On February 19 I bought a book and workbook package, a book-based course on learning to draw; Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards (2), and the accompanying (optional) Workbook (3). I knew at the outset that this was going to be Read More …
I’ve decided to post more of my beginner artwork, to maybe convince others that they can also learn to do this. Or possibly just for laughs – because we could all use more laughter in our lives these days! I first picked up a watercolour Read More …
It took only a few weeks for me to admit to myself that my watercolour painting wouldn’t get much better unless I did something about my complete and utter lack of drawing skills. No matter how many painting workshops and courses I take, I’ll need Read More …
I’d planned to write a post without any mention of the on-going pandemic, but obviously that’s not going to happen. It has been such a prominent feature of our lives for over a year now, with restrictions still in place across many areas of the Read More …
What’s so rare that the awareness day for it falls on Leap Day, once every four years? That’s the story of international Rare Disease Day, launched back in 2008 to “build a global awareness campaign to help bring rare diseases to the spotlight.” (1) Leap Read More …
At this time last year, I was looking forward to a whole series of creative courses and workshops that would have just been getting underway. I’d signed up for a variety of these, being offered either for free or at very reasonable prices through local Read More …
