New Flower (October 24, 2018) – Japanese Anemone
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Author Archives: Mama Cormier
New Flower (October 23, 2018) – Pink Roses, Free Spirit
….more beautiful roses from Queen Mary’s Garden
365 Days of Art – More Quirky Creatures
….days 163, 164 and 165
Carla Sonheim had us make our own sidewalk cracks using a recipe that she devised. I tried making one in London and from that I looked for a critter or animal that I could cut out and fill in with marks and colour. From one sheet of paper I managed to find two ‘abstract’ animals. One is a dog of sorts and the other a sitting elephant.
I’m really enjoying sketching with graphite pencils and blending stumps. I’ve also been inspired by Sophie Favre’s clay sculptures that I saw in London and I created a mouse using her style.
New Flower (October 22, 2018) – Trailing Yellow Begonias
Quirky Creature – Days 161 and 162
…..365 Days of Art
Around day 5 of our trip to London, my husband and I ventured to the British Museum. We quickly realized that going to any museum in the middle of the week meant that we would be surrounded by hoards of school children on field trips.
After leaving the museum we found a wonderful gallery directly across the street that featured wonderful ceramics. We were immediately drawn in by a series of ‘quirky’ creatures with human characteristics. The artist is Sylvie Favre from Paris.
For the next two nights I attempted to sketch a couple of these wonderful creations. I used a graphite pencil and a blending stump.
New Flower (October 21, 2018) – Peruvian Lily in London
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Silent Sunday – October 21, 2018
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Sunday Trees – 362
….trees in London are often covered with vines of ivy
Thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees
A Photo a Week Challenge: Through Glass
….thanks to Nancy Merrill for hosting the Photo a Week Challenge
The first set of photos were taken through a window of a double decker bus and from the second story of our apartment in London.
The windows on the bus and from the apartment were not particularly clean so I was quite surprised that they turned out as well as they did.
365 Days of Art – While in London
…I did actually find some time to do some drawing when I was in London
Days 159 and 160
I’ve been trying to practice drawing more quirky characters. I did manage two pages of these lovely ladies while staying in our Airbnb in London. I found the best time to draw was when everyone had gone to bed.
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