Some recent background work that I have prepared for adding something over the top of!
Sorry about the quality of the pictures, they\’re just some simple phone pictures to keep things easy to share.

I found a new technique for doing backgrounds rather than just gradient style painting and I admit, I am rather thrilled with how they look. They\’re a lot more individual and unique compared to the older style background that I had been doing. There is also a lot more rough and fun texture to these as well, which I feel is something that has been lacking in previous paintings.

What exactly is going to go on the top of these three backgrounds I don\’t know yet. I have an idea of something simple for the paler pink and yellow one (Which looks a little washed out in the picture *sad-face*)

I am interested in painting some flowers, but not overly confident that I could pull them off realistically. I have painted a couple in the past and while they\’ve not turned out badly; I am just not sure how I feel about painting realism. It doesn\’t feel overly… me.
Actually, I remember one of my tutorials from University in my final year and it\’s something that has stuck with my ever since and it\’s been pretty damaging to my confidence really.
I was expressly told \”You can\’t do realism, you don\’t have the eye for it.\”
Since then I never really had much faith in being able to create something in a realistic fashion – and I don\’t even know if I\’d want to go down that route, but I just felt I should get it out there that what is said to someone can have a really big impact on how they feel about their artwork.
I\’ve turned down paid work on the basis of that comment. I\’m sure if it hadn\’t been said to me I would have attempted the work on offer, but rather than try I\’d rather have saved my dignity – which just doesn\’t feel right. Still, I guess it has allowed me to focus on other aspects of my artwork instead.

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I managed to get to the Dr\’s about my jaw, but other than being referred to a specialist there isn\’t much that can be done due to being pregnant. So it\’s just like when I had a cold, dose myself up with paracetamol and hope that it goes away. Just thought I would give a little update on that.