DOODLING FROM YOUTUBE After a busy morning, I had a relaxing afternoon and did some doodling in my Rhodia pattern and design book. I had been watching some YouTube videos and thought it would be good to add a few more ideas to my pattern library. I used Staedtler Pigment Fineliners, sizes 0.3…
ANOTHER ABSTRACT MIXED MEDIA PIECE INSPIRED BY DENISE LOVE I've now completed the second abstract piece. I so enjoy following Denise Love on YouTube! She is so inspiring and enthusiastic, and I love her abstract pieces and colour choices, and how quickly she works. Today's piece is based on circles, which is one…
ABSTRACT MIXED MEDIA PIECE INSPIRED BY DENISE LOVE After all my recent precision work with calligraphy, I had a real urge to do something more free and abstract. I also wanted to experiment with some recently acquired art materials. I follow Denise Love on YouTube. I love her mixed media and abstract pieces,…
COMPLETION OF THE CALLIGRAPHY FLOURISHES COURSE This five-day course has taken me nearly three weeks to complete! Somehow I wasn't able to get down to it and work at it every day. There has been quite a lot going on recently and in between, I have been too tired to go in the…
SKETCH OF KINGSKERSWELL CHURCH Today we attended the funeral of a friend's mother. The weather was appalling all morning with torrential rain, which was so sad for the family. The burial took place first, in the churchyard of Kingskerswell Church. Rather than risking getting absolutely soaked, I remained in the car while my…
STUDIO TIDYING - MIXED MEDIA AREA Since creating a new "clean area" under the window in my studio, my old "main work area" is now designated as "mixed media area." This is how it looked a year ago, after I'd done some tidying (you wouldn't think so!). This area is now going to…
STORAGE FOR MY KURETAKE GANSAI TAMBI PAINTS Today I completed one of the most enjoyable projects I've done for quite a long time. It's all part of my studio tidying and reorganising, and I love pottering about with my materials and getting them organised! Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolours I now have three sets…
ADDITIONS TO MY NEW SHELF UNIT IN THE STUDIO I recently bought a metal shelf unit to go in front of the window in my studio, so that I could create a new work area - my "clean" desk for drawing, watercolour painting and calligraphy. My original main work area is now dedicated…
PEN NIBS - A SOLUTION AT LAST Dip pen nibs I am very happy with my new calligraphy fountain pen, but despite it being "super flex," it doesn't have as much spread as I would like, and it's also quite hard to get really thin lines with it. The other disadvantage is that…
AN EXCITING NEW ART MATERIAL - GRAF ART TAILOR SHAPES I first saw this product being demonstrated briefly by Denise Love, a wonderful artist whose YouTube channel I follow. After that, I kept tripping over this product and was intrigued, and knew I had to add it to my studio arsenal. Background The…
