It feels like Christmas when I get back from the library with my haul of books for the week. We are so lucky in Auckland to have such an amazing availability of public libraries. There is nothing better than having to decide which book to plunge into next - oh the choice, the choice! Of course the greatest challenge is finding the time.
My latest inspiration is a young artist based in San Francisco called Mati Rose McDonough who encourages her readers to "show the world your magic". Her book "Daring adventures in paint" is a fresh and bright take on paint techniques for backgrounds on board. She mixes her media resulting in collages with colour contrasts that make her simplicity of design pop.
Her whimsy rubbed off on me and so I tried some of her suggestions.
