In May of this year, I was lucky enough to spend some time at Dá Licença in the Alentejo region in Portugal. The lemon trees on the grounds were covered in fruit — huge, knobby, bumpy lemons loaded with juice. One of the owners picked a bag full and gifted it to me. I made…
Category: Art
this ‘daily practice’ thing (ep.3)
I thought I’d keep you posted on how the daily art practice is progressing. Like every other daily practice, it’s work. There are times I’d rather take a read my book, take a nap or doodle on my iPad but now I’ve got this niggling voice at the back of my mind telling me that…
this ‘daily practice’ thing (ep.2)
Packing for vacation is always a headache, isn’t it? I don’t know anyone who enjoys it but maybe there are a few of you out there. My sister stuffs four, sometimes five pairs of shoes into her suitcase and tries to convince me (herself) she needs them all. Fortunately, she has small feet so it’s…
this ‘daily practice’ thing
A few months ago, I bought two Hahnemũhle water colour pads – one small (A5) and the other tiny (3x4in). (I should tell you, because I think it’s fantastic, that the tiny one is made from sugar cane fiber.) I told myself I’d paint something in one or the other every single day. Well, that…