Birthday Greetings.

       It's my sister's birthday today.

      Best Wishes for a

                     Happy Birthday Pat!!

Peace at Christmas

                       Best Wishes for a Happy,
                             Peaceful Christmas.

Snow in Rainham December 2010

Snow....I

                         We've had a heavy  fall of snow this morning, transforming the rear garden.

                          Aand more snow....

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                  And yet more snow!

                Then Dennis went out to the front garden and found yet more of the White Stuff!!

'That's it' he said  and set about plying his snow shifter!!

 

Charcoal sketching

What does one do when on holiday in deepest frozen  Herefordshire?  Stay in the warm and attend one of the activities organised by the hotel staff.
I had the opportunity to try out using charcoal (very different to the normal pencil). Having selected a photograch to copy we set to work....and thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon.
I am happy with the result, given it's a first attempt.  There's no doubt about which picture is the oricinal photocopy though!!

Watercolour Pencils

There was time for some sketching whilst resting my leg.

This treehouse was another picture I drew to pass the time.

Seeing it here I feel it needs more shadow but it was interesting to draw.It takes practise to ge tused to the water soluble crayons.

Frosted Cobwebs and tree trunks

 

There were beautiful traces of frost designs in unexpected places, even deep within the old hedge I painted a picture of last time we were at Holme Lacey.

Icy Cold Herefordshire!!

 

What beautiful views we had whilst visiting Holme Lacey.  Driving conditions were too difficult to go far, due to the severe frost, but who needs to drive with views like this from the hotel grounds?