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Hi, welcome to my blog. My name is Sue Rundle-Hughes and I am a freelance illustrator. I have worked with greeting card companies, designing cards, gift wrap and calendars, and have illustrated books for educational publishers. I favour digital illustration as it is quick and easy to send to clients, but can also work traditionally, using pen and ink, acrylics, watercolours and coloured pencil.

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51. The Babysitter

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 12/18/2011
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‎'The Babysitter', another drawing I sold from November's sketchfest :)

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By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 12/17/2011
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I haven't had chance to do much work this past week due to my brother's wedding and Christmas (I'll post some wedding photos soon... I was bridesmaid), but I realised I hadn't posted this drawing so thought I would introduce you to her. It's the finished drawing of 'The Snow Queen', which I did for November's sketchfest. Hopefully she has reached her new home by now :) Thanks for looking.

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53. December Sketchfest

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 12/11/2011
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Sketchfest was last weekend (2nd December) but I've only just had chance to upload my sketches! Some of them have been tweaked since last week but I would still like to finish them properly and maybe paint one or two if I can find the time over the busy Christmas period. You can find out more about Sketchfest here: http://www.ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/ Thanks for looking :)

The Seamstress

Gypsy

Alice falling down the rabbit hole:

'She took down a jar from one of the shelves as she passed it: it was labelled "ORANGE MARMALADE" but to her great disappointment it was empty'.

Future Rock Stars

Castle in the clouds

Elven Bride

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54. Trapped! Faery Under Glass.

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 11/22/2011
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Here's the finished pencil drawing of my Sketchfest sketch 'Faery Under Glass', which I recently completed for a client. It's now whizzing its way to USA.

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55. Presenting Sketchfest Twenty!

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 11/13/2011
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Another weekend over and another sketch fest over too... for those who don't know, it's a '24 hour creative jam session with artists across the world'. I did eight sketches this time. There were so many excellent prompts that I just didn't know which ones to choose and so it sent me into a flap, hehe. For those who love sketching and would like to learn about sketch fest, please click on the link to read all about it. It is so much fun and I always look forward to 'sketchfest weekend'. Hope you had a good weekend too? Presenting my sketches:

Fairy Under Glass

This is a little faery who was caught nibbling left over food on the dinner table. She was so engrossed in munching, she didn't see the wine glass put over her until it was too late. I didn't have time to draw the food, but I'd like to :)

Hedgehog's Tea Party

A bit of whimsical fun ;) I hope the hedgehog, with the tray with the teapot, doesn't trip up on the long grass!

The Ice Queen

I had trouble with her hand in this pose. The queen sitting on her throne of ice :)

A Knight and his Steed

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56. Presenting Sketchfest Twenty!

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 11/13/2011
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Fairy Under Glass

This is a little faery who was caught nibbling left over food on the dinner table. She was so engroseed in munching, she didn't see the wine glass put over her until it was too late. I didn't have time to draw the food, but I'd like to :)

Hedgehog's Tea Party

A bit of whimsical fun ;) I hope the hedgehog, with the tray with the teapot, doesn't trip up on the long grass!

The Ice Queen

I had trouble with her hand in this pose. The queen sitting on her throne of ice :)

A Knight and his Steed

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57. Sanhaim Avalon Faery Ball

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 10/31/2011
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I have just arrived home from Glastonbury where I met up with my dear friend Natacha Chohra for a fun weekend visiting the faery fayre and the Avalon Faery Ball. It was the first time we had met each other, although we've chatted online for a year, but we got on like old friends. She is such a lovely person. Natacha made her own wings and costume and looked absolutely stunning. I cheated and merely embellished a dress but I'm definitely making my own costume for next years Faery Ball. The ball was a magical place where I met elves, dryads, goblins, pirates and of course, lots of faeries and other fantasy folk. I also made some wonderful new friends. I can't wait for the next one and Natacha and I would love to sell our work there next October. Here are some photographs:

Glastonbury Tor

Jasmine Becket-Griffith

Meeting Linda Ravenscroft

Natacha's beautiful wings

Me in my costume

Me and Natacha

Natacha looking stunning.

