she wanted me to draw a unicorn but I drew a horse instead. A quick one today – this took about 30mins. Drawn entirely using Corel Painter with no initial pencil sketch. I think if I do a sketch then things work out better – I’m not sure why. So this isn’t anything too flash.

This week I’ll be printing a couple of my recent drawings. See how they look and maybe setting up an Etsy shop with a few unframed prints. That is provided our internet stops being SHAPED and I can send the full res file to myself to print at work. Nothing more frustrating that slow internet. Grr.  So keep an eye out for my shop yay!

Hi Everyone!
Yep I like drawing hair don’t I? Tis fun. Not much to say today! My weekend was fun and busy.
This drawing took a bit longer than usual – about 3 hours including the sketch (which really was only about 10mins). But I got a bit carried away and I could’ve spent more time on it. Trying to keep it a bit more ‘free’ so I have to tell myself to STOP.

I like the bright colours – I wonder how these would print. Actually have been thinking about how to get some prints set up. I want to be able to sign each piece so submitting my art to an online portfolio site doesn’t look like an option. Also, I want to send them out framed as I feel that a framed piece is more a ‘real artwork’ than just a printed proof.
So while the printing I think I could sort out quite easily because we have an archival quality proofer at work, I would need to find a framer in Melbourne to do custom frames.

But the big question is – Would YOU buy my art??? And HOW would you like it sent to you??
I really appreciate your responses peeps Thanks!!

PS. Do you like the newer signature on the pic?? I think I will develop myself a little stamp of some sorts.

Okay so I know I’m not a food blogger….but I do loooove food! So it was natural that I should go to the Taste of Melbourne this weekend I dragged Jonny along and after the debacle of me leaving our tickets at home, we eventually made it to the Carlton Exhibition Hall. It was a lot less crowded than I thought – we turned up a bit past 12pm and there was no line to get in anymore.  There weren’t really lines for anything which was good!

I promptly set about stuffing my face. Joy! Jonny was telling me to slow down hehehe.  We spent about $80 on food and drinks which is a bit much – I know it wasn’t supposed to be a bargain event – but it was excellent to finally try some dishes from restaurants I don’t have the money to visit frequently!

We even got chatting to a bloke from one of the big alcamahol stands – seeing me dressed in my little green vintage dress and Jonny with his grandpa hat on, one of the first questions he asked was “Are you hotrodders?”!! LOL – well we’re not quite hotrodders but he was pretty spot on asking if we drove a VW. Turns out he’s got a fancy red hotrod of some sort. Sweet. Funny the people you meet.

Jonny snapped away with his flashy Canon 1DS Mark II and took these wonderful pics for me. You can see my cool dress too.

Here are the dishes we ate and some extra photos:

Making the first transaction at Jaques Reymond – I made a beeline for this stand as soon as I got there I’m a total sucker for French food. Mmmm.

Tempura of quail breast, tajine flavours, wipped persian fetta.
This was nice. A little bit small but the quail was very tender and juicy.

Martini of bittersweet chocolate, espresso jelly, & bourbon vanilla chantilly. Very very delicious. I could have eaten about 4 of these!!

Next I zoomed to Movida

Braised beef with Spanish paprika, saffron and potatoes. A lot like something my Mum would make – but with a dash more booze…it had a real wine/burgundy flavour to it.

Nomnomnomnomnom

We took a cocktail break….

Then it was off to Fifteen:

Vanilla panna cotta with slow cooked quince from Fifteen. Absolutely devine! So creamy and vanilla-y

At The Boathouse:

Clotted cream mousse with ginger nut crumble. A bit rich and I really did scoff too many sweet things. Seemed like moussey, jelly, set stuff was the go for many of the desserts on offer. Not that I mind – I looooove stuff like that.

I finished with a limoncello and pineapple cocktail. Everyone was getting around with these because they looked fab. Another bit of too much richness for me…oh dear. Often my eyes are so much bigger than my stomach! Haha.

*buh*

Thanks again to Jonny and his wonderful photography. There really is nothing better than having a personal photographer on hand

Oooh ooh and look at my haiiiiiirrrrr!!! Hehehe

Well I hope everyone has had a fantastic weekend! I’m off back to cleaning in preparation for my parents coming to visit. Yay!
See you all sometime midweek