I hatched some chicks this year, as I wanted to rear some replacement pullets and I had a few people needing cockerels, plus I had a couple of Sketching Chickens classes booked, and chicks are always fun to watch and draw. They remind me so much of little dinosaurs as they run around the garden in a pack with their huge feet and diminutive heads. … Continue reading Boys and Girls
I have some new chickens – particularly pretty ones – so I am looking forward to running these courses in the summer. I run an art class in London every week and it always amazes me how people think they can’t draw and very quickly discover that in fact, they can. Everyone can draw, but it is a question of ‘unlearning’ and letting go of … Continue reading Sketching Chickens in the Garden
This was my third attempt at running this course as the weather was exceedingly unhelpful on previous occasions! Therein lies the problem with organising any outside event in the UK… The reason I run these courses is that as well as a beekeeper, I am an artist, and run a life drawing class each Monday in Soho, London. People love to draw from life, and … Continue reading Sketching Chickens
