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I've long drooled over Khandi paper, anyone who loves stationery will probably know what I mean, but I've never bought any until recently...  So this morning I put pen to paper, Rotring 3.5 if you're interested and drew a little Rudbeckia flower, some of you may know it as a coneflower...it's only a small test but I have to say it felt lovely to let the ink sink into the paper.
So, pleased with the result I thought I would photograph it and add it to Instagram as you do, or often feel compelled to do! In my search to make it IG worthy I started to look around for props to use, and I pulled out some other papers that I had completely forgotten about - do you do that? Forget about stuff, completely forget about supplies you've bought in quiet anticipation of making great work... The sun was shining in on my desk, casting shadows which although not entirely helpful were beautiful all the same...so I couldn't shut them out. This got me thinking no light without shade, the dark side of the moon and all that...but also about authenticity. I've been reading a book called Jump by Daniella Moyles so maybe that's why I got thinking about this, I don't know; but it reminded me that to be authentic we have to be all shades of light and dark... that's not say it feels easy in this social media driven world of perfection, but hey this picture above is the result! And so on the playlist today in memory of Roberta Flack, who sadly died yesterday is one of her songs that I love - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face check it out here Until next time, Thank you for reading!
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Have you ever been to Edinburgh? It's a beautiful city...and I'm sure that it's very festive at this time of year with the Christmas Markets and Ferris wheel. A popular place to visit whatever time of year are the colourful shops which line Victoria Street in the Old Town.  Above is one of the spot illustrations which is part of an illustrated map that I recently completed of Edinburgh, the shops known as West bow at the bottom of Victoria Street are like many of the buildings in Edinburgh - tall tenements and quirky shapes an architecture lovers delight. Talking of delight, I'm hoping that Santa will be bringing me the latest album by Davy Knowles - The Invisible Man. I've tried not to listen to it all over on You-Tube, as I want that first listened to experience if you know what I mean, but from one of the tracks it seems he's gone back to his Rock -Blues roots and so I'm really looking forward to listening to more...check it out here. And if you know a happy wanderer who might be interested in an illustrated print of Edinburgh, you can now purchase one from my Etsy store - please click on the link below. As always, Thank you for reading!
The humble post box a well known and loved icon of British life...  This Watercolour spot illustration is of a Penfold Pillarbox, named after the designer JW Penfold, and dating back to the Victorian period, although rare, surprisingly there are still a number in use today, I've seen them in Sheffield, Buxton in the Derbyshire Peak District and on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh...so keep your eyes peeled and let me know if you spot one too... On the music side of things, it's been surprisingly quiet here in the studio...I've been listening to a few podcasts, but one song that I keep hearing, and love is Beautiful Things by Benson Boone, I'm sure you may have heard it...check it out here.
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Hello!In this space which has no ceilings, walls or doors... I would like to invite you in, and share with you some of my work and a few things of interest which help to inspire my illustrations, including music to the places and spaces we call home...
AuthorCatherine Hoggins |
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