Thank you so much to everyone who joined the 5th year of Sketch Across the World, what an adventure we have been on. Out of the door we went with sketchbook in hand on the 29th & 30th April 2023, to sketch in nature. We felt the sun on our faces and the wind in…
Sketch Across the World 2022
On the 30th April and 1st May 2022 we gathered together across the World, with sketchbooks in hand, for some time outside sketching in nature. Thank you so much to everyone who joined in this year, what an adventure we have been on. We all need an opportunity to explore and it’s been amazing to…
Sketch Across the World 2021
On the 4th & 5th September with Sketchbooks in hand, we gathered together across the World, for some time-out sketching in nature. Thank you so much to everyone who joined in, what an adventure we went on. Its so inspiring to see your creativity and connections with nature from @penndblue Sketching morning glory on your…
Creating Beneath the Canopy
At the start of this year I was asked to write a creative piece for the Bloom in Doom Magazine. Which focuses on positive and solution-based environmental journalism. I was so excited about being asked and wrote about creating beneath the canopy through the seasons, to inspire others to have a go. It is my…
Painting with Snowflakes
Happy New Year everyone, hoping you have a year full of exciting creative adventures. Take little steps and focus on the little things in nature, it’s definitely helping me right now. I’ve been so excited about my recent creative adventure- painting with snowflakes. We had a few snow days here and I immersed myself in…
Leaf Printing
I’ve been out in the sunshine sat beneath a Scots Pine tree printing with leaves. Before going out I created a folding map, with rain-painting postcards for the covers, before venturing outside to create in nature. I thought it would be a day for painting shadows of plants in the sunshine, but it was too…
Creating by the Sea
It was a beach day today! The cloud moved over to make way for the sunshine as we arrived at Aberystwyth Stony Beach. I planned to create mixed media pieces on strips of Seawhite of Brighton Cartridge paper. With pieces prepared, rolled and clipped, I gathered my art materials on the beach. I started playing…
Birch Leaf Printing
I’ve been on my first adventure this year to the Brecon Beacons today! I was so excited to wander on Mynydd Illtyd, one of my favourite places to be. After taking in the view from the trig point, the cloud lifted and I had a peep at Pen Y Fan. I settled by the Ancient…
Exhibition
I was very excited to go along to the Made in the Marches Gallery today to see the Land into Art Exhibition. When I was setting up, I only saw boxes and packages of art placed where they might go. So it was amazing to see the whole Exhibition curated by Rebecca Finney in situ….
Trees Sketching in the Canopy
Today I have been setting up for the Land into Art Exhibition at The Made in the Marches Gallery, Kington, Herefordshire. Where you can see The Drawings with Trees Exhibition. The Exhibition will be on from the 2nd September until the 31st October, 2020.
The Walking Sketchbook 