Month: March 2017

After experimenting with watercolour and pen the other day I realised the technique would lend itself to illustrative, crisp-edged drawing. Looking through my sketch book today, I found a drawing I have been meaning to progress into a painting or print. The floral details within the piece, patterns and shapes would suit this method of…

I recently made a visit to the garden centre as I often do to browse their considerable selection of plants and find bargains. As a result, it is not unusual for me to pick up more than I anticipate. On this occasion, I had planned to buy fennel seeds for the garden but no sooner…

The past few weeks have been very windy and wet but mild enough to see the daffodils coming into bloom. Picked from the garden and placed in a vase, they still look elegant despite being the ones that were drooping so coated with a sprinkling of mud. A sign of the arrival of spring, daffodil…