Red hot chilli peppers

No, not the band!

It's been a great day artwise. (Even with the ongoing toilet training....ugh!) Did a sketch of the fire this morning and managed a quick sketch of my camera last night. Finished my commission - wayhay! Then did 3 abstracts which are now drying. Finally, this evening I managed to paint the front cover of my sketchbook. I bought some canvas covered sketchbooks with the intention of painting them, but the one in use was looking really scruffy. I found a lovely image of chillis and here they are! I might change the picture tomorrow as it's grainy but using the flash alters the colours.

All I need to do now is decide what should go on the back!

Oil painting

No caricatures today. I've been experimenting with oils over the past few days, trying palette knives on a picture of an eagle for my daughter - she likes wildlife. Struggling to stop and leave it alone, still want to fiddle and get the same effect as I can with brushes. Generally struggling to get a more refined effect, but maybe I shouldn't be with a knife, perhaps crude is the way to go. It certainly give a more spontaneous effect. This is the virtually finished effect. I need to define the beak some more but it's quite effective. Definitely a distance picture! More practice needed...

I've started a caricature of Halle Berry, need to ink up and paint. Life is so hectic at the moment with children's activities I'm struggling to get many caricatures done. I'm managing some outdoor sketching, mainly buildings. I'm also wanting to explore the oils more, but not necessarily caricatures.