Iris

Iris. 26. London. Artist, thinker & time waster. This blog contains everything and nothing. More nothing than something because more often than not I am afraid of sharing or doing.

Birthday & Scan

Yesterday was my 26th birthday! I don’t get super excited about birthdays anymore, maybe that’s an indication of getting older hehe. It’s strange, in a way I feel like I never really experienced the ages 24 and 25.. I kind of still feel 23. And in other ways I still feel 15 and 12 [...]

Art Supply Shops in London

I love going into art shops and nosing around for new supplies (or stocking up on basics). I can’t imagine how they must struggle against competitive online suppliers. Nothing beats actually going into an art shop though, I’m addicted! So I thought I would compile a list of shops I frequent that sell art [...]

Girl and a Sheep

I actually tried my hand at this ‘layering’ business. I’m pretty pleased with the result!

The idea for this painting started when I found a bunch of slides and wanted to do something with them. I sketched the girl and sheep when I was on holiday in Wales (how appropriate).

Materials used [...]

Two Paintings in May

I’m gonna send this one to my gran as a present.

Click the pics for a bigger version!

I’m kind of experimenting with different ways of drawing. Trying to find my own ‘style’ or something like that hehe. Haven’t got any ideas for a next painting yet but I know I [...]

Sketching & Canvases

I finished a little painting the other week which I have yet to take pictures of. It’s a girl on a swing. Coming soon, I promise!!

I got some new canvases today! I got four, two are the same size as Girl and a Frog and two of them are slightly bigger. I am [...]

Girl and a Frog – my very first painting on canvas!!!

Started this on Saturday and finished it yesterday. This is heavily inspired by two lovely ladies, namely Suzi Blu and Miss Wonderful Tam!! Their videos and art have inspired me so much and without them I probably wouldn’t have made this big step of working on canvas! Thank you!

Materials used: Acrylic paints, watersoluble [...]

April: Mixed Media Pages

Inspired by Suzi Blu‘s prompt to ‘Start with a Flower‘.

This one doesn’t feel finished yet but I ran out of ideas.

Started a while ago, still in progress. I’m thinking of adding a little pocket where I can insert the little cardboard bit.

Andrew gave me a [...]

Accordion Page (originally posted on Live Journal)

I am so inhibited when it comes to working in my art journal it’s not even funny, but I managed another page. Inspired by Suzi Blu’s prompt to make accordion pages. Had to get out the boyfriend to set the eyelets as I just can’t muster enough force (I think it’s hilarious “honey.. can [...]