Friday Catch Up - 6th February 2026

Doodlewash Art Challenge and Friday Face Off

1. Armadillo

2. Button, 4. Clouds

5. Stump, 6. Sunrise

I painted this elephant.[3. Doodlewash] on watercolour paper using watercolour paints and fine liner.

The other Doodlewash pictures are in a cartridge paper sketchbook.

I might be sending the elephant to the POSTCARD ART EXHIBIT 2026

They invite artists on platforms such as X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, and LinkedIn to contribute postcard-sized original works of art. Each exhibition is hosted in a different physical location, often in a new country each year, where the public can view and purchase the art to support the selected beneficiary, this year funds benefit people affected by Alzheimer's.

I also did a sun bear

Another option is one from some older paintings

I can only send one and I can't decide which it will be.

Photo Challenges

Pull up a Seat, Monday Window, Thursday Doors

The first one was taken at Wallington, the rest at Beamish

Retirement cottages for mineworkers

Patchwork Bear

I also made a bear this week out of leftover fabric. It was really to try out the pattern which was from Etsy. I found some embroidered tablecloths at my mothers house and I thought I would make memory bears for my sisters out of one of them if I dare cut it up.

Flower of the Week

That's it for today. I hope your weather is better than here, it has been miserable most of the time since the new year started. Cold, wet and dark.

Enjoy your week!