Recent content by Vivien

Lovely painting Anne! I've used Inktense for years and love them. Just bought the Inktense Pans. Very expensive and so different to watercolours, so taking a bit of getting used to them! I still love the Inktense Pencils best.

Grapes - great pencil drawing of the Cheetah!

I'm fine Patricia, been very busy trying to tidy all the old dead foliage from my Winter garden. As its Spring here in NZ, and the garden gets harder for me to do every year. But I do enjoy the flowers. Early Daffodils are just beginning to flower.

Thanks Patricia - I see you are back posting, how are you? Will try to get one painted.

Hi, Ai, Joan, Jo, Robin, Pine Cone, Jade and Fletch - I enjoyed drawing from life again! Every so often I just need to draw from life, and I wish I had more time to do that. Ive got some sketches done 1. - Curved - Berry Jam with a curved label and writing 2 - Round - jam lid 3. - Flat - lid...

Fletch - Well, welcome to the 80's! Its not so bad when you get used to it, and yes exercise is definitely the way to go. Ive got a Smartwatch which counts my steps and a dog who gets me out walking every day, so Im very thankful for that!

Fletch - thanks for the list, will try to get some sketched.

Hi everyone, it is St Patricks Day here in NZ 17th March, so here's my St Patrick's Day tribute. Several years ago, my husband and myself, did a weeks bus tour around Ireland, a wonderful experience! (Well it would be with a Surname like Maloney!) My husband bought me this little pendant to...

Ai, Jo, - Thanks for commenting. Im sorry I was so late posting!

Hi everyone, sorry to be so late posting this. 1. Red - red cyclamen flowers 2. Green - leaves 3. Blue - pot

Joan - Great job on the buildings they are beautiful! Love the colors in them and also the yellow grasses stand out against the blue sky - lovely work! Best wishes to your friend who is sending postcards to Ukraine. I was appalled at that tv interview! Which of course the whole world saw!

Stephanie - Thanks for the list

Hi, Fletch, Joan, Jo, Grapes, Stephanie and Ai, great sketching from you all. Ai - I particularly like your sketches and photos of the Thai Ceremony! Love hearing all about it and seeing all the masks.

1 Valentines Day One of my Grandaughters made me a lovely gift of Homemade chocolates for Valentines Day. She made a beautiful job of them and had them wrapped in cellophane with a homemade card for me and also a card with the flavors she'd put in each chocolate. I was so touched that she'd...

Fletch - Hi there Grapes - Oh you are going to Ireland! How lovely will that be! My husband and I did a week's Bus trip around Ireland, some years ago. How magical is that wonderful country! I will think of you there sketching, while you are there! (My husband's ancestors came out from...