So suddenly I have three commissions to work on….. A Valentine original card A Valentine picture A new birthday hat …..I have been sourcing photos for two of these projects but apart from that a day of fresh air walk and then shopping later.
Very aware of the need to relax and switch off especially in lockdown if you are unable to go to work I set up a group on Facebook called ‘Art for fun’ through my shop Facebook account. The background to encourage people to have a go at art as a way of diverting their thoughts, …
When I was a teacher I was always keen to point out to my pupils that I didn’t know all the answers and that I would always be learning. I would attend education events about teaching approaches or geography conferences where I would often add skills and update my own learning. In the interview that …
Today I completed two A6 studies, drawings from photographs, one from yesterday’s walk and one from my link with the Hyogo junior sailing club in Japan. I have now completed two A3 works I had already started and then 23 A6 studies / original art post cards. The studies started with just pen and ink …
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The other week I was scrolling through Instagram and came upon an interview between a french lady and Anna Barrow, a yoga teacher (amongst many other diverse roles) talking about Anna’s business. Anna is in the Purbeck Business and Community Group that I also joined last year. I paid interest as I come across so …
The view when I woke up, well there wasn’t much of one and the original forecast was wet. Later it cleared up, the tide was high which would limit our walk but his was good as we possibly overdid it yesterday. We watched the surfers having fun in the sea and I took a number …
An afternoon walk as the second day of the new moon spring tide. Today we saw some sections of the bay at the lowest tide point we have experienced which is fascinating as the water recedes.
Over the last two weeks I have been interacting with a range of individuals and accounts on Instagram and Facebook looking for opportunities to share about my art, much as this blog does. Today I posted on a local artists and crafters group about my commissioned valentines cards and how people could order them from …
So a whole 9 days into a lockdown that is predicted to probably last at least two months and I find as I am not working in one main sketchbook and instead doing A6 studies in my postcard sized pads offering 12 sheets in each. Yesterday I drew some pieces into a third pad as …