Magnolia
The heavy buds on magnolia trees in gardens around the village are starting to swell, and the tips of white petals to emerge. I have been...
Daffodils
Spring bulbs are bursting into flower now - I've tried a new style, with a balck Sharpie outline and washes of watercolour paint.
Blind artists
As someone who has been short sighted from early childhood, and experienced a retinal detachment, I am always interested to hear of...
Mother's Day
Eight people met at the Sanctuary hub today, and I set up the exhibition "Things we learned from our mothers. ""Exhibits include some...
Mural Mosaics
Mural Mosaic’s Global Roots Project announced today that the England Connects National Mural (including a tile painted by me!)will be...
Needle felting
This was my first attempt at needle felting, using a long, thin needle with a series of notches at its tip to tangle the fibres of wool...
Blackthorn
The white blossom is bursting out just now on the spiky dark twigs of the blackthorn bushes. Often growing on the edge of forests, their...
Tile
I made a little stencil with a square piece of paper by folding it diagonally and cutting out three shapes. I placed it on watercolour...
Geometry and watercolour
Today's suggestion from the All Change Art for Wellbeing challenge is to draw or paint some geometric, mathematical shapes.While I...
Thomas Bewick
Today's suggestion from the All Change Art for Wellbeing challenge was to "look at the bird art of Thomas Bewick and try a picture in his...
