Picnics on Clifton Downs. C.Lamb. 14 July 20. Pitt pen. 123 x 207 mm. I'm not going in to those yet so it's people having picnics outdoors. I was socially distancing in my car.
 Sunset at Findhorn Bay. Carolyn Lamb. Oil.12th July 2020. As I was still working on this after the RWA workshop it was suitable for this weeks 'wetness' challenge.  The Wishing Tree, Clifton Downs. C Lamb. 10 July 20. Pitt felt pens. People have hung ribbons and hearts and special messages to this Hawthorn tree on the Downs, a lovely big open space. But had to ask people to keep 2 m social distance twice as they couldn't resist approaching to see what I was drawing.
I was lucky to get a free place on the Royal West of England Academy Zoom workshop run by Catherine Knight. The topic was Finnish Summer landscapes. First week we copied a landscape from a selection of Finnish artists. . I have always loved this oil by Gallen-Kalleila since first seeing it in the National Gallery, London. They bought it in 1999. Second week we did an oil from our own images. I had painted Findhorn Bay in November (outdoors at 5.C) but still had images of amazing sunsets I wanted to paint. I don't paint from photos normally but we are still in lockdown.
 Poppy and Holly in action and inaction. C Lamb. 6 july 20. Pitt pen. Various poses as they moved round the cage. Also got them to stand up to reach grass on the top of their tunnel.The wild rosette hair swirls of Abyssinian guinea pigs makes their shapes hard to draw.  1984/2020. C Lamb. 1 July 2020.Watercolour. This weeks challenge was to design a book cover. There are some disturbing similarities between this book and what's happening in 2020.  Mary Beard. Carolyn Lamb. Pencil. 21st June 2020. This was the last of the weekly Sky Portrait Artist of the Week sessions on Facebook. Our model is a Professor of Classics at Cambridge and it was interesting to hear her thoughts on Ancient Roman art and artists. |
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