Sunday morning drive

Posted by lilymae on April 3, 2016

I like exploring. I drag my poor little family about but we all had such a good time, so I think they forgive me.

Things must be timed, I feel like I have to push to make these things happen. And I do, because things have to happen! I want to see all the things and get ideas and discover.. the small child cries in the car but as soon as we arrive at a large bridge she’s off! “THIS IS THE BEST ADVENTURE EVER” she yells back at me.

This was the best part of the day, how lovely to see bees doing their thing.

Totally have wanderlust at the moment. But with house renovations and a bunch of other things on ( as well as needing to save ) I think it won’t be happening for a while. So, exploring the heck out of this place is what I plan to do.

Star Maker

Posted by lilymae on April 2, 2016

I’ve been down. Which is frustrating because I think I’m on top of the blues and then somedays come along and show me that I might not be totally right about that.

After working so damn hard on this piece:

I felt exhausted. I made the last lines on a Saturday afternoon and the first thing I did was have a bath and get into my pyjamas. ( I don’t think I washed in the last week. Gross, I know.. )

I think it’s the best work I’ve ever done and then I freaked out that I’ll never do anything as good as it again. I had plans to begin work on some other things but this piece has led me to a different place with my art and now I don’t know what I should do. Should I follow my plans or follow my heart? I cannot do both. I can only give so much to the work. Some of it has to be left over for life 😉

So, doing life at the moment and taking a lot of photos and thinking with sketching ..

This week was topped off with two rejections, but then I got this dress:

Crawling, new drawing

Posted by lilymae on March 25, 2016

I started this drawing last year, to be part of the last collection of drawings but it missed the cut off point due to the accident and holidays etc etc. Life, basically. But I think that it’s a beautiful drawing, because of the belly. Bellies 4 eva!

Rambles and pictures

Posted by lilymae on March 24, 2016

This Saturday the 26th of March, from 2PM to 4PM at the Art Gallery of Ballarat ( in the McCain annexe ) will be the launch of Bronwyn Blaiklock’s poetry collection, Etching My Initials. My drawing ( from my most recent collection of drawings ) graces the front cover. So if you’re in or around Ballarat town, make the journey to the gallery for some poetry good times.

Other than that, I am still recovering from my large piece that I finished last week…

It’s next level and I really have to lift my game in regards to my practice. I think it is ok to have a few days off to do admin and everything else and maybe rest?

I’ve also been doing a lot of walking and wandering and thinking and exercising and cooking and reading and cuddling my kitty.

So it is school holidays now, so I won’t be traveling and getting models to sit for me for a few weeks. But I’ll be straight back into it after the holidays. Ohh, and I am going to bake some healthy hot cross buns for us.. Because it is very depressing to find out how much crap goes into packet food. I’ve gotten some fancy pants rye and spelt flour. Happy holidays to you!

Hump day selfie

Posted by lilymae on March 23, 2016

Morning Song – A new drawing

Posted by lilymae on March 19, 2016

Morning Song
Ink on paper
76 x 56 cm
2016

Still life drawing

Posted by lilymae on March 12, 2016

This is the fourth drawings from the domestic scenes I am doing .. ( more here ) All work follows a certain trajectory, but I feel this one has made quite the leap and is way, way, way better than the rest.

No complaints from me 🙂

agitated

Posted by lilymae on March 6, 2016

photobooth selfie

Posted by lilymae on March 5, 2016

Bliss

Posted by lilymae on February 28, 2016

It’s Sunday and as I write this I have a squeaky, purring kitten rubbing her face all over mine. She’s filthy because she’s just come in from her brief escape outside, to her favourite place under the house. I can’t believe how good baby things smell. Even when they are filthy.

We went to a wedding yesterday – the ceremony was incredibly beautiful. And to top it all off there was a kookaburra sitting high up in the gum trees watching us all.

Everything was so beautiful and I’m still buzzing from it all. I’m so glad to be home in my pyjamas drinking coffee and getting back to this drawing which I WILL FINISH THIS WEEK

See you on the other side

Lily Mae Martin