Dreams
Grayson Perry's art club this week focused on dreams. Artists, like Paul Delvaux (1897–1994) and Hieronymus Bosch (c.1450–1516), have...


Cracks in the road
Today's Sketchbook Revival workshop was led by artist and author Jeanne Oliver, who invited us to find beauty in the lines and shapes we...


One line drawings
The aim of the second Sketchbook Revival workshop was to "loosen up, make happy accidents and invite your inner child out to play"! Carla...


Art Supply relay
I attended my first Sketchbook Revival online workshop today with the inspirational Danny Gregory. Claiming that "art making is the most...


"Comfortably Numb"
The Manchester sketchbookers current challenge is "anything used to transport people or things" and I was glad that this afternoon's...


A walk in the park
I took black paper and oil pastel crayons to the park this afternoon and made some bark rubbings with this majestic horse chestnut tree....
Glorious food
The theme last week for Grayson Perry's Art Club was food, and I was delighted to see knitting and crochet represented. One keen gardener...


Mary Cassatt
The week which began with International Women's Day ends with Mothering Sunday. Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) was an American Impressionist...


Squirrels
One of the Friends of Lymm library has painted these beautiful squirrels.


The art of the Ukrainian Easter egg
My latest egg has some lazy daisy embroidery. Embroidering on real eggs is also an art form, although a more usual way of decorating eggs...