A trip to a half decent art shop that is like stepping into a sweet shop got me :

• Stabilo woody pencils that are oil pastel base,
• A big old clutch pencil with different heads and a few other bits a bobs

lets hope it is in the right direction on the never ending quest to the perfect drawing equipment.

It might end once i have learnt how to draw he he

I also built up the courage to break into the moleskin.

will i ever find the right green :(

I have never learnt so much in one week than i did the last

my research is really getting to me,

i have had to go and do head stands, centring energy "Weird"

Holistic retreat created upside down

Toms Comment was :

an interesting idea for the paving - but the tree planting could be viewed as either 'too little' or 'too much'

i would have to agree with his comment. they were a little bit of an after thought, if i dare admit that, but i felt like i needed to add some height, and greenery i was trying to cover too much.

i think now, maybe just the time line no trees just add a little bit of historical interest discretely so the square can still be used like it has been for so many years.

China seen through time !

seeing how china is changing so fast , I though it was important to see how it got where it is today. it would be illustrated in the paving by engraving, following the central axis of the imperial city as a time line, accented.by a rill of water clensing the square. the avenue of tree would be Gingko biloba as seen through chinese history, it would bring the square into the future by helping the enviroment. To the north east of the square pine trees are situated as a wind break, protecting the Square from the spring dust storms. The pine trees will also bring back a sense of the chines hunting parks

He he he Pastoral lower ground in dormansland, what a funny High land cow