The last days of autumn….snow and sleet today, but our little birch tree is keeping its colour as long as it possibly can. Bless it.
Author Archives: Michaela
Sunday
The ground was crisp with frost this morning, the sun was low but bright and the late autumn trees glowed gold in the light. A walk along the river and through the church yard searching for yew trees with Richard. Then home for afternoon tea.
Knitting Project
I have been knitting up a storm lately, its the cooler weather brings it out in me. I love an evening of knitting almost as much as I enjoy the outcome. What can be better than a cosy home knit to keep one’s ears warm.
Bunting
A Christmas bunting project in the studio this week. A change from the traditional decorations. Above a preview of the illustrations in progress.
Menai
A weekend spent in Wales by the Menai Strait. A beautiful stretch of coast, mountains on one side, the Isle of Anglesey on the other. A friend has bought a house inside the medieval walls of Caenarfon, the perfect place to settle down for winter.
Revival
Twenty two years ago, on the other side of the world, I bought a small, but lovely, arm chair with the intention of re-upholstering it. This week the project has begun, I have been peeling back the layers with great pleasure.
Soft Grey Day
Every year there comes a time when one really notices the days drawing in. Soft grey days, when being cosy and baking are back on the agenda. Today it was apple crumble and an afternoon meandering in the loft studio.
Sussex Apples
A weekend apple fair in Sussex, a celebration of history, locale and abundance. Shown above, top left first, Mareda, Wadhurst Pippin, Mannington’s Pearmain, Sussex Mother, Edmund Jupp and Bossom. Also featured on the day [but not pictured] were Alfriston, Duck’s Bill, Golden Pippin, Knobbly Russet, Crawley Reinette and Tinsley Quince. My grandfather was an apple man, such a sight would have made him glad.
Lemon Yellow
Yellow is light with a wavelength of 570–580 nanometres. The colour lemon yellow is situated between 570 and 575 nm at the cooler end of the frequency range. Lemon yellow is naturally associated with its namesake, the citrus fruit, but was not developed as a commercial pigment until the early 1830s. Lemon yellow is cool, sharp and refreshing, it is an exciting and energetic colour which will rarely sit quietly.
Colour Sampler
A new series of 12 x 3″ paintings; Colour Sampler, acrylic on linen board. Memories recorded in a grid of colour and light. The paintings capture the feeling, tone and experience of a particular moment in time. These and other new paintings are on show at the Gravelly Barn Summer Exhibition this weekend. To see further information and examples of this work click here.