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    Aug 06, 2021 3 minutes

    Shirley Fenwick Peacock Butterfly, watercolour and gouache on handmade cotton paper, 4x6in. (10x15cm). This was inspired by Milly England’s step-by-step butterfly demonstration last month. Shirley writes: ‘My father is a beekeeper, volunteer at Severn Valley Country Park, and has encouraged me to be interested in entomology. The gouache was used where I was a bit clumsy in not leaving white spaces!’

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    First, let me compliment you on Andy Walker’s sketchbook series ( February to August 2021). I found it very inspiring and it has helped me start to enjoy and

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