Having just returned from holiday, I was desperate to find time to add some more detail to the painting at Sampford Arundel school…. Managed today to add sunflower heads and wellies… Still have the swallow to paint, swooping in from the left of centre… Another couple of hours should see it complete!
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Almost done…
Playground Wall-Art almost completed today but intermittent rain stopped ‘play’ at various points throughout the day!! Fabulous time working with every child from 4 – 11 over two days…..Returning soon to add finishing details …..
Busylizzie Art in Shakees Play Cafe, Taunton
From July 20th to 22nd, Busylizzie will be in residence and painting at Shakees children’s play cafe – this is part of the ‘adopt an artist’ scheme running throughout TAUNTON LIVE 2015, a week long Summer exhibition of the Creative and Performing Arts….. This is the banner I have painted for Shakees, to beContinue reading “Busylizzie Art in Shakees Play Cafe, Taunton”
Busylizzie ‘al fresco’….
Today I spent a glorious day outside, colour-mixing and painting with groups of children at this tiny village school. Working from the children’s ideas, I had made a quick sketch of their design….church, school, hills, hedges, wellies and much more… We began by blocking out areas of sky, trees, grass and hedges…. Sketchbook(7ft x 8ftContinue reading “Busylizzie ‘al fresco’….”
Planning our playground painting…
A very successful afternoon was spent yesterday with the lovely children at Sampford Arundel Primary School, planning for their large scale playground painting which will cover some rather unsightly garage doors! Having watched a clip of the great master of painting in the landscape, David Hockney, the children began to share their ideas of what theyContinue reading “Planning our playground painting…”
Busylizzie back from Plymouth – Part 1
Monday evening had been spent madly making ready for the trip to Plymouth. Resources were sorted and packed: paper cut for painting, strips cut for word lists, labels made for group work, tokens for talking, as an early start was required Tuesday…. Thursday, and Busylizzie Art has returned from two hectic days in Plymouth. Armed withContinue reading “Busylizzie back from Plymouth – Part 1”
Busylizzie Art bringing the outside in…
During the amazing week long Taunton Live 2015, Summer Festival of the Performing and Creative Arts, Busylizzie Art will be painting a large scale, full wall creation for Shakees Play Cafe, as part of the “Adopt an Artist” scheme. These are some initial ideas, incorporating the ‘Shakees Bear’ and ‘accommodating physical obstacles’ (such as windowContinue reading “Busylizzie Art bringing the outside in…”
Busylizzie at Taunton Live 2015..
Check out this new design t-shirt for me to wear whilst painting during Taunton Live 2015! I will be creating a huge, full wall painting at Shakees Play Cafe during the Taunton Live 2015 Summer Festival of the Performing & Creative Arts. This is a week long festival, in Taunton, Somerset’s County Town, which willContinue reading “Busylizzie at Taunton Live 2015..”
Busylizzie Art is on the way to Plymouth!
Next week sees the first Busylizzie Art & Literacy ‘outing’ to work out of Somerset, in a Plymouth Primary School… Linking the skills of drawing and painting to developing vocabulary, inference, deduction and detail in written description will be the order of the day – or rather two days to be spent in a largeContinue reading “Busylizzie Art is on the way to Plymouth!”
My painting – your wedding theme and all stationery…
This rose painting (or any flower, painted especially for you) could begin the theme for your wedding… The artwork is scanned to capture the image and then anything is possible… The choice of colour, quality and size of card, ribbons, string is then yours… I create your handmade stationery to order…. ContactContinue reading “My painting – your wedding theme and all stationery…”
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