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”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Another Drawing On Another Train
I love trains and I love drawing on them. People are usually very respectful and watch over your shoulder but don’t disturb you. It’s something to occupy yourself on the London tube because nobody ever talks to anyone else, unless they’re foreign – that is, from outside London. I don’t know why the LondonContinue reading “Another Drawing On Another Train”
Ups, Downs And A Cat In A Drain.
It been a funny old year, lots of ups and downs. So many people – relatives, friends and acquaintances – have been seriously ill or have died but this is also the year that I took the plunge to let go of a successful career and move into a studio and become a full-time artist,Continue reading “Ups, Downs And A Cat In A Drain.”
Dead Lilies And Xmas Cards
I’m aching all over – husb and I finished moving all my stuff from the old to the new studio – down a long corridor and down one floor at one end, across the road and up two floors and along another long corridor at the other. I’ve been moving smaller items over theContinue reading “Dead Lilies And Xmas Cards”
Bella The Blue Merle Collie.
We went off to West Wales to the Presceli Mountains today to visit old friends, intending to go for a bracing walk in the beautiful rugged countryside. Then the gales and rains came in torrents, so we stayed in, eating lovely home-cooked food and sharing delighful conversation. I had itchy fingers and really wantedContinue reading “Bella The Blue Merle Collie.”
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