Category: Art
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Trying pen and wash
For our last session of Windermere Art Society for the season, there was a fantastic demo and workshop on the techniques of drawing in waterproof ink and then highlighting with watercolour. I enjoyed the session so much I completely lost track of time – in fact the picture was still wet when I came to…
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Banksy or not Banksy?
That is the question… Another discovery in our “grand tour” of London last week was this eye-catching piece of street art. It was stencilled on a blank wall somewhere in the maze of back streets between Picadilly and Oxford Street; I can’t tell you the exact location because we were zig-zagging merrily while trying to…
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Art in the Big Smoke
We’ve just got back from a few days away on a city break in London. We’d orginally planned a list of things to see and do, but for whatever reason blew out on most of them. Top of the list was a “secret” trail of noses in Soho – yes, really! around 30 sculptures of…
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Cumbria Local Arts exhibition 2026
Another morning in Grasmere visiting the amazing Cumbria Local Atrs exhibition. It’s hard to believe that this time last year I dreamed of one day being accepted for this – and now here I am with 3 pictures on display and another in reserve. It’s been an exciting journey of discovery, and one I’m incredibly…
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Coming soon – Cumbria Local Arts exhibition
One week to go until this event – and I’m in it! Last year we went as visitors and were blown away by the standard of art displayed. This year I should have four pictures of my own exhibited and for sale. I’m still glowing at the thought! Do come along to Grasmere between 3rd…
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Secret noses!
Apparently there’s a whole art trail of nose sculptures in and around Soho (the London one), which has been there for 30 years. It’s so secret I’d certainly never heard about it, but now I’m filled with curiosity and need to get to London to see them for myself! You can find out more at…
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Loot!
I’ve been under the weather with a flu bug for the last couple of weeks, and to cheer myself up I ordered a lovely big tin of coloured pastel pencils. They arrived today, look smashing, and I can’t wait to start trying them out! A worthwhile treat…
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Charcoal trees
I’ve had flu for the last fortnight and haven’t been posting as much as usual, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been doing art. This was the result of the most recent session at Windermere Art Society, on charcoal trees. Excellent demo as always and then we were let loose on the materials… The trees…
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Trying dry point etching
Last time at Windermere Art Society we had a demo and workshop on dry point etching, using takeaway container foil lids as templates to scratch our designs into. I couldn’t manage the inking as I couldn’t get gloves on over my recently sprained thumb, but the tutor kindly did that bit for me and I…
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Bridge House in pen and ink
I was determined to do something arty on Thursday in spite of the art society session being cancelled (ice at venue, very understandable). So I grabbed paper, fineliner pen and a photo I took of the Bridge House at Ambleside a few days ago and set to work to produce this. The proportions aren’t 100%…
fiona glass art 