St Ives, Cambridgeshire UK

21-04-12b, a photo by Anita Davies on Flickr.

A cream tea at The River Tearooms before taking a seat on a bench along the river Ouse to sketch the 15th century bridge, one of only 4 in England to incorporate a chapel.

River Tea Rooms, St Ives, Cambridgeshire UK

21-04-12a, a photo by Anita Davies on Flickr.

Took a drive into St Ives for a change and had a coffee at the Dolphin Hotel so I could sketch the tea rooms across the river from a comfy chair by the window.
Noodlers bullet proof black ink and watercolour in A4 watercolour Moleskine Folio

In Memory

mum, a photo by Anita Davies on Flickr.

My family is organising a charity day to raise funds in memory of my parents for Cancer Research.
Details of the day can be found here:
http://www.facebook.com/events/370564696335691/
I have opened a justgiving page for those who cannot make it on the day but still wish to make a donation. You can find it here:
https://www.justgiving.com/DaviesShoot
or you can reach it via the widget in the top right corner of my blog here:
http://artbyanita.blogspot.co.uk/
Please give what you can, small or large, EVERY penny helps!
Thank you!

Orange

20-21-04-12, a photo by Anita Davies on Flickr.

Noodlers bullet proof black ink and watercolour in A4 watercolour Moleskine folio

Bangle and Beads

19-04-12, a photo by Anita Davies on Flickr.

Noodlers bullet proof black ink and watercolour in A4 watercolour Moleskine Folio

Palette Update

18-04-12, a photo by Anita Davies on Flickr.

A couple of changes to my palette recently, logged in my A4 Watercolour Moleskine folio

Ramsey, Cambridgeshire UK

14-04-12, a photo by Anita Davies on Flickr.

View from Choices Cafe and my red handbag that is just about big enough to take my A4 Moleskine folio sketchbook

Tregothnan Tea Tasting - Page 2

14-04-12b, a photo by Anita Davies on Flickr.

All 3 varieties (Classic, Afternoon and Earl Grey) sketched individually as I drank them, building up the page as I went.
Noodlers bullet proof black ink and watercolour in A4 watercolour Moleskine Folio

Tregothnan Tea Tasting - Page 1

14-04-12a, a photo by Anita Davies on Flickr.

I sketched my newly purchased teapot all ready for my tea tasting session only to discover that the Tregothnan Tea was actually in bags! Oh well, I haven't sketched my tea pot yet so I went ahead and did my tasting and added my notes here on the page.
The first time I have drunk tea in over 20 years!!! (I'm a HUGE coffee drinker) I have to say that it was milk that turned me off tea all those years ago and onto black coffee but I really enjoyed my tea tasting...without milk!
Pencil and watercolour in A4 watercolour Moleskine Folio

Benwick Road, Doddington, Cambridgeshire UK

13-04-12, a photo by Anita Davies on Flickr.

Taking...no, MAKING.... a quiet moment out of a busy day!