14 February

Today we played with hearts...

Andy Harper interpreted by Ana

This amazing work by Andy Harper (An Orrery for Other Worlds) is in our local art gallery

It is a massive (about 1.5 meters in diameter) white acrylic ball that has been covered with oils to recreate patterns of some kind of jungle/forest/amazing flora and fauna from this planet and other worlds. The detail, precision and fluidity is amazing and these pictures don't do it much justice. This work was commissioned and made specifically for the gallery space.

On our visit children were encouraged to take inspiration and interpret it in their drawing books

Some strange creatures were spotted by Ana...

And some nature shapes...

Then she had to transfer them into...

... a nature mask

and here it is,  the end result...

A jungle princess (as described by her)

Playing

Another snowy day

Snowing!

2010

Felices Fiestas

Christmas Colours

Christmas at home

Christmas Baubles

Christmas Stockings

Christmas Fauna

Christmas Cuteness

December Inspiration

                                             By Jane Foster

December Colour Inspiration

Summer Colours

                                                        

Summer Walks

Summer Drawing

Ana and I love doing drawings together. For me it's like being a kid again. For her it's a chance to be really bossy and tell me what to do.

                                     A solo piece: "Castle on the Sea"

Summer Crafts

ABC

We found this lovely cloth alphabet/measurement chart hanger in a charity shop and we love it. The colours are great, better than the photos, really. 

This is one of my favourites images. You have to love those birds.

No excuse to learn the alphabet now.

The sea, the sea

Drawing

RIP

I've jut read this entry from Doorsixteen and felt her words were mine. True magic and genious.