Yesterday I went sketching with Amanda to the church of St Luke and St Mark in Avington, on the lookout for more treescapes. I was very taken with the ancient quatrefoil windows in the church porch. This was my final sketch, after the cold of the old stones had se...
Continuing the shabby chic theme, perhaps, the tower of the old Sterling Cables factory, a condemned and much-maligned monument in our town, was pretending to be a cathedral at sunset this evening.
Been here for years, but only just now properly noticed the asymmetrical elegance of the wobbly lines of the old Victorian fireplace in my room. Cracks and all.
As my usual style is big and bold, I've been wondering for a long while what to do with a set of ten miniscule canvases purchased accidentally with a mail order of art materials. Today I finally plucked up courage and did some doodling on a 5 cm square canvas.
Continuing the horsey theme, went over to sketch lovely shapes at Newbury racecourse today, until my fingers froze (after about five minutes). I mentioned my friend with the thoughts on sketching. They, and some really neat sketches are to be found on her blog dedi...
