Somehow I seem to have lost track of time and neglected my daily routine of warm-up sketches... But I will make up for it, promise! Meanwhile, I've baked some vanilla biscuits filled with strawberry jam, and this illustration is the only evidence left...!...

Beautiful vegetables from our local Farmers Market in West Hampstead last week end! (Have you ever seen purple carrots and cauliflowers?!). Endless inspiration for colourful sketches... (The Romanesco Cauliflower does require more than one session though,...

My week-end double bill will have to wait until tomorrow to be featured here; I have some editing work to do on the images and haven't found the time yet! Meanwhile, here is yesterdays' sketch: home-made lemon and honey Madeleines, freshly baked the day...

Yesterday's choice of subject enabled me to play with strong colours without thinking too much about drawing and details. (And you wouldn't think that there were so many different shapes and colour palettes with pears...!) ************

What was supposed to be a quick daily warm-up exercise is turning into a challenge to myself to find an interesting topic everyday... Exit apples, carrots and other simple-shaped common objets, yesterday's topic was: VINTAGE TEACUPS! They are so cute...

There is something of an autumn feel in the air... The days are still bright and sunny, the temperatures are gently drifting down, and I feel like long walks in our lovely London parks to collect nature's treasuries. So yesterday's pick was: acorns....

So girly and inspiring: SHOES! *********

Yesterday's theme: spoons! I sat at my worktable, staring at my spoons and thinking "what the hell was I thinking when I picked the theme?!" And that's the whole point of these daily challenges: to STOP thinking! Just forget what's in front of you, take...

Yesterday's theme was" Ladybirds - I was getting tired of greens! Perfect topic for this quick exercice: easy shape, few details, and strong colours. ***********

***For Londoners: as my website is going under some maintenantce work and will be inaccessible for a few hours, here are the details of the Art Workshops I am starting later this month for children in North West London:*** NEW IN NORTH WEST LONDON: ART...