by jenny.monds | Jun 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’ve been enjoying watching a couple of sprigs of geranium buds in a vase. Today one opened out into a delicate pink flower. In some ways the buds are more interesting. They are a wonderful rounded shape, with thick green stripes, and amazing, long pink stamens...
by jenny.monds | Jun 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
A bit of a change today. I’ve been doing a sketchbook workshop. Painted paper with drawing on top. Flowers from the garden, ribbon – and a book.
by jenny.monds | Jun 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
During lockdown, I have had many walks around the local field. For weeks it was bare earth, then one day I was excited to see little tufts of green were beginning to emerge. Gradually the brown earth disappeared completely beneath a full covering of green. Over...
by jenny.monds | Jun 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
This one is from 2019, and colourful flowers growing by an old wall in the Botanic Gardens of Lucca, Tuscany. The weather was lovely, all was calm, and there was no hint of what was to come the following year.
by jenny.monds | Jun 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Lavender’s blue Lavender reminds me of so many things. My mother’s friend’s house, which always smelt strongly of it; fields of purple, lilac and blues in the south of France; the childhood song ‘Lavender’s blue dilly dilly’ (which apparently dates from...
by jenny.monds | Jun 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Looking again at raindrops, from closer this time. These little crystal balls invite us to gaze into them as they tenaciously cling to the leaf. How does water form these shiny spheres? A breeze blows, and still they hold on. The effect is like jewels decorating ...
