Author Archives: pamelacravendavies

Loved painting these portraits that I’ve admired for years. There is something very therapeutic about the process and I’m loving the colours and lines and how they are making my sketchbook look so beautiful

Portrait and self-portrait . Thinking about the two sides of the face being different and how it gives me a great starting point and approach to painting portraits Thinking about the line of the pen and the dots it makes when I stop for just a second to think. Really liked that aspect of workingContinue reading “14th February”

Started a Pen drawing of my early Valentine Roses in a Vase

After starting off the day looking back on yesterday’s work in collage, I felt I needed to start painting some of my Lower Washburn Valley landscapes in my sketchbook. I feel I’m really getting to know the views of the valley through all my paintings. It is becoming very interesting how one view can beContinue reading “13th February 2021”

Really enjoyed cutting and pasting old cut offs of sample wallpaper to make landscapes of local area in my sketchbook

Having so much fun cutting and pasting and it’s making me think about colour, line and emotion about a place.

I have several projects on the go this morning. All in my sketchbooks. No 1 I have a sketchbook for landscape experiments of which I have done another painting this morning of Washburn Valley near Harrogate with gouache and black ink. No 2 I also have a sketchbook that I started at the beginning ofContinue reading “12th February 2021”

Mono screen printing with Angela Hall Tips for my printmaking No 1 Get comfortable with my subject and what I am drawing. Several drawings of the same object is a great way to understand how to approach my work. No 2 I can start straight away by using cut outs of paper and make stencilsContinue reading “11th February 2021”

Taking inspiration directly from Graham Sutherlands Sunrise between Hedges 1939 to help me progress with my process for painting my own landscapes Looking back at my sketches I can see I need to be bolder with my line making and more confident with my use of colour

Trying to create perspective but think I need to think about how I use colour to create depth