Moomin says…
What is all this stuff on my sofa?! I’m trying to sleep on here!
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Another thing…
I keep wondering why I don’t do prep sketches or anything like that for my work. I’m starting to think that maybe I work directly from the photos because of […]
People to look at
I’ve had a look at Chuck Close. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Close Really like his stuff. He ticks SO many boxes. Love the photorealist work. It’s why I love the preRaphaelites. And I really […]
Grafham Water – on the way home
Having been really inspired by Polly Binn’s exhibit, (and deciding some seascapes and close-ups were my next project when I have finished the Reedy Loch) I stumbled (just a few […]
Moving on
It was good to have a chat with Caroline today. I now feel like I understand how to tell the different between art and craft and how to make my […]
Treasured memories – Sally’s retirement present
Sally – my team leader – retires while I am in New York. I’ve known her for over a decade. We’ve ordered a lovely rustic bench to be made for […]
Textile-tastic!
Ok. I love textiles. I need to be a textile artist. I looked through the catalogues of art textiles again, and I love the work in there. They inspire me. […]
How to be an artist
I went to London at the weekend go have a last gasp meet with some girlfriends before one of them has a baby. Had some nice lunch in Covent garden […]
Lord of the rings
Went to the pub at lunchtime today. It was a spit and sawdust place, but has been given the treatment and is better for it. Oddly it has cut logs […]
Buachaille Etive Mor by Michael Macgregor
Today I found this postcard while I was cleaning out my office. I LOVE the colours in this and have a NEED to replicate it in a square form. I […]