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58. Sketchfest Nineteen

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 10/22/2011
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Sketchfest nineteen has just finished so I thought I would upload my sketches. I didn't do so many this time as chores and other things got in my way, but I managed seven. Here they are:

Sleeping Beauty

Wild Elf Child

Winter Elf

Small dog, big stick!

(Based on my dog, Millie-Moo)

The Tooth Fairy

Travelling in Style - on a mountain hare

Whimiscal Winter Wonderland

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59. New 'Sealy Me' Illustration

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 10/17/2011
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Hope you like my little wannabe wolves ;) An illustration from 'Sealy Me' by Laury Blavoet, where children pretend to be animals.

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60. Goosey Me!

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 10/12/2011
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A little girl pretending to be a goose. An illustration from 'Sealy Me' by Laury Blavoet where children pretend to be animals.

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61. Illustration Friday - Hibernate (number two)

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 10/5/2011
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I just finished a painting of a little fairy and dormouse asleep. I originally sketched this for Sketchfest, entitled 'Friends' and decided to paint it with watercolour. I thought it was also an appropriate subject for this week's Illustration Friday too :)

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62. Hibernate - Illustration Friday

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 10/1/2011
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This is a painting I did ages ago for a calendar. I thought it would be appropriate for this week's illustration Friday :)

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63. Flower-Power, Hippie Chick

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 9/30/2011
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My hippie chick stamp design for Addicted to Stamps.

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64. Fairy Commissions

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 9/25/2011
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I was recently commissioned to paint two paintings of my client's grandchildren as fairies. She sent me photos of the paintings framed.

She provided photos of the children and I first sketched out some ideas. These are the two she chose :

I then transferred it to cold press watercolour paper and painted with watercolour and added some details with derwent watercolour pencils and my old faithful karisma pencils. I changed the baby on the toadstool slightly. The paintings are 10 x 8 inches approximately.

Here they are, hanging up in their frames :)

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65. A little fairy I sketched last night...

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 9/23/2011
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Here's a little fairy I sketched last night. She came and sat down next to me, on the arm of my sofa, and let me draw her ;)

(I used a beautiful photo from iardacil-stock as figure reference)

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66. The Haunting Apparition

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 9/15/2011
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I finished the drawing of my sketchfest sketch, entitled 'Haunting Apparition. I hope you like it and thanks for looking :)

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67. 'The Ruby Slipper' and New Facebook Pages

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 9/13/2011
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My friend and I recently decided to start new facebook pages of our art, so I thought I would shamelessly promote them :) Please come along and take a look, maybe make a cup of tea and have a hobnob or two and sit back to browse the pictures and if you like what you see, perhaps you could click 'like', hehe. Here's my page and this is Natacha Chohra's page. Thanks :D

Natacha's stunning painting 'The Ruby Slipper'

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68. Natacha Chohra's work

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 9/13/2011
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As I noted in my last post, it was sketchfest time again recently. I posted my sketches, now here are Natacha's beautiful drawings :) They are also for sale here, if anyone is interested. Natacha also has a facebook page now, showcasing her artwork. Please come and take a look here :) Thank you.

Outta the coffin

Fairy Godmother

The Snail Race

Mermaid's Treasure

Forever Young

(Sleeping Beauty was one of Natacha's favourite stories as a child).

What is this? Should I start running now?

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69. Sketchfest 18!

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 9/11/2011
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Here's September's sketchfest sketches. I am so addicted to sketchfest. Please do join in next month if you enjoy drawing. I decided to put them up for sale this month and sold two of them, which is an added bonus! Here are my sketches:

This prompt was 'Asian Archer'. I was influenced by the Japanese Geisha girl for her costume. She's an elf of course ;)

'Fairy Godmother'.

'Mermaid Treasure'

'Ponies with Gossamer Wings'. Not my favourite sketch but I tried to fit in a quick sketch as I only had 30 minutes left.

