Latest new sketches and paintings

 As the difficulties COVID is visiting on us all, and paid work has completely disappeared for the foreseeable future, I'm spending more time on sketching and painting, as well as weaving and general crafting, while I try to plan an income string going forward.  Here are a few of my latest pieces.  Hope you like them.

Lone Wolf.

Water Street, Caerwys, North Wales, from old photo.

Still life with hat pins.

Global Warming.

Hendrix 1.

Hendrix 2.

The Dancer.

Still life with cups.

Where the magic happens.

Becca and Kelly.

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Recent work

Though the lock-down and Coronavirus has restricted my speaking role in schools, universities etc.  I have remained busy art-wise.  I sketch every day.  25 of my recent sketches are now published in my latest book, 'Lock-down Sketchbook', and depending on interest, I have lots of work waiting for future books and other offerings, maybe blank cards etc.

I have a love for teddy bears, in particular, 'Charlie Bears', and I sketch them from time to time. 

A look back at some of the school shoes I owned way back, when I was in my early teens, (even earlier than that).  I remember them well. 

NEW BOOK NOW AVAILABLE

Hope you are all fine in this difficult time.  I have stayed busy in lock-down, as all my usual work has ended due to the pandemic.  I have produced a short, (24 page) Lock-down Sketchbook, which is now on sale via the attached link.  It contains 25 sketches carried out over the lock-down, and I have left some blank space throughout the book for you to record your own sketches or words around this trying time.  Stay safe everyone.

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Here are some of my latest sketches;

Pics

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Frustrated

I am still waiting to get my laptop back.  It's been away since October, with just a few weeks of having it back, then off again with another problem.  I can't wait to be back on Blogger and Facebook, sharing some of my art, and new directions I'm exploring.
I wonder if anyone will be out there and interested!  Maybe not.

sketching from old photos

I have a love of searching through old photos of places I know in times gone by.  That's what I've been doing over the past few weeks.  Here are some of them.

Beach houses Red Wharf Bay, on Anglesey around 1880

Penysarn 1800's

Colwyn Bay pier entrance. One half of the entrance.

Deganwy shore

St. Asaph, The Plough and post office.

Very early picture of St. Asaph

Charles and his mules, Meifod. (is the caption on the photo)

Crossing stones, Llansannon.

Llangar Church. Corwen North Wales

A lovely photograph of this ancient church, taken and posted by https://www.facebook.com/gillian.smith.182940?fref=hovercard, really took my eye. In this coloured sketch, I have tried to capture the spiritual atmosphere of the site.

Llangar Church. Corwen North Wales.

Two new publications completed this summer

I've had a lovely summer of sketching in and around North Wales.  Here are two new publications you can preview and/or purchase....just follow the links. (You can view the whole publications for free).
Out and About, sketching

Wildlife sketches

Two new publications completed this summer.

I have produced a number of colour sketches completed this summer into 20+ page publications.  If you would like to see them, follow the link....blurb.co.uk/b/7340902-wildlife-sketches-2016
http://www.blurb.co.uk/b/7341012-out-and-about-sketching

Sketches of Anglesey.

Recently completed sketches made on Anglesey.

 What a lovely cottage a stones throw from a beautiful beach.  Would love to spend a few days there.

 Further down the road,  I wonder if this is the same cottage....Now I really want to stay there.

A well know establishment near Llanrwst, 'Tu Hwnt I'r Bont'  ( Beyond the Bridge). Amazing colours that change with the seasons.

Two magazines in one day...not bad going!

Out and about sketching...for sale or available to view.

At last I've put this years favourite sketches to print...

maybe a set of greetings cards!

I've been working on some simple sketches I would love to produce as a range of blank cards for a local nature reserve visitors centre.  Let me know what you think.

weather change, day inside

Well, today has been the first day in ages that I've spent inside.  We've had some rain, not much, and a dull day, but not cold...but with a Grand Prix on and a great deal of housework to catch up on, I decided to make it an interior day...
  Grand Prix was great...not much housework done...but I did get on with some sketches...I learn every day where art is concerned and I'm always trying out working with paints in different ways and trying out varying techniques with using paints...will post this weeks trials later....

Beautiful weather

Spending time out in this lovely weather. Sketching and painting.

Care Home mural No. 1, up.

So glad to see that my wallpaper mural is now up in the Care Home that commissioned it.  Life size, it is creating a talking point for the residents.

Thrilled that they are so pleased with the finished result.

A great day of exploring..

At least once a week I have a full day of experimenting with art products, techniques and trying out new techniques.  Sometimes, I feel I have wasted a day and, often, materials too.  Yesterday, I made a few discoveries that will have positive results.  It was a good, though messy day. I even managed to complete a few more paintings.