floral inspirations.

This started as a spiral. 

It ended as a flower. 

I think I'm going to frame it for my little cousin. 

trails of blue.

I started scribbling the other day and somehow came up with this: 

a trail of stones or ovals or something. 

It's a spiral of blue - the colour of calm. 

hey there, bright colours.

This is the piece I finished the other day that was still drying. 

The colours seriously brighten my day every time I look at them. 

(Keep in mind they do look a tad different to me in real life than in this photo.)

It kind of reminds me of the Olympic Torch, too. 

my day with anthony.

Today I spent a few hours with the lovely Anthony. 

We painted and ate lots of junk food. 

And it was lovely. 

These are a few things I came up with. 

There is one more, but it's still drying. 

That'll get posted later. 

Thank you for a wonderful day, Anthony!

another quick look.

 I've outlined the pattern for my latest mandala. 

I'm not sure what to do next though. 

Maybe I'll outline a few parts thicker than others... 

We'll see. 

drops and drips.

I gave smaller drops a go with this one - something a little different from my usual. 

Working with small spaces and shapes is so much easier. 

I had fun. 

sneak peak..

A sneaky little look at the mandala I'm working on. 

Still working on the pattern, but the colours are done! 

Featuring (pretty much) every colour of the rainbow!

a church window?

 I spent my day painting and this is what I came up with. 

I'm not entirely sure what it is, but I've been told it looks like a church window. 

I'll go with that. 

Since it was a tad windy, there are a lot more watermarks than usual. 

I didn't like them at first, but they've grown on me. 

Next time, I'm just going to be a tad more careful outside; 

I need to protect my paintings a bit better.

mandala.

Mandala simply means 'circle'. 

They are used in Buddhism and Hinduism as a spiritual focus point. 

A little while ago, I remembered we had to create our own mandala at school in year 9 or 10 that represented who we were or somewhere that made us feel safe. 

So, when my life got a little crazy, I decided to start making some more to help me focus and calm down. 

I used the same shapes in many different ways and came up with a few that are now stuck up on my wall. 

Initially, they began in black and white, but I've dabbled in some watercolours too, and am in the process of a large one that will be hopefully be finished some time soon! 

stepping stones.

besides the little odd one sticking out the side, i really like this one. 

the colours make me happy.. 

and the stepping stone look, well, i guess that's a little symbolic of everything in my life right now. 

but i'm still not sure whether it should be landscape or portrait? 

another study of triangles.

this week i decided to start painting more and more, 

just to get back into it and make sure uni hasn't ruined me. 

so, i decided to sketch some triangles.. 

again. 

and this is what i ended up with. 

i'm still a bit rusty. 

it's been a while since i painted anything that took me longer than half an hour. 

but hopefully little things like this will help me improve even more! 

a few old pieces.

i was looking through a few old folios and discovered a few of my favourite water colours i thought i'd lost at school last year. 

they aren't my best pieces of work, but i love the shapes and colours so much.

very happy to have found them! 

a little look at rounder shapes.

some swirls, circles and teardrops. 

just a few triangles.

manipulating everyday shapes to look how i want them to. 

ps.  sorry for the poor quality of the photos - 

i'm in desperate need of a new scanner or camera! 

i'm elyse

 and i like to create. 

i'm doing this because all the little paintings and drawings i do just sit in my room 

and i'm the only one who sees them. 

i'm not sure if they're anything special, but i thought i'd show them anyway. 

if you're interested in anything or have any questions,

 feel free to email me!