Was very happy to receive a copy of Nørd Hæftii magazine in the mailbox this morning, (the girls published some of my sketches on the back cover of their first issue). I had to do a little dance in the street and jump up and down a bit. A bit undignified for an auld gal but never mind.
Loving their magazine, (it's in German so thanks to Google Translate), really like their funky layouts and swooshy format. Wishing them loads of success.
For some different ideas, I've been looking at old Scottish Fairy tales as many have great old illustrations. Decided to have a crack at a children's picture for the fun of it and this one is a work in progress .. but may have got a bit carried away with the colours. As for the content, there is not only a palm tree, but rogue dancing mice, purple fish and spooky bubbles. Not a notion at all as to where these came from in my head, and not smackering of tartan in there too, so who knows ...
Stumbled across a lovely picture of a highland cow yesterday, he is some laddo with a wooshy fringe and cheeky look about him, so had a crack at a pencil sketch for his face. Something about him reminded me of hairy teenage boys in the 70's hanging around street corners... not sure why. The lines of text are a nod to McGonnegal and his poem about the coo on the hill.
Back to Edinburgh for a few days over the Easter holidays and took a hike up Calton Hill to have a quick sketch with some pastels, it's a mad old scribbly picture as was a windy day but lovely and bright. Really enjoying working with the pastels as they are so quick and cheery, blue fingers though, not with the cold, with the crayons...
