I have been having a go at a technique, involving pyrography, that was described in my art magazine. I thought it looked interesting and the example demonstrated was a bird that I really liked. I asked for a Dremel versatip for xmas, as dedicated pyrography...
Lucie from the dolls house gallery ( www.thedollshouseartgallery.co.uk) has created a new exhibition in Macclesfield town centre. Outside the visitor information centre there are two phone boxes, which for sometime have hosted art works. This month Lucie...
How surprising that I have done another bird drawing! I haven't done much since march, not sure why. I recently had a holiday in Devon and found myself at the end of a very wet day at Paignton Zoo. The weather was so bad that only about ten of us were there. I...
Our show, Birds on Paper, started on a couple of weeks ago at Teggs Nose Park. In 2o21 Macclesfield marked the 120th anniversary of wildlife artist Charles Tunnicliffe's birth with a series of exhibitions and events. Born in Sutton, Tunnicliffe produced a...
Making the marbled paper for the paper cuts was a bit of a steep learning curve, although I did enjoy it. I was a bit taken aback by the fact that it requires planning at least hours, and ideally a good day before hand. Paper needs to be prepared and most...
Having managed 51 of last years 52Frames I feel I need to maintain that momentum. I think I completed more drawing, painting etc than I have done since leaving college. So, I started this blog in January and never got to post it. I need to update it and put it...
This week 52Frames has set the challenge of Black and White Minimalism. I think this is quite similar to some of the other challenges. I thought I might do another white on black, maybe a feather. Then I came across photos of jackdaws outside my house that I...
The challenge from 52Frames this week is Pattern with an extra challenge of Pattern in Nature. I liked this as a challenge and had thought I might use photos of some stones I had found on the beach in Orkney. When I came to look at them though I felt they would...
This week's 52Frames challenge is Inspired by an Artist!... well actually a photographer but I did Artist. All week I have been carrying a book around about Artist Dahlov Ipcar (https://www.dahlovipcarart.com/gallery). I came across her work a few years ago and...
I spent a day Glass Painting in Ely Stained Glass Museum. It was very interesting and great fun. I saw the course in the paper and was lucky enough to secure a place. There were 6 of us and everyone did something different. I have 4 victorian roundels with Aesops...