WATERCOLOUR FLORAL DOODLE Following on from my recent watercolour doodle, I thought I'd have another go at this gorgeous technique. Building it up layer by layer, the result is deceptively complex, when it is actually really easy to do. Layer 1 - Creating the grid I began as before by creating a grid…
VINTAGE GERMAN BOOKS For some time, I have been looking for old German books with their classic Gothic typeface which is highly decorative. I love using old book pages in my art and wanted to include this, to go with a stamp and stencil in my possession which feature it. Book of Hours…
MASTERBOARD BOOK - SCRAP BUSTING PROJECT After quite a lot of precise, detailed work recently, I felt the need to splurge a bit, and have a session splashing about in the studio and getting inky and making a general mess (needing to mop the floor afterwards!). Tea and coffee-dyeing, inking, stamping, stencilling... all…
THE LEAVES OF THE SESSILE OAK Earlier in July, we had a sketching day at Dartington, and I collected some "natural treasures" which I later drew and shared on this post. The sessile oak tree We had our picnic lunch in the shade of a large tree which I later discovered was a…
DOODLING IN CIRCLES Watching a video from a year ago on Zenart Doodle's YouTube channel the other day, I thought I'd give this technique a try. It's a mixed media project, and as you build up the layers, it is hard to imagine the starting point. Looking closely, you can still see it,…
SKETCHING AT DARTINGTON AGAIN We were supposed to be joining up with a friend to sketch together on Thursday but unfortunately she wasn't well and had to cancel, so we will be fixing a new date in due course. We had lunch as arranged at the Green Table, and had their delicious dahl…
ALL MY GOLDS Sorry, Mr. Shakespeare - "All that glisters IS gold" - at least in Shoshi's book! A friend recently asked me about what gold I like to use in my art, and rather than just replying, I thought I'd do a post about it because it might be of interest or…
LITTLE TEA BAG BOOK Have you ever gone into your studio intending to do one thing, and coming out having done something completely different? I have - this afternoon. I am in the middle of a major tidy-up in the chaos pretending to be my studio, and have made good progress. I fully…
SKETCHING AT COMPTON CASTLE AGAIN Another afternoon at Compton Castle. This time I actually got inside the gates! I thought it would be a doddle drawing the front elevation of the Castle but it turned out to be very complicated, with lots of "ins and outs" and little bits of roof and turret…
DARTINGTON TREASURES Just over a week ago, we had another sketching outing at Dartington. I picked up several beautiful little natural treasures and stowed them away in my bag to take home and draw. There is such beauty in these tiny fragments of nature! I love trees We had lunch in the shade…
