Hanging Pictures
One of the nicer aspects of moving is that you get to take a fresh look at all your possessions and decide what you keep, what ends up at the charity shop and where you want to place things which is particularly nice when it comes to the pictures and art you have. I love the illustrator Arthur Rackham and over the years I’ve bought … Continue reading Hanging Pictures
Happy Chinese New Year
So this year is apparently the year of the rat – the inspiration for today’s doodle. Here’s a few facts about Chinese New Year There is no set date for Chinese New Year: According to the Lunar calendar, the Spring Festival is on January 1st and lasts until the 15th (the full moon). Unlike western holidays such as Christmas or Thanksgiving , when you calculate … Continue reading Happy Chinese New Year
Old Sketches
Found these old sketches in a box when I was unpacking – not sure why I kept them but may try the same subject matter again and see if I’ve improved. Continue reading Old Sketches
Winnie the Pooh Day
As it’s A.A.Milne’s birthday I thought I’d indulge in a bit of his poetry. They always make a nice little addition in my sketchbooks……and a good challenge for some quick illustrations. So, here’s Swing Song and Halfway Down the Stairs, two of his classics Continue reading Winnie the Pooh Day
Food sketch
Sorting through the kitchen cupboards I stumbled on a can of Campbell’s soup – made famous through Warhol’s pop art reproductions thought it made for a good subject for a quick sketch Continue reading Food sketch
Art Room
A bit of a different post today – no doodles just a plea for some help. For the first time I now have a really good size room to transform into an art room or studio. In our old house I had the box room which we usually ended up dumping things in so it ended up being more of a storage space than a … Continue reading Art Room
Drawing Food
Before I opened the new pack of porridge oats thought I’d use the package as a subject for a sketch. I haven’t used coloured pencils for sketching for a while so thought I’d dig them out and give it a go – quite pleased with the result. Continue reading Drawing Food
Daily Doodle
I unpacked a few more boxes of art supplies and came across some of my acrylic paint tubes so thought I’d play around with mixed media today. Continue reading Daily Doodle
Mini Sketch
Christmas Presents
I was completely spoilt this year in terms of Christmas presents with lots of lovely books and number of which being art books and whilst I don’t generally go in for the whole new year resolutions thing I definitely want to read more in 2020. I also got a sketchbook from the Brooklyn Art Library sketchbook project which I’m really excited about although also very … Continue reading Christmas Presents
