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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-20753447399536002362017-05-29T18:01:00.000+01:002017-05-29T18:01:48.422+01:00Technology Outdoors: Week 4 Science Outdoors.
Redshift Swan ©Sue Pownall 2017
As an art teacher to adult students, I was dubious about what this last week could bring in terms of personal inspiration and for my classes.
Unit 2 reintroduced me to the Doppler Effect, which I had forgotten, and continued with RedShift, which I don't recall having ever learnt. However, as I studied physics back in the dark ages, including Einstein's theory ofAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-56159509702618504362017-05-19T16:36:00.000+01:002017-05-19T16:50:58.327+01:00Technology Outdoors. Week 3 : Wild Writing. I was a little unsure how this week would work with my teaching and my adult students as well as my own art practice. Having completed it, I was inspired by the 3rd unit. This unit started off with looking at British artist Richard Long's work Two straight twelve mile walks on Dartmoor England. Then, the unit's activity is to encourage learners to observe and notice detail outdoors and record it Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-17182485235617273742017-05-11T08:57:00.001+01:002017-05-11T08:57:37.516+01:00Technology Outdoors: Week 2 Art in the EnvironmentThis was a very interesting week which saw me experimenting with some of the ideas during my early morning dog walks.
Unit 2 was Exploring Art Vocabulary and this is something I can see my adult learners engaging with, maybe as homework prior to a drawing class. The learners have a problem with shades and tones, so I chose white as a means to focus on that rather than distracting colours... Of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-15615994041839221062017-05-03T06:53:00.001+01:002017-05-03T06:56:49.610+01:00Technology Outdoors: Week 1 Creating TrailsThis week I started a DLaB Erasmus course called Technology Outdoors. It is aimed primarily at school teachers, but as my role as an adult art tutor is expanding, I thought I may pick up some useful ideas. The project aims are grander than mine.
The Digital Learning Across Boundaries
(DLAB) project addresses the need to align European educational practice
with ways in which digital Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-87069398831079950582016-07-03T11:17:00.002+01:002016-07-03T11:18:33.365+01:00Moved!
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-37350921260896045052016-06-19T18:00:00.000+01:002016-06-19T18:00:26.234+01:00New Town Open Gardens
Spreads to date ©Sue Pownall 2016
Back in February, I was invited to sketch the New Town Open Garden
event. The event is this afternoon, but I made a head start yesterday by
sketching the Community Garden and both of the organisers gardens too.I shall do all the initial drawing on site using a Seawhite concertina sketchbook, but finish inking and colour in the studio. Eighteen to go this Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-45818942609669048902016-05-29T23:30:00.000+01:002016-05-29T23:30:21.790+01:00Morris dancing
On Friday, I arranged a drinkdraw event to coincide with the Colchester Morris Men (colchestermorrismen.org) dancing at the Alma, Copford.
The dancers move very fast and I filled several pages of movement sketches. Top, is a general scene, which was my final sketch of the evening and one of the dancing. More pics can be seen on my site here: Morris dancing
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-42062217947283853452016-05-22T18:00:00.000+01:002016-05-22T18:00:29.211+01:00Sketchmeet: Concert in the park.
Impression of the bandstand and The Band of The Parachute Regiment
Last Sunday, I arranged for the Colchester Sketchers to sketch at the
bandstand in Colchester Castle Park where The Band of the Parachute
Regiment were playing. The concert was great, the sun was out for the
majority of the afternoon, and there was a good turn out of sketchers.
The only negative has to be my wonky Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-11821661035831043352016-05-08T18:44:00.002+01:002016-05-22T10:55:14.203+01:00Neighbours Rooves & ChimneysI seem to have developed a minor fascination with sketching my
neighbours chimneys and rooves, so far all from the confines of my
house. However, now the READ MORE AND SEE THE IMAGES HERE
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-65853945388669607692016-05-01T17:16:00.003+01:002016-05-01T17:21:47.544+01:00Drinking and drawing
Pencil sketch of Natasha Robertson at The Black Buoy's April/May Beer Festival 2016
I have just returned from the Black Buoy in Wivenhoe's May bank holiday
real ale festival. My assistant and I sat outside sketching and
listening to the music, although my assistant was more interested in the
fish and chips.
Earlier this week, I arranged for the Colchester
Sketchers to drink/draw at the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-82810013665623200102016-04-17T19:41:00.001+01:002016-04-17T19:41:08.383+01:00An Arty Time
Channelling Monet. Colour planned on site but added later.
On Wednesday, I headed to town with the first stop at the Royal Academy to see the Painting the Garden: Monet to Matisse exhibition. It was the most inspiring exhibition I have seen in a long time and I just want to draw and paint gardens.
Sketched inside the exhibition.
Next
stop was at my favourite London gallery, The NationalAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-87490165458637687492016-04-10T17:36:00.004+01:002016-04-10T17:36:41.731+01:00Sketchmeet at the garden centre
Poplar Nurseries. ©Sue Pownall 2016
Yesterday, I arranged a sketchmeet for the Colchester Sketchers at a
local garden centre. It was an inspiring afternoon albeit very chilly.
Settling down to sketch.
Trophy shot of scene and sketch.
Sketch 2 a gardeners trolley.
Colchester Sketchers (minus 1) chilly but inspired.
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WIP Bourne Mill in winter
There's a new challenge over on twitter led by Anthony Greentree (@antsgreentree) called #buildapril, which is is all about buildings and structures in any media.
