Lisa Kerr

2011-07-06T23:05:00.000-07:00

This is a remedy that works every time. :-)

2011-06-07T21:43:00.000-07:00

Shadow

2011-05-31T03:57:00.000-07:00

Asleep

I have a lot going through my head and heart these days while I sleep...dreams, some that I remember, some that I half remember, some that I forget!

2011-05-22T03:13:00.000-07:00

when the rain would come she had learned the best thing to do was to stay and be soaked.

2011-04-19T23:52:00.000-07:00

I draw girls on journeys a lot, mostly with a lamp or a book or a bird on their shoulder. I can tell you what they mean to me, but I wonder if you can guess?

Lisa x

2011-03-08T19:07:00.001-08:00

2011-03-08T18:58:00.000-08:00

Hello 2011, what is it March already? only just started drawing for the year which is a little scary..how did life get this busy? Lots of exciting things to unfold this year, all popping and blossoming and blooming...just to keep up with it and enjoy the ride! and all the flowers for me look different..a display of beauty and life but no two things alike. xx

2011-01-19T21:39:00.000-08:00

These are our 3 chooks, 2 of who escaped one day and had a little overnight adventure in the neighbourhood. We still don't know how they did not get eaten by a fox, which do exist in the burbs in Australia, but my kids theories of where they went and what they did has inspired a little story called, 'where do chickens go at night?' which I wrote and illustrated last year, mainly for my kids. Don't worry, the story has a happy ending as they came home themselves (I was the mad lady following the trail of chicken poo up the street with tears running down my face) and lived happily ever after.

2010-11-09T02:25:00.000-08:00

I have had this image in my head for a while a drew it tonight...maybe this is her free heart, she lets it dance on the wind...

2010-10-27T21:54:00.000-07:00

Racing
Although a racing pigeon, little bird was actually more of a lovey-dovey.

2010-10-12T19:04:00.000-07:00

its been a cold, dark winter but spring is finally beginning to show in the trees full of blossoms...ahhh. Feels like this.

2010-08-15T23:39:00.000-07:00

star gazing

on a windy starry night...it is super windy here in Melbourne these last nights, and this drawing is how the inner me feels when it is wild and windy...(the real me is lying on the couch in the warm...it is the middle of winter here and pretty snappily cold at night!). A quick drawing I did at my 3 year old daughters creating table...and a bit of digital colour this morning. Off to bake a birthday cake for my son and generally get my life sorted before tomorrow when I fly to Sydney...leaving the house and kids in the hands of my capable husband!

2010-07-18T04:59:00.000-07:00

Breakfast

is my favourite meal out. Something with eggs, or spinach, or salmon, crusty bread, or pastries...mmmm. Of course with good coffee. My children get the pancakes with maple syrup and icecream, and in a kids world what gets better than icecream for breakfast?

I liked the idea that this girl is outside with some brekky, as is her fine feathered friend.

2010-05-29T23:01:00.000-07:00

Diary

or I would call it a journal. I have always kept a journal, full of thoughts and prayers and drawings....often it feels like it contains me in ink, and the way this girl is holding it is how I would too...tight to my chest, afraid I would give all of me away if anyone else was to read it! And as you can see in my first scribble are the lines from my journal...

2010-04-29T04:46:00.000-07:00

fearlessshe found the more she looked into the face of love, the more fearless she became.

2010-04-27T04:59:00.000-07:00

Because everyone wants to meet love face to face.

2010-03-07T14:30:00.000-08:00

Brave

No need to say much about why she is brave!!

2010-02-26T18:06:00.000-08:00

Perspective

You may notice this girl is wearing rose coloured glasses. What a nice perspective on life :-) This was a painting I did a few weeks ago that seemed to fit, I just rosied it up a little digitally.

2010-02-15T02:31:00.000-08:00

Adrift

Melbourne is experiencing some wild summer storms, and finally, rain. I sat with my boys and watched the lightning and rain pelting down on our back garden. The news later showed some of the main streets in the city that had flooded, and, as it is still summer, some crazy swimmers that swam in Bourke street (nude).

I liked the idea of this young lady that got caught in the city on the way home, but instead of rushing to get out of it, she turns her brolly into a sweet little boat, and drifts for a while....

2010-01-17T18:23:00.000-08:00

There are treasures to be found in the wilderness....

This collage/painting was very messy and a lot of fun, I could only fit part of the canvas on the scanner and did not bother trying to be clever and join a lot of little scans together, but I think you get the gist. The shape of the bird is one of my holiday birds from camping at Wye River...the superb blue wren, although they are not covered in swirly patterns! And the wilderness I painted is inspired by the Otway Ranges, that rose up behind the ocean and our tent. And the trees in the Otways are full of birds, like a million beautiful jewels adorning the deep, dark forest.

