Winter Markets and Woolly Hats!

Just getting everything ready for the start of the Christmas Markets ....and noting how many of my characters are wearing hats! Must be the cold weather getting to me! My work will be for sale at The Hub in Eindhoven on November 3rd at the Arts/crafts and Flea Market and also at the IWCE Winter Market at Thermae Son 21st of November (10am - 3pm) I am also hoping to get some goodies in to my Etsy store in plenty of time for christmas ..so watch out for updates!

Thank you!!!

A big THANK YOU to everyone for checking out my Blog! I just went over 1,000 views which is small beans compared to some ...but we all start somewhere! 

Have a great weekend!!!!

Just Draw Anything !!! ....

We all have those times right ???? ....you seem to be working every day ...but where's the finished stuff??? I suppose it comes down to this ....like every profession - you have to do the ground work. You have to maintain and improve your skills continually!

 Really the only way to do that with drawing ... is to draw every day. Just get your head down and do it. Thats when the ideas start to come ...staring at a blank piece of paper just instils panic in most creative people - it certainly panics me!

 I hit a brick wall earlier in the week - and the "fear" began to rise. So I thought "...oh God ...just draw anything!!!! ..even if its rubbish" So I did ....and it was ...and its in the bin ...but it did free up the bottle neck!!! 

So on we go!!!

Go to ....and Party!

I guess we all have our "go to" subjects when we're at a bit of a sticking point! Mine used to be mushrooms (great to just doodle away!) ...but now its Bears! Just finished a couple of little jobs so have had fun finishing this party bear .... it is Friday after all!!!!

What to do????? What to do?????

The most frightening thing in my working day? A blank sheet of paper! Especially if its a gloriously  expensive piece .... The sketchbook can be scary enough though! And then you start working ... and have to decide whats worth developing and what isn't. If you have a brief or a commission its actually easier believe it or not! Maybe the best way to go is a combination of what excites you, what absorbs you so you don't know where the time went .... and hopefully some feedback ...happy or painful ..it all helps!!

Bear With a Purpose!!

Today I finally sat down and started to draw again! Its been a long summer ... a great summer ..but the girls are both back in England now - so no excuses! The drawing muscles are a little rusty so it was good to have a play around with a few materials and get back in to the swing of things ... kind of starting with no real purpose ... aiming towards working with PURPOSE! And - of course- a bear or two :D
So onwards with my book idea plus start getting things ready for a new online store :D

Bear!!!!!

In the interest of trying to unify everything ...I've changed the name of my Blog to yvonne-banham ...don't forget the hyphen or you'll just go to really old stuff :D

Well ...back from my holidays and ready to get going again. Working on some characters for a book (not commissioned ...yet!!!! ;D) but having way too much fun working on the Bear. Watch this space for evidence of bear obsession!!!