Still Lifes - Pencil & Paper

Currently obsessed with watching Razia Sultan. It's very addictive. Exerting extreme self control by not allowing myself to watch it during the day in an attempt to draw (I may have lapsed in my self control once or twice). Here are a couple of still lifes I have completed recently. The first is for Ian who helped me last year make wood boards with a routed centre, as I wanted boards that looked like traditional icon boards. In return he asked me for a 6 hour drawing. I thought he might appreciate the measuring tape and the eclectic still life (including a wonderful steampunk sculpture by Dan Gittens) as his workshop is full of different types of wood and different things. I hope he likes it!

K Fisher (2018), Still Life for Ian, Pencil on watercolour paper [210 x 148 mm]

The other is a still life I did at a friend's house who went through a stage of collecting jugs. She said she stopped when she realised that a true collector has to collect items they don't like to have a proper collection. I found it quite amusing yesterday when she said she found something I did 'appalling'. I knew at the time she thought it was a bit naff but she hid her 'appalled' feeling very well! Chuckle. The sun is shining yet again - bliss!

K Fisher (2018), Still Life Vessels, Pencil on paper

Hessie, Sonita & the Dancing Squirrel

Howdy friends. As my sister rightly pointed out today, I have been terrible at keeping my blog up to date. The main reason for this is that I have been working on illustrating and designing a children's mini-chapter book (pitched at about 8-year olds) and haven't wanted to reveal too much until the book is printed. My collaborator, Rosemary who is the writer, and I are meeting with people this week to chat about getting it printed and we hope very much to get it out to you soon! 

In the mean time I have continued to work on projects for the children's book illustration course I am doing through London Art College. I am just about to submit Project 4 (finally!) and have to get the remaining 2 projects completed soon. Here is my submission of images (development and final for the exercise and project). I still have difficulty in finding a way to make the text work in well with the illustration (bold enough to read yet subtle enough to not distract from the image). Any feedback/suggestions on this is very welcome - as are any other comments. 

K Fisher (May 2018), Hessie and Sonita (Project 4 - The Cow Who Went Looking for a Friend (London Art College). Illustration, text, character name and development by K Fisher [406 x 305 mm]

K Fisher (May 2018), Hessie - character development

K Fisher (May 2018), Sonita - character development

K Fisher (March 2018), Dancing Squirrel 

K Fisher (March 2018), Squirrel character development

K Fisher (March 2018), Squirrel research drawings