Back to life!

I'm ashamed to say that I haven't done any drawing for nearly two months! I have been busy setting up my new PR & marketing company, which has been both exciting and exhausting but I I have had no spare time or patience to either draw or paint. But last night I forced myself to go to a wonderful life drawing class at Art Live in SOHO. The class takes place every Wednesday in a large photography studio overlooking Hong Kong's famous escalator. The results of my work are above. The model was amazingly pretty with the most fantastic bob that just hung perfectly in every position.The results of everyone's work on the night

To my beautiful courageous friend - Cat

My beautiful friend Cat who is a top-notch producer in Amsterdam has just decided to change her life. Cat has bravely resigned from her job to become a freelancer, but before she gets her first big contract she's off to study Spanish in Buenos Aires.

Good luck Cat!

From darkness comes light

Here is another sketch that I found in Scotland. It is so very dark, in nature. I find myself quite depressed by looking at it. God knows what was going on in my mind when I drew this. And I am glad my mind is no longer there. But at the same time I strangely like this image.

Isn't it funny how some images are depressing and others make you feel happy.

It's always good to learn something new

I don't have any formal training in art but I like to do classes now and again. I am currently going to Roz Keep's weekly classes on Lamma Island. Unfortunately, I couldn't go yesterday as I had to go into Hong Kong, but here is a drawing that I did a few weeks back. I am really proud of it because it's the first still life I've done since school. It now hangs in our living room at home.

Roz runs one-on-one tutorials, group classes, sketch treks and classes for children. She is a great watercolour artist and if you live on Lamma or in Hong Kong then you should get in touch with her. For more details e-mail me on queeniebeeart@gmail.com

We photocopied my first line drawing so that we could use it later for a watercolour painting. My watercolour painting sucks - that's why I am learning it!

Lempicka in H&M

This is a sketch of a woman from a Tamara Lempicka painting. This pretty lady is wearing a lovely jumper that I bought from H&M that I find too scratchy and itchy to wear! I must say that it looks a lot better on her!

Fashionable lady

This is a quick sketch I did in ink. I scanned the sketch in, then made two copies - I filled in her eyes and lips with ink for one of the prints, the other in pencil. Both give very different looks!

I plan to spend this afternoon creating a new Queenie Bee portrait. Watch this space!