I’m sick – probably not Covid (negative so far) but razor blade throat etc. There’s been a lot of bugs going round at work & in the community, so I’m tucked up in bed.
I’ve been watching art videos by Orla Stevens, Louise Fletcher and Helen Wells on developing a solid sketchbook practice, finding consistency and setting your artistic intentions. I know, from past experience, that a new journal is not a cure-all, but I’ve just bought my first Fabriano Venezia journal and love it. The pages are thick and stand up well to the way I work. My intention is to add more “mixed” into my mixed media, so I’ve littered my desk with supplies to experiment with: paint, ink, water soluble crayons, Stabilo All pencil, oil pastels, Stabilo Woodys, collage materials, metallic inks.
Some of the works below are from the new journal, and the square format works are ones I did last weekend when Alan and I stayed in the bush for the weekend. No light or noise pollution, only solar power, and cooking on a gas camp stove — so good! I’m not sure any of these are finished yet, and some are shown at more than one stage.
Cath Sheard Art 
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