Pat ThresFeb 1, 20201 minAbout Sketch for Survival....In 2018 I sent in 2 drawings to the Sketch for Survival auction. This annual auction takes place each year to raise funds to stop the ter...
Pat ThresJan 31, 20201 minIn the right place at the right time...... I was in a hospital waiting room in 2018 looking at a magazine. I was attracted to a page on interior design and noticed something illust...
Pat ThresJan 31, 20201 min2016................. In 2016 Andy and I joined the local Badger Group. They needed volunteers to help with raising funds and rescuing injured badgers. It was ...
Pat ThresJan 31, 20201 minPost Uni............ After gaining my Fine Art 2.1 degree in 2005 my very good friend Sally and I set up a studio, bought a press and set about trying to repl...
Pat ThresJan 31, 20201 minMore work during Uni days................My work during those last two years at Uni, as already explained, was often based on the theme of some farming methods. I also looked at ...
Pat ThresJan 29, 20201 minSame theme ..etchings of a cow's eyeI did a few of these. I would visit a farm and take photographs and then make an etching
Pat ThresJan 29, 20201 minUNI...I went to Uni to study fine art at the age of 55 years. A decision I would never regret because I met some great people there including 1...
Pat ThresJan 29, 20201 minA Van Gogh interpretation in pastel.....I do love his work. It was fun doing this . It was a while ago but I remember feeling pleased that I felt I'd captured the simplicity of ...
Pat ThresJan 29, 20201 minTrying watercolour ... Quite like it and I quite like the painting of houses and I do like a very loose way of depicting these houses. I'll have to try some mor...
Pat ThresJan 29, 20201 minI moved on.........I started doing other things - pastel, watercolour, people. The following are just an example of what I tried over a period of time. I su...
Pat ThresJan 29, 20201 minThese are only a few examples... A lot went in the bin, some I kept for whatever reason. It was a long time ago but I'm glad I did go through this period because it paved...
Pat ThresJan 29, 20201 minSeeing nature at last......... After deciding that designing rooms wasn't for me I embarked on looking at the natural world instead. These are a few of my efforts - and...
Pat ThresJan 29, 20201 minNature and designNature and design must surely go together. The first thing I did was to enrol on a design course but soon found it too regimented and not...