He looked out

Posted on July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged a "cat-lick", alley way, Cat, Mouse, Short story, Tall tale, Very short story, WaitingLeave a comment

He looked out of the window and watched the sun set, clouds filled the sky, another night to go roaming. He started to get ready. A quick wash and brush up and he was out of the back door. Walking down the alley between the houses until he got to the side road.

He was standing by the bins, waiting for his mate when he heard a scuffing behind him. He turned and saw a shape rushing off, without thinking he gave chase. Fast over the cobbles, he was as fit as he’d ever been. But the dark figure was faster. He felt his heart thudding as he reached the other end of the alley. The figure was a yard away, he jumped and made a grab for it…..

The cat came in through the cat flap, a mouse moustache. Proud of his hunting skills.

Dorothy Clive Garden day

Posted on July 13, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Dorothy Clive garden, Hot day, Painting, Sunny, three paintings, Watercolour sketchesLeave a comment

I was out today with a local group of artists called the Orme art group. We went to the Dorothy Clive Garden and enjoyed a warm if sometimes cloudy day painting the views. These are my three. All watercolour paintings. A3 size on a watercolour paper pad.

Can I say I was shattered after doing these? But I do feel guilty saying that after a lovely day out in splendid surroundings.

Sky over Etruria festival

Posted on July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged banners, Bubbles, Etruria, Flags, no rain, Outside, People, Poem, Poetry, Slow, snail man, WindLeave a comment

It didn’t rain

It didn’t pour,

Even though we sang.

The flags flew

The banners flapped

In the breeze.

The bubble man

Blew huge bubbles

That the children popped.

And the snail man?

He walked very

Very

Slowly…..

Seedpod collage tonight

Posted on July 12, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black ink, Collage, coloured paper, Ideas, monoprint, post it notes, singing class, Sketching4 Comments

Abstract of seed pods, made with spray ink, off cuts of post-it notes, bits of black monoprint and a fine line pen.

I made this during our singing class tonight, it’s just a bit of fun. I’m playing with different ideas and the circles of monoprint looked like blueberries or seed pods. The coloured bits of paper are there to add highlights in pinks, orange, and yellow. I like the chaotic complexity of it.

House?

Posted on July 11, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Drawing, House, Life, Sketchfu, Sketching, TV doctor digital drawing, Website4 Comments

Old digital drawing I did of House, the actor Hugh Laurie.

I remember him from his comedy act with Stephen Fry, and also his appearances in Blackadder with Rowan Atkinson (who also plays Mr Bean).

I’ve watched most of the episodes, I’m fascinated by his characters ability to diagnose the most unusual diseases, and his inability to socialise with people.

Drawn at the old Sketchfu website several years ago.

Football

Posted on July 11, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged empty streets, European Cup, Football, Games, handmaid's tale, Life, Tense, TV, WorldLeave a comment

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The finals of the Euros is happening and our town is like a ghost town. I snuck a look on line and currently it’s England 1, Italy 1 in the final of the European Cup.

It’s extra time and it’s hard ignoring it. There were roars and cheers outside over an hour ago, then nothing. How can our lives be invested in such a trivial thing? It feels like a tournament in medieval times, a gladiator contest.

So I’m keeping my head down, watching the catch up episode of the Handmaid’s tale by Margaret Attwood and thinking what a strange world this is.

Sad

Posted on July 11, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Drawing, Face, fine ink pen, Picture, Sad, self portrait, SketchingLeave a comment

The #bandofsketchers prompt today was sad. I looked for Sad images, but it came up with handsome or pretty people, sad cat memes and info about seasonal effective disorder. So I drew myself pulling a sad face. Black fine point ink drawing.

Purrs

Posted on July 10, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Fun, Hand, Love, Paw, Purring, Sleeping, Snoring, Tuxedo cat2 Comments

He is a bit of a nervous cat but when he’s in a good mood he purrs really loudly. He puts a paw out and touches my hand or arm. He will rest his head on my hand now, and then he starts to snore!

I appreciate his love and I think he appreciates ours. We are lucky to have built a friendship with this cat which was abandoned by his previous owners a few years ago. I hope he stays with us for a long time.

Abstract green man

Posted on July 10, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Digital doodle, Digital drawing, Fun, Green man, Old phone, Sketching, TextureLeave a comment

Abstract based on a green man jardinaire seen in Yorkshire and done using my old phone texture software (crude but it made interesting patterns). I actually miss it, I haven’t found anything that does it anymore.

Hot

Posted on July 10, 2021July 13, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Flowers, Garden, Hanging baskets, Hot, Humid, Photo, Plants, Rain, Weather, Wilting, YardLeave a comment

🔥

And humid

Watering the yard

The moisture level outside is about 85%, I’ve got the fan on and the windows closed to keep the heat out. All my hanging baskets had wilted this afternoon despite heavy rain a couple of days ago. Sorry to go on about my garden but I enjoy showing it off. It does need work though. X

We don’t have droughts like other countries but we do sometimes have heathland fires occasionally. We are more prone to flooding. Apparently we have tornadoes but I’ve never seen one and they’re only small scale here.

Weather, what the British talk about. X

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