IF- Secret.

It's no secret. Parenthood is a white knuckle ride!

Dear visitors, Thanks for stopping by. How has your week been?

This week has me posting a picture that I created for my big brother and his wife who recently had to hold on tight as they looped the looped on parenthood the white knuckle ride. We go on to this ride without a safety belt but LOVE keeps us firmly in our seats.

I have had a busy creative week, two family portraits have been completed and plodding on with the book cover illustration. Unfortunately all work is top secret. I promise to post all these pieces when I am allowed to.

Love and Art to all

Elena x

IF- Shiny! Like a star.

Dear Visitors, well I posted this in a hurry and am re-posting again for shiny!
Sorry to be boring but I did post this very late in the week last week so I will give my daughters 5 min piece of fame another week on IF.

We have just returned from The Urdd National Eistedfodd which is one of Europes's largest cultural youth festivals, it attracts thousands of competitors and visitors every year. This year I was very proud to be supporting my daughter and the other children from the Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain who competed in the various musical and recital competitions. It is a chance for all children to shine in the spotlight, whether they make it to stage or not.

Llongyfarchiadau to all the winners and to all the losers.

Cariad mawr Iawn, Elena x

IF- Faded

HRM knows how not to fade. 

Dear Visitors, welcome once again.
 The bunting is going up all around the country and we are getting ready for a right royal knees up. 

So with Her Majesty in mind I did a little illustration of her relaxing in bath, she toasts to herself and shows us how a multi tasking Grandmother stops herself from fading.

Congratulations Ma'am, Happy Diamond Jubilee x 

IF- Sight

Lewis had the pterodactyl in sight.

Another Friday and don't you just love it when you have the perfect illustration that you can post.

I created this painting for my friends son Lewis. He loves dinosaurs so I thought as a gift for his first communion I would do this illustration for him. I hope he likes it as much as I do.

Thanks for stopping by, Love and art to you all. x x x x

IF- Hitch

The mother and daughter birthday shopping trip went without a hitch.

As I've gone about my doodling I'm thrilled by all the people who have been asking me for family portraits. So this is how it goes, you send me your pictures and I will turn you into a costume or Children's book Illustration.

It's been so lovely to go back to my art college roots.  I'm desperate to get up into the loft to find my costume degree portfolio!!!!!

Toodle Doodle for now x x x

A glimmer of light

With the very sad loss of my Grandfather yesterday, I spent the day today with very mixed emotions. I sat in front of the candle that I lit on Friday night to help me ease the pain and as I looked at it I realised that I was feeling like a helpless 8 year old again. With it this illustration came to my mind. 
To all my family and to everyone who knew the very dapper, cheeky Wallace D'Cruze I wish you all strength and hope that with time the pain of our loss will subside and memories of this remarkable character will warm our hearts.

Illustration Friday- Jump

Dear all;

Well here I am again after an emotional roller coaster of a week and relieved that Illustration Fridays topic for the week tie in with an illustration that I recently completed for a teaching course.
With my official return to work after Maternity leave this week I have typically had to deal with my daughter being sick in the middle of the night on Tuesday and my Granddad in hospital who is slowly leaving us to be back in the arms with my nanny the love of his life. I am going to miss him so much but I know that where he is going he will find eternal happiness and most of all no physical pain.

My relief is that as my own boss I haven't had to call into the office on my first week back and ask for time off!!!!! *puts thumb on nose, wiggles fingers and sticks out tongue* at bad luck.

Thank you for stopping by.

Love & Art to you all x x x x