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Sunshine to a flower…

Posted by The Walking Sketchbook on April 30, 2018May 16, 2018

On a wander around the garden this evening, this snakeshead fritillary, with its beautiful pattern, caught my eye in the evening light.

“Surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Laughter is to the soul what sunshine is to a flower.”

Peggy Toney Horton

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After work today I wandered by the River Wye to sketch my view. Thank you @janet.swailes for the lovely paper. Love it! 💚 . . It was nice to sit by the river for a bit of timeout as it flowed by. The grasshoppers made their presence known, whilst the wind swirled around me and the moody clouds filled the sky. Two swans were down steam and some ducks upstream. . . Following my quick sketch, I felt much better. So important to take creative timeout in nature, especially when caring for loved ones when they are not well. . #thewalkingsketchbook #sketchyourview #riverwye #quicksketch #creativetime #herefordshire

For World Photography Day, I give you light! The light of the sun going down and captured in a hornbeam seed casing, taken a few years ago. Light inspired me to be creative through photography and helped me find my way to @thewalkingsketchbook My inspiration for seeing came through exploring the work of #faygodwin #worldphotographyday #thewalkingsketchbook #hornbeam #photography #nature #naturephotography #connectingwithnature #woodlandtrust

This little female worker bee rocked up today and 🐝 needed some help. So we gave her some sugary water to recover and then she went on her way! 😀 . . Im busy caring for other folk at the moment, so not been as active creatively or on insta. But will see what I can share this week. . . Hope you manage to have some creative time this week. #savethebees #helpedabeetoday #thewalkingsketchbook #bee #connectingwithnature

*Rock Art* . . I’ve been purchasing and admiring art this week whilst other things have happened. It’s a catch up week for me. . . So the excitement was purchasing this amazing stone carving by Malcolm Mellin from @madeinthemarchesgallery We love it! So we have our own rock art in our home! So exciting! We have our own herd of Sami deer running across the room. 🍃💚 . What have you been up to creative wise? Seeing or creating your own work? . . #buyingart #supportinglocalbusiness #supportinglocalgalleries #thewalkingsketchbook #stonecarving #madeinthemarchesgallery #malcolmmellin #rockart

The sunshine called me out on a wander today. A little different weather from yesterday. I took my A5 #grafit90g sketchbook and pencil with me in my back pocket. A lightweight kit today. . . On route through the woods and out into the view, the Rosebay Willow Herb flowers said Hello. They looked so lovely and the bees loved them too, so I decided to do a continuous line sketch and colour it with the pigments from the plants themselves. I love the colours from this plant and I know they are safe to collect and I always wash my hands afterwards. They are in abundance here but only take what you need and leave the rare plants to grow. . . I love that the pink flowers produce a purple colour, when I scrunch them between my finger tips and press across the page. Colouring with nature’s crayons. You don’t have to draw, so whatever you feel you can or can’t do, this could just be exploring the colours of nature. Go and collect some colours and put them on a page. Just draw a wiggly line if you like. It’s a lovely way to connect with nature. . . I saw some lovely ferns on my route back growing on a wall. So I stopped to say hello. . #paintingwithplants #thewalkingsketchbook #creativewalk #connectingwithnature #rosebaywillowherb #naturescolours #walkingartist

Hold onto your hats, it’s so windy here in Wales. I planned to paint outside but was it too ambitious today. . . Over Hay-on-Wye, up towards the Bluff, I was nearly blown off my feet, which would have made you laugh! 😂So I just tried to photograph the view, which was challenging enough. It was wild, wet and windy in the hills today. I love this energy though. . . Back in the warmth and something I don’t usually do. Out came the sketchbook and by the window I painted the view I photographed earlier. . . It was an acrylic gouache mixed media day. Inspired by an ink on board piece I had previously created, I wanted to try something similar in mixed media. #carandache pencils and crayons added to the outline of the hills, landscape lines and sky. . . Sometimes it’s good to try something different and adapt your plans, although I love the energy you feel when you create outdoors in the elements. . Just noticed I painted upside down in my sketchbook. 😂 Out of routine... . I hope you have some creative time this weekend and haven’t been blown away... . . #thewalkingsketchbook #creativity #carandachepencils #carandachecrayons #myturnerpaint #turneracrylgouache #seawhiteofbrightonsketchbook #haybluff #abstractart

On my sketchbook Friday, I had one eye on the weather and the other on my view. I’ve stayed closer to home due to the forecast, but it’s been okay. . . With my large square #seawhiteofbrighton sketchbook Cwtched close to me, I stood up to sketch my landscape view. I sketched the outline of the landscape with #herbinink then watercolours and inks to add the colour and depth, finishing off with the #carandachepencils . It’s so nice to be out capturing the landscape in-between the sunshine and the moody skies. . . On route back, I was shown this huge fungus (see photos) and discovered some autumn coloured leaves. . . I hope you’ve had a lovely creative adventure today. . . #sketchbookfriday #thewalkingsketchbook #sketchyourview #pleinair #herbinink #wildthornewatercolors #mixedmedia

It’s a Sketchbook Friday tomorrow and I can’t wait! The weather forecasters have painted a grim story, but let’s see what happens. I hope the weather is kind. . . Will you be joining in tomorrow? . . #sketchbookfriday #thewalkingsketchbook #creativetime

I’ve been hugging the lake at Ullswater today with my tree work and was so inspired by the landscape before me. So at the end of the day, I jumped in the car and made my way back to the find the perfect spot to sketch my view at Watermillock. . I nestled next to the lake with my art materials spread out beside me. After all the rain yesterday, I felt the urge to get the inks out today. I sketched the hills in front of me, then shaded with the dark brown Artgraf tailors chalk. Then the watercolours were out and finally finishing with coloured pencils. . . It was such an inspiring place to sketch. Folk came and went and I really treasured those moments listening to the lapping water and the ducks calling next to the lake. I chatted to the ducks and my bug visitor who were most interested in my creative adventure. created in 40 minutes before going on to meet Janet Swailes. I hope you’ve had a creative adventure today. . . #thewalkingsketchbook #ullswater #sketching #sketchbookadventures #pleinair #enpleinair #connectingwithnature #lakedistrict #outdoorsketching #seawhiteofbrighton #artgraf #herbinink #wildthornewatercolors #windsorandnewton

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