Back to the post...

Has it really been a year since my last post? Well, that's working for a living. A mixture of have-to-do life type things, more interesting want-to-do stuff and I've-been-working-and-I'm-too-tired kind of excuses. But less drawing is less fulfilling so...

Idle

Homeless

I’ve no power to absolve,

I can only leave the door ajar,

And say you’re welcome still.

The shape of you is the space that dwells within,

‘Til then I remain less than me.

In full swing

It does look like he has his shoes round the wrong way, but it's only a strange aberration of the photo from which I drew the picture and so I've been faithful to the original image and consequently made my boy look like a half-wit!.

Kate Rusby

I saw Kate in Crawley. Every bit as special as I had hoped! Long may you continue, Kate.

Illustration

Branching out in a different direction. A loser style than I'm used to. Needs some colour!

Thank you, Carolyn.

Just wanted to say a thank you to the inspired Carolyn Arends for sharing the gift. Words that were brought to me when I needed them most.

http://www.carolynarends.com/

Cat

Not my cat. I haven't got a cat...   ...anymore.

Harvest

A snipit of a small drawing of some big horses. Drawn for thesheepdip.co.uk last month.

Olivia

I bet you thought I'd forgoten how to work a pencil! It's all come back to me now.

Legoland visit

We're planning a visit to Legoland for our boy's birthday. This is what we might see.



Anna-Thea

New stuff

What I've been doing this week...

Just Ordained

Congratulations, Fliss!

Cyclist

A time before...

Of course, as you would expect, my beloved had a life before she met me, as did I, but now and again I feel cheated not to have known her earlier.

Sofa creatures

Can be found at any time of the day in their usual habitat, often with a carefully arranged nesting of cushions and blankets, in a firm but comfy sofa. The curled up poise of such creatures is their common stance, frequently positioned as to observe the television. It is not rare to note literature either within their hands or on a nearby sofa arm, perhaps even on the floor when an excess of reading matter has been accrued over a short period of time. Whilst they are solitary by nature and fiercely protective of their territory, by negotiation or an offering of hot chocolate they may make space for others of their kind. There is a great reluctance to leave their nesting place, which does become necessary after several beverages, because of the three second rule.

The laughing pony

Stopped in the New Forest for a cup of coffee, a laugh and a chat with the locals.

The maiden

A beautiful maiden I found at Maiden Castle, Dorset. Wind swept and interesting. Cold, but cuddly. Slender and lovely. I lent her my arm and she gave me her hand.

The house next door (in the garden)

It's not a sketch or a painting, but that's OK because I built it. This is the closest thing my son can get to having a tree house in our garden. Mostly made from old timber found and scrounged. He's decorated it with Doctor Who posters and sometimes has his tea in there. I have visited him occasionally but I tend to take up all the space!