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...
by jenny.monds | Sep 22, 2021 | BLOGS
I love ivy, and I love shadows, so I had to draw these pretty heart-shaped ivy leaves and their dark shadows cast on an old wall.
by jenny.monds | Sep 8, 2021 | BLOGS
Whether squash or pumpkin, this rather splendid and very heavy specimen was a welcome gift which will probably become soup. However I couldn’t take a knife to it before drawing it. I love it’s solidity, the thick stalk, the ridges of the sections, the speckled flesh...
by jenny.monds | Sep 4, 2021 | BLOGS
It is unlikely you will recognise what this drawing depicts. It’s actually part of an incredibly delicate and fragile wasps’ nest found in our attic. It’s made of a kind of paper which the wasps make from timber. This little piece looks like a tiny bowl, curling round...
by jenny.monds | Aug 25, 2021 | BLOGS
We are lucky enough to live by the beautiful chalk stream, the river Ebble. I found a peaceful spot today to enjoy it, and make a sketch. The water wound its way between banks full of foliage, dried stems, seed heads and ivy. By I’m told there are otters on the river....
