Dolphinholme

On our trip to Dolphinholme, my first plan of action was to photograph the surroundings. I use real locations as backgrounds in most of my work so this opportunity for woodland photography and a river bed worked brilliantly for me.

Lake side, useful location for a background, possibly for forest based characters or swamp based.

Interesting texture, reminds me of Swamp Thing, a DC comics character

Light reflected in rippled water, useful study for any pieces with water I may do

Objects floating in water study, could be nice to draw or paint

Photograph of my view for watercolour painting

Mist covering the field, very eerie. Useful for any creepy scenes I might use

Inside our yurt, very old fashioned, could provide useful inspiration

I also produced a few drawings and paintings using ink, pastels and watercolours like I practiced in class with Richard. My landscapes didn't turn out quite as I expected and I'm not keen on them because they bled too much and you can't really tell what they are much, but I plan to work into them a bit more using photographs.

At night we listened to the music of Karima Francis which I really enjoyed and after the show asked her about her musical influences and compared a few bands with her work. The last event of the night was the midnight movie in which we watched the original 'The Wicker Man' starring Christopher Lee which I really enjoyed. It was a bit strange but fit perfectly into the film's themes of paganism and rituals. Finally after the film we enjoyed a nice campfire outside of our yurt listening to music and toasting marshmallows until the early hours. Honestly I didn't want to leave, or wake up the next morning.