NEW BOOKS Today Amazon delivered some new books for me. I have long been fascinated by the little brown "Wooden Books" on a variety of subjects, mostly esoteric. A lot of people complain about the format of these books, saying they are too small and the diagrams are hard to understand at this…
2024 Review - Art As usual, here is my end-of-year review. As before, I've separated out the art from the rest, as there is so much, and even so, this post is going to be very long! Online art course The most important art activity this year has been my participation in the…
A CELTIC ART SAMPLER Celtic art Recently I started work on some pop-up projects which included a rotating circles pop-out. I decided to decorate it with some Celtic art and knew I needed to practise. As a result of this, the pop-ups have taken a back seat for a while, as I work…
VINES AND TRELLISES IN UFO - A NEW ZENTANGLE I am currently working on some interactive elements - pop-ups and pop-outs, and decided to decorate one of them with Zentangle. Browsing around I came across a very attractive new (to me, at least) grid pattern called UFO by Ginny Lu, and thought I…
3-D HOLES - ANOTHER DRAWING IN MY RHODIA DRAWING BOOK I really wasn't sure what to call this drawing! It was inspired by a picture I saw on Pinterest, which I think was actually a photo of a wood carving rather than a drawing. It didn't come out quite as I wanted, and…
A TINY BOOK TO CELEBRATE A VERY SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY Today, 22nd September, is the 40th anniversary of the day I became a Christian. I was an Anglican church-goer, and was invited by some friends to attend a large non-denominational rally in a neighbouring city. For several months I had been struggling with my…
A VERY SPECIAL GIFT FOR THE ANNIVERSARY OF OUR MEETING Today is the thirty-ninth anniversary of the day my hubby and I first met. To celebrate, he has given me a very special gift. "The Quiver" - an ancient book His original plan was to buy me another book with an unusual cover…
INK PEN DRAWING - FISH IN THE SEAWEED Today I completed another drawing in my small Rhodia drawing book. I love this little book with its black padded hard cover and elastic to keep it closed, and its beautifully smooth cream coloured pages. When I first got it, the combination of black and…
TENDRILS, ROOTS AND SEEDS - ABSTRACT INK DRAWINGS The coloured version The other day I felt like doing a bit of ink pen drawing, and got my small sketchbook out. I recently saw someone on YouTub showing her sketchbook which had plenty of delightful doodles in it, some of which were coloured. My…
For the third project in the animals module, we are drawing a profile portrait of a magnificent tiger. It is good to be using the pastel pencils again. I do enjoy this medium, but will probably not pursue it after the course is finished. The materials are relatively expensive because the pencils get…
