by jenny.monds | Nov 16, 2021 | BLOGS
A friend kindly sent me some money to buy flowers. The local florist offered me three amaryllis heads, and what pleasure I am getting from them. I had thought of amaryllis as being uniform pillar box red, but these are a riot of dots and stripes, deep pink-almost-red...
by jenny.monds | Nov 12, 2021 | BLOGS
There’s something wonderful about faces. Old, young, whatever nationality they are. Especially when they are absorbed in something. This is Hakuya Noguchi, a fourth generation gold leaf artisan in Japan. And if anyone is in Salisbury tomorrow, Saturday 13th November,...
by jenny.monds | Oct 22, 2021 | BLOGS
Ah the wonders of zoom. One of the good things about this last couple of years has been discovering online courses. This week I attended an online day course on drawing with ink and coloured wash. This is a page from my sketchbook where we were asked...
by jenny.monds | Oct 16, 2021 | BLOGS
One of the things I missed during the lock-downs was being able to people watch. Yesterday I was able for the first time in ages to sit in a cafe, enjoy a drink, and get out my sketchbook. I like to try and catch people in just a few lines. I’m intrigued by different...
by jenny.monds | Oct 7, 2021 | BLOGS
This is another drawing from our recent trip to France. The old church in the village has such solid pillars, but when you look at them, they are made up of a jigsaw of carefully put together stones of very variable sizes. Each one has its place. On this day I was...
by jenny.monds | Oct 3, 2021 | BLOGS
We are just back from France where we’ve been enjoying the beautiful coastline of Brittany. The pine trees are such a distinctive feature, providing shade and a wonderful scent. I enjoyed drawing the rough bark, and the twigs which make crazy curved patterns as they...
