Ann Pawley
@mostlymotley.bsky.social
English artist, inspired by Britain's old places and wild places. Finding moments of tranquility in everyday life and generally rambling on a bit...x
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Slow stitch as meditation... I'm rediscovering the tranquility of sitting and slowly adding hundreds of tiny stitches over scraps of fabric. For a couple of years I just lost the desire to do it, suddenly it feels right again. Onwards...x
November 17, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Slow stitch as meditation... I'm rediscovering the tranquility of sitting and slowly adding hundreds of tiny stitches over scraps of fabric. For a couple of years I just lost the desire to do it, suddenly it feels right again. Onwards...x
Some remarkable flooding on our travels today. This is the Harringworth Viaduct near Uppingham.
September 26, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Some remarkable flooding on our travels today. This is the Harringworth Viaduct near Uppingham.
Having a Zen moment...x
September 3, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Having a Zen moment...x
First 'circuit' for a month, there are significant changes, bracken almost my height, elderflowers, dog roses. It feels like summer, albeit a chilly one. Simple pleasures...x
June 5, 2024 at 7:56 AM
First 'circuit' for a month, there are significant changes, bracken almost my height, elderflowers, dog roses. It feels like summer, albeit a chilly one. Simple pleasures...x
The view from the bench in the churchyard this morning... considerable improvement on the last visit on Wednesday. Good to be soaking up the spring sunshine, even if you still need a coat and scarf...x
April 26, 2024 at 7:58 AM
The view from the bench in the churchyard this morning... considerable improvement on the last visit on Wednesday. Good to be soaking up the spring sunshine, even if you still need a coat and scarf...x
I went back to this piece again this afternoon. Sometimes, I feel that I know exactly where I'm going, other times, it's far less defined. I was on the brink of overpainting, then decided not to. I really want to feel spring-like, perhaps that's why it stayed. It's fun making art (also frustrating).
April 2, 2024 at 3:03 PM
I went back to this piece again this afternoon. Sometimes, I feel that I know exactly where I'm going, other times, it's far less defined. I was on the brink of overpainting, then decided not to. I really want to feel spring-like, perhaps that's why it stayed. It's fun making art (also frustrating).
Ever wish you could sit in a reclining seat to have a long and proper look at the stained glass windows? I find them mesmerising, but it makes my neck ache...x
Lincoln cathedral from a couple of weeks ago..
Lincoln cathedral from a couple of weeks ago..
March 31, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Ever wish you could sit in a reclining seat to have a long and proper look at the stained glass windows? I find them mesmerising, but it makes my neck ache...x
Lincoln cathedral from a couple of weeks ago..
Lincoln cathedral from a couple of weeks ago..
Luckily, I headed out for a walk along the Grand Union Canal, before the weather turned grim...x Now it's bucketing.
March 27, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Luckily, I headed out for a walk along the Grand Union Canal, before the weather turned grim...x Now it's bucketing.
I'm in Hereford for a couple of days.... good to see the cathedral looking as lovely as ever in the moonlight...x
March 22, 2024 at 10:21 PM
I'm in Hereford for a couple of days.... good to see the cathedral looking as lovely as ever in the moonlight...x
Walking the Grand Union Canal this morning... almost felt like spring, almost....x
March 9, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Walking the Grand Union Canal this morning... almost felt like spring, almost....x
Today I have mostly been imagining mystical landscapes...x
February 29, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Today I have mostly been imagining mystical landscapes...x
Two swans a swimming... yesterday on the Grand Union Canal...x
February 26, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Two swans a swimming... yesterday on the Grand Union Canal...x
Ah Hidcote, gorgeous even in February.... feeding my garden dreams...x
February 21, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Ah Hidcote, gorgeous even in February.... feeding my garden dreams...x
It's always struck me as strange that the art we like is rarely the art we make, but it's somehow important to make our own art regardless...x
February 20, 2024 at 3:17 PM
It's always struck me as strange that the art we like is rarely the art we make, but it's somehow important to make our own art regardless...x
Today I have mostly been sticking bits of paper onto another piece of paper. Collage feeds my need to play and explore, I love building up layers on layers. Everyone needs a happy place for creative expression and this is mine....x
February 9, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Today I have mostly been sticking bits of paper onto another piece of paper. Collage feeds my need to play and explore, I love building up layers on layers. Everyone needs a happy place for creative expression and this is mine....x
Yesterday, I walked beside the Grand Union Canal from Leighton Buzzard to Bletchley (5 or 6 miles) - glorious weather - and the swans outnumbered the people I met by two to one...x
January 25, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Yesterday, I walked beside the Grand Union Canal from Leighton Buzzard to Bletchley (5 or 6 miles) - glorious weather - and the swans outnumbered the people I met by two to one...x
Home after a trip to Stratford to see The Box of Delights at the RSC. It was truly magical, and I'm incredibly grateful that the performance wasn't cancelled due to the flooding (previous performances this week were cancelled). Amazing sights. The Avon is very high!
