Tag: Art
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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%…
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Practising watercolour flowers
I saw a new technique for painting flowers (and leaves) in watercolour on Instagram recently and thought I’d give it a go. Some came out better than others, but I had a LOT of fun trying! I can’t wait to try it on other subjects…
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A new exhibition
So on 1st December I took a very deep breath and applied to enter the Cumbria Local Arts exhibition for the first time ever – and heard 2 days later that I’d been accepted!! The event happens in Grasmere in April next year and you can bet I’ll be posting more details nearer the time……
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Cartmel Priory gatehouse #2
And this is the other side of the medieval priory gatehouse in Cartmel, Cumbria. My hand was shaking a bit when I was drawing this yesterday (long-term wrist injury, sigh) so it’s a bit… scratchier than I’d have liked. But you start to get a sense of just how massive it is – and I…
fiona glass art 