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Sunday 11 November 2012

Sunday Sketches and cards

This week has been about watercolour and digital work. The above trio of pears is in watercolour, quite detailed for me. I love painting fruit especially pears and apples.

I also love painting flowers in watercolour and decided to get a start on my Xmas cards. I noticed when I was looking at PPF posts quite a number are on the same track.  This work is of poinsettias, a popular Xmas flower in NZ. I noticed they are starting to appear in the shops already!

I always send my cat lover friends a photo of my cat “Bro” at Xmas, here is this year's effort. After I draped the holly around his neck he posed then attacked it with vigour and bits of metal leaves are now scattered all over the house.
 

I have been working on a series of cards of Bro done on Freehand and Photoshop for a while and decided to test the waters by sending some friends this one if him in his Xmas dress.

That's it for this week, have a great time creating wonderful art and hope to see you next week.

Linking to Sunday Sketches

16 comments:

  1. Really cute Christmas cards! And your pears are great!

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  2. Love the pears, the look fantastic. I love Poinsettias at Christmas. It's traditional and traditional that the poor things die after Christmas. I did keep one for years, then moved house and it died. Your cat looks lovely, funny he attacked the garland. Maybe he's just not in the Christmas mood yet... Happy SS :)

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  3. love the flowers and love your cat.. pear season this side too..so love the pears..almost wanted to eat them! :D

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  4. Google is 'acting up' so this may be a duplicate ~

    Your pears are elegant and divine and your Xmas cards very creative and love each style ~ (A Creative Harbor) ^_^

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  5. love your pears and cards today!

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  6. Really scrumptious pears, fantastic detail, also the poinsettias, great job! Bro's expression is priceless! :)

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  7. Christmas card fever!! :) So adorable!

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  8. Sharon
    your pears are wonderful
    i can feel the spirit of the pear when i look at this.

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  9. i love the pears, and the christmas cards too! Bro is so cute!

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  10. Wow, your pears are so beautiful! And you've got a great start to the Christmas cards. Poinsettias are such bright and beautiful flowers.

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  11. your cat is called Bro... how perfect... and the pears and cards are amazing... I am actually doing Christmas cards this year... it is the peer pressure of the blog world making me do it...xx

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  12. love your pears, and cards...and how did you get Bro to sit still for a photo?

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  13. You have got me in the mood, I hope I an set aside some time for some Xmas themed stuff.
    ManonX

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  14. Beautiful pairs - and yes! You are on the ball with Christmas - now I really gotta get busy! xoxo

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  15. Your work is amazing! I could NEVER paint fruit like that. haha :) And your Christmas flowers are SUPERIOR! Wow! :)

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