Final leg of Sketch 2013 tour

I am pleased that my book is now in Plymouth on the final leg of the Sketch 2013 tour:

http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/latest/calendar/sketch-2013-open-sketchbook-drawing-prize-exhibition-opening/


To see a gallery of 10 photos of the current venue click on the link below and scroll down to the second article:
http://rabley.wordpress.com/


I am only sorry that I will not be able to check it out in person; this part of the tour is an interesting one because the venue has just started a new course of drawing and printmaking and they have newly opened studios.  I love a good nose round art colleges!

A mail  notification came through about this today, and I was thrilled to see that my fellow artist, Sally Taylor, who is in the studio above mine out at Stonegrave, has her book featured at the top and it looks great, as you can see for yourselves below:

'SKETCH' tours to Plymouth - Opens 26 March Sara Lee Artist's Talk & Demonstration  - Thursday 3 April  6.30 View this email in your browser

SKETCH Touring to Plymouth College Of Art 26 March to 10 April Thursday 3 April 6.30 - 7.45pm Private View Wed 25th 5.30 - 7pm http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/latest/calendar/sketch-2013-open-sketchbook-drawing-prize-exhibition-opening/ More about SKETCH http://www.rableydrawingcentre.com/sketch-2013.html

SKETCH 2013

General installation shot of the exhibition in the gallery space at Rabley Drawing Centre

The Rabley Drawing Centre is nestled in a soft green valley in Marlborough, Wiltshire, situated in a beautifully converted barn. I imagine that to attend courses here would be a real delight; their print making fascilities are pretty good and if I lived in the area would certainly attend some of their workshops.

 I am delighted to be part of this exhibition of fascinating glimpses into the thinking of other artists.  Many thanks to artist director Meryl Ainslie for curating the show, which allows visitors to handle and look through the books, (cotton gloves provided).   It is a refreshing change to the usual glimpse at one or two pages through the glass of a cabinet. 

My book is on the second shelf from top, far left.

I am looking forward to the seminar on 28th September despite the long drive down. http://www.rableydrawingcentre.com/index.htm  

The fact that the exhibition is touring to other venues in 2014 is a real bonus, especially for me as I work hard to establish myself as a serious artst after moving up to North Yorkshire.

First Full Working Week: Friday

Pottered about a bit this morning, doing some chores and thinking about how the studies I am making might progress while I did so.  I took delivery of my cellophane; I'll be able to mount and wrap drawings as I go, to keep them clean for the show in April.

Finally got myself organised for a session of making some more small gouache studies and while I sat at my trestle, I soaked my feet in warm oily water and gave myself a cursory pedicure!  Got to be done sometime, and seemed as good a time as any to me!  Oh, and at around 3.25 pm. I noticed that the sky was lovely again:

Managed a few small ideas in colour in a sketchbook and prepared some small pieces of paper with colour washes to represent the seasons, which I'll work into.  I have decided to leave the studies I made yesterday as they are and do more to work on top of because I have a tendency to work on top of good things and lose them for ever, and I'd like to refer to them.

Had a quick meeting with RAW committee members this afternoon at 4pm, Penny Bank Cafe, Kirkbymoorside, a favourite haunt; lovely coffee, hot chocolate, cake, food and people!

When I go home, (through my new front door that gives me pleasure every time I use it,) I was greeted by my lovely husband, returned from an overnight business trip and we decided to go to our local for steak night.  We love our local; Chris and Linda are such welcoming people and the locals are really friendly.  The Ashfield Country Manor Hotel is a family run business, Chris and Linda's son in law does the cooking, which is fab and the beer is good.  My current favourite is Angler's Reward, by Yorkshire Wolds brewery. 



While I was waiting to go out, had a quick look in the local paper and, for the first time since I moved up here, there was a job advertised that I could actually do!  Printmaking technician supporting students at York College.  However it was for more hours than I could do at this time, whilst preparing for my show, so I rang my mate Andy, who hadn't seen it and passed on the info. to him. 

Busy day really, but not enough actual work completed although the studies I've started in my sketch book would develop into some interesting prints I think.

TGIF - wishing everyone a good weekend - we are braced for heavy snow up here.

Studies for Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn.  Oil Pastel, Acrylic and graphite.

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