elidillonart

Hello! Well it's nearly the end of November and my oh my the weather has turned! Dark nights beginning at 3pm, heating on at 6am. Tea on an endless loop to keep warm, always wanting to just order groceries online but forcing baby and myself out into the drizzling rain to trudge around two supermarkets (trying to stick to a budget means a cheap supermarket and a treat supermarket, such is life). On the whole however, autumn has treated us very well. I am always thankful for being able to work from home nowadays instead of rushing out on a dark morning for a hair-raising ride to work down Yorkshire's twistiest 60mph country lane. I spent this month opening my new online shop (hurrah!) and reading back through my diaries realising this was a New Year's resolution of mine for the past 3 years running but also happy in the knowledge that most artists are expert procrastinators. Incidentally you can find my shop here - www.etsy.com/shop/elidillon  It inhabits a quiet cor...

I finished a picture this weekend between feeds and naps and the pain of first immunisations for a child's bedroom. Colours were specifically requested to match the room and it is printed A3 size.  Media: watercolour, ink and digital. Hope you enjoy! This has inspired me to crack on with my children's book pitch and finish the artwork for the first few pages. Now stay focused Eli, staaaaay focused.

Another food pun - this time it's Pamela Corrianderson! I quite like watercolour paints. I have never really used them before doing this food pun project but I like the idea of painting quite a simple 'boring' still life then bringing a character to it through digital art. They are some of my favourite pictures that I make. Long live the food pun! This one will be added to the gang of Benedict Cucumberbatch, Pear Grylls and John Lemon. All can be viewed in my portfolio at www.elidillon.com and should be available as prints soon! This week I've been working on a few things. It's quite nice but also strange to have time back after leaving my old job. It has definitely taken me a while to get into the swing of quiet but busy days again and I have to write tick lists of things I want to do so that I stick to it! My last job was a never ending cycle of tick lists and meetings and a never ending stream of tasks that needed doing. I work very well with a list. Here is...