Drawing – Ramblings of a (very!) amateur artist

356 Days Wild: Week 41

Week 41 felt much more autumnal to me and I am loving the colours! Not as much walking this week, but I’ll be getting my walking boots out for the ‘Big Wild Walk’ during Week 42! Fancy taking part too? Back to Week 41 for a sec – let’s take a look at a fewContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 41”

Haribo

Not the sweets. Instead, this is about a dog. ‘Haribo’ isn’t this dog’s real name, but it is a very cute nickname for Harry, my friend’s adorable pet labrador. Not long before Christmas last year, this very close friend asked me if I’d like to have a go at drawing or painting Harry. He thoughtContinue reading “Haribo”

Paco the Toucan

A very close friend of mine recently asked me to draw something for him. I always get a bit nervous when I’m drawing or painting something specific for someone. The perfectionist really does start to freak out! Luckily he asked me to draw a bird and I’ve drawn quite a few birds this year soContinue reading “Paco the Toucan”

You curl if you want to…

…The curlew’s not for curling. I’m sorry. I have absolutely no explanation for that one. When I was thinking about writing this post, that’s what popped into my head. The original Maggie Thatcher saying is likely to make some people angry. It doesn’t even make sense. Then again, lots of my ‘sayings’ don’t… Ok, so,Continue reading “You curl if you want to…”

A little interlude…

Well, it seems that every time I go on holiday in the UK now, there’s a guaranteed ramping up of restrictions the week afterwards. I can’t say I’m shocked – this week has been a little more predictable than when we came back from our Norfolk holiday on 21st March (I wrote about that tripContinue reading “A little interlude…”

The Fledgling

I’ve not been in a very positive mood over the past couple of days. In fact, other the last few weeks, I’ve been feeling more and more overwhelmed and hopeless in our new Covid world. In an attempt to snap me out of this, I thought back to June when I did a daily ‘actContinue reading “The Fledgling”

An encounter with Ms Atalanta

I’m sure some (most) of you are wondering what on earth this post is going to be about. I don’t blame you. Sometimes, titles for posts come into my head instantly. Other times, I just hit a brick wall. This time I was somewhere in between. And I think the origin of the title willContinue reading “An encounter with Ms Atalanta”

The ‘Tortoise Dove’

Allow me to introduce you to the ‘Tortoise Dove’… Ok, there’s no such thing as a tortoise dove. It’s a fiction. A figment of my imagination. But if its real cousin – the turtle dove – continues as it has over the last few decades, it’ll soon only exist in our imaginations too. So whyContinue reading “The ‘Tortoise Dove’”

‘The Wave’

A couple of weeks ago, some people at work thought it would be a good idea to set a challenge. They tasked the team with creating something that represents their ‘daily commute’ to work. Like a lot of people, we’re all working from home. It was supposed to be inventive, creative, tongue in cheek. IContinue reading “‘The Wave’”

If my liiife is for Brent…

My last blog post from 22nd March 2020 became outdated even quicker than I expected. I think I mentioned that some National Trust places and RSPB reserves were still open for people to walk around? They all shut the next day. After the government update that Monday evening, we all plunged into ‘lock-down’. Note-to-self: makeContinue reading “If my liiife is for Brent…”