Askham - Janice and Sophie

 

One of the spreads from my Art Residency Seawhite concertina at Askham Community Village 

 

 

 

 

Art Residency

 

I recently secured a three year art residency at Askham Village Community, a care and rehabilitation centre. My first day was mostly spent on introductions and paperwork but I took a quick moment to grab a sketch of the construction area outside.

They are in the process of expanding the village further, I felt this new beginning reflected my own new beginning at Askham and would be a great opening page to *my first sketchbook there.

 

*I'm using a Seawhite concertina sketchbook so I can exhibit the work I do in it with ease.

I'll be using a Watercolour Moleskine Folio, for longer studies, on just one side of the paper, so they can be framed if required.

 

Bar garden

One of the bar/restaurants in Canyamel has a beautiful bar garden.

Sketched from the side of the street.

 

My final sketch of this trip and my final page in this seawhite sketchbook. It holds many treasured memories from many trips.

You can view the whole thing HERE

Sea View

Sketched from the balcony of our apartment

From The Pool

 

View from the pool at the Canyamel Park Hotel

Beach Time

The weather was glorious while we were away...lots of bikinis and swimsuits!

 

 

 

My Buoyant Butt!

 

Did you miss me?

 

Had such a fabulous time, caught a great tan, relaxed, ate great food and SWAM!

When I was a kid I jumped into the deep end of the pool while swimming with the school....I almost drowned! I don't know what scared me more; the embarrassment or the HUGE female lifeguard that practically saved me by jumping in herself causing the water to jump out!

 

Since then, I have always said 'I can't swim' which ensured nobody pushed me in or included me in silly pool side games.

 

But...I remember a time....a time on the Clacton coastline with my Dad when I was young...I remember him telling my Mum I 'swam like a fish'....that I 'barely moved the water' that I was 'a natural'.

So....pride aside....I went for it and OH MY GOD ...I SWAM! Not only did I swim but boy, I can float, in fact, I have the most buoyant back side in the WORLD! It just won't stay down! LOL!

 

Equipped with my new found courage and feeling rather 'cocky' I purchased a pair of goggles and snorkelled in the sea. Swimming in the sea was even easier, at one point I was standing, not moving a muscle (except my mouth...my mouth is always moving! LOL!) and I realised I wasn't touching the ground....just floating...vertically....ME!

On my first snorkelling adventure I was rewarded for my bravery.....I saw an octopus!!! 

 

Anyway....I did manage to finally finish my sketchbook, as planned. YAY!

Here is a superfast one I whipped up on the beach.

 

 

Camnyamel 2016 - La Casa

The front of this little row of houses rest on the beach, so we went up to the road to investigate and I just loved this one.

 

That's all I have from Canyamel this year.

 

A good balance between sketching, family, sunbathing, eating and generally soaking up the environment led to 6 double spreads in my Seawhite concertina, leaving the sketchbook unfinished yet again...awaiting my next trip!

Canyamel 2016 - Beach Lunch

 

Mussels and aioli lunch right on the beach

Canyamel 2016 - Beach

 

A quick sketch from the rocks near the jetty which managed to incorporate the bridge over the river, the seas edge and the beach huts/sheds.

Canyamel 2016 - The River

 

Canyamel beach has a river on it..Yes, literally on the beach!

I sat sketching it on the sand with my back to the sea!

Crazy beautiful!!!!

Canyamel 2016 - Cap Vermell

 

Sketching Cap Vermell from the beach

Canyamel 2016 - Stansted Airport

 

 

 

In the departure lounge waiting for our flight to Canyamel, Mallorca

Spanish Concertina Journal

 

 

I'm off to Canyamel, Mallorca for a few days!

 

 

 

 

 

I'm taking my Seawhite Concertina sketchbook which I hope to complete on this trip and will share on my return.

 

 

 

You can view sketches from this journal and my trips to Spain in 2012 and 2014

HERE

 

 

Canyamel 2014

The last of my sketches from my Canyamel 2014 sketchbook:

An A5 Seawhite Concertina

 

The whole sketchbook, including my 2012 trip to Santa Susanna in Spain, can be viewed HERE

Cala Rajada

A day trip into Cala Rajada from Canyamel.

Canyamel Beach 2014

Yes 2014!.....Still catching up, bear with me!

Canyamel 2014

 

I managed some sketches on our holiday in Spain in 2014 although, I am ashamed to say, I didn't sketch a single thing on our return there last year. I'll be returning this April this year though and am planning to take my sketchbook along!

 

Canyamel is a little slice of heaven!

 

The apartment we stay in belongs to my Brother and his partner, this is the view from the larger balcony.

 

 

Roma - Residenza Antica Roma

16, a photo by Anita Davies on Flickr.

I simply had to finish my Roma Journal with a sketch of our hotel, which wasn't possible on our last day so I photographed it and sketched it back at home. The hotel was wonderful! Fantastic location, quite, clean, well tended, helpful and polite staff, decent breakfast choice (I have a pure caffeine liquid breakfast so I'm not hard to please) and the room was not only a good size but beautiful!
We had a lovely stay here, I can't fault it for anything!
I hope you enjoyed my 4 day/3 night stay in Roma half as much as Joan and I did.

Roma-Day4-Airport Ciampino

15, a photo by Anita Davies on Flickr.

Sketched from the front steps at the entrance to Ciampino airport, waiting for our flight home! So many wonderful memories to take with us.