Monthly Archives: April 2008
society of authors
I’ve recently applied to join the Society of Authors, partly because I thought it was about time, since I’ve gatecrashed a few of their events and I can get in cheaper before I turn 35. But I also think they … Continue reading
feeling bereft
My lovely friend Annika is moving to Australia, so sad. We went to her going-away party lat night in Finchley and she loaded me up with lots of useful art supplies she didn’t want to haul overseas. I spent awhile … Continue reading
sketchbook
I used my light box to ink over a sketch I made yesterday while I was listening to a talk. Here’s a funny pilot episode for a new French cartoon, Ariol, based on the comics by Marc Boutevant, whom I … Continue reading
whee!
An exciting parcel arrived in the post today from Matt Reidsma at reidsrow. It even had a little sketch of me at my computer, how cool is that! Here’s my winning High Maintenance Machine tribute entry, next to a fetching … Continue reading
shiny stars at the big picture night
The Illustration Cupboard was heaving last night for The Big Picture awards ceremony. Once again, I had the excuse of being there as a Write Away reviewer, so I took some photos for its website. The event really was a … Continue reading
teenage portrait challenge!
I saw this challenge on davario‘s site, ‘draw a picture of yourself in your teens’. That was fun.
arundel castle
Today Stuart and I took the train out to Arundel Castle in West Sussex with our friend Kim and three of her American friends, who were all good fun. (Kim’s the good friend I mentioned in an earlier post, for … Continue reading
la dame de kensington
Today I met up with ellenlindner and Stephen Betts in Kensington to browse the bande desinée collection at the Institut Français. Stephen’s started a fabulous new website, Comix Influx, designed to help people translate comics, mostly from French into English. … Continue reading
today we’re all painting
Send me a snapshot (or drawing) of you painting today and I’ll post it here! Edits: Hooray! Here’s the first one in, from Garen Ewing (which he titled ‘solitary confinement’): And another from davario. Thanks, Dave! Here’s a wiped out … Continue reading
courtauld visit
My Glasgow auntie came through London today, and we went to the Courtauld Gallery on the Strand. That place has the most brilliant staircases. From the entrance, they spiral up very gracefully. But if you go downstairs, they meander in … Continue reading
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