2010-01-10T02:16:00.000-08:00

I am full of peace as I have had my fill of nature...camping on Victoria's stunning Wye River on the Great Ocean Rd....sun, surf, and so many stunning birds! The wrens and the swallows and the king parrots...lime green bellies of bell birds, beautiful. I will paint some soon but this is what came to mind as it is so hot here.. 43 degrees tomorrow (have no idea what that is in farenheit, but in celcius its stinking hot!) . I used paint, paper and pen on a small block of wood.

2009-12-14T20:27:00.000-08:00

My second go at 'hatch'...what do you think?

2009-12-14T14:38:00.000-08:00

Hatch

Until its time for that idea to hatch, they all remain flying around my head....

Pencil drawing with digital colour added later.

2009-12-09T01:09:00.000-08:00

crunchy

I know a lot of people would think of snow to crunch underfoot, but here in Australia, with our severe lack of rain, it is grass...yes, grass so dry it is crunchy to walk on. We are heading for another hot summer, but thankfully we have had a fair amount of november rain and I have heard my rainwater tanks filling up...ahhh, lovely. I will be able to water our trees!

This I painted on a block of wood and then used collage and some varnish.

2009-12-01T19:04:00.000-08:00

Entangled

we have a vine growing in our back garden full of passionflowers. It is lovely. I originally planned to do a watercolour after this first go in pencil but here we are halfway through the week !....may post again later, but in the meantime, here is my pencil drawing for this weeks illustration friday, and Joss, this is for you my dear! xx

2009-11-21T03:52:00.000-08:00

my little pencil music girl.

2009-11-08T21:56:00.000-08:00

constantly drawing mummies and babies....I am trying to put together some Mary and baby Jesus cards, so these quick drawings (I did in my half an hour of kid tv time) are getting me in the mood.

2009-11-06T18:46:00.000-08:00

Blur

life is a blur for me without these! I drew my own glasses and so had to draw without my specs (I don't have a back up pair) so even doing this drawing was all a bit of a blur....ink drawing with conte chalk pastels.

2009-11-05T21:51:00.000-08:00

starting on some christmas images for cards...conte on coloured paper.

2009-10-31T17:50:00.000-07:00

skinny

this is my kind of skinny, a skinny latte...often with a big, fat piece of cake!! This looks a little like my sister Cath, who really is the coffee queen....she grinds her own beans, serious stuff. I drank 2 delicious coffees while doing this drawing.....

2009-10-25T04:24:00.000-07:00

Fast

What incredible little creatures hummingbirds are! Tiny and beautiful. Nature never ceases to amaze me! Happy humming.

2009-10-23T03:42:00.000-07:00

leaves...

2009-10-13T04:14:00.000-07:00

my second attempt...added some sheet music in the background this time...still like the fresh green though..
Flying

These fish are singing, "come fly with me, come fly, lets fly away...". The middle fish is the lead singer, and the others are his backup vocals. I thought there would be a lot of birds drawn for this topic, but not a lot of fish....:-) I used pencil for the fish and a splash of digital colour.

2009-09-26T02:14:00.000-07:00

This is my take on pattern....and this one is for my mum, the super sewing creative genius who needs no pattern to sew something magnificent. As a kid, I often went to sleep to the hum of her sewing machine, dreaming of the dress I would find in the morning (my sisters and I often found the exact same dress, in different colours. Mine was usually blue, the others got pink and yellow!)

2009-09-25T17:31:00.000-07:00

ink bird no. 2. This little guy has a sneaky expression. I am loving this ink....cannot stop drawing with it!!! going on holidays in a day, really must stop drawing and start packing...

2009-09-25T17:28:00.000-07:00

ink bird no.1. Found my calligraphy pen from when I was about 12!! So much fun. I am excited. Brown ink, mmmmmm. Will keep playing.

2009-09-22T05:16:00.000-07:00

Infinite

2009-09-16T04:55:00.000-07:00

an old pen drawing that I did for IF 'worry'...put some wild colour on it tonight! Not sure...will have to sleep on it and view again in the morning.....

2009-09-16T01:15:00.000-07:00

welcome

my first thought for illustration fridays topic! I am sure these exist all over the world....not really cool, but kind of nice....a quick scribble this afternoon and then some digital colour while my little girl sat under my feet making a 'necknace' (necklace) .

2009-09-07T03:26:00.000-07:00

Strong

The first thought I had with this word was God - but how to draw? So, I have drawn a tree to express this; strong, tall, constant, majestic, beautiful, and a safe place to shelter.

I really want to work this idea into a painting, the scale was not quite what I wanted, but I like the subtle colours and wispy willow leaves....

