I recently took part in a Celtic knotwork challenge set by Nancy of I Teach Tangling, who put out 6 different knotwork grids over the course of 12 days, for Celtic knot artists to interpret as they wished. If you look closely, you’ll see that each piece has slightly different layouts, and these were determined…
I was lucky enough to be gifted a tiny wooden watercolour palettes from a friend, who had filled it with Daniel Smith watercolours. I already had a page in an A5 Seawhite of Brighton sketchbook taped out into sections to do something with, so I decided to do some tiny paintings with the tiny palette!…
Over Easter I had some time to work on some artwork of my own. I’ve done drypoint printmaking on plastic sheets, but wanted to try out this intaglio method using TetraPak food / drink cartons. I don’t generally buy anything in cartons, so I had to wait until one came my way. To use a…
I was in the mood for creating some new greetings cards to send to friends and family, and so decided on a small series of spring flowers. Inspired by the flowers coming up in my garden, I carved out a snowdrops design and two different daffodil designs from lino. The daffodil designs I created the…
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…
