I had to work today, which is fine because I do love my job (although I could have done without the rain this morning!), but I was pleased to finish just after lunch so that I could have the afternoon to myself.
Last night while I was tidying I found an old A6 sketchpad that only has half a dozen or so pages left. I’ve had this pad for about ten years (seriously!) and I thought that it was about time I blooming well finished it! So, this morning before work I decided to use the remaining pages to make random sketches that illustrate my everyday life.
This first sketch was actually done before I left for work – it’s an almost perfect snapshot of my morning routine.
A wee sketch of the paintbox and brush I’m using.
My handbag weighs a tonne (in fact, technically, it weighs just under a stone!). It’s full of all sorts of things that I might need on a day-to-day basis. I went through my bag the other week and it contained all sorts, from tissues to painkillers to scissors to spare decking screws to perfume to a keyring torch shaped like a cow (which moos when it lights up).
Like I said, it contains pretty much everything I *might* need. So I wondered what I could get away with as a bare minimum. This sketch shows the extremely whittled down list. It’s pretty comprehensive I think, as long as i don’t get a headache, or have an asthma attack, or want to floss my teeth, or need to see in the dark… 
[...] did make a start on the contents of my handbag a few years ago, sketching just the bare essentials (click here to have a peek) and seeing that someone out there is actually making a living doing this has inspired me to have [...]