Spring Cleaning.....

My Studio I'd divided loosely into two work areas,  a sewing/fabric area and a drawing/painting area, but I still seem to need room, over the years one accumulates so much necessary stuff, or is it just me?!!   I am planning to have a good sort out, I just need a really nice day so that I don't get caught out half way through in a shower of rain.........here is a tiny peep........

My Studio.....

I thought you might like to see my studio.  It's tucked away within easy reach of the kitchen door. I've tried to bring the garden nearer the studio and the house as, unusually, although we have quite a bit of garden, we can't see any of it from the house, boo hoo.  Many of our friends refer to it as the 'secret garden'.   Looking through my blog you won't be surprised that I love gardening and, in particular, spending time in the garden. I think it is where I feel closest to my late mother, who was an amazing gardener, creating wonderful gardens from hard work, lots of splitting of plants and sharing and swoping with friends.  So, I might be sitting inside or out, depending on the weather.  I am deciding whether to paint, but it is the 'bare, time of year that will help me decide on colour........

Sheila's Kitchen....

Sheila has travelled a lot and with her husband has lived in several different countries, so it was no surprise to see treasures all around her home which represented the journey of her life so far.  Sitting in the kitchen, I homed in on a few things that caught my eye, including the shell, which proved to be quite a challenge........tea and cake throughout of course!!

Sunny Afternoon in the Garden,.....

Relaxing in the garden, sketch pad and one pencil, too lazy or too comfy to fetch another pencil, I drew this corner of the summerhouse with the bird bath .........

Hilary's flower arrangements....

Hilary had lovely garden flower arrangements dotted around the house, so I set to moving from room to room, chair to chair using pen to quickly draw them in their various vases of glass, china and pottery....my reward was Hilary's fabulous cakes and biscuits, she is an excellent baker, yummy x x

Weston Park....

How lucky for me that one of my Artist friends lives very near to Weston Park.  Here are some quick sketches we did one afternoon.  It was wet and in the lovely glass house we had to move the bench so that we were not being dripped on.  Outside it was a matter of sitting on our coats in a doorway, so these are necessarily quick sketches to capture the moment, supported by photos for future reference.

Rosa's Portrait...

About eighteen months ago I decided to paint my first portrait in oils, my subject was our gorgeous grand daughter, Rosa, ...............It's fair to say that I thoroughly enjoyed the entire process x x