Winter Doodles with Markers and Inks

Red, Red and a bit more Red

I struggle a bit with colour schemes unless I give myself a definite palette before I start.  This last week I've been trying to concentrate on one colour, with a plan to go through all the rainbow hues.  I've just done red and, whilst, I have at least been adding to my sketch book each day, I'm not going to carry on with this single colour, it's too limiting and I ended up cheating and adding green towards the end anyway.

Summers on it's way

The hedgerows are getting so much brighter and more colourful now, summers on it's way.

Christmas in Spring

As usual, at this time of year, I'm designing all things Christmas.  These are a few of the greetings cards I've come up with so far ...

Sketching Ponies

 

A few new pencil and digi sketches

Amazing Blackberry Eton Mess from Bill's Restaurant

A little corner of my studio 

Getting Sketchy with fineliners for Inktober

Inking and Painting with Blues

The Fox and the Unicorn

Unicorn and a Sleepy Fox in Tombow Markers, Microns and a bit of Pencil Crayon

This September

1. Illustration for a book I've loved doing - coming out in Jan / 2. I've quit refined sugar for a few months and this bar looks amazing. / 3. Lovely organic veg at my local Farmer's Market. / 4. I've just received some lovely copies of a Colouring Book I've worked on. / 5. Gorgeous flowers also at Stroud Famer's Market. / 6. Walk with my lovely daughter Syd. / 7. I was in Blooms again buying plants I just can't resist. / 8. I've finally admitted to myself that Crossfit is not good for my back and I'm now training at a fab local gym. / 9.  Yaaay, my Aloe Vera plant is finally growing :)

More of my faves from my everyday artworks

All sorts of Orange

I limited myself to black, white and variations of orange on Instagram this week. 

Picture at the bottom is a sneak peak at one of the colouring book pages from a new book out later this month with Michael O'Mara.

Red Berries

 Berries picked on my walk

Vintage Girls

Loved drawing these girls.  Taking so much inspiration from whoever the talented illustrator was for this 1930s shop catalogue.

 
Then adding my own version of some 1930's fabric.  Wish I'd hand painted the fabric instead of chickening out of messing up, and creating digitally.  Next time ....

Patterns flowing

This week I'm designing using Red for my Instagram pics

Although quite a lot of pink has sneaked into this one ...

Artwork for Amelia's Magazine

This is a little taster of my artwork for @ameliasmagazine open brief.  It looks like this is going to be an amazing colouring book!

Pink Week on Instagram

#paint365

I've just moved my Paint Every Day project to my regular Instagram account @jotaylordesigns 

There has been one major flaw with it so far as I didn't actually paint every day.

Here are some of my faves from the first attempt: