SKETCHING IN THE GREAT HALL AT DARTINGTON On Saturday morning we went to Dartington again to sketch. It was still very hot but starting to be overcast, and towards the end of the morning my hubby joined me inside, saying it was raining. Fortunately this shower was very short-lived, and the weather was…
SKETCHING AT COCKINGTON AGAIN Yesterday we had another outing to Cockington, this time to share a meal at The Drum with friends. We set off early enough to get in some sketching time before lunch. After some pretty awful and cold weather from the beginning of June, things began to pick up a…
"EVERY LITTLE HELPS..." FOR THEM, NOT FOR US! I've been having an ongoing saga with Tesco, with whom I have been shopping onlne for many years. I cannot get to the supermarket by myself unless my hubby drives me, and online shopping has been great. The drivers are fantastic - really helpful and…
ANNIVERSARY DINNER AT JUNJAOW THAI RESTAURANT Yesterday was the fortieth anniversary of our meeting, so my hubby and I went out for a meal to celebrate. We went to the JunJaow Thai restaurant in Torquay and it was a memorable experience. Fantastic food and a great ambience, and we were looked after superbly…
A VISIT TO THE HOUSE OF MARBLES Yesterday we met up with some friends and had lunch together at the House of Marbles. We first met them there many years ago on a pre-Christmas visit. We had to queue for a table in the restaurant because the place was so busy. While we…
DOMESTIKA COURSE - THE ART OF MANDALA DRAWING - FINDING MANDALAS EVERYWHERE! Our next exercise at the beginning of this new course was to find mandalas in nature and in everyday life. Mandalas from things found in nature Veg prep One of the early exercises in this course is to look for mandalas…
2024 GENERAL REVIEW As stated in the previous two posts, I have had to separate my annual end-of-year review into separate posts or the whole thing would be impossibly long! As it is, both the Art Course review and the general art review are pretty long. I'm hoping this post won't be so…
NEGATIVE WATERCOLOUR - KOI CARP, OUR FIRST PLUM CROP, AND A HEALTH UPDATE Negative Koi Carp This is a negative watercolour I have been wanting to do for some time. I used several unrelated images of koi carp from the internet as inspiration, and made my own composition and colouring. Every picture goes…
CAT FEEDING UPDATE Ruby being sick Since my blog post just after we bought a puzzle bowl for Ruby, to slow her down as she eats, she has not been sick once. This bowl is really working, so we are very pleased. They are now eating at the same speed and finishing together,…
QUIRKY HOUSES AND A GREEDY CAT UPDATE Quirky houses Rhodia designs and patterns book I have an A4-sized Rhodia notebook with squared paper, 80 gsm. Although it is thin, the quality is better than your average printer paper; it has quite a smooth surface and it is very good for drawing. I use…
