Hi, I'm back after my hectic time this summer. Now its all relaxing for a while - some painting, designing and a little holiday in Holland at the end of September. Yesterday we returned the printing press to Oxford Printmakers (after a fab time embossing at Oxford Summer School) and popped in at Waterperry Gardens to photograph thistles for my new watercolour collection. I still have to identify them but aren't they gorgeous! … [Read more...]
Woolly Thistle – watercolour
The woolly Thistle is complete. Hooray - this is another tick on my list as the the year draws to a close. I have my eye on several other thistle species including the artichoke flower, but thank goodness they won't be flowering for several months so I have a break. In the meantime I have a cool commission - to produce some slightly stylised / abstract wild flowers which are found locally, for a billboard. This will be happening early in the new year. Sadly I have to work from photographs as … [Read more...]