Category Archives: Drawing

Keeping Up

I’m going to have to totally pull my socks up here – otherwise I’m going to be out gunned/painted/graphiced/sculpted/fashioned/special effected by the younger members of my family – OK I’m up for the challenge! I’m just SO pleased. Watch out … Continue reading

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Reasons to be Cheerful / 10

Three BOLD CAPS cheers for Felix Garside!!!! He’s been accepted for the BA Graphics course at Camberwell starting in the Autumn. That means there will be 2 Garsides (Daisy and Felix), and a Winthrop (Izzy E.R.) all doing art – and Thomas … Continue reading

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RWS Spring Exhibition 2014 Workshops/Talks/Events

Royal Watercolour Society Spring Exhibition at the Bankside Gallery  (between Tate Modern and the Founders Arms).  Nearest station Blackfriars. Every day 11-6 until 26 April. As well as the exhibition we have an exciting programme of workshops/talks/events – all of … Continue reading

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Royal Society of British Artists

Here I am with the talented Danny (Alfred Daniels) who very kindly awarded me a prize! The exhibition is at the Mall Galleries until 15 March, every day 10 – 5pm I will be there on Tuesday 11 March after … Continue reading

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Royal Watercolour Society Spring Exhibition

RWS SPRING EXHIBITION    28 March – 26 April  / PV Thursday 27 March 6-8pm Bankside Gallery | 48 Hopton Street | London SE1 9JH

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2013 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Have just received a review from WordPress – almost worse than a school report…. must resolve to do a bit better in 2014!! Start tomorrow – Happy … Continue reading

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Watercolour Secrets

I’ve been working on a book – see title above. I know about book production / design / etc but you always forget how time consuming a book is – I guess it’ll be worth it in the end. Amazon … Continue reading

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Royal Watercolour Society Autumn Supper

Here we are at the RWS Autumn Supper on Sunday 3 November – it’s a wonderful society to belong to – we have 75  full members and at the moment about 6  Associates – we need more!! If you work … Continue reading

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Drawing & Painting Buildings

I’d forgotten how much I enjoy drawing buildings – until I was reminded today about some work I did a couple of years ago. The Royal Albert Hall and Grays Inn. Maybe it could be my winter project – a … Continue reading

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Getting Started

At Last! It’s nearly 6pm and I have finally managed to actually put something out there – just a beginning but I am hopeful ……….. how do we start a new work whether it’s writing, painting, making? Do you write … Continue reading

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