Imprint of Hill and Habitat Today - Machinery The Quarry was a working area until the 1950's and there are examples of the kind of machinery used. This has recently been painted and makes a dramatic display. I am very taken by the lovely shapes in some of these and...
Imprint of Hill and Habitat Today - Rocks Patty and I have been spending quite a lot of time at Tegg's Nose looking closely at the surroundings. We are preparing for an exhibition, Imprint of Hill and Habitat, later this year inspired by the park. There is so much...
Am getting better at both taking my small sketchbook out and actually using it. More birds, this time in Norfolk on a windy day, in a bird hide. The geese were quite a long way away but the sleeping ones have turned out well. The Canada Goose was the frst one I did,...
Been a while since I have put anything up. However does not mean I have been idle. Had a few days out drawing with partner in crime and photography friend and am quite pleased with some of the results. We had a couple of hours in Biddulph Grange Gardens and that is...
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...
Been exploring images of swallows over the last few weeks. They are eventually to go with Patty's 3D swallows for Barnaby and will appear on banners. I am looking at features that enable people to know these are swallows such as red patch on throat, their shape and...
It was great to have another full day of life drawing. Great poses from the model and more people there this time which is fun as you get to see all different types of work. Takes a while to get warmed up, but the day and the time for longer poses means there is time...
Made a pop up card for a 21st birthday. Really pleased with it. However it is interesting that there is quite a lot of blank card around the edges which are needed to contain the card when it folds, so next time would pull the design onto that as well. Took a while...
Went to RHS Shades of Autumn Show to help my friend put up her photos. All the exhibitions were great and Lorna got a Bronze Medal which is great. In the afternoon I wandered off to do some drawing and found these fabulous gourds. Used watercolour crayons and pencil,...
Found a dead crow in town on Monday, so he came home in a plastic bag and has been chilling quietly. He is extremeley beautiful and have been drawing him. Interestingly he has some patchy white feathers and a lttle pure white splash of two tiny feathers at the top of...