Author: Sally Harrison Artist
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Japanese Dolls
When I was a child my dad was in the merchant navy, he was an engineer and back in those days you were able to take your family with you on occasional trips My first trip was at the age of five and I went with my mother to France and on the HMS Takoma…
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Knots
Just a quick blog today. I love finding big chunky knots to photograph and quay sides offer lots of opportunities to do this.
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Learning when to stop.
Today I wrecked a painting. There is no evidence left, it’s in the bin and I’ve deleted the WIP photos. I knew at some point I needed to stop adding more detail but I simply couldn’t help myself. It was a shame as I really liked it before I trashed it with busyness and random…
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Armchair Sketchbooks
Anyone who has ever been shopping with me knows just how much I love sketchbooks. They are portable, nice to handle and you can work in them whilst sitting comfy on your settee. I often use watercolours in my sketchbooks teamed with oil pastels, Pocsa pens and colour pencils. Oil pastels make great resists and…
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Thread Abstracts
Free hand stitch has to be one of my most relaxing pastimes. I find when you have no pattern, no concerns and all you need to do is respond to the fabrics, you can suspend all worries and just enjoy the feel of the fabric and the emerging patterns. And if it doesn’t look right…
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Exhibition Opportunity
A new gallery has been established in Shropshire and the four images I have selected for today’s blog are the four paintings I am considering submitting to their Open Exhibition. The exhibition is judged so there is work needed to make sure I present them in the best way possible. They are acrylic paint and…
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Balls by the seaside
Quaysides are one of my favourite places and I am fascinated by all the strong shapes and colours. The contrast between these solid manmade objects when set against the natural beauty of sea, sand and sky always draws me to take photos. In Aberdyfi these huge buoys caught my eye, I’ve no idea what they…
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