After the excitement of FolkEast we needed a break, so we loaded up my Tardis and went off for a holiday . . . not too far away, 260 miles to be precise, not as far away from Suffolk as Cornwall or the Lake District . . . we headed due East :-)
Yes! we took the overnight ferry from Harwich and after a good night's sleep in a cosy cabin, we ended up in Holland . . . our destination was a little thatched bungalow on the western edge of Gelderland.
Having got back into drawing after the very inspiring #DrawingAugust on Twitter (see all my August sketches here) I took a brand new sketchbook and my watercolours to keep some sort of holiday journal. The resulting paintings can be seen here . . . I'm adding a new page each day and Tweeting for #paintseptember.
Meanwhile things are getting interesting in my studio, various projects are coming to fruition :-)
Coming soon:
Christmas Cards and Gift Wrap
Fabrics
New small woodcuts
and a feature in a very well known magazine
(I've just been sent a proof to check, so it really is happening!)
Stay tuned!
I'll be back soon
Celia
xx
Once again you have gone somewhere that I have wanted to go, and gone looking at the sights as I would like to. I guess for now I'll have to live vicariously through your travels. I can't wait to see where you go next.
ReplyDeleteI think you'd love Holland Terry - lots of miniature goats and horses!
DeleteI love Holland! I am sure you had a wonderful time. Can't wait to see more of your new product line. As for the magazine article, I am so excited for you! Let us know so we can hit the news stand before all of the copies are sold. X
ReplyDeleteIsn't Holland a lovely country!
DeleteEnd of October Debs ;-)
Your new projects sound very exciting, especially fabric. I look forward to hearing more!
ReplyDeleteI'm excited about the fabric too :-)
DeleteExciting times!
ReplyDeleteand slightly scary!
DeleteAll sounding exciting....off to look at you paintings! :) x
ReplyDeleteHope you like them x
DeleteSounds lovely, Celia. (I, too, had another short break -in Vancouver!)
ReplyDeleteVancouver is wonderful! Bet you had lots of fun there!
DeleteWelcome back Celia, and many thanks for the links to your August drawings and Holland holiday sketchbook. The immediacy of the moment is very apparent in each image, and I very much admire your ability to tend to your observation and drawing and painting.
ReplyDelete(I continue to be a laggard on the sketchbook front. You do continue to inspire me to put something on paper, to get my left hand once again used to holding a pen, pencil or brush. Many thanks!)
Of course, I am very curious to see your photographs from the Netherlands and the edge of Germany. Perhaps even a few pictures as you crosses the water east of where you live?) Shall I try to guess which magazine?
Thank you also, Celia for showing me how good Twitter can be.)
xo
You will have to keep a small sketchbook on your next travel adventure, Frances.
DeleteI'm afraid there are no photos of the sea cxrossing - I was tucked up in bed in our cosy cabin and it was pitch dark outside :-)
Oh Celia it sounds wonderful!! I love Holland would love to go back soon. Loved your Bike! Also I am beginning a painting journal TODAY!
ReplyDeleteI love Holland and would go back again, I love your paintings too!
ReplyDeleteLoved your pictures, I enjoyed Holland as girl and would like to go back and cycle!! and draw. Also I am going to begin a painting journal today!
ReplyDeleteHolland is definitely the perfect country for cycling :-)
DeleteYour trip sounds fun, I love the bike painting. Lots of exciting things happening, look forward to hearing more.....
ReplyDeleteIt's like plate spinning here ;-)
DeleteCelia, Love the drawings etc from your Holland excursion. You always manage to pick some great places to visit don't you? I can't get my head around the whole Twitter thing but wish I could as I loved your august drawings too, particularly the one in the church and the other one drawn at night. Very Piperesque and very lovely. Such a range of styles and things to be inspired to draw.
ReplyDeleteThanks by the way about the comment on older women. I missed the Channel 4 programme but will try and catch up with it!
Hope you managed to catch the programme on 4OD and thank you for the lovely comments about my August drawings x
DeleteI love your sketchbook pages!
ReplyDeleteThank you Gina, I bet I lapse back into not sketching when 'm back to the busy-ness of pre-Christmas in my studio!
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