The Flower Year.....Blue Tits and Catkins

Another charming illustration from Leila Duly's 'The Flower Year'.  Polychromos pencils again.

Pretty Pale Watercolours in Painterly Days Flower Book

Trying out some soft pale colours in Painterly Days. I used Inktense and Supracolor Watersoluble pencils. I think this might make a nice cover for one of my home-made sketchbooks.

The Flower Year....Hellibores

I'm colouring all the images in Leila Duly's 'The Flower Year' in realistic colours (in keeping with the realistic and botanically correct style of the illustrations).  Hellibores are quite difficult as they are such muted colours, but I think I managed to achieve a fairly lifelike look. I used Polychromos pencils.

Amsterdam from Fantastic Cities

I used watersoluble markers with coloured pencil on top to colour this page from Steve McDonald's excellent book 'Fantastic Cities'. Very enjoyable to colour.

The Flower Year....January

First month page in 'The Flower Year' by Leila Duly. I just used coloured pencils for a quick and easy start to my colouring year.

Chopping Wood from Jade Summer 'Country Farm'

Another page from my favourite Jade Summer book 'Country Farm'. I used muted shades for a soft, natural look. I used Inktense pencils and with coloured pencil on top.