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I sat this morning feeling stuck, what should I draw? I know that many artists often feel the same, this thing called procrastination it's like being stuck in mud and the only way to stop the overthinking is to move forward with something, anything, a simple line or pencil stroke. So after endless scrolling I came across a photo that I took many years ago whilst on a walk in the Derbyshire Peak District. It was the middle of Winter, it may even have been Boxing Day, but I remember it was dry and clear with just a hint of frost, and very few walkers about.  So now my fingers are stained with graphite and there are smudges on the paper...but that's ok as I go back to basics with pencil, paper and something a little different today.
It's the magnificent views from Curbar Edge in the Derbyshire countryside which was my inspiration and it's only now that I look at it this sketch that I realize how fitting it is to me personally...on the edge of something new, I'll admit it's a little scary, as I share my less than perfect work, but exciting too! I hope you'll join me on my journey...
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I don't know about you, but I always find the greenhouse to be a quiet space, and I'm longing for the weather to change so that I can get in there and begin planting seeds and generally pottering around. Although, it's a place where you can go even if the wind is blowing, when the temperature is still in single figures outside, it's not too inviting...
So in anticipation of those days where heady scents of home grown tomatoes, and basil fill the air, I've been working on some greenhouse inspired illustrations instead. Also, in an effort to slow down and try to get away from so much screen time, I decided to illustrate the Watering Can in Holbein Acrylic Gouache, it's a brand I haven't' tried before, I'd read several reviews about how good they are, so I treated myself to a few tubes and I have to say they were lovely to use and I really enjoyed the process.
So whatever you are doing this weekend, I hope it's a relaxing one! This weekend celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the TV show Dr Who... with the blue Tardis Police box a familiar sight in all the programmes... So in celebration of all those old police boxes, some of which can still be seen around city centres, here is an illustration inspired by the only surviving box to be found in Sheffield City Centre on the corner of Surrey Street.  The City of Sheffield originally had approximately 120 such boxes, introduced in the late 1920's they served as a point of contact for both police and public, with the one on Surrey street remaining in active service until the 1980's. Nowadays though you will often find them successfully repurposed for a range of uses including Ice-cream stands, ticket offices, but the one that really caught my eye on a recent trip to Scotland, was the one found on Princes Street in Edinburgh...  I thought it looked Fab! What a great use of a small space; that's definitely what I call thinking outside the box!
If you'd like to see more Sheffield Landmarks, check out my Illustrated Map of the City...or if you would like an illustration of your own favourite places and spaces please get in touch... Oh and by the way, Yes! before you ask, I was one of those children that watched Dr Who from behind the sofa! |
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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