Husb and I visited Iceland (the country, not the shop) three winters ago and we managed to get a really cheap package deal to go again in a couple of weeks. It’s a fabulous place for an artist, although hard to draw outside in winter temperatures. I tried out different preparations for the papers IContinue reading “Land Of Ice And Fire”
Author Archives: Rosie Scribblah
Let Sleeping Cats Lie
Says it all, really 😀 Sparta Puss in my A5 lined cat sketchbook, The Cat’s Meow Journal, by Peter Pauper Press using Faber Castell Pitt drawing pens, sizes S and B.
The Final Cwtch
Another unseasonable warm and bright day, but glorious weather to say goodbye to artist Ann Jordan’s ‘Cwtch’, a giant woollen blanket and environmental installation. You can read more about this extraordinary piece here. It is in it’s final resting place, a circle of eroded peat bog up on the Black Mountain in the Brecon BeaconsContinue reading “The Final Cwtch”
One From The Archives 24: A Pug In A Pink Sweater
Bruce the pug cuts a rare sartorial dash in this fetching pink sweater from the house of Calvin Canine. He is often the subject of my niece’s off the cuff dressing up adventures and has an extensive wardrobe. He seems to enjoy it and will happily lounge around the house in whatever is fresh offContinue reading “One From The Archives 24: A Pug In A Pink Sweater”
Plumb Tuckered
It’s been a long hard day of arty shenanigans. I started early this morning playing a ranting judge in a short film being made by friends. Then onto a second day of drawing in public at the Creative Bubble artspace in the city centre – I do this for a couple of days a monthContinue reading “Plumb Tuckered”
The Big Draw-ing
The 15 Hundred Lives art collective that I’m a member of is holding a Big Draw event at the Creative Bubble artspace for a couple of days. October is not only the month of the national Big Draw, the world’s biggest drawing festival, it’s also the month of All Hallow’s Eve, an ancient festivalContinue reading “The Big Draw-ing”
A Christmas Card Tradition
A master printmaker and thoroughly nice guy. Please come and visit Alan during his short residency at Swansea Print Workshop and check out his fabulous lino cuts in this blog. Source: A Christmas Card Tradition
Up The Mountains
Today I dropped off some new work to the wonderful Workers Gallery in Ynyshir in the Rhondda Valley. Husb and I drove up over Aberdare and Maerdy and stopped to take some photos of the rugged scenery in the late Autumn light. Wonderful place. The new exhibition, ‘Of Site And Song’ opens on NovemberContinue reading “Up The Mountains”
Up The Workers
In this era of austerity and cutbacks, it’s so good to acknowledge a success story. Just over a year ago, two artists, Gayle Rogers and Chris Williams took over the recently closed public library in the little village of Ynyshir, up the Rhondda Valley and reopened it as a gallery. Not only a gallery butContinue reading “Up The Workers”
Inspired By The Punjab: 2
Here’s the second of the monotypes I made during my recent open studio at Swansea Print Workshop, based on sketches I did during my residency in Pakistan last year. The colours of the landscape and sky are marvellous, so bright, atmospheric and changeable. I normally work with the human form, but this wonderful landscape inspiredContinue reading “Inspired By The Punjab: 2”