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Art in Progress
I’ve started a suite of mixed media works on canvas, using my newly-renovated garden as subject matter and outdoor studio. Here’s a section of the first.
I’m using a technique I developed while doing work for Arthouse Co-op’s Sketchbook Projects. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Mixed Media, Painting
Tagged Art, Canada, Digital Printmaking, London, media collage, Mixed media, Painting, Visual arts
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Arthouse Co-op Sketchbook Project 2012 Hits LONDON
“Creativity is the glue that binds the world together.” (Me, 2012) It’s been a case of pull out all the stops, batten down the hatches, blinker the horse (me), ignore post, emails and phones, do no housework, cook no meals … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artist Sketchbooks, Inspiration, Mixed Media, spirituality
Tagged Ace Hotel, architecture, Art, Book of the Dead, Chicago, Gladstone Hotel, London, Los Angeles, Portland, Portland Oregon
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Walking Festivals
Are you planning a walking holiday? You could plan one around a ‘Walking Festival’.
This sort of walking holiday has various added bonuses. They present opportunities to meet ‘kindred spirits’ – others who like to walk; to learn more about the countryside; there are social events to entertain and talks to enjoy. Festivals are a good way to introduce children to walking, especially as festivals generally include family walks especially designed for children.
Even if you usually walk only as a family unit or by yourself (like me) it’s likely to be rewarding to occasionally share your walking experience and a festival might be a good idea if you are new to walking and uncertain about where to go.
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Tagged Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Birmingham, Brecon Beacons, Chiltern Hills, Ewelme Watercress Beds, Hadrian's Wall, Haltwhistle, High-speed rail, Ivinghoe Beacon, Llanthony Priory, London, North Pennines, Northumberland, Northumberland National Park, Philip Hammond, River Onny, South Tyne Valley, Walking Festivals, Walking Holidays, Walking holidays, Wenlock Edge
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Taking a Preposition for a Walk II: ‘Walking Towards’
‘Walking towards’ feels, as an action, to be walking with more force, purpose and goal than ‘walking to’. Here’s what I came up with when I did an Internet search using just the words, ‘walking towards’.
Walking towards the Games is a site about free guided walks (London’s ‘Strategic Walk Network)with the aim of making London one of the most walking friendly cities in Europe by 2012, when London will be hosting the 2012 Olympic Games. The walks “… connect some of London’s best attractions, parks, woodlands, rivers and open spaces”. Nine out of forty London walks are flagged as ‘Walking towards the Games’ when walkers will see how easy it will be to walk to the Olympic site.
