I’m deeply interested in horticulture and garden designing, and it’s always fun to come across videos like this one. It takes a look at some really beautiful Chinese artwork – and the influence of Chinese gardens on them.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Sketchbook–Pencil Mug
It’s a mix of water-color, charcoal, and lead pencils. I have more, lots and lots more, in a box in the cupboard. Tomorrow I’m going to give them an airing. The phone is an antique that somebody gifted my father – obviously when the model was the height of fashion – and he said, here, you want it? So I have it and it’s my only handset – I’m a cheapskate and I don’t like cellphones. I sometimes think I’m the only person who isn’t glancing down at their hand in public.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Photo of the Week–White Chafa
It’s a slower-growing tree than the other varieties, with rounded leaves instead of pointy ones. A neighbor gave me a branch four years ago, I shifted it twice, and it’s now near the back pond and about five and a half feet tall. The flowers are long-lasting, pure white, and have a lovely scent.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Drawing–Black Leaves
I love doing black and white drawings, and, at present, I’m doing a drawing a day. The drawings are not planned beforehand. I just start and I like to discover where the line is going and what is going to emerge finally. Then I fill in the details. I was going to use waterproof ink, but the one I have has turned funny – stays sticky for some reason – and so I used black gouache here.
Monday, August 20, 2012
What We Did On Sunday
Here are two pencil rough spreads from ‘What We Did On Sunday’. It is a story about two sisters who are left to fend for themselves one Sunday.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
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