More from the kitchen cupboards...

Just having fun with in my sketch book ......

A visit to The Citadel ...

A visit to my friend Sylvia's idyllic home in Shropshire with magnificent views towards Wales, what a treat.  A pot of tea and home made cake spread on the table in the glorious sun of early September and I had a black pot filled with cut herbs right beside me, there were also some white anemone which took my eye...... I could happily keep a daily sketchbook of Sylvia's garden alone .....

A recent visit to Weston Park ...

We had walked to Weston Park from a friend's house and, as always there were endless sketching opportunities.  I advocate having a very small, limited kit to keep handy for sketching, whether that is at home, in your car or in your bag.   A smaller kit means you can easily pick it up and use it, ideally every day ..........

Food ...

Sometimes I really am stuck for something to sketch or paint, but there is always food......

Holiday Sketch Books

Holidays are the perfect time for all of us, whatever our ages, to keep a sketch book.....  You will have the time and will be experiencing different things, so there will be plenty of inspiration.

If you have children or young people with you, please encourage them to keep one too.  Don't be too strict, anything goes, it's the doing it that is important.  If you are accommodating young children, then I suggest collecting some materials, ie paper, card, stickers, glue/ double sided tape, pencils, pens etc, whatever you can collect and afford.  Check out pound shops, markets and cheaper shops, we're going to personalise our sketch books, this is not a time for expensive competition!  

All of my sketch books have been about recording the moment, in whatever form is appropriate in the time available, so that I have resource material to refer to........  here are some pages from a very ordinary sketch book, which I kept during a holiday in 1999, as you can see, I painted, did some sketching and painting, but also used seaweed, took photos and kept cards and info to recollect a lovely relaxing holiday..............have a go x x

Siop Helen Wool

An autumnal stay in Moelfre and I always end up at Helen's buying some wool so that my evenings can be spent knitting, whilst enjoying the ever changing view over the sea and the mountains as the sun goes down, absolutely gorgeous.  The Siop Wool is tiny and, as you can see, perched on the top of the 'hill' as you stroll across the tiny harbour to the cliff walk..........

Sketching from Moelfre

I make no apologies that Moelfre features again and again in my sketch books and my work generally........  here are a few.....