Cath Sheard Art

Tag: arts

  • Got stencils?

    As many of you will know, I have participated in Michelle Ward’s Crusades over the last few years. Michelle’s taking a break from the Crusades but her presence in the art community remains strong. I have long admired her stamps, and own quite a few; recently she bought out stencils. So cool! With all the recent upheavals in our life, I needed a bit of cheering up, and what better way than with new art supplies? (chocolate would have worked too of course)

    You can a blogpost about see her stencils here. My stencils have arrived from the USA and they’re even more awesome than I imagined. I’ve had a quick play with them and, as if often the case, my first attempts turned out nothing like what was in my head. I need to puddle round a bit before I get comfy with new supplies. I think tomorrow might be a spray paint day 🙂

  • Full moon

    Tonight it is full moon, but not just any full moon, it’s the biggest full moon of the year. Spectacular! ABC News says “It happens because — despite what our senses tell us — the moon does not orbit us in a perfect circle. It follows a slightly elliptical path every month. At 11:35 p.m. EDT, say astronomers, it will come within 221,802 miles of us — coincidentally about one minute before it’s at its fullest. The result: When the moon is closest to Earth, it appears 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than when it’s farthest from us. Two weeks from now, on the opposite side of its orbit, it will be about 252,000 miles away”.

    I love the full moon and am often *very* wakeful – I can sense the full moon and need to paint, often in the middle of the night. My friend Sandra Robinson, whose passion is photography, sent me this amazing photo:

    Here are some paintings of the moon that I have done over the years; there might be more by tomorrow!