Jessie Lilac Blog

Here I am again much sooner than I thought. Two posts in one day! I had a go at this week's word which is ' atmosphere ' :)

We've just got back from my favourite place in the world, St Ives , so I've got lots to show you! Above is a sketch I did from the window of the house where we were staying. Parking isn't easy there, so we had a long climb up the hill to the car park but what a lovely view we were rewarded with from the top. The light there is stunning at all times of the day and if you've ever visited, you'll understand why so many artists have gravitated towards there for many years. Happily for me, there are lots of galleries to explore and inspire. Not only was I influenced by these but also the gorgeous colours in the shops and the amazing landscape of course! I took my watercolours with me and here are a few pages from my sketchbook. Not painted from life I might add! Thanyou for your visit here, welcome to new followers! I'm looking froward to catching up with everyone at the end of the summer. Have a lovely summer and I'll post some more colour and fun soon. xx

I've been having fun using Gel pens but before I show you that, here we are (I'm holding the camera so you can't actually see me!) in York. We walked a little way along the City wall but it was only a little way because my fear of heights took over. I never used to be like this before I had chidren, it's quite a nuisance I can tell you! That's the beautiful Minster you can see in the distance behind. We couldn't leave without visiting the Yorkshire Dales too. The air smelt so divine, so clean, so fresh. The cows were in no hurry to move out of our way! This bird flew away shortly after I took the picture and if anyone out there reading this knows what it might be called I love to know. :) I said I'd show you my gel pen pictures and here they are. After drawing, I added water which transformed them into a water colour type effect. I had great fun doing this, so much fun in fact I went out and bought a whole new set. :) Here below are two pictures using the

Thankyou for stopping by to see what I've been up to! :) As you might have wondered, I've not been home long enough to do any blogging recently, so I'm glad you're here today so I can show you where I've been. We had a lovely walk in the Malverns with my brother and neice. (She's the small one.) A beautiful place and I surprised myself by getting to the top of the hill which let me tell you was not on my planned agenda! We stopped in Tewkesbury for a lovely reward for all that walking. A delicious piece of carrot cake and milk shakes. Cup of tea for me. In between my adventures, I've been making some little paintings using my Inktense pencils . I love their rich colours which spring to life when you add water, great fun! We had a boat trip along the river Dart last week too. They served free cake and tea, a trip to do again I think!