Happy first day of Autumn!
Highlights of this week include:
the club launch - obviously this is a massive highlight and I can’t believe how well it’s been received - thank you!! I can’t wait to meet more of you online this coming week with Samantha Dion Baker, drawing NYC in the Autumn.
reading a book about Matisse and learning from his genius use of colour.
continuing to reap the benefits of a zoom led by Citaflor last week where we looked at master pieces.
opening our bifold wide open to draw our back garden.
generally enjoying the sunshine here Monday and Tuesday.
sending in my Epworth Rectory commission which was a massive weight off my shoulders.
having fun putting a video together with Caleb (I tired on my own but kept getting perfectionistic and needed a real person to draw that out of me…). You can watch it here. I answered questions I received from people here and over on instagram about the club launch and a little about myself.
the garden dahlias… I mean… I can’t NOT mention them.
on Thursday I did a mega sort out of my wardrobe Marie Kondo style. Ironically (and of course, this is the magic of de-cluttering), although I now have fewer clothes (donated or recycled a decent bundle), it feels like I have more choice because A. everything is immediately visible (because it is organised), B. everything there fits me (I am now a size 14, unlike a few years back when I was a size 10). Less hesitation. Less time wasted just starring into the wardrobe. Less confusion and delay! Everything in there would work so I just grab it and get going! ha!
a wonderful drawing session with fellow Yorkshire-based artist and educator Jo Blaker. We drew from her holiday pics in Arron, a little island off the shores of Scotland. I’m convinced my ancestors came from that area because those colours have my heart!
it is the season of elderberries here so I got out to forage and make syrup. But while the syrup was happily simmering away, the left-over berries were starring at me and begging to be used so I went upstairs to my good old textiles drawer and grabbed a perfect amount of cotton to make ribbons. So now I have elderberry syrup and elderberry-dyed ribbons.
Hope you have a great week!
PS: don’t forget the drawing NYC in Autumn zoom meet this coming Wednesday! This is for anyone who pays a monthly club membership either on Sam’s Draw Your World or on my Time Foragers’ Club. I hope to see you there!
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