Every morning

Posted by lilymae on July 28, 2015

Every morning I wake up with the same face.

Death and still life

Posted by lilymae on July 27, 2015

From the day dear horse was put down – almost a week now – I have been doing little drawings and paintings of objects that are connected to the farm and this sad time in our lives.

It has taken me almost a week to sit down with my daughter and talk to her about the horse. I feel bad that I didn’t talk to her earlier, but I just couldn’t. It was traumatic to see – but we must take comfort in that it was the humane thing to do.

I think I explained it as best as I could. I think she understands.

Horse passing triggers up all of the loss from this last year. But we are close to some kind of finishing line, close to closure. Or something.

Close to beginning again.

“I’ve never had a friend like you” – New Drawing

Posted by lilymae on July 22, 2015

New drawing
“I’ve never had a friend like you” by Lily Mae Martin
75 x 105cm
Ink on paper
2015

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Still life Sunday

Posted by lilymae on July 19, 2015

Girl with Rabbits and Foxes, illustration for Carrie Tiffany

Posted by lilymae on June 15, 2015

I saw Carrie Tiffany read a Women of Letters a while ago now, but I remember that I was so very moved by her words. So I was very excited to be asked to illustrate her story, Girl with Rabbits and Foxes, for the latest issue of Meanjin.

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New drawing

Posted by lilymae on June 3, 2015

This work measures from 105 x 75cm. I haven’t titled it yet and am awaiting another modelling session before I can make more drawings, which is very soon and I am quite excited.

Talbot Pumpkins

Posted by lilymae on May 18, 2015

Yesterday was a beautiful and sunny day, so we took to the road to go to Talbot Farmers Market. It was such a beautiful market, I got myself some ink wells, G got himself some beautiful old tools and little one some books. We admired the produce and the puppies and sat and ate bagels in the sun.

Yestereve selfie

Posted by lilymae on May 15, 2015

Two new drawings

Posted by lilymae on May 14, 2015

I finished two drawings this week. Both are ink on paper, 105 x 75cm.
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Mistakes

Posted by lilymae on May 14, 2015

Today was a day that was full of mistakes.
Which I guess is normal, since I have just finished two large drawings the day before last. I think what next and then I start scribbling and sketching and then I am so freaking burned out but I think I can push through it but I know, you know. I know. I know I should stop and rest and ride out the tired and then I can start again.
But I am dramatic and often swing into panic mode. If I can’t paint/ draw/ make a master piece today – then I never will!

So I keep on going and then I stuffed up two drawings. TWO. Just test drawings but still, it’s nice paper and I feel bad. Also one was of my daughter, I ruined it by going a little too crazy shading in her back and that just made it all the more WORSE. It actually looks quite ugly and I’m like HOW CAN YOU DO THAT TO A DRAWING OF YOUR DAUGHTER WHO IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING ON THIS EARTH! YOU ARE SO EVIL.

Mother guilt seeps into the art.

So I went out for lunch and angrily drank tea and then did the groceries and the laundry and I have salvaged the part of the drawing I didn’t ruin and have now expressed myself in words here and tomorrow is a new day.