See the sketchbook – tropical fish

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the watercolour paintings I made from photos taken by my cousin Dave in the seas around Australia (the post is here). I filled a small sketchbook purchased from The Brooklyn Art Library with watercolour paintings of fish and included quotations about the ocean. The sketchbook was digitised and wasContinueContinue reading “See the sketchbook – tropical fish”

Mandy Pattullo and The Hearth

Last week, I set out on a beautiful cross-country route through County Durham to The Hearth Art Centre & Cafe in Horsley, Northumberland, in order to meet up with textile artist Mandy Pattullo.  The Hearth is a former manse which has been sympathetically converted into artists’ studios, with a cafe located in two ground-floor rooms.ContinueContinue reading “Mandy Pattullo and The Hearth”