Waiting

I am so looking forward to Summer it seems to have been a really long Winter, and even though it's Spring  I feel like we are still waiting for the warmer weather to start. I took these few photographs in a friends garden on the one beautiful day that we have had.

Sneak peek in the studio

I am at last having an exhibition of my paintings and I am really enjoying the challenge of creating a whole body of work, even though at the moment it seems to be turning me into a bit of a hermit. My exhibition will be in September which really isn't that far of when I only have two full days to paint, I think that housework may suffer a bit, what a shame!! Here's a sneak peek.

Gawthorpe Hall Textile Workshops

A friend of mine is currently working at Gawthorpe Hall textile collection and she has asked me to spread the word about the workshops they are running this year. On Friday 3rd of May there is  an embroidery exploration day where you can see a wide range of embroidered pieces from the collection which includes some wonderful examples of embroidered domestic textiles and small items of costume. They are also running Textile artist led events throughout the year, see all the workshops they are running this year here.

Sketchbook

Since starting the pastel drawings my work has been completely taken over by this linear shape that appeared by just letting my hand do what it naturally felt like doing.

I started working in a small moleskin sketchbook with pencil and graphite.

This more deliberate line lacked some of the spontaneity of the pastel drawing so I closed my eyes and did some blind drawings.

Starting to add colour, hopefully keeping the spontaneity of the blind drawings.

The Last Gasp of Winter

The Last of the Melting Snow

In the studio today painting and listening to music, heard this song, The Last of the Melting Snow by The Leisure Society. I thought it was such a beautiful gentle song, hope you enjoy it.

More Pastel Drawings

Continuing with my pastel drawings, I am really enjoying doing these at the moment, I needed a little break from painting.

Detail

Detail