I'm Lichen this!!

I have had a bit of a break this last couple of weeks, a week in beautiful Devon

 then a week with my family in Northern Ireland.

Whilst taking a walk around the country lanes in Devon I 

came across some beautiful lichen growing on a wooden fence.

It is very reminiscent of Barnacles growing on a boat hull or rocks on the shore!

 

I also came across this very dessicated Hydrangea head.

 

It was great to find that this head had been missed when deadheading and had 

been left to decay,  allowing nature through death to create a beautiful delicate 

ethereal flower head.

Final Doodle....

So, the final Doodle lesson with Traci at 

Strathmore Workshops was all about painting

whimsical faces.  Not something I am very confident

about doing!!

So having taken a deep breath I took the plunge and here is

my piece..... her eye is very large and not at all how

I meant it to turn out!!

I'm really pleased with the overall look of the piece and the colour

scheme and the fact that her face shape is pretty good and her

hair &lips worked out quite well too.  

I've really enjoyed having a go at the workshop and will continue to

use the techniques Traci has shared with us.