Skins Illustration Competition

Last week I saw that the E4 website was hosting a competition that asked it's entrants to illustrate Grace's Fairytale. Although I am not really impressed with this season I thought I would give it a go. The competition doesn't have a prize but because I have been bogged down with teaching lately, I jumped at the chance to do something creative. Here is my entry:

I chose to illustrate this section of the story:

Once upon a time there was a little girl who had a dreamy pink Barbie princess castle. It had tiny little doors and tiny little windows, from which you could look into even tinier little rooms. In front of the grand entrance stood a darling porcelain doll with her arms held high above her head and one leg outstretched behind her. She wore dainty pink little ballet shoes, fastened with ribbon, that allowed her to dance on the tips of her toes. She was a tiny dancer, a prima ballerina.

Unfortunately after I uploaded my entry it was removed for being "off topic"!! Obviously I was quite frustrated because clearly the image is ON TOPIC!

Illustrations for sale

Hello readers I thought I would let everyone know that I am selling my illustrations on on Big Cartel here and through my Facebook group here. These are the illustrations that are available and some that are coming soon.

Coming Soon

Doing Make Up Like Mummy

A few days ago I posted a blog about all the illustrations that I have completed in the past couple of weeks. I mentioned that along with others I would be doing an illustration about children dressing up. I finished the one below today. It will be the first of two that will be about dressing up, this one is make up and the next will be dressing up in clothes. Hopefully part 2 will be up soon.

Doing Make Up Like Mummy

You can view more of my work on my Facebook Group (if you join you could be in with a chance of winning a prize) or my Website

Blowing Bubbles

Earlier today I posted a blog of all the illustrations that I have completed in the last couple of weeks. I also mentioned future illustrations that would be appearing. I have completed the first this afternoon and here it is:

Blowing Bubbles:

Rain Rain Go Away, Come Again Another Day - Completed

A few days ago I was talking about doing an illustration about children playing in the rain. I have just finished it and here it is:

Dinara Mirtalipova

Yesterday I was looking through blogs and came across Dinara Mirtalipova's blog. I instantly fell in love with her whimsical illustrations and intricately detailed patterns. Her blog is definitely worth viewing.

Here is some of her work:

Reading Illustration

Here is an Illustration I did today

You can also view it on my Facebook group and Big Cartel Store

Society 6

  I recently came across the Society 6 website 


The website allows artists to upload their work to be seen by many other artists in the Society 6 community and non members of Society 6 . Also by uploading it allows for the work to be made available to sell ( a small fee is required for this privilege). When a piece of artwork is chosen Society 6 produce the product, package it and ship it for you saving production costs (Society 6 do take a cut form the profit).


Here is studio on society 6: http://www.society6.com/lisaholland


and some artwork that I will be selling: