Lynley Dodd was a huge part of my childhood, and a life long inspiration. She illustrated and wrote the Hairy MaClary books, which won many awards including the Margaret Mahy Medal Award in 1999.
I am currently studying her technique and approach to art, not only because she was a childhood idol, but also because her skill with water colour fascinate me.
Also, in 2012 when I was studying for the Diploma of Visual Arts and Design, my group visited the Te Manawa Museum in Palmerston North displaying some of her artwork from her various characters. That was the first time I had learnt what gouache was and fell in love with the medium.
Last week I gave it a go at painting again (for the first time in about 2 year might I add), and this was the out come.
I definitely need more practice, but I feel like this was a good start to my beginning of my exploration of gouache and water colours.
Just Meg 