My Current Art Kit

‘Art’ Kit I thought I’d write briefly about my current art kit – the things I’m using for my drawings. I feel a little bit like a fraud talking about my ‘art’ kit because I don’t really class...

Reflections

In Postman’s Park again.

Where did all the People go?

It was lunchtime in the City, the sun was shining and there was hardly anyone to be seen. Where was everybody?

A New Tea Infuser

It means that making a single cup of tea with loose-leaf tea is a lot easier. Pop it inside a mug, fill with tea and hot water, put the lid on and infuse for 5 minutes. The lid also acts as a drip...

Floating Flowers

It’s the Weekend

Lots of time for this I hope.

London Parakeet

One of the famous London parakeets, which we spotted in Hyde Park on Monday.

Ginger Cat

Tea From Paris

We went to Paris last weekend and the people running the hotel obviously knew us quite well as they left this small caddy of tea in our room for us as a welcome gift. Perfect!

A Weekend in Paris

St Martin’s Lane

Take from just in front of the Noel Coward theatre on St Martin’s Lane, looking down New Row.

London Underground

A rare quiet time at Leicester Square Station.

Macro Monday: Blueberries & Yogurt

Afternoon Chocolate

What was left after I’d drunk my tea and eaten all the Maltesers. That, and the empty cup, of course.

China Town

A very quick walk around London’s China Town on Tuesday.

Scones on a Rainy Day

I made these scones last Friday when it wasn’t very cold but it just kept raining.

Macro Monday: Raindrops on Succulents

Keeping Watch

I’m not sure what type of bird this was (maybe a cormorant). There were in fact two, each on separate pillars but by the time I crossed the road and got my camera ready one had flown away.

Drawing: New Bag

I’m drawing most days now, although I’ve not been sticking religiously to working through any one book. I keep dipping into The Creative License (which I’ve now bought a copy of) for ideas and...

Macro Monday: Leaves

Taken yesterday morning in Postman’s Park. It’s nice to see a bit of sunshine and some signs of spring finally starting to show.

Changes

If you follow me on Twitter you may have noticed me talking about making changes to the blog. You may also have been a bit confused about the blog looking different here and there. It’s also...

Yesterday was…

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Drawing: Inside my Kitchen Cupboard

Kitchen Cupboard Drawing Following on from last week’s post about using Danny Gregory’s book, this is my latest drawing. Danny suggests opening your bathroom cabinet and drawing the outline of the...

Macro Monday: Pink Tulips

This time the photos have been cropped just to put them into a square format but otherwise they’re unedited.

London: Guardian of the City

I think since the 1960s the City of London’s boundaries have been marked by small cast iron statues of dragons on top of stone pillars. Along with another fiercer-looking dragon at Temple Bar, they...

Drawing Bread: Danny Gregory’s Creative License

(Re)learning to Draw Following a recommendation from members of the Sustainably Creative forum I went to the library a couple of weeks ago and borrowed a copy of Danny Gregory’s ‘The Creative...

London: Harris Hawk

Sometimes I find I’m too tired to go out taking photographs or to go exploring different areas so I look for things closer to home, or even inside my home to photograph. Occasionally something will...

Macro Monday: Snowflakes

I snapped these last Monday when we had some more snow falling. The combination of having to use manual focus with my macro lens and the strong wind blowing the snow around made it a bit tricky...

London: Charterhouse

London Charterhouse is a former Carthusian monastery in the Smithfield area of London, dating back to the 14th century. Since Henry VII dissolved the monasteries in the 16th century the buildings...

Shooting From the Hip

What is Shooting From the Hip? Shooting from the hip is a technique I’ve been trying more and more recently. What it means is that you just hold your camera at waist level and take photos without...