'The Cloud Painter'

'Floppy the Vampire Bunny' - the prompt was for 'vampire rabbit'. My user name on ebay is Floppy the vampire rabbit so I immediately thought of her. This image has been in my head for a while though, an evil version of a cute Victorian bunny Beatrix Potter style. I didn't have time to finish it as I wanted to put a gruesome border around her. I only had time to draw one skull, there should be one on the right corner too. She likes human blood best. Watch out! Don't fall down any rabbit holes!

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70. The Arctic Mermaid

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 9/4/2011
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My new watercolour painting of one of my sketchfest sketches, 'The Arctic Mermaid' :)

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71. 'Smile' Exhibition at Shire Hall Gallery

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 8/28/2011
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I recently went to Shire Hall Gallery in Stafford as I love to mooch around the exhibitions, which they change quite regularly. This exhibition was called 'Smile' and comprised of artwork by thirteen contemporary artists on the theme of smiling.

I loved it all but I was particularly taken by the Julie Arkell papier mache display. According to the museum guide book, Julie Arkell describes her papier mache characters as 'a mixture of thing's - partly human but other animals too. She especially enjoys the idea of giving them rabbit's ears'. These are the photos I took, not excellent quality as I used my trusty old iphone :)

I also enjoyed the work of Lucy Casson. I only took one photo unfortunately. This exhibit shows characters hard at work repairing an old chair.

Janet Bolton stitches her lovely pictures. The inspiration for her textiles come from 'visual experience, memory, imagination - and sometimes from some quality inspired by the material itself.' (taken from her website)

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72. Too High! by Natacha Chohra

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 8/28/2011
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I love my friend's latest painting, great composition and so cute! 'Too High' painted in watercolour by Natacha Chohra.

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73. Sketchfest 17 - Natacha Chohra's Sketches

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 8/20/2011
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My good friend and partner in crime, Natacha, is a wonderfully talented artist but she doesn't have a blog, so I thought I would show the lovely sketches she did for sketchfest 17 :)

Snow White and Rose Red

'One day my prince will come...'

Thorny Princess

A Witch's Brew

A young witch invites her familiars for high tea...

I Can See You...

Natacha said 'I wish I had been that brave when I was a little girl :) x'

The Guardian's Perch

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74. Sketchfest time again!!!

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 8/20/2011
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Sketchfest 17 is my fourth sketchfest. For those who don't know what sketchfest is, here's a bit about it:

Sketchfest is a 24 hour creative jam session with artists across the world, brought to you by Ellen Million Graphics. The audience and fellow artists give the artists prompts, which can be single words, questions, phrases, lyrics, links, collections, creatures, characters or concepts, and we sketch whatever catches our fancy. The only rule? Sketches can only be worked on for one hour.' Please join in with the next one if you enjoy drawing. It's so much fun :D

I didn't do so many this time as I had lots to do, but here are the ones I did manage, in order that I drew them :)

Fairy Tea Break

Snow White and Rose Red

Frogs on Ice

A bit of silliness (hehe)

Pride and Prejudice.

Mr. Darcy didn't come out as I imagined him. He should be much better looking! I drew it in pen (over pencil) so I couldn't erase it. I wanted to sketch a regency party scene in the background but we only have an hour and I ran out of time.

Mermaids Chatting

Mermaids putting the sea to right over a nice cup of seaweed tea (I know the tea would float out of the cup, but it doesn't because it's mermaid magic...)

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75. Drawing With Thread

By: Susan Rundle-Hughes, on 7/29/2011
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I meant to post this a few months ago but totally forgot! It has been sitting in my drafts section since April!

I regularly meet my friend in town for a cup of tea and a scone and afterwards we usually end up, in Shire Hall Gallery for a mooch around the craft shop and a nose at the latest art exhibition. During March and April there was an exhibition called 'Drawing with thread', which explores the use of thread as a drawing tool. I just adored this little book, which is made from cloth and embroidery, and I wanted to post it (sorry for the poor picture quality). Unfortunately, I can't remember who the artist was! I meant to go back to make a note. I think it's so pretty though.

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