Yeah I know, that’s a cheesy title. But what do you expect from an ageing rock chick??!! In 48 hours I will be in Boise, Idaho, working with a group of artists in Wingtip Press. And I’m getting really nervous now, so I’m checking and double checking my lists and I don’t know how many times I’ve made sure my passport is packed and other obsessive stuff. I’ll be doing loads of drawing when I’m in the USA and I like to draw on pre-coloured paper, so here’s some I prepared earlier. I have a mixture of papers; it’ll be interesting to try out some papers I’ve had for ages and not used before; Bockingford, Arches, Somerset, Aquarelle and WSH. I’ve coloured some of the more robust ones with oil pigment – rhodamine red and yellow ochre – after coating them with gesso first. Others I’ve coated with ink wash and I’ve also included a discarded cyanotype (on Bockingford) that I recycled – that’s the one in the front on the right.
I’m just tying up loose ends here but I’ll probably be faffing around until the last minute and you can bet that once I’m on the coach for Heathrow, I’ll remember something I haven’t packed! I’ll be blogging every day from Boise so you can follow my adventures with rattlesnakes and coyotes. Drawn In The USA is the name of the ‘project’ that I put together for funding from Arts Council Wales, who are contirubuting towards the travel costs.
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You will have such fun! I am envious … and I love that bit of cyanotype up there.
I’m really looking forward to it. The cyanotype is so nice, I’m reluctant to draw over it.
Hope you have a fantastic trip. It sounds like a great opportunity. I look forward to seeing your posts whilst in the US.
Thanks – I should hopefully be blogging each day 🙂
There’s just the matter of kittehs!!!!!
They’re staying home with Husb. They will torture him.
How fantastic! I look forward to reading all about it. 🙂
I hope I survive the rattlesnakes.
So looking forward to your posts. Have a wonderful trip!
Thanks David – I’m hoping to draw some rattlesnakes 🙂
I’m so looking forward to finally meeting you! See you Wednesday night!
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Can’t wait either. We’ll have fun and do some fab art!
Awesome! You are going to have a fabulous time, and I can wait to see how Boise inspires your scribblings. Have a great trip!
Thank you – I’m looking forward to the rattlesnakes 🙂
I wish you were going to be on the east coast! I would love to meet you in person. Also… don’t worry, we have whatever supply you might have forgotten ; ) Have a great stay!
haha thanks. I might bring tea, just in case LOL