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"Jean and the Smarties" pencil drawing by Nancy Farmer

“Jean and the Smarties”

My apologies for two posts in one day! If I don’t do this now, I’ll never get this blog up…

art, Cumbria, drawing, illustration, swim, swimming, Ullswater, winter swimming

Rainy Rydal

The day was so persistently wet, and flat, and grey/white. I’ve kept the pencil for the most part very light…

art, Cumbria, drawing, england, illustration, Lake District, open water swimming

“Spinnaker Pants”

This drawing and story feature in April in my 205 calendar. Available here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/WaterDrawnArt Also, UK only but currently with…

art, Clevedon Marine Lake, dressing, Nancy Farmer, outdoor swimming, pants, swimmers dressing, swimming, wild swimming, winter swimming

Hello Shallow End, Happy New Year!

This drawing has waited too long to appear on the blog…. as have several others that I’ll put up in…

art, art by Nancy Farmer, Art for Swimmers, calendar 2025, Clevedon, Clevedon Marine Lake, coloured pencil, drawing, Sketchbook, sketching, wild swimming

The 2025…and 2026 Calendars

UPDATE: Delighted to say that my 2026 calendar is featured in The Guardian’s gift guide for Christmas 2025, but they…

art, calendar 2025, Clevedon, coloured pencils, drawing, illustration, Lake District, Nancy Farmer, Nancy Farmer calendar, swimming, wild swimming

“I’m Making a Cake”

New drawing I finished a while ago, and never posted here, apologies in particular to Mary!!!This will, of course, feature…

art, birthday, cake, Clevedon Marine Lake, coloured pencil, illustration, Mary, Nancy Farmer, swimming
Solstice Skinny Dip - drawing by Nancy Farmer of 5 women jumping naked into Clevedon Marine Lake at sunrise

The Solstice Skinny Dip

It happened like this….Bev – “Well I have just agreed to do a sunrise skinny dip at the lake for…

art, Clevedon Marine Lake, coloured pencil, drawing, open water swimming, skinny dip, Summer Solstice, wild swimming
"Frills & Chills" drawing by Nancy Farmer. A swim at Poole inspired by World Tutu Day

Frills & Chills

It had rained and rained… and rained. It had probably rained on World Tutu Day – which is a Thing…

art, cold water swimming, coloured pencil, drawing, illustration, International Tutu Day, Poole, Swimming at Poole, wild swimming, World Tutu Day

The Arrival of the Trifle

PLEASE NOTE: To see this picture at its best, scroll down to the version below the story, and click on…

Clevedon beach, Clevedon Swimmers, cold water swimming, coloured pencil, Nancy Farmer, New Year's Day, sea swimming, swimming, wild swimming

Interview with Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

Absolutely delighted to be interviewed by Jonathan Cowie for the January Issue of Outdoor Swimmer! Thank you Jonathan for a…

interview, lifestyle, Nancy Farmer, open water swimming, Outdoor Swimmer Magazine, sports, swim, swimming

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