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Column Week 13
ANITA DAVIES | May 1st 2008 by Anita Davies
These are the images and text that made up my illustrated column entry in the Cambs Times and Wisbech Standard, in print today: These days my shopping trips to Tesco are usually accompanied with a visit to their café, where I indulge in a frothy Lat read more
Finally...
ANITA DAVIES | April 29th 2008 by Anita Davies
These are the last pages in my 40th Birthday Journal my Sons gifted me at the beginning of April. It has been a pleasure to use.My truck went in for it's first MOT on Monday.A little early, I parked firstly in Church Lane, Doddington and sketched som read more
Sunday Sketching
ANITA DAVIES | April 29th 2008 by Anita Davies
A few journal sketches from SundayI ended my day watching Miss Austen Regrets, a period drama based on the life of Author Jane Austen. read more
Bluebells
ANITA DAVIES | April 28th 2008 by Anita Davies
The bluebells have woken and dressed my garden with their pretty bonnets. read more
Last Fruits
ANITA DAVIES | April 28th 2008 by Anita Davies
Over the weekend I found the last tomato in the fridge and the last of the grapes and made a few quick studies with them in my journal using various coloured pigment liners and watercolour.10 min sketches5 min sketches read more
Picasso Inspired
ANITA DAVIES | April 27th 2008 by Anita Davies
Midweek found me feeling a little 'out of salts' and on Thursday afternoon I decided to curl up on the sofa and pop one of my 'Power of Art' DVD's in the player. I chose Picasso. I'm not particularly educated in art history, I tend to just look at pi read more
Mid Week Journal Pages
ANITA DAVIES | April 26th 2008 by Anita Davies
'Concentrated on values using watercolour and a still life of manikins and flowers. Journal homework: monochrome flower.''Can't quite pull the pieces together today. I'm craving peace, comfort and warmth. They are here but I just can't grasp them' read more
Tea or Coffee?
ANITA DAVIES | April 24th 2008 by Anita Davies
For me, it has to be coffee!I can't operate without it.My right eye refuses to open until it's oiled by my morning cuppa.No milk or sugar....strong and black.Untainted.Unless it's a latte or Cappuccino, then it has to have plenty of both.I'm sure I'm read more
Recycled
ANITA DAVIES | April 23rd 2008 by Anita Davies
A lazy Sunday afternoon sketch of my fireplace situated in the lounge. This little beauty was salvaged from a Town House demolition in London and sits framed by a feature wall of pale Duck Egg Blue paint. read more
Monochrome
ANITA DAVIES | April 20th 2008 by Anita Davies
On Friday I arrived a few minutes early to collect Harry from school and took the opportunity to sketch one of the houses from the truck. I had approx. 10 minutes before I had to dash to the classroom door, so I jotted down the light direction and ad read more
Quick Journal Pages
ANITA DAVIES | April 19th 2008 by Anita Davies
Life was pretty full midweek so my journal filled with small extracts of my day on Wednesday and a page of sketches from the doctors surgery during a routine visit on Friday.I have recently upgraded my Flickr account and now have room for many more s read more
Column Week 11
ANITA DAVIES | April 18th 2008 by Anita Davies
These are the images and text that made up my illustrated column in the Cambs Times and Wisbech standard, in print today:Monday was the last day of the Easter holiday for Harry so, to make the most of it, we took a trip into Wisbech together and visi read more
Exciting Things
ANITA DAVIES | April 16th 2008 by Anita Davies
So many exciting things going on this week...First I get a beautiful package from Serena, then I organised and declared my plans for the Summer, our lamp finally refused to work and I sketched by candlelight for the evening, my square tipped waterbru read more
New Project Plan For Summer
ANITA DAVIES | April 15th 2008 by Anita Davies
So, I've had this idea churning away in my mind for a while now, it's so easy to come up with ideas and plans in your mind but never actually see them prosper so I thought that if I put it on paper it would make it real and get me motivated to act on read more
Word and Thought
ANITA DAVIES | April 14th 2008 by Anita Davies
On Sunday I ordered a new A5 sketchbook from Karen Jinks (Kala), it is to be filled with Bockingford NOT watercolour paper which I use alot for larger works, I am looking forward to having a little texture in the paper after using HP in my journals f read more
I Got Mail
ANITA DAVIES | April 13th 2008 by Anita Davies
Friday brought the end to what seemed a long week being the first week back to school after two weeks Easter holiday. It also brought lots of goodies in the post ordered with my Birthday money!Danny Gregory's - Creative License BookSimon Schama's - read more
Another Double Grid
ANITA DAVIES | April 12th 2008 by Anita Davies
Another double spread in my beautiful journal from spacedogstudios on Etsy. read more
The Penny Has Dropped
ANITA DAVIES | April 11th 2008 by Anita Davies
This is Wednesday. A short drive into Chatteris purely for sketching, the clippings from the weekend's hedge trimming, a cigarette break and a little TV before bed...Nothing special to read about if it was written in word but art makes everything so read more
Practice Makes Purr-fect
ANITA DAVIES | April 10th 2008 by Anita Davies
20 min prep sketch in journal - Ink & watercolourThis is a quick preparation sketch from a photograph I did on Tuesday for a piece I am starting work on today...If I ever get away from the laundry and into the studio!Where does it all come from a read more
A New Journal Just For April
ANITA DAVIES | April 9th 2008 by Anita Davies
My beautiful boys gave me money for my Birthday and I spent some of it on a new journal from Etsy seller 'spacedogstudios'. You can view more pictures and details HEREI've decided to abandon my Canson journal for this month and use my new book to jou read more
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