Today is the day I will, for one night only, be exhibiting my park paintings in the Hotham Park Cafe. It’s going to be a bit of a scramble to do it all in one and a half hours but as much forward prep has been done as possible and I will be posting some…
There is a little train that runs in Hotham Park in the summer and half term holidays. He is named Boris and children love him. I’m told his name is derived not from a certain blond desheveled politician but from a condensed version of the town’s name, Bognor Regis. The name is the result of…
I’ve spent the day in the park sketching. In the morning the wind was chilly but after a warming soup in the cafe the afternoon was sunny, almost balmy, at least thats how it felt with the sun on my back as I revelled in the autumn colours
Went to the park yesterday to dicuss preparations for my one night exhibition to be held on Monday October 24 from 6.30. I arrived about half an hour early for the meeting in the cafe so wandered into the Mediterranean garden to do this quick sketch of the ravishing autumn colours which were so intense…
On Monday 24th I will be showing my work for the Park in the Cafe there. It’s not an easy venue to mount an exhibition but I’ll do my best to put on a good show. If you are around that evening from 6.30 it would be great to see you as well as my invited…
I have recently bought a new muli-media A3 sketch pad which is a soft brown colour and so far I like it very much. I have been trying out pastels and today I did three quick studies in the park. Here they are along with one I did earlier this week.
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…
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