Illustration Friday -nest

Illustration Friday -nest

'Birds nest', Xanga Connelley

You can't get the birds nest out of your hair and it's so annoying! The picture is painted in watercolour as an illustration

Illustration Friday

Illustration Friday gold

Goldfinch and colours in water colour

Goldfinch, Xanga Connelley. Watercolour

Illustration Friday-Dragon

Dragon

Glen Close as Cruella Devil by Xanga Connelley

Everyone fears Cruella Devil, she's a bit of a dragon almost breathing fire. Portrait painted in oils on board

Illustration Friday - sea

Illustration Friday - sea

Clovelley deep, Xanga Connelley 2014 oil on board

Diving, natural rock pool, discover, hot summers day, light reflecting, explore, what will I find, friends, cool, relaxing deep water.  Painted on board from my many observations of people swimming and enjoying what the ocean has to offer, deep blue rock pools.

Illustration Friday - time

Illustration Friday - time.

Early bird gets the worm, by Xanga Connelley

Time is marked by the year in which we live and 2014 is fresh with many exciting possibilities for the year ahead.  A detail of a Tromp L'Oeil painting by Xanga Connelley painted in acrylic and oils.

Illustration Friday - spirit

Illustration Friday - spirit

Illustration Friday - refrain

Illustration Friday - refrain

Refrain, Xanga Connelley

The process of working with the word refrain, done in oil pastels.