2009-08-24T00:40:00.000-07:00

My best friend exercises caution when walking in the rain...otherwise her hair will go curly! I, on the other hand, would love curly hair! This little girl is paint and a bit of decoupage on a block of wood too nice for the fireplace.

2009-06-10T20:46:00.000-07:00

Craving

Even shopping for shoes, Evelyn's funny food craving followed.

(In case you cannot read it, she craves avocado, icecream, gherkins, strawberry milkshake, and oh golly, hot chips!)

2009-05-30T04:32:00.000-07:00

Adapt

This word is like the theme song of motherhood! It's all about going with the flow....unknown terrain, but really, really, nice. I have had 3 life changing adaptions, who expand my heart with love daily!

This was a charcoal drawing I scanned and coloured digitally.

2009-05-10T20:42:00.000-07:00

Parade

it is Autumn in Melbourne and I felt like I walked through a gorgeous parade of beauty this afternoon, walking beneath the trees near the creek, each displaying its splendour in red, yellow, and orange....

2009-05-07T02:25:00.000-07:00

Hierarchy

or would this just be the pecking order? I think its the same thing....gave photoshop a red hot go for this one, not my usual messy fingers and smudgy colours on my desk!

2009-04-01T22:23:00.000-07:00

This I drew for my lovely sister on her birthday. This girl is unfazed at being alone in a tall forest, with the book of love close to her heart and her trusty bluebird on her shoulder.

( I suppose the bird or the book would be the IF talisman...:-)

2009-03-28T01:23:00.000-07:00

'Poise'

One must have poise when one is balancing on a small stool watering plants....:-)

2009-01-12T02:57:00.000-08:00

IF - contained

This I drew in 10 minutes and it is my little 4 yr old lad...he is the most contained I have ever seen him, leg in plaster for 6 wks!!! Its summertime in Australia, so no beach or swimming...poor little man. He is coping remarkably well, and still manages to annoy his brother and sister from the confines of his wheelchair...(who would have thought that possible?). Hopefully only a few more weeks to go....

2008-12-11T01:18:00.000-08:00

'Similar'

Even though these little girls are from completely different places, they are actually very similar!

We all know how eyes and hair and teeth and skin make us appear different to each other, but I think people are pretty much the same all the world over. Like I tell my kids, everyone has a pink tongue!

2008-12-04T01:26:00.000-08:00

'Balloon'

And when she saw a particularly nice tree, she would lower her balloon and stay for a while....

I think I like the concept of this, but I don't know how I would really go in a hot air ballon...it's the heights thing....maybe, one day!

2008-12-03T23:58:00.000-08:00

Some images for christmas cards...hand drawn in pen

2008-11-21T02:12:00.000-08:00

The best way to de-stress is to get amongst nature...in my opinion!

Weeping willow...

We recently went camping with our kids beside a river and a glorious willow tree. The sheer beauty of the place felt healing, and this is how I felt about the tree!

2008-11-15T23:16:00.000-08:00

'Pretend'

Out near the lemon tree is our sandpit, where my 2 year old does a lot of cooking. When I ask her what she is making, she tells me its 'noonells' (noodles). Occasionally she sells me a cup of coffee through the cubby house window, but then she's back to stirring her noodles.

2008-11-11T01:37:00.000-08:00

This is a small part of a larger collage I have done, but added some colour later...

2008-11-09T19:39:00.000-08:00

"wise"

I confess I had this little guy from a while ago, but it just seemed to fit with IF's topic...I don' know if he looks more wise or worried...I named him Atticus the owl.

2008-10-28T21:03:00.000-07:00

This is called 'praying girl'. Sometimes when I pray it feels like I am talking to the wall, and other times it feels like this.

2008-10-28T20:59:00.000-07:00

The sun is shining outside and it feels like a happy flower day. This looks like something my 6 year old would do! But there's something great about scissors and paste...

2008-10-28T20:55:00.000-07:00

This is the best kind of repair, both for me and my little one!

2008-09-18T19:38:00.000-07:00

An early image for a children's book a friend is writing...watercolour and pencil.

2008-05-29T04:17:00.000-07:00

The topic for this image was 'worry'. I originally had the worried thoughts like a thinking cloud above her head which then became her hair...when I am worried about something, it can feel like I am wearing it somehow!

2008-05-02T03:40:00.000-07:00

This was originally a Christmas card to my dear friend Natalie in Germany...at first it was going to be Mary and Jesus, but as Nats was pregnant at the time, I said it really should be her!....she was done in collage and charcoal.

2008-05-02T03:36:00.000-07:00

Red robin for Evie's room....paint, pen and decoupage were all used for this one!