Been babysitting a seven year old relative who has very definite ideas on what he will and won’t eat. I’m old school – he’ll eat a balanced meal and that’s that. I bought some very cheap braising steak and cooked it very slowly in a low oven with loads of onions and some goodContinue reading “Beefy Cobbler And Cat Sick Pie”
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Higgledy Piggledy Hillside.
It’s unusual for me to draw anything other than people and the odd animal but there’s an interesting jumbled cityscape scrambling up the hill opposite the window in my new studio. I’ve injured my foot and my chiropodist asked me to keep off it as much as possible for a few weeks. A few weeks!!!!!!Continue reading “Higgledy Piggledy Hillside.”
Big Bottomed Cat In A Kitty Sketchbook
I had some new sketchbooks for Xmas. I love getting sketchbooks for presents. This is a lovely little one, about size A6, sewn binding, acid-free sustainable paper and a lovely cover that flips over itself and closes magnetically, by Paperblanks. Chuffed with it. It’s fitting that the very first sketch should be of a cat.Continue reading “Big Bottomed Cat In A Kitty Sketchbook”
Male Nude, Female Artist.
Here’s one of our younger models in a pose reflected in the large mirrors in the drawing studio at Swansea Print Workshop. I like to put the model in the context of the space and show what’s going on around. What I particularly like about this one is that the model is a man andContinue reading “Male Nude, Female Artist.”
Speedy Sketches With Seconds To Spare.
I carry a little sketchbook with me at all times [even in the bath lol] and it’s good discipline to take it out and sketch whatever is in front of you, at random. It means that you can’t be too precious about what you’re drawing and also you have to capture the essence of theContinue reading “Speedy Sketches With Seconds To Spare.”
The Vulnerable Artist And The Great Big Draw
A few months ago, some of the artists involved in Artawe got together and did a big draw at Elysium Gallery, taking over the space for a week to, well, just to draw. A few of us stapled huge sheets of brown wrapping paper to the walls and the word went out to local artistsContinue reading “The Vulnerable Artist And The Great Big Draw”
In the life drawing studio [4] – caution, nude figures.
It’s been a hard day, finishing painting the walls in the new studio and I haven’t had time to do any sketchbook drawing so far. Did loads of cooking when I got home and then the cats started behaving like mad things – chasing each other all over the place and ripping stuff up.Continue reading “In the life drawing studio [4] – caution, nude figures.”
Jeeps Up The Karakorams
About 4 years ago we visited Pakistan, an amazing country, and travelled around in a minibus. We did an incredible 2 day trip up the Karakoram Highway, from Islamabad to the North East mountain region – Pakistani Kashmir. We managed to avoid altitude sickness because our journey took so long, we became acclimatised asContinue reading “Jeeps Up The Karakorams”
Tap, Toes And A Designer Duck.
Had a tiring day, painting the new studio walls in the morning and this afternoon, my last session with my small design group at the local drugs treatment agency. I’ve been working with people with drug and alcohol problems for many years and lately have been helping some people in recovery to design posters forContinue reading “Tap, Toes And A Designer Duck.”
In The New Studio!
At last! My first full day in the new studio. Husb and I moved all my stuff over from the old studio, across the road and round the corner a bit, in between hospital and nursing home duties, Xmas visits and celebrating the New Year. Britain returned to work today and I started sortingContinue reading “In The New Studio!”
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