Another exciting development...

So, I may have mentioned my notebooks... once or twice! well - this collection of them left me on Saturday and went for a short walk into town and are now in a very lovely shop called Thistle and Weeds

Should you find yourself in Shrewsbury, I definitely recommend going and having a look, you'll find it on the Gallery Floor of The Market Hall.

Sunday seasonal studies

Yesterday I collected a range of Beech leaves in their Autumn rainbow. Then I painted them, back home at the kitchen table, listening to the radio and drinking tea - just lovely. 

As I finished the sun came out- just in time for a photoshoot - voila. I don't think I'm done with these leaves yet... we'll see where they end up.

The notebooks strike again!

Here are a few more pictures of my new notebooks - I'm thrilled to say I've been posting them out to customers already, which is beyond exciting. 

There are lots more pictures of each design in the shop (link here to visit) and also on Facebook. They may well appear here over time too (I promise I won't only post about the notebooks!).

If anyone is really keen... I've added my new Christmas cards to the shop too! - more about those a bit nearer the time!

I've also got three 'products' at different printers - watch this space for more info on those. Hopefully all will be equally as exciting as the notebooks!

Notebooks!

Well - I couldn't wait!

My order of printed notebooks arrived on Tuesday, I photographed and listed them last night - and voila... they are now in the shop!

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AliceDrawsTheLine?ref=l2-shopheader-name

There are 5 designs in total...

- From my #AlicesAprilAviary project, I have created the Bird Notebook

- The #ModernBotanicalIllustrations and #TreeGeek drawings, comes the Tree notebook 

- Nuts notebook has been developed from the #NutsAboutYou valentines card I created

- Sprout notebook has made use of all the sprouts I drew last Christmas!

- Pens, Pencils and Paintbrush are all from my #DrawingADay diaries and grouped together here

The notebooks can bought individually, or the Sprouts & Nuts form a festive pair - a great stocking filler or little gift, and the Trees & Birds form the nature notebook pair too.,, or you can buy all 5 together as a bundle too!

A very exciting delivery!

Eeeeeek! I had a delivery yesterday! 

Remember #AlicesAprilAviary ?! Well those feathered friends have flown onto some really rather lovely A6, 100% recycled, plain paged notebooks.

They... and four more designs will soon be in my Etsy shop! I'll keep you posted- I plan to photograph them this week and get them listed as soon as possible.

Other designs to be seen soon!

Rosehips

Another great red/orange lurking in the hedges. These are from my garden - I've been looking at them for a while meaning to draw them, and now I have!

Runner bean flowers

...I went to pick the Runner Beans, but couldn't help but come back with a flower to draw. Another great colour I think.

September studies

Drawn in the last week of August - the Elderberries have really changed since then - I feel another Elder study is needed!

Another little video

... this time of a Bramble, draw in the summer - while the delicate flowers were still in bloom.

September!

Sorry for the silence here on the blog - I've been having a lovely little holiday! I continued to draw however, but couldn't upload due to lack of signal - which was quite nice to not being able to think about it. 

I'm back now however and have been working away on ... brace yourself... Christmas printing. My Christmas cards are currently at the printers and I have everything crossed that they will come out just as I hope. Now might be a good moment to sign up for my newsletter (link somewhere on the left there...). 

But before we go Christmas crazy - would you look at the Autumn colours that have crept into the palette all about us.. as demonstrated by my good friends; Hawthorn, Blackthorn, the Blackberries, Beech masts and cases and conkers.

I don't really have a favourite season... but do have a soft spot for Autumn...