ROOTS ABOVE, ROOTS BELOW
Looking up at the roots at Belsay Quarry walk Here in Northumberland, we are spoiled for choice in landscape and scenery. We have sea, moors, woodland and so much more. Having lived here for over 5 years now, we still find new places to explore and this Summer we made...
MAKING A START IN THE STUDIO
The jumble of inspiration images on my studio wall – photographs and graphite studies from the woodland I am still going back in time with these posts – recording the journey of this work in a way that makes sense after beginning these studio notes again....
Seasonal Shift
Vivid green summer trees I remember thinking that I would only be inspired by the winter trees in their stark silhouetted arrangements and I was happy to see my daily sketches as a winter and early spring pastime. I have not previously felt drawn to respond to summer...
Woodland page timelapse
Painted pages in my woodland accordion book Here below is a timelapse of one of the pages in the larger accordion sketchbooks I finished. Inky layers and fine brushes, building marks over marks and layer by layer. There is something about the imperfection of...
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