Sunday, April 30, 2006


Just come back from being at my mums new barn conversion in North norfolk...its amazing as you can imagine.

They have some land out the back of the house next to the River and the farmer up the road has asked to put his sheep on there for grazing. However, they are ALL pregnant and this morning me and my family all watched as one of the sheep gave birth to two new lambs...obviously from the window with binoculars (some of it was a bit unpleasant!). Now there's lots of little lambs jumping about as we speak! It was quite an experience!

Holly x

Friday, April 21, 2006


Hello all

Haven't been on here for a while. Got back form my time off in Aldeburgh and hit earth with a big horrible tearful thud! Iv'e been ultra busy with college work as usual so haven't had my time to do anything else. However I have done a sketch for computer arts magazine DESIGN THE COVER COMPETITION which I am quite pleased with although I am 'stuck'..The brief is 'Brief encounters' and must contain the use of crayon markings (haven't got that far yet) and maybe some figurative work. I can see it looking quite dark with collage etc but I can't seem to generate any more ideas..annoyingly. It's unusual for me to run out of steam.

Holly

PS. I like her 'eye' and the use of her hair to build up the rest of the image

Friday, April 14, 2006

Hi everyone.

Haven't been on here for a while as I am actually away for the weekend here in Aldeburgh, Suffolk. It's a lovely seaside town which has a great ice-cream shop and lots of galleries. I spent this morning giving out brochures of my Mums work (she's an artist: www.artgardenstudios.co.uk) as I am trying to help her get the print side up and running. It was extremely nerve-racking although most people were really friendly. I felt a bit like a sales-person so I tried not to be too annoying or aggressive...it's hard work!

Anyway, I'm hoping to do some more artwork this weekend and finish off my design for the computer arts cover competition so I will post that on here asap.

Holly :-)

Monday, April 03, 2006



Hello again!

Have been sketching more Schiele pictures today...yes I know they are creepy but they are truly fantastic figure drawings. I would suggest that anyone who wants to develop their anatomy skills gets a book about Schiele..I'm obsessed!
:-)

Not much else to report as I have been at work all day today. I told them I was planning to hand in my notice at the end of this month (woo-hoo!). Can't wait and I have had loads of ideas for my freelance work.

I have also posted a digital image I have been playing around with using the photos from Holkham...let me know what you think- I haven't had any comments for ages! Anyway, must go as I need an early night..I wan't to get up early for a jog as my sister is making me do 'race for life' next month and I'm really un-fit (I hate exercise!).

Holly xx

Sunday, April 02, 2006





Hello,

I have posted some photos of my day out to Holkham beach (up here in Norfolk!).

Altogether me and Matthew took around 100 photos and went through other villages such as Cley and Holt- which, by the way are lovely places to stay in Norfolk if you ever come up here.

The weather was quite windy, as it always is in Holkham but it was still sunny and warm so quite a few people where there. I even saw a few people riding their horses on the beach which looked like great fun (if only I had a horse :-). I'm hoping to do some painting in a style quite like that of the images on my website. Next time, I think I will take my sketchbook as it's never quite the same drawing from photos.

Me and Matthew are lucky there are so many beautiful beaches here in norfolk although we never visit them quite as much as we should. I had a really depressing day yesterday and tried to paint the first sketch I put on this blog but it wasn't quite working..the beach definitely cheered me up!

Holly x