Beginnings

The start of a couple of new designs.... inspired by my lovely neighbour Barbara's silver birch trees.  The childhood-familiarity of silver birch and their instantly recognisable scruffy peely nature bring a sense of cosy comfort to the initial drawings I've done - outlines traced from photographs in Illustrator then exported to Photoshop.  I've played around with colour-blocking some of the detail, such as the leaves, and I'm interested to see how this idea develops as a wallpaper design.  

Continuing ideas from the Orchid series I did recently, I've outlined the motifs in a solid line, which gives almost a cartoon-like feel.  This combined with some heavily saturated and  some very desaturated elements create interest, which might help the motifs to escape the confines of a repeat.  

Ultimately I'm aiming for these drawings to form a series that comprises quiet monotone or softly coloured designs as well as some bolder designs that rely more heavily on block colour and motifs that are perhaps more layered or structured.

The end of an era..... and the start of a new one

The sad death of my beloved Macbook has temporarily (and rather incoveniently) halted my digital designing, but I am currently working on some drawings which ultimately will become a beautiful new floral collection, inspired by Autumnal tones and warm, cosy evenings in. 
Keep watching this space for a first look of the preliminary drawings.