Coptic Binding

Last June I took a workshop at the Owl & Lion in Edinburgh. Since then I have been busy making journals and sketchbooks.  I have learned to make my own bookcloth and my local art shop stocks Italian decorative papers

and hand made papers. Folding and cutting paper is very soothing. Not so the pasting, if I don't concentrate I can get in a bit of a pickle but I least I have found a use for old magazines and catalogues as papers to paste on.

 I have cut and folded some old watercolour experiments and I'll be binding them soon to use as art journals.

Recent paintings

Last week I did the chimpanzee and this week the garden.

Himalayan Poppies

Spectacular Himalayan Poppies at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh

I have been making more of an effort to make art this week , I have had the week off work and have going to my workroom at least a couple of hours a day. Haven't known what to do but yesterday I took some of my photographs randomly and just thought about how I would paint them. It made me realise how important light is in painting. Some of my photographs were just so uninteresting. They reminded me of the place but were unusuable as primary sources.
A few rough sketches I have done recently. Gouache, watercolour , charcoal, and pen and ink.

Baby Field Mice

Baby mice in the back garden.

Summer lull

It's been a while since I updated. My son's home from university and I seem to be spending more time shopping and cooking.
We got back from Norway a couple of weeks ago. Full of good intentions,did some sketching while we were travelling, but not as much as hoped.
I haven't really been making much artwork , but last week I reorganized my workroom
and it feels much better. I've got three days off work now so I am going to get in there. When we were away we went to the Munch Museum in Oslo. I have seem The Scream.
When we came out my husband said where was the Scream, Men!

Art Exhibtion

well the art exhibition was two days ago and I sold my coloured pencil painting.
I also sold a watercolour as well.

I've spent the past couple of days sort out my workroom and trying to get the hang of Photoshop.