tired out

Posted on September 27, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white, Drawing, Illness, Pen and ink, people walking, Sketching, Thinking, Tired4 Comments

That’s not what I’ve been doing this last week, in fact almost the exact opposite! I think I have realised what has been wrong with me. A bout of tonsillitis. It’s tired me out, I feel washed out and slightly dizzy. Today I actually left the house and did some shopping. I needed to get some watercolour paper and new drawing pens. I’ve been meaning to do it for a week. I had to get my hubby to come along to help me carry things and ended up spending far too much on some plants for the winter months in the garden. I also haven’t done much of my college work and can see it spiralling away from me. Will I catch up? seriously I need to be better now. I cant afford to get too behind with the course work.

life! sometimes it sucks.

Today’s #bandofsketchers prompt, old.

Posted on September 27, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Cartridge paper, Drawing, Eating, Face, Food, Hubby, Ink, Kept moving, Pattern, Permanent markers, Picture, Portrait, Tea4 Comments

My hubby, forty years together and we are both getting old. Various marker pens on cartridge paper. He didn’t keep still or I would have done a better job on it. I’ve bought a few more permanent marker pens. Some are OK, but some seriously smell of something like acetone? I used a silver pen to try and add grey to his hair and reflections/highlights on his face.

Why sketch?

Posted on September 25, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Challenges, Drawing, Facebook, Fun, Group, Picture, SketchingLeave a comment

I’m drawing at home with a little group called band of sketchers on Facebook. It’s an offshoot of urban sketchers and it means that I draw at home every couple of days. I avoid going out much these days as I want to avoid coming into contact with people.
One day I will feel better, but for now I’m hiding in my little shell and avoiding coughs and sneezes.

I have enjoyed keeping my drawing skills up. A lot of the sketches are done really fast, but that doesn’t make it any less fun. Our small group are challenging each other to learn new techniques and improving our observation skills.

Jumble

Posted on September 24, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Collecting, Hoarder, Life, Objects, Plants, Poem, Poetry, Sketching, Stuff, Things, Too much, Window ledgeLeave a comment

Lots of stuff,

on window ledges,

filling space,

shared with cats,

plants are growing,

decorated with things,

collected,

ornamented,

sketched and recorded.

Gathering moss,

unable to leave things,

remove things,

bin things,

Hoarder?

Maybe

Today’s sketch, layers

Posted on September 24, 2020 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Cat, Clothes, Pattern, Permanent markers, Pile of washing, Settee, Washing2 Comments

Quick sketch, layers for #bandofsketchers. Just a pile of washing on the settee with the cat in attendance. Not very exciting I’m afraid. I woukd have liked to have drawn the layers of a cake, or layers of rock in a cliff, or even layers of clothes that someone is wearing, or layers of cloud, but I didn’t have much choice as I haven’t been out today. It’s a bit garish, but I love pattern and colour, so it will do.

I love sketching

Posted on September 23, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #uskstoke, #uskuk2019, Arnold Bennett, Art, Drawing, Memories, Sketching, Stoke-on trent, Stoke-on-Trent Urban sketchers10 Comments

Just found this from June 2019,i was out sketching with #uskstoke at the national urban sketchers meeting in Stoke-on-Trent. We were due to meet in Leeds this year, but of course it was cancelled. This is a drawing of the Arnold Bennett sculpture in Hanley. This is the city centre of Stoke-on-Trent. I think I must have spent quite a while drawing it. Oh come back 2019!

How do I sync my phone, tablet and PC?

Posted on September 21, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, College, creating a web site, Design, diital sketch, Fun, Humour, Illustration, Learning, new web page?Leave a comment

I have had a thing from Microsoft saying I can sync my information ( My gallery on my PC, Tablet and phone are all different) or I could move stuff to the cloud? But I really don’t feel safe doing it. What if there was a solar flare that wiped everything? (It could happen) we think our digital information is safe, but who knows? The earths magnetic poles might flip, or I might drop the phone in the sea? so many worries. Last night I was wondering what would happen when I die? Will I be a digital ghost? A friend died last year and yet I had a reminder of her birthday last month. The grim reaper can be cheated digitally!

I’m in the middle of preparing for another 12 week semester on my college course. Life will be getting complicated again. I need to set up a website just for illustrations and artworks, probably a separate page here. Or perhaps on Redbubble or Square Space? any recommendations….

Window, band of sketchers prompt.

Posted on September 20, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Band of sketchers, Black and white film, Curtains, Felt pens, Hill, Industrial art, Ink pen, Life, Permanent markers, Roses, Sketching, View, WindowLeave a comment

View through the window, from our living room. Our TV is at the bottom of the page. We have a pottery (Portmeirion) opposite where we live. They do have some ground that they garden, but they used to have roses scrambling all up the building. Sadly some of these have recently been cut back so the view is a bit less colourful now. Higher up the hill they are still there, still in flower. This is in a small sketchbook and is drawn with felt pens, some permanent markers a few coloured pencils and a thin black ink pen. The image on the TV is grey because we were watching a black and white film.

Possible exhibition

Posted on September 19, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Excited, Fine Art, Illustration, Limited time, llife, New art, New paintings, Painting2 Comments

I might be having an exhibition in October. There is a slot free at a gallery where I have exhibited before. What I need to do is produce some new works. It might be based on my Urban sketches, or something totally new and colourful. I will have to be careful though as I start my next semester on my college course on Monday, so I will have to try and fit everything in to a limited timescale. Got to have a discussion.

Favourite chair

Posted on September 17, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Band of sketchers, Chair, Comfortable, Drawing, Favourite chair, Garden, Garden chairs, Geraniums, Late summer, Life, Pears, Sketch, Urban sketching2 Comments

Favourite chair in the garden, but gradually getting submerged into the garden….I’ve got a bit of concern because although these are really comfortable one has a slightly broken arm and the other one is a bit rusty in laces. I guess they will need oiling before the autumn rains set in.

This prompt was from the Band of sketchers group I’m in. I decided to add colour to the picture after drawing with black ink. It meant that I could add to the shadows and increase the contrast. I used some purple to intensify the shadow as my green permanent markers are drying up and I don’t have anything darker than a mid green/turquoise.

The shape of the chair is picked up with the angle of the branches beyond it. The branches curve up to where the pears hang down from the branches. They are still green but I added yellow and orange to make them show up better. The flowers at the bottom are mid purple Geraniums but again I didn’t have the right colour.

I’m pleased with the drawing. I might try something different soon though. I seem to be stuck in one style……

Mallaband-Brown

Category: Sketching