The RSPB bird reserve weekend at Conwy was lovely. The staff were very welcoming and best was sitting in the `Lookout` watching the Canada Geese and their offspring dipping into the misty water. I had a new journal with me so sketched from the window in the early morning sunlight before the visitors arrived. I spoke with a range of visitors throughout the two days, some were avid bird watchers with their up to date telescopes. I heard about some of their travel adventures abroad on various `birding` adventures which opened my eyes in a sense as to how passionate they are about their subject. Often the paintings on display were forgotten about because the conversation took over, but it was okay, it was part of it for me. I have a long standing love of birds but not to the great extent in terms of travelling to specifically view them as they had.
Canada geese and goslings
part of the journal
framed drawings
I had displayed my first poetry book and a few people bought it which was good, one person who liked it was a ‘poetry therapist’ , an interesting concept.
Since the event I’ve been arranging when to visit the arts centre to look at the space and to remind myself about how much work I need to cover some walls. I’ve found some decent inexpensive frames for my drawings, it’ll be good to show maybe 10 drawings in a row to complement the paintings. Blessed with good weather if not humid at times I’ve been able to walk a bit more and view the estuary from above.
A bit of serendipity is the new interaction I have with a local maritime museum, it is small but houses a whole shipwreck with found blocks of white marble which were being brought here from Genoa, Italy.
