Here is a collage of some of my Wonderful memories of my year as Artist in Residence at Parham House and Gardens, West Sussex
I love to use compressed charcoal. It has such an intense black and is so easy to carry aournd and use outside
Such a great exercise that is harder than it looks!
Even in the cold weather I love to be out and about in nature
I used my favourite compressed for this quick sketch
One of my very favourite materials,
These pastels are so versatile. I use them for sketching as well as making pastel paintings on paper and also mixed with acrylic or oil paint.
A quick sketch using white acrylic paint, charcoal and pastel
That was a hot day working in the garden last summer! Shade was vital.
A sketch on som Nasturtiums I grew from seed - such wonderful intense colours