I've recently been doing some painting rather than drawing. I'm hoping to design a few greetings cards and postcards to sell in the near future, but unfortunately that won't happen overnight - I'm really excited to get them finished and printed though. I'm planning to produce 2 different sorts of product, one that is very much focused on marine life, and the other on more general styles (the usual florals and what not).
As a quick preview, here is part of one of my floral designs, which will be in a set of three:
I came up with this design after seeing the William Morris Exhibition at Wightwick Manor (see earlier blogpost here), and his designs have certainly had a subtle influence on the overall composition of this card.
Of course, being very conscious of the environment and conservation, I have been exploring ways to produce environmentally friendly cards that have minimum impact and encourage recycling after use.
Aside from this greeting card venture, I'm also planning to return to screen printing, which I've really missed since graduating from university.
All in all, I'm really excited about getting stuck into my art again and hopefully I'll have some great things to show for it!
Caroline