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A little book
Outside my window the weather is wild. The rooks from the trees behind our house take off in giant plumes, then tumble and wheel on the gusts. Little Owl’s swing has wrapped itself around the cross bar in a giant … Continue reading
A First Book of Nature
Here are some pictures from a beautiful book Little Owl was given for her birthday called A First Book of Nature. I thought you might enjoy seeing it if you haven’t already. It’s by Nicola Davies, who was a Really … Continue reading
Taking a breather
Little Owl is on her Easter holidays from nursery for the next two weeks. She’s going to spend next week with her grandparents but this week she’s with me. Hence my degree work has had to come to a halt … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged breather, courtship, curiosity, dance, degree, detergent drawer, Easter holidays, grimness, nursery, rooks, spin cycle, washing machine
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Birch sap wine
The floor plan for the degree show has gone up in the studio. I know my space. Today we’ve been putting orders in for shelves and tables. Time is ticking! Big Dreamer has been out tapping birch trees so that … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged birch sap, birch trees, degree show, floor plan, illustration, wine
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Watson and Crick
I was listening to a programme on Radio 4 the other day about Watson and Crick discovering the structure of DNA. Along with Maurice Wilkins, they received a Nobel Prize for their work. It got me thinking about who I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged chicken wire, Crick, DNA, illustration, Maurice Wilkins, Nobel Peace Prize, prize, procrastinating, sewing machines, Watson
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Hatchings
This week at Little Owl’s nursery they have had some eggs in an incubator and it has caused a major stir. Every day the children have been able to go and visit the eggs. Each morning Little Owl has been … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged chicks, easter, eggs, good friday, hatching, illustration, incubator, Little Owl, nursery
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Singing wrens
Although the countryside around us is covered in piles of snow and the skies are thick with grey cloud a little wren has been singing joyfully outside my window this morning. I’m always amazed at the volume that comes out … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged birds, children's books, clouds, illustration, little bear, picture books, porridge, singing, snow, wren
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Comet Pan-STARRS
We have been scanning the skies for comet Pan-STARRS over the last few evenings. It’s supposed to be particularly close to the sun just now, so very visible. Not if you live in Scotland however! Low lying snow clouds have … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged clouds, comet, countryside, fairies, horizon, illustration, magic, observatory, pan-STARRS, planets, rural darkness, SATS, science, scotland, secondary school, snow, sprites, stars, wonder
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Dissertation
This week has been glorious here in Scotland. The mornings have started off frosty and foggy but the sun has soon cleared the air to reveal crisp blue skies. Listening to the radio it sounds as though the rest of … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged crisp, dissertation, fog, frogs, frost, illustration, leaden skies, sunny, weather
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Drawing block
This is a frog I drew on Friday. I was pretty happy to see him emerge from my pen nib because I’ve had a bit of a drawing block this week. I know, great timing and not in the slightest … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Illustration
Tagged chicken wire, daffodils, degree show, drawing block, frogs, illustration, rabbits, snow
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