Humpback Whale in watercolor...

Here he is .. now swathed in his watery watercolor layers..

  I have felt such a connection to this piece that I had resisted getting to the watercolor as I had so enjoyed my humpback friend even in the early stages as seen here.. in a previous post.

but I am so happy with the result.. painting this was such a beautiful experience ' almost a spiritual journey' .. I feel like I had celestial company alongside my brush.

This is the first in my new series titled -'Sacred Ocean'

'Humpback'

8.5 x 11 inches

Watercolor 

 Hotpress 140 lb

I hope you can get a sense of the sacred connection I was feeling for this gentle giant as he appeared on my paper...

XX Helen

PS.. so happy to have prints available in my little store The Willows Nest.. 

In progress... regal ocean dweller..

yay.. I finally have a whale coming out of the end of my pencil..

just showing you there is some art going on here after all the Halloween fun ( I think we had about 3 Halloweens this year.. it just went on and on ..) haha..

I love whales...

have wanted to paint one for a while..

 I'm happy...

Love H xx

we have a winner. !......eye pillow give away

 Hi there.. thank you to everyone who joined in on the fun for the fishy' eye pillow give away..this is how it went down..

Lisa from Lil' Fish Studio's ...!!!!!!   yay!!!!!!      
( irony :  a fish for the fish studio haha! )
            
  ( no Random Generator here people.. my  12 year old  was way too excited to be the one to do the draw :)                                                                                                                                                                                           
  
Thanks again everyone who commented.. I am so excited with all the sea life suggestions.. my creative wheels are spinning in delight.

Lisa if you can email me your address , this little chap will be sent off to you toot sweet' ( a crazy Kiwi' saying..it means pronto'..um..fast )

Tomorrow I will be posting my illustration for Illustration Friday .. the theme was 'Imperfect'.. awww this one is about a true sweet story.. I better go and get her finished...

Ciao , Helen xx

Fish art eye pillow give away !!

Celebrating the end of my fun fishy' week, I have a give away for all you fabulous readers to enter..

Using the watercolor fish from Wednesday's post, I printed it  onto cotton fabric and made an eye pillow filled with organic flax seeds and heavenly Texas hill country lavender.

Perfect for an afternoon snooze, helping you to relax on a long flight, relief from a headache or eye tension, use during meditation or after yoga..or throw it around just for a little aromatherapy lavender magic'.
If you shake it up a little, the flax seeds press against the lavender buds to release more delicious aroma.

To enter ..
just leave a comment below.. stating what type of sea life/creature/animal you would like to see me draw next...
that's it.. ( just remember to leave a way for me to reach you if you are the winner and don't have a blog :)

The winner will be drawn from a hat ( yes.. a real one)  On Monday the 8th August .
yay for winning stuff !!  What is more fun than resting with a nice cool fish on your face?

Good luck.. Cheers , H xx

PS . pop your fishy' friend in the freezer for a bit..ahhhh...nice...

Ocean life from linen and stitchery..

I have a crush....
on the little magical marine creatures that live at the end of K.Pederson's needle..

all images used with permission from K.Pederson. Fog and Swell

Bringing the ocean and it's mysteries inside..with lots of home dyed, textural goodness.

For a visual treat for your ocean loving soul' zoom on over to K's online store..Fog and Swell. 

or kick back with a coffee and peruse her  'inspired by the west coast' blog..

I'll show you my 2 treasures I've ordered when they arrive.. Cheers , H xx