I popped into the National Waterfront Museum this afternoon for the opening of a new exhibition, a small installation created by members of Crisis (Skylight South Wales), the homelessness charity based in Swansea. People who are currently or have recently been homeless are offered many services by Crisis, including an adult education programme covering subjectsContinue reading “Beth Yw Cartref? House To Home.”
Tag Archives: Swansea Marina
Reflections And Shadows
Husb and I went out for a walk in the glorious late afternoon sunshine and I snapped the reflection of the Swansea Marina footbridge and the shadow of Swansea Castle. A Chance To Own One Of My Artworks I have some small screenprints for sale, inspired by my drawings of the taxidermy collection at SwanseaContinue reading “Reflections And Shadows”
Men In Hats
Men in hats are hard to draw. Well, not just men, anyone really. I find heads easy enough until someone puts something on them – hats, scarves, bandanas …. even a pair of sunglasses makes it harder for me to get the proportions right. Good practice though. I scribbled these chaps at the charity boulesContinue reading “Men In Hats”
Boules
Boules. Played for the first time today at a charity event in Swansea Marina. Half of our team of six had never played before but we managed to get through to the quarter-finals. Of course, I had to have a quick scribble.
Any Port In A Storm
The expected storm has been building all day and Husb, Teen-niece and I went for a VERY bracing walk along the seafront this morning at high tide to see the raging sea. It was fabulous but really hard work walking against the gales so we took refuge in a coveniently placed ice-cream parlour in theContinue reading “Any Port In A Storm”
Sun, Stars And Short Sightedness
It’s SUNNY!!!! The deluge of biblical proportions has stopped for a couple of days. It isn’t warm, but the sun is shining. So Husb and I went for a walk on the beach yesterday and finally went for a coffee at the top of ‘The Tower‘; we’d been promising ourselves for ages. It’s a fairlyContinue reading “Sun, Stars And Short Sightedness”