After what seems like forever, in fact it was only last September, Lore and I head down to Sidmouth for another holiday. We hire a static caravan near Cullompton for a few days to enjoy the peace and quiet. With plenty of sketching, walks my the coast, coffee and cake. The drive is only about two and a half hours but we like to break the journey up with a stop of in Thornbury. … [Read more...]
13-03-2016 Art Journal
Well finally Spring seems to have arrived. The sun is out and the temperature has risen by a couple of degrees so off we head out to Bewdley for a walk by the river and coffee in Piccolo's. This is a quick sketch from my mini journal of Bewdley bridge, can you spot the swans? This is another entry from my mini Art Journal. On the 1st of February I … [Read more...]
22-01-2016 Art Journal
We managed to get out on Sunday. A trip into Worcester to our favourite coffee shop, Papa Joes. Then a browse around Waterstones while Lore did a spot of shopping. This just highlights why you should carry a sketch book at all times. You never know when you are going to get 10 minutes just to scribble down a sketch. Luckily for me they have some comfortable chairs upstairs in … [Read more...]
10-01-2015 Art Journal
After weeks of rainy days we finally get some clear blue sky. So after wrapping up under several layers of clothes hats and gloves we ventured out to do some sketching. But we could not decide where to go. Chaddesley Corbett is a lovely little village that's only a few miles from home so we head in that general direction. As soon as you drive into the village you are … [Read more...]
Art Journal The End of 2015
Hope you all had a Merry Christmas Just a couple of Art Journal entries to finish the year. Looking back through this mini journal has made me realise, 1- how quickly the year has flown by and 2-I am not drawing enough 3-I have not been posting enough on this blog. I can not do much about number 1 but I can do something this year about the other two. So … [Read more...]