Here's a short video slideshow made from some of the rapid sketches I'd done during 2016. The location is Birkenhead Park, and all but one of the sketches were done with an ordinary fine-line ink pen. I used a small pad which could easily be tucked inside a jacket pocket for convenience. When I describe the sketches as rapid, I mean it. Many of them were completed within a few seconds. I hope you all enjoy the video. You can find my other videos by using the menu above, or at my YouTube site. As I type this, rain is pattering loudly against the window beside me. It's a sound I've always enjoyed; I find it strangely comforting and restful. Rain has its own musicality. The rain will also help to water-in the loganberry and thornless blackcurrant canes I planted in large tubs yesterday. I also potted up two wall baskets with three tiny strawberry plants in each. As they grow, these will happily dangle down and provide a sp...
Adele Cosgrove-Bray is a writer and artist based in Wirral, England. Her writing has been published traditionally in magazines and anthologies, and she has also explored self-publishing. Her Artisan-Sorcerer novels have drawn an impressive cult following.