Everyone on Mary Padgett’s pastel painting week here at the Watermill seems to be having a wonderful time getting their hands dirty and capturing the wonderful surroundings of the Watermill with pastel. Meanwhile, Mary’s husband Bill ‘Buzz’ Padgett, officially a non-participating partner, but a talented artist in his own right, has been sketching away too – on his phone.
That’s his picture above of the 17th century mill in our complex, made on his mobile phone with a fascinating programme called Procreate, a ‘complete art studio’, which enables you to paint and sketch on your phone or tablet. The marvels of modern technology,
Buzz says: “I love drawing, sketching, painting, and writing poetry; also I love walking and traveling. I do most of my work onsite when the moment is still fresh, immediate. I feel very comfortable using both analog and digital tools to capture those moments. I am a designer who will always love solving a problem and a retired professor of design who loves teaching and misses his students. I do all these things because of the love of the process and the joy of connecting with the world by making art.â€
Thank you very much indeed for sharing that with us, Buzz, and thanks to Mary and our painting guests for such a happy week.