I’ve not picked up my Doodle Diary for a few months and  I was just trying to reflect on the last few months, weeks,days,hours, minutes and seconds..

Doodle Diary-"Doing thing I'd never thought I'd do!"

“I’m doing things I’d never dreamt I’d do”!

I’ve been involved in 3 workshops at the Quad this week.

footballer

I ran my first Cut-Out animation workshop in the Mac Suite at the Quad-It went well. I made a footballer to demonstrate how to make a movable paper character .

I went into a Derby School and helped run a Comic Life Workshop, Comic Life is a really child friendly piece of software to teach Children Literacy and story making.

On Valentines Day I chilled and had a big bunch of  12 beautiful red roses and chicken & chips with salad and lots of glasses Pinot Grigio wine- well a few!! Hick up!

Lazzatti are keeping me buzy too and I did a poster for the Long Eaton Art Room.

Long Eaton Art Room Poster

I discovered a new ‘de-stress essential oil roll-on remedy by Tisserand Aromatherapy from Boots-it works a treat you, I definitely recommend it!!  A Blue Box and a lovely illustration on the packaging too….Hmmm! Chill Time after a busy week!

'de-stress essential oil roll-on remedy by Tisserand Aromatherapy

On Halloween Day I ran a Caricature Workshop at Long Eaton Art Room, Whilst everyone was busy I decided to do one of my self….The idea of the workshop was to draw a Caricature of themselves, someone they knew or a Halloween Character!

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Caricature of Kate Smith

Unfortunately since  Sunday I’ve not been well….. I’ve tried to battle on and succeeded to finish of an important deadline this week!!

Here’s a sketch from out of my Doodle Diary

…I’ve  used photoshop to colour  it in!

Kate Feeling Blue

Doodle Dairy Icecream

Wine Illustration

Icecream Illustration

Mortehoe Hill & Kite-illustration

During this holiday I have started to keep a Doodle Diary-I bought this chunky little blue sketch book from ‘Shore & Moor’ the little gift shop in Mortehoe! When I come back from my holidays my head is always full of lovely memories the week after, so this time I’ve decided to  continue with the Diary and  sketch a few memories that I wouldn’t forget ! Do enjoy………..

Combesgate Beach is a lovely secluded beach, located at the far right-end side of Woolacombe next to Mortehoe.

We had one relaxing  ’Sunny Time’  that afternoon on this beach, whilst my husband was fighting the waves -I was either ’splodging’ in the sea, in other words paddling in the sea in the sea, looking in rock pools, sketching, drawing in the sand and taking pictures for my blog…..building up a big appetite for  a table booked at the ‘Rockleigh’ in Mortehoe  www.rockleighhouse.com

My Husband & I chose the same from the Menu and we both had tasted  the best pudding we have ever had A little ginger pudding with brandy sauce and clotted cream! DeEliIIOcious ….Yum yum – Definately worth a visit it Rocks!!!!!

Sand Illustration-Sunny Times!!

Doodle diary on the beach!

Doodle Diary Combesgate Beach

Doodle Diary Combesgate beach 2!

Sand Illustration Combesgate Beach

sand scribbles Combesgate Beach

Sun in the Sand Illustration