Some Mixed Media and Paintwork

I brought a concertina book, a pink pig sketchbook and one I had made specifically for this place and I’ve actually done some work in each of them. I found a jellyfish washed up and did a few closeup studies on it. Beautiful colours. And the rocks here are lovely. Each bay and beach is…

No Stitch but Paint

John and I have done a lot of travelling, mostly BW (before Willow) and I have never really taken advantage and been one of these people who sketch and paint it all. It's something I've always felt guilty about. The sketchbook is packed but it comes back unopened. I do, however, have lots of stitched…

Tawny Owl

The first painting I ever sold was of a Tawny and I painted it when I was 12.  This is probably the only other one I've done!  I seem to be running out of steam with the pastels now though, this has taken an age to finish and I'm starting to overwork it so I'm…

Barn Owl

I must be on a roll! 10 x 13 inches pastel pencil on Senellier paper.

Kingfisher

I've put the last finishing touches to a painting I started at a Nina Squires group meet a couple of weeks ago.10 x 14 inches pastel on Senellier paper.

I Knew it Would Take Time!

But boy oh boy, where has January gone?Ellie has taken up quite a lot of it, as I'm sure you can imagine.  From tomorrow she is all safe to go out in the big wide world so that will be another huge step forward.  She is growing well and has a few basic things understood.…

A Nice Find

John was up in the vegetable area digging up the potatoes yesterday because the rats have started raiding them. Tully had a field day although she didn’t catch anything, Ruger’s not allowed to try, he’s too big! When John went to put the potato tops on the compost he found this beautiful slowworm on the…

Yesterday’s Box So Far

Well this is the file box, as was.  Now stuck, stitched,and painted to within a hairs breadth of it's cardboard corners.It's quite metallic and sheeny so quite hard to photograph.  It' now curing outside in the sun before assembly and anything else I can think of.I enjoyed snipping and slapping and can think of a…