Pause, Breathe, Live!
Here we are in February already. The days are flying by, as they always do. How important it is to stop amidst all the busy-ness and take a moment to notice. Little things, like the sunshine pouring through these glass ornaments on my windowsill right now...... .......and the lovely play of light on these … Continue reading “Painting is just another way of keeping a diary” ~ thoughts on my new daily art habit
My holiday diary so far has celebrated the natural magic of the Orcadian landscape. Let me change tack awhile in this post to focus on the magic of creativity. Stromness is Orkney’s second largest town. It is a picturesque urban area with lots of interesting nooks and crannies, and a natural harbour from which you … Continue reading Natural Magic on the Orkney Islands: Part Three – Creative Reflections
Edinburgh styles itself 'the festival city'. We have all kinds of festivals, about all kinds of subjects, all year round. But it is in the summer where the party really gets started. Over the course of a few weeks, we have the Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Edinburgh Art Festival and the … Continue reading My 2019 Festival Diary Vol 1
I have written before on this blog about the artistic marvels we can access these days via the internet. Since January this year, another site can be added to the rich abundance of treasures available to us. The Watercolour World is a new site with an amazing aim: to make globally available in digital form … Continue reading A whole world of watercolour at our fingertips
