The weather is glorious again today, so I popped down to my garden to finish off the page that I started at work on Friday. Euphorbia and sempervivum.
Archive for April, 2009
…and to finish off that page
Posted in Sketchbook, tagged euphorbia, sempervivum, sketch on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A quick sketch after work
Posted in Sketchbook, tagged bluebell, cornus, sketch, tulip on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The weather was glorious today; warm and sunny but with a bit of a breeze so it wasn’t too hot (although it’s still much warmer than I would expect for April). As such I knocked off work early so that I could sit around in my client’s garden for half an hour and try and [...]
Oh garden of mine…
Posted in Sketchbook, tagged apple blossom, hosta, sketch, tulip on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I haven’t sat down in my own garden for MONTHS. Literally. That’s the trouble with being a gardener, you spend all your time in gardens for other people, and when you get home you’re too tired to spend time in your own. This evening I was no less tired than usual, but the weather was [...]
Sketches – A lovely bank holiday
Posted in Sketchbook, tagged brush, lighter, paints, sketch, tea on April 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I had to work today, which is fine because I do love my job (although I could have done without the rain this morning!), but I was pleased to finish just after lunch so that I could have the afternoon to myself. Last night while I was tidying I found an old A6 sketchpad that [...]
Sketch – 12/04/2009
Posted in Sketchbook, tagged houses, Ladbroke Grove, sketch on April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I managed to get up early as planned and went for a short drive down to Ladbroke Grove, where the streets full of cream-coloured houses are punctuated by the odd few in vibrant colours. I chose these two houses as they’re ones I pass regularly, being just around the corner from my local art supply [...]
Sketch – random
Posted in Sketchbook, tagged bottle, necklace, sketch, toad on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago I started a page of random sketches. I did two late at night while I was sat in bed – one was a pendant I’d just been given, and one was a curious bottle – both were chosen because they caught my eye whilst I was in bed. The rest of [...]
Mills & Boon trinket box
Posted in Commissions, tagged commissions, mills and boon, trinket box on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A colleague commissioned a trinket box as a gift for her friend’s 40th birthday. The friend in question is crazy about Mills & Boon (apparently it’s her guilty pleasure), so I created a trinket box that looks like a Mills & Boon novel. The synopsis on the back of the ‘book’ features the name of [...]
Some recent work
Posted in Commissions, tagged commissions, guestbook, notebook, wedding on April 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Two notebooks, both commissioned for weddings, featuring complex coptic binding.
