Latest stage of the 'Black Swan'. Hopefully I will be able to finish it next week when I return from Umbria. More on Italy later...
Step-by-Step
On the home stretch
Progress on the Black Swan
I'm not yet sure whether this is progress as it all seems a bit messy at the moment but I am hoping that I can work through this messy stage.I have added another flower and plan to add a bud on the right....
Iris 'Black Swan'
I have been waiting for two years for this to flower and now it has magnificently just when I am really busy! So I had to work quickly and I wanted to work larger than life. Initially (not having been on an Ann Swan composition course) I just drew out part of one flower but later regretted this and wanted to add two more but only have room for one....
Caran D'Ache Luminance Coloured Pencils and Blender Pencil
After our fascinating trip to Caran D'Ache in Geneva I was so impressed with the quality of their production that I have decided to retail the pencils on our online shop. We now stock the full range of 76 colours and we are aiming to sell them for £2.50 each. The RRP in the UK is £3.25 which makes them very costly to use and now I have seen the...