January 4, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Home after a trip to Stratford to see The Box of Delights at the RSC. It was truly magical, and I'm incredibly grateful that the performance wasn't cancelled due to the flooding (previous performances this week were cancelled). Amazing sights. The Avon is very high!
I still can't decide why a flock of sheep, in a line, beside the Grand Union Canal, on a grey January morning, makes me smile, but it does. Perhaps you too? Anyway, there you have it...x
#smalljoys
#smalljoys
January 3, 2024 at 11:32 AM
I still can't decide why a flock of sheep, in a line, beside the Grand Union Canal, on a grey January morning, makes me smile, but it does. Perhaps you too? Anyway, there you have it...x
#smalljoys
#smalljoys
We popped up to Worcestershire yesterday. The Guildhall was looking festive, and the racecourse had swans swimming on it...so, nothing unusual there....x
December 19, 2023 at 6:04 PM
We popped up to Worcestershire yesterday. The Guildhall was looking festive, and the racecourse had swans swimming on it...so, nothing unusual there....x
Ah Edinburgh, a city of contrasts. We had a lovely time. Now we're back home and I'm thinking of rereading the Rebus novels, only this time I'll know where everywhere is...x
December 16, 2023 at 8:56 AM
Ah Edinburgh, a city of contrasts. We had a lovely time. Now we're back home and I'm thinking of rereading the Rebus novels, only this time I'll know where everywhere is...x
I didn't have much time for exploring yesterday, but I found Holyrood Palace (not that it was lost, but you know what I mean)...so I took the typical tourist photo...x
December 15, 2023 at 8:20 AM
I didn't have much time for exploring yesterday, but I found Holyrood Palace (not that it was lost, but you know what I mean)...so I took the typical tourist photo...x
The interior of St. Giles cathedral was a huge surprise. I hadn't anticipated so much colourful glass! I'm not generally a massive fan of Victorian stained glass, but there were some really gorgeous windows. I can feel some jewel-coloured collage coming on...x
December 13, 2023 at 4:22 PM
The interior of St. Giles cathedral was a huge surprise. I hadn't anticipated so much colourful glass! I'm not generally a massive fan of Victorian stained glass, but there were some really gorgeous windows. I can feel some jewel-coloured collage coming on...x
Traffic cones in unusual situations have been rather a feature of our Scottish trip. This cheeky chappy is outside St.Giles cathedral, Edinburgh.
December 13, 2023 at 4:18 PM
Traffic cones in unusual situations have been rather a feature of our Scottish trip. This cheeky chappy is outside St.Giles cathedral, Edinburgh.
I mean, for sheer positioning, you have to hand it to Edinburgh castle. Quite the imposing pile...x
December 13, 2023 at 4:15 PM
I mean, for sheer positioning, you have to hand it to Edinburgh castle. Quite the imposing pile...x
My very first visit to Edinburgh has begun! I am so pleased to finally see it in the flesh! Although it would be lovely if the rain would hold off just a little...z
December 12, 2023 at 5:20 PM
My very first visit to Edinburgh has begun! I am so pleased to finally see it in the flesh! Although it would be lovely if the rain would hold off just a little...z