Back to school

Earlier this month (October) Dot and Harry spent a morning in Borth Primary school, helping the children to draw landscapes. The kids were full of enthusiasm: looking at our sketchbooks ("How did you draw that?"), learning about mark-making (they loved loud stippling), and walking down to the cliff top to draw the view over Cardigan Bay.


Dot had started by finding those who reckoned they couldn't draw, and told them that if they could write their names, they COULD draw. It transpired that those who claimed to be non-drawers produced the most interesting work: one child turned his back on the beautiful view and drew a row of parked cars, another concentrated on the abstract patterns of the spume on the waves, and several combined plan and aerial views for various parts of the landscape. In the end – you've guessed it – the adults learnt as much as the children did.


We can't show you photos of the kids, so here's a nice view of Borth Beach instead.



Dot & Harry