Sunday 26 August 2018

Season's Shift...



It always surprises me,
just how much the seasons creep into my painting.
Perhaps I don't register the subtle changes in my day-to-day life.

That is why painting is so important to me.



Season's Shift.
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Plywood Panel.
50cm x 50cm.

Friday 17 August 2018

A Visit To My Favourite Garden...

On our holiday to Cornwall, we visited one of my favourite places, the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Garden in St.Ives.


It is such a beautiful space, perfect for sketching and relaxing.
Even when it's crowded, it's still a calm and tranquil oasis of calm.





Everything has been left exactly how it was, I love peeking in the studio window...




This is the actual room that Hepworth died in, due to a tragic fire.
It felt a little bit eerie sitting here while I was sketching.


You can still see the smoke damage on the vase above the mantlepiece.



(Here's a fine example of my daughter helping me with my photography!)





This is the luckiest cat in the whole of Cornwall!


Here's one of my sketches...


Thursday 9 August 2018

Harrogate I Love You!


A few weeks ago we had a family trip to Harrogate.
The first place we visited was Space Vintage And Retro.
(As you can see the hubby was excited!!!)



Why o why didn't I buy the dinosaur dress!?!


(I have that Tretchikoff picture at home, I found it at a charity shop a long time ago for £5 and my parents thought I'd gone mad!)



When I saw this window display I had to buy the book because I'm obsessed with Baba Yaga.
'The House With Chicken Legs' by Sophie Anderson is a great read, even though it's meant for young adults I really enjoyed it.


And then, of course, we made the pilgrimage to Betty's Tea Room.





I must have gazed at that window display for a good fifteen minutes!



(If it's cauliflower shaped, does it count as one of my five a day?

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