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Aunty Elemee
Yesterday Little Owl and I had a visit from our friend Emily (Elemee to Little Owl). We went for a wander down by the river and there was a plethora of wild flowers to see. Many of our old friends … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Growing things, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged aunty emily, bluebells, common centaury, corn marigolds, greater stitchwort, illustration, river side, water avens, white comfrey, wild flowers, woodland
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‘Drink Me’
This weekend we traveled south to Oxfordshire for a wedding. The hedgerows were full of blossoming hawthorne. The season is much further on than in Scotland. Heavy laden hawthorne always reminds me of a section of the Leeds-Liverpool canal where Big Dreamer and … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged alice in woderland, bloom, blossom, brideshead revisited, drink me, elegance, friends, hawthorne, illustration, leeds-liverpool canal, new orleans foot stompers, oxfordhire, pregnancy, sebastian, sloe, style, wedding, wedding favours
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Weevil
One of the ironies of this magnificent country Scotland is that it is mostly cold and windy, then when the sun shines the midgies come out. If you haven’t heard of these nasty biting insects I can’t convey in words … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Illustration
Tagged black vine weevils, gardening, illustration, midgies, peas, pests, pot plants, scottish weather, sunshine
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Invitation
Here’s a wedding invitation I designed a while a go for a lovely couple I know. The invitations have just been sent out and it’s great to see them all printed up. It was the valley horticultural society coffee morning … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Growing things, Illustration
Tagged coffee morning, horticultural society, illustration, plants, village, wedding invitation
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Gloom
I woke up this morning and there was a little bird’s egg, about the size of my thumb, smashed on the window sill of my studio. It had obviously taken a tumble from one of the nests in our guttering. … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged carol farmer, chapel street gallery, eggs, end of the year, hares, illustration, innerleithen, nests
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Knightsridge Primary School
Yesterday I visited Knightsridge Primary School to speak to some of the children there about illustration. I particularly wanted to talk to them about a magazine project Iβm working on. They were absolutely brilliant and gave me some excellent responses. … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged budding artists, drawing, fireworks, illustration, Knightsridge primary school
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Little Owl to the rescue
Yesterday the sun was shining (it’s not now!) so we headed out into the garden. Big Dreamer mowed the lawn and I made the brave choice of planting many of my seedlings out. It felt an even braver move after our … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things, Illustration
Tagged birds, gardening, house, lawn, Little Owl, mowing, seedlings, worms
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Degree show
Yesterday at 4pm the doors to the illustration studio were closed and locked. No one was allowed to do anymore towards the degree show before assessment. It was a tense afternoon. I have been helping a lovely young lady called … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged degree show, edinburgh college of art, illustration, june, lisa lind
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Change
Here are two sketchbook pages I thought you might find interesting. The watercolour one is from 2003 and the ink one is from yesterday. This scene of the Topsham hulks down in Devon near where … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged change, Ink, special places, style, topsham, watercolour
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