The House with the Blue Door
HELLO.
I'm Sarah, a sketchbook artist, handletterer and workshop provider.
My art business is named after my chalet on the historic Humberston Fitties in North East Lincolnshire. It's filled with my artwork inspired by this beautiful area of coast.
I work in watercolour and ink in sketchbooks, producing roughly a book a month. My books are full of daily notes, sketches, illustrations and hand lettering. I document my life and what inspires me on a daily basis. My work is recognised for my messy and scratchy style, and calligraphic use of ink.
Click here to see more about my recent art projects.
My
story
My sketchbook and art journey began in childhood, while on a boating holiday on the Norfolk Broads. I loved this holidays so much that I started to keep scrapbooks each time we went. I wanted to capture that feeling of being afloat, in nature on sparkling water. That was when I was 12. These occasional scrapbooks turned into books of to-do lists and diaries as I became a teenager, and in the years since were sometimes nothing more than lists of jobs to do as life and my journalism career took up more of my time. It was only when my son was little did my scrapbook/to-do notebooks morph into the art journals that I do now. Read more...
About the chalet
When my chalet was first built in the 1930s it was called Homefield, and dates from the early decades of the Humberston Fitties.
When I bought the chalet I wasn't aware of its history, it was only when a friend found some plans online that I was able to start putting together the history of this place. The chalet plans unlock the key to the quirky layout, and are a great example of the hidden history that is contained within many properties on the Fitties.
My chalet is decorated with hand lettering and artwork inspired by this beautiful stretch of the Lincolnshire coast.
Details of how to rent the chalet are here.
Workshops
Part of my work is about delivering workshops to schools, holiday groups or teaching art journaling in the peaceful retreat of my chalet on the Humberston Fitties. If you're interesting in attending a workshop, or if you'd like me to come into your school then please email me at colouroutside.thelines@outlook.com
CONTACT
254 Anthonys Bank Road, Humberston Fitties, Cleethorpes
07866019521