Tag: Cumbrian art
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More sheep…
This is my second ever attempt at drawing sheep (a couple of Herdwicks photographed in Keswick) by hand. It’s not perfect (I swear they moved when I wasn’t looking, lol) but they have a certain charm… I’m hoping to do a pen-and-wash style thing by adding watercolour soon so watch this space.
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Spot the sheep!!
Spot the sheep!! This is a slightly crap photo of my latest pen-and-ink-and-watercolour, because the paper buckled and created an odd corrugated effect. It’s of a scene in Coppermines Valley, Coniston that I photographed in dramatic conditions earlier this year. I used blue pastel paper because I happened to have a small piece left over…
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And the colour version…!
I tried using watercolours on the farm buildings sketch I posted the other day. I really wanted to highlight the vivid pink of the hydrangeas on the wall – it’s not there yet but I can always fiddle with it some more once it’s fully dry…
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Almost there…
I’m almost there with this charcoal drawing of Sizergh Castle in Cumbria, and it’s looking a fair bit less scruffy than when I started! I’m reasonably happy with the way it’s turned out. You can see part of the photo I used for reference on the easel – I took it myself at the castle…
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Starting a new piece…
I’m starting a new charcoal drawing of the main entrance of Sizergh Castle, from a photo taken during our visit the other week. I’ve already done two other drawings of it (one of which will be appearing in the Windermere Art Society exhibition in a couple of weeks’ time) but it’s such a picturesque old…
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Old Kendal bridge
The other day we had coffee outside the Waterside Cafe on the banks of the River Kent in Kendal. They were busy and the drinks took a while to come, so I whipped out my sketchbook and drew the view of Miller Bridge. It’s a lovely old structure which dates from 1818 and still carries…
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Green Door Artists
I’m absolutely delighted to announce that I’ve been accepted as a member of Green Door Artists’ collective / general support group, based in Kendal. It’s been a dream for the year and a half that I’ve been doing art, so you can imagine how excited I am! I’m really looking forward to getting to know…
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An old church and a swallow…
These are the latest doodles from my journal – a couple of quick sketches of a lovely cross-country walk from Lakeside/Newby Bridge to Finsthwaite on Saturday. The village turned out to be incredibly pretty, and quiet as it’s off the “beaten track” and less accessible to tourists. We spent a happy few minutes poking about…
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Pictures at an exhibition
I spent the day getting my pictures ready for the Cumbria Local Arts exhibition in Grasmere in 4 days’ time, including a last check over before wrapping them carefully in Bubblewrap. Waah! I’ll miss them. But hopefully they’ll go to nice homes, and if not I’ll have them back again the following week! If you…
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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%…
