If you’ve been following me for a while, then you’ll know that I always like to take part in the Postcard Art Exhibit each year (formerly known as the Twitter Art Exhibit).. The project was originally set up 16 years ago by artist David Sandum, to raise money to buy children’s books for a library in Norway. Since…
I’m expanding my knowledge of ink and watercolour at the moment, and I’m thoroughly enjoying it. As well as going on a workshop in Durham with Toby Haseler last August, I’m also taking his online classes. Earlier this month I saw that Koosje Koene was running an online workshop, so I decided to attend. It…
This year I took part in the annual Inktober challenge, where participants are encouraged to create a sketch using ink every day during October. There are ‘official’ prompts given out by the organisers if you are stuck for ideas, but, as usual, I decided to go my own way and concentrated on what I would like…
The final 10 days of Inktober, and it was a mix of workshop prep, workshop teaching and relaxing at home. I’ll write another blog soon with a full recap and my thoughts on this year’s project. You can read more about this year’s project here.
It’s been a quieter week, this week, with a lot more sketches drawn at home and just one trip out after dropping off workshop materials. You can read more about this year’s project here.
Week two of Inktober 2025. You can read more about the project in my earlier blog post. This week’s sketches include the views after three workshops, plus views around the house and garden and whilst out visiting.
I am currently taking part in the annual Inktober challenge, where participants are encouraged to create a sketch using ink every day during October. There are ‘official’ prompts given out by the organisers if you are stuck for ideas, but, as usual, I have decided to go my own way and concentrate on what I would…
I had a fabulous day out in Durham a couple of weeks ago, plein air / urban sketching on a workshop run by artist Toby Haseler, aka Toby Sketch Loose, and a lovely group of fellow sketchers. I always love to learn from other artists, and when I found out Toby was coming up to Durham…
A series of autumnal lino prints of a sycamore leaf found in my garden. They are printed using the chine collé technique, where collage paper is used to create the background colour. I also created the collage papers using a mono printing technique. It’s a really lovely technique for adding colour to lino printing, and…
After 6 months, I’m pleased to say that my ‘Celtic Facets’ artwork is now completed and I’m very pleased with the result. This artwork originally began life in February of this year, when I took an online course with geometric artist, Clarissa Grandi, which I really enjoyed and learned a lot from. I wanted to…
I made this copper embossed clock recently as a birthday present for my partner and I’m pleased to say it has gone down very well! Apparently it’s ‘the best birthday present ever’ 😄 The design is by my partner, it’s the monogram he uses on his artwork, and he will be using the clock in…
Last month I mostly concentrated on creating Celtic knotwork, but I’ve also worked on some outdoor sketches, accordion book making, drypoint plate creating, knitting and pottery. I’ll write a longer piece on the Celtic knotwork soon, but in the meantime, here’s a very short video to show what I’ve been up to.
