Three Artists And Two Daffodils

The last two pages in my 2008-2009 A6 Venezia journal remember three wonderful artists, Tony Hart, Bernini and Borromini.
The daffodils come from a bunch gifted to me, a bunch of sunshine that brightened my week!

A Few Journal Pages

Well, as you can see from the spread above, my eldest is now home safe from his skiing trip to Bulgaria - He loved it but was so pleased to get home and EAT!
On Sunday, while Jake slept off his jetlag, Harry and I made clothes for my art manikins from old studio rag. I have no idea why we decided to do this but it was fun.



Late Sunday evening I felt awful and went to bed at 10pm!!! For me, that is unheard of. I felt like I had been hit by a bus and in the early hours of Monday morning it became very apparent I had caught Harry's bug...I spent Monday recovering with a good movie, pain killers and lots of fluids. Feeling much better now!

The Power Of Art

I created this journal page while pausing the Rembrandt section of my Power of Art DVD's. It is a fantastic box set of a series that was shown on the BBC some time ago, I enjoyed it so much that I purchased it and watch it often.

Recent Journal Entries

I'm still trying to journal as much as possible as well as sketch people daily.


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Sole Food

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New shoes!

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Originally uploaded by Anita Davies

Normality Resumes

My 'babies' are back at college and school and I'm trying to make sense of some routine again, although I'm finding it hard to remember the usual order of my day. I hate when my kids are not home, I miss them!

Rick Tulka helped ease the pain when he sent me a copy of his fantastic book in exchange for a copy of mine. I've been admiring his sketches for a while now and am delighted to own a signed copy of this beautifully presented work. I've been carrying the book around since it arrived, lost in the character filled pages.

Festive Echo

A tag from a Christmas gift inspired this repetitive composition. Sketched beside the glowing Christmas tree that we decided to leave up for just one more night!

Just Say 'YES'

While sketching my infamous antique chair from the comfort of my sofa I suddenly felt like breaking free and doing something spontaneous, so I did!
We all dashed around and within just a few minutes we were in the truck heading for Cineworld in Huntingdon where we caught the latest Jim Carey movie ('Yes Man') and grabbed a KFC meal.
Great uplifting film, full of laughs!
I finished my chair sketch back at home and managed to incorporate my ticket stub into the spread.

January Sales

Some sale shopping, cake, coffee and a good film make for a wonderful day!

What A Year!

2008 was a great year, lots of new things happening and some heart tugging changes.

Not only did I manage to post to my blog everyday but I also added the titles AUTHOR, ILLUSTRATOR, TUTOR and COLUMNIST to my CV.

In June I began to move into my new indoor studio off the dining room, a wonderful space with a view across the Fen.

I gained a solo exhibition space in the village and exhibited in a palace.

I created and completed Postcard PenPals, I completed my 'Close to Home' project and had it published and I created and completed the MarumanX project. I also took part in the Everyday In May project: 'Voices' and sketched my food intake through July.

I was interviewed by Journal Craft Inspiration and Creative Construction: Life and Art. I became a permanent feature on the Lilyholt Road website.

I swapped chocolate for a sketch from Pete Scully, I took part in the Pay It Forward project, had a Royal Giveaway and won red pens from a Big Gay Dragon.

My eldest Son went to America for a week with my parents (without me) and passed his driving test, proving his growth into adulthood and sending my emotions into a frenzy! As if that wasn't enough to deal with, we are currently preparing for his skiing trip to Bulgaria with his college in just 8 days time. (Deep breaths Anita, deep breaths)

I turned 40

We lost our old Christmas tree and purchased a new one and we changed our topper from an Angel to a beautiful decoration gifted to me by Margaret Storer-Roche.

I drank down a zillion cups of coffee, I laughed, I cried, I loved, I ached, I sketched, I painted...Hell, I even pole danced!

PHEW!

What a year!