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Exeter guildhall
Over the last few months I have got involved with a group called Exeter Illustrators. As the name suggests they are a bunch of illustrators who live around the Exeter area who have got together to collaborate on projects, socialise … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged buildings, city, exeter, Exeter City Council, Exeter Illustrators, Exeter Lord Mayor, guildhall, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, medieval, urban
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November flowers
Rain pounded down all day yesterday. My pink geranium, still flowering copiously in the shelter of the side return, looked a bit absurd against such a grey November backdrop. Funnily enough pink geraniums don’t appear in Margaret Erskine Wilson’s page … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Growing things
Tagged animals, dogwood, home, insects, knitting needles, Margaret Erskine Wilson, names, november, pink geraniums, plants, rain, spindle, Wildflowers of Britain Month by Month
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More beating the bounds
We have been lucky this week. The days have been bathed in a soft autumn light picking out all the shades of bronze and gold in the fading leaves. On the old tythe maps the parish was covered in orchards … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Illustration
Tagged children, forest, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, kids, picture books, wood
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Savouring slowness
Finch has a cold and has been wandering around the house wheezing like a little train. It’s gone to his chest and he’s asthmatic. He clamped on some child’s ear defenders from the bottom of the toy box proclaiming that … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged asthma, blue, bonfire night, brown, bunny, children, cold, delia smith, ear defenders, green, half term, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, insects, kids, Mole, park, parkin, picture books, rabbit, red leaves, singing, wheezing, wood
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Loving Vincent
One more quick one before I go away…my friend and I saw the premier of Loving Vincent on Monday. It was played live from the National Gallery to selected cinemas around the country and it came to Exeter. It’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Making changes
Tagged animation, art, films, illustration, Loving Vincent, oils, painting, Vincent can Gogh
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October flowers (and nuts)
The weather was glorious at the weekend so we took the chance to get out on some lovely walks. We collected acorns, raced autumn leaves down a brook, crunched our way over beech husks, spotted a jay, and found a … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged acorns, autumn, beech, beech husks, beech mast, beech nuts, holiday, illustration, illustrator, leaves, Margaret Erskine Wilson, october, pale tussock caterpillar, Post Office queue, Private Frazer, sunshine, There was an old lady who swallowed a fly, Wildflowers of Britain Month by Month
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Christmas cards
I’m so sorry to do this to you. I’m well aware it’s only October. Here goes…Christmas cards! There I’ve said it. I’ve got Christmas cards to sell. The reason I’m posting about them now is because I will be seeing … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged cards, children, christmas, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, lights, market, presents, seasons, snow, toy shop, toys, wooden
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Tomatoes
Ooo hang on, a bit busy with deadlines. Bear with me. In the mean time, look some of my tomatoes have actually ripened!
Action packed
It has been an action-packed week. Big Dreamer and I have a new niece. She is sparkly-eyed, with the most beautiful little mouth and chin you’ve ever seen. Oh she’s scrumptious! A hedgehog also briefly took up residence in our … Continue reading
September flowers
It’s always good to find out that you’ve just been out cycling during a weather warning. That’s what happened to me on Monday morning. I did think that the head wind was a bit stronger than usual on the way … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged autumn, conkers, cyclamen, cycling, haws, hill, leaves, Margaret Erskine Wilson, pollinators, printing, sloes, weather warning, Wildflowers of Britain Month by Month
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