In a recent life drawing session at Hush life drawing in Clitheroe I tried something a bit different to my usual pencil sketches. In preparation for this session I made a rudimentary accordion sketchbook using mixed media paper. I then collaged the paper using pages from a vintage nurses dictionary. To help with drawing onto …
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At the beginning of 2025 I set myself a few challenges that I've called my 25 in 2025 challenges. These challenges ranged from "read 25 books" to "write 25 blog posts". One of the challenges I set out for myself was to complete 25 finished, individual paintings in 2025. I'm pleased to say that I …
These drawings were from my last in person session at Life Drawing Blackburn, so it was a fun session but tinged with sadness. Stewart modelled for us and as an extra treat he also played us some songs on his guitar and sang to us while we drew. This made the drawing a fun technical …
I was very sad to hear that my regular life drawing class- Life Drawing Blackburn- is closing down. It is hopefully being re-started in September as an online class, and I plan to start attending the in person Hush life drawing group in Clitheroe more regularly as an alternative when it re-opens in september. Here …
Are you an artist who loves life drawing? A passionate scrap-booker? A dedicated junk journaler? Then my Life Drawing Junk Journal Kit is designed just for you! Featuring my own hand-drawn life sketches, this printable kit is perfect for adding an artistic and expressive touch to your creative projects. What’s Inside the Kit? This digital …
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https://youtu.be/VzthNRpG7SU A Post-Impressionist Journey Today I am exploring how the Post impressionists have inspired my three most recent paintings. These paintings have been inspired by the bold and expressive work of the Post-Impressionist masters—Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, and Suzanne Valadon. Each of these artists had a unique approach to color, form, and …
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During 2023 and 2024, I became interested in the Cubist movement and spent a lot of time incorporating Cubist elements into my paintings. I experimented with a structured geometric style, fractured surfaces, hard edges, and geometric shapes. Pendleton Church by Rachel Crawshaw 2024 This year, I have taken a tentative step away from Cubism and …
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Here is a collection of some of my recent life drawings. If you would like to see more of my life drawings please head to my Instagram page HERE. I try to attend a life drawing session at least once a week. I go to Hush Life Drawing in Clitheroe or to Life Drawing Blackburn. …
Hello and welcome back to the 100 days of collage challenge! I am undertaking the 100 Days of collage course on Skillshare run by Froyle Davies. You can join the course here! In this week's class, we explored using text in our work to give our collages narrative. Day 43: Crafting Dynamic Storytelling In this …
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Thank you to all who followed along with me on my art journey this year, whether that be reading a blog post, following me on Instagram, visiting one of my exhibitions or purchasing an art work- in whatever way you've interacted and inspired me this year thanks so much, I really appreciate it. I will …
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