My birdwatching logbooks are starting to get known, and they have done well with the 'little gift' and stocking filler market that Christmas encompasses. I have procured some stands, and this means the books can be displayed upright and front-on which really is necessary. Having a stand with a number of sections invites a picking … Continue reading Selling Booklets
Another Stonechat, and BotSD
I decided to paint another Stonechat for Birds of the South Downs as my other painting is a bit too stylised. I used a mixture of references but here he is: I used to get worried about the patchy gouache on this paper but in fact I rather like it as it shows the strokes. … Continue reading Another Stonechat, and BotSD
Herring Gulls at the De La Warr Pavilion
The De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill On Sea needed a top-up of Town & Country Garden and Coast & Clifftop logbooks, so I decided to take a trip out there rather than posting them as I love the Pavilion and don't need much of an excuse to go, plus I had some logbooks to … Continue reading Herring Gulls at the De La Warr Pavilion
Hawfinch: Red List Birds
I have decided to do a logbook with some of the birds that are currently on the Birds of Conservation Concern list that has just been published. It makes for sad reading, but I only have so much stomach for depressing news before feeling bound to try and do something about it. So, what can … Continue reading Hawfinch: Red List Birds
Wilderness Wood Home Ed Art Group: Sky
My main aim with the art group is to encourage exploration and experimentation. With this in mind I kept with the 'elemental' theme and we looked at clouds, sunsets, moody stormy skies using charcoal, compressed charcoal, soft pastel, watercolour, graphite stick and pencil. I had printed off some vector images as well as some more … Continue reading Wilderness Wood Home Ed Art Group: Sky
Silver Birds
Do you hang your own artwork on your walls? It never occurred to me to do so but I had a bunch of frames and a friend suggested I could use my wall as a personal gallery of my work, so, that I did. I sell paintings both framed and as they are so I … Continue reading Silver Birds
Bookshops and Shelducks
I had a few errands to run yesterday, including taking some more Birds of Rye Harbour to Rother Books in Battle, and I then went on to meet my friend Paul at Rye Harbour. The shop is getting really well stocked now, including some lovely items from illustrator Kate Broughton, who has a similar (though … Continue reading Bookshops and Shelducks
A walk at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
I felt I needed a day off. I love what I do and consequently find it tricky to let go of projects that need input, and that's before we get to the domestic duties that come with a menagerie of animals and three young adults living at home. I decided to visit Rye Harbour as … Continue reading A walk at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
Landscapes
I wanted to give the children at the Thursday home-ed art class the chance to take advantage of the good weather and autumn colour at Wilderness Wood, and draw some of the surrounding landscape. We had a go at drawing trees, and noting foreground detail, the horizon, and aerial perspective. Back in the hut we … Continue reading Landscapes
Ouse Estuary Nature Reserve
I have been invited to organise a field sketching workshop for South Downs Wildlife, and I thought I would look for somewhere at my end of the South Downs National Park for a venue. I landed upon Newhaven or Seaford as a possibility, and discovered the Ouse Estuary Nature Reserve. I took a trip there … Continue reading Ouse Estuary Nature Reserve
Jennifer Moore Artist 