Just a quick update as to whats going on at the moment.

Firstly, went on a tryout day for college next year - everything was fantastic! I am looking forward to it so much

The art teacher gave us a small project, which was to fill a sketchbook full of direct observations, plants and so on. Was very glad to have been given some kind of occupation over the next 6 weeks to at least keep me a bit busy!

Secondly, I've been given a commission to work on for my boyfriend's family which is a copy of another picture. Posting my progress pics here [link] , All going well I hope to finish by the end of this week, that will be up here.

Another thing that's happened is the Young Illustrator's competition is re-opening for this year, deadline date is around October. I'm considering trying again for it (especially as it would be great to earn a bit more cash!) but still trying to get my head around the themes at the moment:

# The Adventures of the Ant Army
# The Journal of a Super Hero
# The Day the Aliens Took over My School
# Leave Me Alone
# If Only I Had Not...

which are all a bit weird!

That's all for now, I hope everyone enjoys the rest of the summer!