Arty Walks!

 Autumn, when the light gets soft, and the air sweet, and

my favourite word is COSY..

I have a new Adventure which I hope will bring you

as much inspiration as it does to me!

ARTY WALKS

is a combination of walking in the stunning nature of the Isle of Wight,

sketching the landscape to inspire our best memories and get creative,

and wild foraging to know all the treasures that Nature offers us in this colourful season.

I lived on this magical Island for almost 9 years, and I always felt intimidated to draw its beauty,

until I discovered that I could take my imagination with me.

Yes, I can look what is in front of me, and make it mine.

If I want, I can add my favourite animals, colours and stories to my drawings outside, 

just as I do when I am inventing them in the studio. 

And by allowing creativity to step in, the landscape become suddenly a different setting, 

full of magic.

Even in cinema they do it a lot: many movies have a colour filter applied to them, 

to better convey emotions and suggest atmosphere and drama. 

When I draw what I see, I feel I am talking with "IT", I feel I learn about it,

and the challenge of making sense of it on the page is like a childlike game.

Once you start, you are part of a discussion between the material and the place. It's so interesting.

And sometimes, I think speding hours in the same place, outside, 

gives me the chance to listen, to see, to experience

things that I normally wouldn't notice 

in the everyday rush.

I feel very inspired by the Walk to see community.

#walktosee is an hashtag that people use on Instagram when they draw from location and it is so varied

 and interesting... you can really see that every personality has its own way to see life!

I thought to share all the good energy I get from these sketching walks,

together with what I learnt in these years about Wild foraging

(here, here  and here I talk a bit about it)

Autumn gives us a lot of treasures: berries, mushrooms and seeds, 

all full of minerals and nutrients, plus many more treasures to discover!

Given the actual guidelines about Covid, spaces on the Arty Walks are limited 

and booking will be essential.

Price is £15 for each person.

The walk will take about 2 hours, and all you need to take with you are

basic art materials ( few sketchbooks and pencil, or watercolours, or your favourite drawing material)

and forager kit ( a cloth bag or wicker basket, secateurs and gloves).

If you are interested in joining in, please send me a message through Facebook.

It's gonna be MAGIC.

First walk: Sat 26th September, 11 am/13pm, Niton

Second walk: Sat 17th October, 11 am to 13 pm, Newchurch