What To Look For Winter

Casting around for a theme/ the subject that my group could paint an upcoming class in mid-January I suddenly thought about the lanes in hedgerows hereabouts. How these things might be put together as an arranging to draw and paint. And this prompted to take that wonderful * Ladybird book What To Look For Winter off my bookshelf. Ladybird books were those treasures we used to read before children were given tablets and kindles. Arguably Ladybird books were more fun and nourishing.

On my walks this week I started looking closely at the colours and shapes of plants and trees. And took these photographs for reflection. The collection is not complete however it does make you think about what is available and how very wonderful it all is in Winter….

Then I imagined it might be good to see how the snaps translate into watercolour. Immediately above 🙂 These treatments might inform how people might, just might, want to consider tackling the subject we will set out on the painting table on January 19^th.

The workshop on the 19th, for Arts Society Malmsbury, was a great success and some excellent work was produced.

*The Ladybird book What To Look For Winter by E L Grant Wilson with illustrations by C. F Tunnicliffe, R.A. Published 1959 Ladybird Books Ltd Loughborough.

Penguin Random House Group granted me a license for What to Look for in Winter! front and back covers. It was a delight to deal with Meg Gerold (she/her) in the Contracts and Business Affairs group.