by jenny.monds | Dec 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Really enjoyed drawing this beaten up old tankard. It has such attitude. The handle makes it look to me as though it has its hand on its hips.
by jenny.monds | Dec 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
I love to watch the 3 local chickens. They are quite friendly, and come over when they see me (perhaps they think I’m going to feed them). Sketching them is proving quite a challenge – they won’t stay still for a moment. A bit of gouache added later...
by jenny.monds | Dec 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
I stopped to sketch the landscape on a walk in the sunshine this afternoon, pausing next to a field of turnips. Apparently people sometimes worry when they see sheep in a field of turnips, but in fact they are often grown as food for sheep. It seems turnips are very...
by jenny.monds | Nov 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
The same dovecote as the other day, but in context. Drawn from the other side, and looking down from a hill walk. The river Ebble to the right; one of Salisbury’s five rivers.
by jenny.monds | Nov 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
I walked past this delightful dovecote yesterday, and had to stop for a quick sketch. It’s big – and seems to have had an interesting history, with evidence of bricked up windows amongst the flint walls. According to Historic England, it’s early 17th century and...
by jenny.monds | Nov 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
This is one of three clumps of large toadstools / mushrooms on the back lawn. Despite the cold and a few drops of rain, they had to be drawn!
