I took a cycle ride around Greenock cut and saw a flock of Canadian Geese

On the weekend it was clear blue skies with that afternoon glow you sometimes get in winter. It’s great that you now get an ice skating rink set up in Glasgow over Christmas. I always liked seeing it in movies in the states, though I had always envisioned it as a spontaneous lets go skating for awhile. Turns out lots of folk also thought the same thing, the queues were big and the rink busy. A hustling city centre on ice, with everyone going around in one direction, no speed skating.

The ice skating boots that you could hire looked a bit like big bright blue high heeled shoes ; )

I’m still enjoying trying out watercolour portraits at the moment. Penny wears a woolly hat under a cycling helmet when it gets cold.

It was my friend’s wedding last week, a bit rock and roll wedding that ended up in King Tuts for the reception with bands. Here’s to you Karen and Kenny Bonnella!

On Thursday I went by George square to do a sketch of the occupy Glasgow protest. It was a lot smaller than I first thought it would be for I was sure Glasgow’s socialist past would give the demonstration lots of support. As it was I started drawing this on the bench near people on their lunch break eating their sandwiches.

At the time there were loads of press as members of the Glasgow council popped by for a meeting, then oddly a scuffle sparked off when a guy in a suit got upset with something.They gave a short speech where they mentioned they would move soon to the west end.

Just a few studies for the watercolour I did earlier

I’ve been meaning to visit Peter’s Yard for ages having heard of its amazing Scandinavian baked goods and coffee. It turned out to be better than already good expectations, its huge windows and high ceilings made it full of bright light making the shadows and colours really interesting.

I’m working on another piece as well that should hopefully show of the shadows more. I was kicking myself for not trying the more experimental food but when I was waiting they placed a freshly baked tray of pizza right in front of me, next time.

Anne is part of Thursday’s life drawing group, next week she’s off back home to Sydney, Australia then hopefully to art college in Melbourne.