Another lovely day so we headed East over the border into England to visit friends and stopped awhile in Bradford-on-Avon, a bit beyond Bath. We’d often driven through and wanted to stop, because it’s ridiculously picturesque, so today we finally took a walk around. It’s very old and the buildings cling to the steep sidesContinue reading “Bath And Beyond”
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Hoody And Hat
We’ve been cooped up for months so as it was bright and dry, but very cold, earlier today, Husb and I went for a walk on the beach. I wanted to get out and sketch en plein air and blow away the winter cobwebs. I sat down in the dunes behind a couple of peopleContinue reading “Hoody And Hat”
Brits In The Sun
Had a few days away from the computer, entertaining some young relatives from abroad. On Thursday we travelled up to Bristol for the annual International Balloon Fiesta with scores of hot air balloons taking to the skies and lighting up and dancing to music in the dark. It was a scorching hot day and thousandsContinue reading “Brits In The Sun”
Discipline And Plotting
I’m an expressionist scribbler, preferring to draw freehand as much as possible. But now and again it’s good to get some discipline into my work to refine my technique. Here’s a plotted drawing I did a while back, using a very simple rough grid to plot the main points of the body and relate themContinue reading “Discipline And Plotting”
The Furry Face Of Evil!
Sparta Puss here. I’ve snuck onto the computing box while no-one’s looking. I’m a feline goddess and I share my life with another feline goddess called Ming The Merciless and two fur-less monkeys who serve us. The monkeys are strange creatures but quite entertaining. Do you know, they clean themselves by immersing themselves inContinue reading “The Furry Face Of Evil!”
The Work Behind THE WORK
An artist friend recently opened an Etsy shop and posted a link on Facebook. Her work is lovely, but one FB ‘friend’ posted that it was way too expensive. I was very irritated by this as I thought it very reasonably priced – each piece is original and beautifully made. I was reading some stuffContinue reading “The Work Behind THE WORK”
Another Pal Scribbled!
I’ve signed up to the 28 day drawing challenge on Facebook and I’m trying to draw a person each day instead of an inanimate object. I don’t want to repeat myself so I’m going to try not to do husb and myself more than once. However, in this age of social networking and given theContinue reading “Another Pal Scribbled!”
A Page Of Pigeons
There’s a nice cafe in an old cinema that’s been converted to a Waterstones bookshop in the cuty centre. Sometimes I sit in the large Victorian bow window, drinking tea and wathcing what’s going on outside and sketching. When I first started, there was a Woolworth’s store opposite which had large signage that stuckContinue reading “A Page Of Pigeons”
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.”
Gone A Bit Grosz At The Hospital
I’m using some of the time I’m doing hospital and nursing home visits to catch up with some sketching. It’s been stressful seeing people I care about so frail and ill, but there’s usually an upside to every situation if you look for it. One good thing is that it gives me a chance toContinue reading “Gone A Bit Grosz At The Hospital”
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