Day Six Drawing

Ooh I have struggled with this drawing. The final illustration from my days out with the mobile libraries has had me stumped and I started it many times, stopping almost as many. A bout of shingles which struck the inside of my right forearm (my drawing arm) hasn't helped, but I should have had this …

Where Life Feels Good

Happy Lancashire Day! I am so proud to be a Lancashire Lass and the opportunity to spend time travelling around our beautiful, diverse county with the mobile libraries has been a real gift this year. It wasn't always this way and growing up in Ormskirk I was always desperate to be more Scouse and less …

Day 5 Illustration

Zipping Up My Boots…

Going back to my roots (yeah). That song was in my head for days before I went out for the day with Victoria. I sang it in the shower before I set off, and every time I think of that day, it pops into my head again. Ormskirk. I was born and raised there and …

It takes more than a drawing to get the full picture

I have spent days on five of the six mobile libraries now (I still have to blog and draw my day with Victoria from Ormskirk Library and will be heading out with Clive from Whalley Library in a few weeks). These initial drawings were very much a way of me exploring themes and ideas, of …

Heysham Library Day 4 Drawing

Moments from a day with Gary in the most northerly parts of Lancashire.    

Day 3 Drawing

I am so glad I decided to make a drawing for each of the mobile libraries in the County. These aren't the final illustrations, but have given me the opportunity to reflect on my time on the libraries and develop visual ideas. I can also see my drawing improve with each one, which is making …

Day 4 – Beautiful!

For my fourth day on the road I met Gary at Heysham Library and we set off into some stunning countryside and picturesque villages including Wray and Wennington. Thank you Gary for making me feel so welcome. We started putting the world to rights around 9.30am and took it from there. If you want to …

Garstang and Beyond – Drawing Day 2

Day 3 – To The Metropolis!

I met Mike at Clayton Brook Library for my third day on the Mobile Libraries. I was surprised when Mike said we were setting off to Preston City Centre. When I had thought about the locations that the libraries would visit I had not imagined we would head to the city, but Mike specifically chose …