Husb and I went to some talks at our local art gallery and it was hot, been a long hot summer, and people were wearing as little as possible to cope with the stuffiness. I had a quick scribble. When I was a lass, it was absolutely taboo for our bra straps to show,Continue reading “Straps”
Category Archives: out and about
Between The Trees
Husb and I met up with friends and spent a great day at the “Between The Trees” festival, set in woodlands near Candlestone Castle and the Merthyr Mawr nature reserve, a huge sand dune system. We walked through the dunes in the early Autumn sunshine to the picturesque saltmarsh and back and listened to someContinue reading “Between The Trees”
Walking In Their Footsteps
Here’s the final drawing I did last Bank Holiday Monday, when I joined a group of women from across South Wales to remember the original women’s peace march that led to Greenham Common back in 1989. We set out from Swansea really early, then had speeches, songs and a short march around Alexandra GardensContinue reading “Walking In Their Footsteps”
Banners And Badges
Here’s another drawing I did into my A4 hardbacked sketchbook on Bank Holiday Monday, during the celebration of the anniversary of the first women’s peace march to Greenham Common in 1981. This is at the first part of the commemoration, at Alexandra Gardens in Cardiff, and there’s one of the protesters with her capContinue reading “Banners And Badges”
Commemorating The Peace March
Yesterday I went on a journey, leaving Swansea by coach at 8.30 am, heading to Cardiff to commemorate the start of the Women’s Peace March to Greenham Common, way back in 1981. Organised by Women’s Archive Wales, there were speeches and songs in Alexandra Gardens and we took a walk around the area withContinue reading “Commemorating The Peace March”
A Long Day
I had a long day today, it was good but tiring so I’ll tell you about it tomorrow. Here’s one of the drawings I did, this one is a digital drawing on my Samsung Galaxy Note 8 using a free Markers app.
A Fleeting Moment
Our facial expressions are generally made up of continuous movements and a photograph captures just one fleeting moment amongst many. So when you base a drawing on a photograph, the image might look a bit odd, or not like the person normally looks. I’m pushing this by taking photos of people with their heads thrownContinue reading “A Fleeting Moment”
Cockle Shells And A Labyrinth
Thirty one years ago I was working on a local environmental programme, The Rosehill Quarry Project, a community-led scheme to clear and renovate an old quarry near the city centre and turn it into a nature reserve and leisure area for local people. One of the things we did was to work with Welsh prehistorian,Continue reading “Cockle Shells And A Labyrinth”
Smiley Lips
It’s getting hard to find new titles for my “Up Yer Nose” series of digital drawings. This is my eighth volunteer who was snapped at the opening of an art exhibition a couple of weeks ago. My style is evolving; the first I did was much more like a conventional drawing but they’ve quickly developedContinue reading “Smiley Lips”
A Big Ginger Pollock
Back to the ‘up-yer-nose’ digital drawings and here’s someone with a great big ginger beard. Magnificent. The chickens are part of the wallpaper. They don’t live on his head. I drew onto my Samsung Galaxy Note 8 with a free Markers app, laying on a beige ground to start with then building up layersContinue reading “A Big Ginger Pollock”
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