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Practice, practice, practice... Pushing my boundaries
One of the things I have wanted to do ever since I started this drawing lark is to draw birds from life - to capture that moment in time,...
ljm111
May 6, 20213 min read
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Spring? Yes...no...yes!
It's been a slow start to spring after an initially promising start. It's been cold lately with northerly winds holding up many of our...
ljm111
May 6, 20212 min read
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Documenting the botanical year in my sketchbooks
My new home-made "Seasons" sketchbook is becoming a bit of an obsession! I have even made a second one, identical to the first but with...
ljm111
Mar 21, 20212 min read
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New year, new sketchbook projects
I have so many sketchbooks on the go, what's two more! But what do you do if you can't find any sketchbooks on the market that contain...
ljm111
Jan 13, 20213 min read
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Dipping into pen & ink
Pen and ink drawings have always appealed to me. My paternal grandfather was an artist and pen and ink was his medium. His subject matter...
ljm111
Dec 30, 20203 min read
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Some recent artwork
For some reason, as soon as autumn comes I just want to paint. Perhaps it's the colours or the drama of the changing seasons and the...
ljm111
Dec 9, 20203 min read
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Nature journaling - a glimpse inside my nature sketchbooks
A couple of years ago a started to keep a nature journal/sketchbook. It was mainly a record of things I had seen when out and about and...
ljm111
Nov 6, 20202 min read
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A little bit of botanical art
For the last two or three years I have been painting some of the British wildflowers I see when I’m out and about. We have a lovely...
ljm111
May 26, 20201 min read
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