This week I am away so I've posted a few sketchbook images for inspiration. There are some really interesting sketchbooks building so do keep up the good work. Classes resume week beginning February 24th and I hope to see fatter sketchbooks by then!
'The British Tea Ceremony', from Joan's sketchbook.
Love this image which offers a view of British culture that we can all recognise. We've all done it haven't we - offered or been offered a comforting cuppa in times of need? I'm imagining a cupboard shelf full of mugs with slogans for a range of crises – just in case!
I fear there will be some who would argue that the milk goes in first though!
This is a page from the sketchbook of Cheryl which got us all thinking in class. Birdsong and the smell of cut grass is a tricky thing to portray in an art piece and worth some consideration – an open window perhaps, with objects and lighting to suggest those qualities?
PJ's and clothes generally are an interesting subject. Do you remember those cardboard dolls on a stand that came with paper outfits which fitted with paper tags? A personalised version of that could be great fun!
Here we see sketchbook pages from the January challenge by Diane. She has experimented with colour mixing and application and noted her findings. There are some natural samples in there too. I can imagine Diane producing her own version of 'The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady' by Edith Holden – some of you may remember that from several decades ago. It was an illustrated nature diary that became very popular with images from it appearing on a vast range of merchandise from bedding to jigsaw puzzles.
The piece below is from Sue's sketchbook and was painted using actual coffee – that's authenticity for you!
Already, lot's of ideas are taking shape and it is a pleasure to see your ideas come to light.
More next week.