I went to the park today armed with a new drawing pad and pastels. I will post the sketch I did another time but the stars of today’s show were definitely these teasels and Michaelmas daisies. The sun was warm and the Park seemed in a daze, or was it me? ?
Earlier I posted a photo of this in progress and here is the finished version. The canvas is jute and working on it has been a delightful experience as it won’t allow one to get too fiddly. The gravel garden was created last year and the landscaping is coming on nicely.
I was asked to run a monoprint workshop for the Southdowns Folk Festival taking place in Bognor town centre. The only real connection with the Park is that the festival was hosted there last year. In preparation and to get my hand back in I had another go at reeds inspired by the wildlife pond…
Make sketch while the sun shines! So I headed to the Park for a meeting in the cafe but took my trusty pencils and book along to use after. Very hot, but thats not a complaint, I love it. I’m not sure the Park does though as eveything is looking a bit tired and in…
A friend of mine has started a sketching group in Hotham Park and as I am artist for the park I have joined in. There is no tuition just the pleasure of a bunch of people being together doing the same thing. Then there is the excellent coffee in the cafe when we’ve had enough,or…
I’ve started work on a new painting which is on an 80×80 cm Jute canvas. The gravel garden with its water features is a new addition to the landscaping in Hotham Park. The planting is dramatic with a huge leaved plant in one corner and many strappy reed like plants. The colour of the gravel…
Everything in the park is very dry. The dark trees make deep shadow which I sketched and the cafe was as good as ever.
August is that lazy time of year when summer hangs heavy, the trees are dark and dry grasses, ripening seed heads, bright berries, Buddleias and Ragwort create a lovely texturesd tapestry.
As artist for Hotham Park I have recently tried to include some works with recognisable Park land marks. Here is a little acrylic painting, 50×50 cm, of the new cafe with the lovely landscaping at the side.
Watercolour is not my favourite medium, partly because I’m not good at it but I thought it would be a good change from pastels for colour sketching. There is a degree of mess involved in pastel work and watercolours are easy to transport, so I’m having a go. The first picture of flowers in the…
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