Using stitch to create sketches – takes a bit more time than drawing but you can create some really different finishes You start by creating a sketch on tissue paper then pin to your fabric and using back stitch draw your outline. When you’re happy that you have enough on the fabric to follow the pattern, tear off the tissue and you can start to … Continue reading Another Embroidery Project
and finally my favourite one – all a bit wonky but it seems to work…. I even got round to framing them which is a bit of a first for me Continue reading Old Camera Sketches Part 4
Here’s my fourth camera Continue reading Old Camera Sketches Part 3
Born on this date in 1862, Gustav Klimt, an Austrian painter best known for his 1907 masterpiece The Kiss. His work was considered highly erotic some pieces more risqué than others . Whilst paintings like The Kiss are full of symbolic imagery (the couple are wrapped in a glistening gold tapestry – the side covering the guy decorated with erect rectangles and the woman covered … Continue reading Gustav Klimt
I was a bit happier with my third camera Continue reading Old Camera Sketches Part 2
I didn’t feel like I was progressing much with my watercolour portraits so thought I’d take a break from faces and create a series of little sketches (more illustration than art) of cameras. The first couple were ok – the drawing was fine but painting felt quite flat Continue reading Old Camera Sketches
Well OK, I may be a bit biased but my husband’s new book is due for release on July 6th and is now available for pre-order on Amazon – its called Basement Tales and you can find out more about it via this link. If you order now you’ll get an alert when it is available to download to your Kindle on Friday 6th July. … Continue reading Excellent New Book
here’s my tennis themed sketch to celebrate the start of Wimbledon Continue reading Anyone for tennis?
My favourite flowers but unfortunately they’re only available for a couple of months a year Continue reading Watercolour Sketch: Peonies
