I don’t know about you, but I’ve definitely noticed some more signs of spring on my daily walks this week: daffodils are starting to open, trees are coming into bud, the sun is warming up and little lambs are starting to frolic in the fields! Read on to hear more about what I’ve been upContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 6”
Tag Archives: Watercolour
A hopeful sign of spring
I’ve been enjoying updating everyone about my ‘wild’ undertakings over the past few weeks but I realise it’s been a while since I’ve done a bigger post. So say hello to a piece I really enjoyed creating last week: A hopeful sign of spring. I know we’re still, to some extent, in the throes ofContinue reading “A hopeful sign of spring”
A winter visitor
The winter visitor I’m going to write about today is the fieldfare. I first spotted a group of fieldfares towards the end of last year. I heard them before I saw them. It was a very odd noise and I wondered what on earth I was listening to. The British Trust for Ornithology describes theContinue reading “A winter visitor”
Regulus regulus
I recently learnt an interesting fact. I sometimes joke with my friends that when I learn something potentially dubious, I’ve learnt a myth. I think we may even have laughed about this before ‘fake news’ started becoming the way of describing such pieces of information. In any case, I think this interesting fact is undoubtedlyContinue reading “Regulus regulus”
“No cheeses for us meeces”
Quite possibly the best line of any Christmas film. (For those of you who haven’t been blessed with the quote yet – or the song it comes from – I would highly recommend watching this clip from A Muppets Christmas Carol.) As it happens, this post actually has nothing to do with cheese or miceContinue reading ““No cheeses for us meeces””
Do you want to build a snowman…
(…Another lyric that just wouldn’t leave my head! I hope you’re a fan of this Frozen song. If not, I can only apologise!) Just a short one from me this weekend. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been busy with a couple of Christmas projects and I wanted to share this one with you. IContinue reading “Do you want to build a snowman…”
Autumn Vibes
I’m writing this with the absolute knowledge that all of the leaves have already fallen off the cherry tree in the garden. Some might say that I’ve almost missed autumn, but I absolutely love autumnal colours and have been meaning to paint them – and write about them – for the best part of 2Continue reading “Autumn Vibes”
Off the Beaten Track
I’m really enjoying a particular style of artwork at the moment. Watercolour background and fine liner pen foreground. And I’ve found that it suits some particular sites that I’m drawn to when I’m out on walks: old dilapidated buildings. These sorts of buildings always mesmerise me. I love seeing old ruins but there’s something aboutContinue reading “Off the Beaten Track”
The lonely windmill
I’m not exactly sure where it came from, but I suddenly had an idea early this week about something I wanted to create. I might even be able to say that it was a moment of inspiration… I’d been thinking about some of my pieces from March/April this year. Back when I turned to artContinue reading “The lonely windmill”
Two Malhams
In this post, I want to introduce you to a beautiful place. It’s called Malham Cove. For those of you from Barlick and around, you’ll probably already know about this Yorkshire Dales icon. For anyone else, it’s a highly recommended place to visit if you ever find yourself around the Dales in a post-Covid world!Continue reading “Two Malhams”
Ramblings of a (very!) amateur artist 