Pumpkin Fun at Slindon

Pumpkin Festival in Slindon

I love all those orange and yellow hues… I shot all of these images under heavy skies at the legendary Pumpkin Festival in Slindon, put on each year by the Upton family, continuing the tradition of Ralph Upton, the original ‘Pumpkin Man’. Sadly, this year due to the heavy rain they lost 90% of their crop, which not only affected business, but made it difficult to put on the usual fabulous display.  However, the community rallied around and donated pumpkins including a  fabulous wicker Pumpkin made by local artisans, Mark and Rebecca Ford of Two Circles Design. Despite there not being the usual majestic display, we still had a lovely time, and bought some gorgeous pumpkins and themed pottery from Slindon Pottery, all made by Janet Upton.  For more information about what goes on in lovely Slindon, visit the website or check out The Forge.

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New Work + Old Influences

Random Practice: Old School

I was looking through some old finished drawings and sketchbooks from college and university, and found a selection that had been influenced by Paul Klee and Braque, I think in fact I used both artists as a basis for a design brief. I also found some fashion design presentation drawings that had been executed in an art deco style, again a design brief, so I decided to revisit some of those ideas. Here is a small selection of drawings influenced by, well….me. Random Practice: Old School Isograph pens and ink, Faber & Castell Pitt pens and Faber & Castell polychromos pencils on A5 heavy weight smooth cartride paper.

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New Work: Paintings

Well sort of. Truth is, two of these paintings which I completed last year and early this year, I have been unable to photograph properly due to lack of decent light. So, prior to my laptop dying and frying (more on that in another post), I was able to photograph some paintings, and scan a new illustration.

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Creative + Passionate + Inspired

Lorrie Whittington is an illustrator, designer-maker, free spirit, chocolate eating geek, living in the heart of the Sussex countryside on the south coast of Britain. She draws, paints, reads a lot, makes things with clay, likes scf-fi and hangs out with her daughter.