Above
is my 1st April sketch of my across-the-road neighbours drawn with a
Super5 pen with DeAtramentis ink and painted with Winsor & Newton
watercolours in A Daler Ebony A5 sketchbook. Whilst Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-41836793771708060752016-03-29T17:06:00.000+01:002016-03-29T17:06:59.926+01:00The Egg Hunt
Children hand-in their egg hunt sheets in exchange for a Cadbury chocolate bunny. ©Sue Pownall 2016
I was invited to sketch the Egg Hunt at Bourne Mill, a National Trust property, over the Easter weekend.Good
Friday was a glorious spring day, clear skies and sunshine, and the
Mill proved to be a very popular venue for an egg hunt as there were
over 300 entries, so more Cadbury's bunnies Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-3007913414759664722016-03-20T23:30:00.000+00:002016-03-20T23:30:06.416+00:00Hello spring!
The gates are open for 2016 at the National Trust's Bourne Mill. ©SuePownall
Today is the Spring Equinox in the northern hemisphere, and spring is
one of my favourite seasons. I also like autumn ... and summer ... oh
and winter if I'm inside and warm and it's snowing outside.
On
Wednesday, I was sketching outside in order to record the 2016 opening
of the National Trust property, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-28854644083913040102016-03-13T17:00:00.000+00:002016-03-14T10:24:18.167+00:00Essex Book Festival Lecture
Lecture notes. ©Sue Pownall
The Essex Book Festival is on throughout March in various
locations across the county. Due to other commitments, so far I have
only attended a lecture at the University of Essex last Monday. It was
called "From Print to Pixels: The Many Futures of Reading Kodachrome Travels: How colour changed the way we see the world." I
went as I am interested in both Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-18138517845448541252016-03-08T08:53:00.000+00:002016-03-08T08:53:04.852+00:00Sketching poolsideMy assistant's left leg is giving her a lot of problems, so she is
currently undergoing hydrotherapy. As she only paddles and doesn't swim,
I was a little anxious, but after her second proper session, she is
doing well... and the yellow head float has been removed.
Week 1
The
first week, I took some photos, but this week, as she was calmer I
sketched a little. It was difficult as I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-81580408376552008322016-02-29T21:40:00.003+00:002016-02-29T21:40:58.909+00:00Experiments
Stencil on Gelli plate on old damaged book leaf.
Earlier this week I visited a printmaker friend, Jean Edwards, her work is here,
who introduced me to Gelli plates. I really enjoyed it and produced the
background above. Once home, I added the stencilled swan. Stencilling
is something I have rarely done, but was inspired by Penenlope
Dullaghan's homework in Sketchbook Skool.
Ink on Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-65907023970049036762016-02-21T17:47:00.000+00:002016-02-21T17:47:26.897+00:00Secrets
My assistant plays in the mud whilst I sketch
I'm finding it hard to write a post, here's why:
I have a personal project, which is going well, but it is currently a secret except for those involved;
I
have an illustration commission, which involves me traveling a little
over the next couple of days, but I can't say anything about that at the
moment = Another secret;
I am trying to set up aAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-21886356310351848882016-02-14T17:36:00.000+00:002016-02-14T17:36:01.566+00:00Backstage at the Mercury Theatre
Mercury Theatre foyer, pencil in A5 Daler sketchbook. ©Sue Pownall 2016
Yesterday, I managed to get a ticket for a backstage tour of the Mercury
Theatre in Colchester. Arriving early, I sketched the foyer as I keep
avoiding complex subjects. Before I finished it was time to start the
tour, so I added colour at home. The foyer has very clever blue lighting
highlighting different planes as Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-68870561892530350762016-01-31T23:30:00.000+00:002016-01-31T23:30:17.701+00:00A Minibook
pages 2 and 3 ©Sue Pownall
This year, as part of my personal development, I am taking Sketchbook Skool's Expressing
class. Last week's lessons were with illustrator Jill Weber and our
homework was to write and illustrate a min-book, which we had to make.
Our books had to share something about ourselves, so I chose to tell
Degas' story.
Unfolded mini-book
My book is still unfinished,Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-21408099438396050962016-01-24T17:00:00.000+00:002016-01-24T17:00:21.035+00:0050th WWSketchCrawl: Colchester
Yesterday afternoon, I arranged for the Colchester Sketchers to
sketchcrawl at the bottom of the High Street. Tucked down a lane is the
Coffee Cube café, which is where we arranged to meet. After a week
that saw sleet and rain, we were amazed to have a blue sky and
sunshine, so half of us sat outside to sketch the castle.
First sketch underway.
Being the organiser, I spent more time Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-10033221110057337492016-01-17T10:10:00.000+00:002016-01-17T10:10:49.833+00:00A new style, a new series
Over the last year I have been taking reference photos and sketching in
woods whilst walking my assistant. Some of those led to some etchings
and now those etchings are influencing my drawings. This is,
potentially, the first in a series of woodland drawings called Solitary Wanders. Here's number 1, Memories of Summer and number 2 is resting prior to final tweeks.What do you think of the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231822424521231794.post-66731525396781520252016-01-12T08:54:00.002+00:002016-01-12T08:54:36.220+00:00Folk & coffee
Carys, direct watercolour.
Yesterday, I arranged for the Colchester Sketchers to meet at the monthly folk session of SlackFolk. We had a great turn out, but due to venue limitations didn't manage a group shot at the end.
First sketches underway
The
music and atmosphere was great, so I spent a lot of time just
listening. As usual, I also did a lot of chatting to the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.com