Tag: charcoal
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First sale!
Absolutely delighted (aka running around the house shrieking) to learn that this picture sold at the Windermere Art Society exhibition yesterday! Called ‘Ladies Who Munch’, it’s a charcoal drawing of two Herdwick sheep I photographed in a field near Keswick in the Lake District a few years ago. This is my first ever “proper” art…
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Pictures at an exhibition
The Windermere Art Society exhibition is now open and includes four of my charcoal drawings (the top four in the photo) plus loads more fantastic artworks. It’s free to get in and there’s free parking so if you’re in the area why not call in? We’d love to see you! Ladyholme Centre, Lake Road, Windermere10.00…
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Outdoor sketch in the woods
There was an outdoor painting/sketching session for Windermere Art Society last night, and for once it (gasp) wasn’t raining! A group of us wandered down to the local beauty spot of Sheriffs Walk and although it was too dark under the trees to do much art, we took some photos and then headed back to…
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Swan drawing framed
Yay! That’s the first of my pictures all finished, framed and ready to go off to the Windermere Art Society exhibition in August. This charcoal drawing is based on a photo of a rather pushy swan I “met” by the lake shore in Bowness a few years ago. It was clearly after my sandwiches, so…
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Rudolph!
This was the very first time I realised I could draw, and it was all thanks to a super demonstration/workshop at Windermere Art Society earlier this year. The session involved using charcoal to draw faces and it really clicked – so much so that I produced this drawing of ballet dancer Rudolph Nureyev in about…
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A little cat pic…
As expected I didn’t get anywhere in the recent Blue Cross animal charity Paws to Draw competition, but it was useful experience and I’ve learned a lot for next time – and had a lot of fun taking part. And it does mean I’m now free to share the final version of my charcoal drawing…
fiona glass art 