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Month: August 2019

Weaving a Landscape: Pittencrieff House, Dunfermline

August 23, 2019 ~ Cara Shanley ~ Leave a comment

Last year I got a gorgeous little wooden loom, and since then I've only played a little with it, not really finding the time to start any actual projects. I recently decided to start one of the ideas I've had for a while, of creating a series of local landscapes using the weaving loom. I … Continue reading Weaving a Landscape: Pittencrieff House, Dunfermline

About me

I am an artist primarily working in graphite portraiture of people and pets. I love to capture personality and expression in my drawings, using a traditional classical approach to create gentle, beautiful artworks.

I also regularly explore other media such as acrylic and watercolour paint, printmaking, and coloured pencils and pastels, so you might find my random explorations of those areas popping up here.

Endlessly curious about things that I find in nature, as well as artistic styles and techniques away from my usual traditional portraiture, you’ll regularly find me dabbling in something new and unexpected in between commissions.

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  • Coloured Pencils
  • Drawing
  • Inktense
  • Product Testing
  • sketching
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  • Weaving

My Blog

  • Sketching Fife: What’s in my Sketching Kit?
  • Weaving a Landscape: Pittencrieff House, Dunfermline
  • Colour: Inspiration and Frustration
  • Chop chop!
  • Product Testing: water-soluble pencils and linework

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