by annrobertson | Jun 13, 2016 | colour, Drawing, Illustration, Inspiration, postcards
Just finished this latest colouring in postcard. Again I have tried to use a limited number of colours and blended some of those to increase the range and subtlety. The design on this one is especially pleasing. It is a birthday card for a friend whose favourite...
by annrobertson | May 31, 2016 | Curiosities, Inspiration, Painting
Productive part of an afternoon spent with drawing partner in crime painting a brick for the Macclesfield Brick Project. This is a really fun community project which seems to have been enthusiastically embraced by many people. The end result is fantastic as can be...
by annrobertson | May 8, 2016 | Flies, Inspiration, Nature
Have been fly tying as an experiment to add to a project I am doing with a friend. This is to do with the swallows. They are very tricky but do get easier with practice, as all things do I suppose. I think they are so lovely. Mine are really a beginners attempt, but...
by annrobertson | Apr 8, 2016 | Alternative Photography, Inspiration, Nature
These are the first cyanotypes I have done with all my own preparation. I made the solution and coated various papers as a trial. These two were done with some spider plant babies pulled off the plant. The paper does need to be robust so it can withstand the amount of...
by annrobertson | Apr 2, 2016 | Birds, Illustration, Nature, Painting
Well more birds! Maybe a theme emerging……I have been trying to tidy up a bit and finish things off. This is a picture I started more than 4 years ago, on a days watercolour painting at Martin Mere with Tony Disley. Eventually finished it a couple of weeks...