Thoughts?

Posted on January 23, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 1948, 1977, 1984, Dr Who, fake news, George Orwell, Life, Meme, propaganda, Sci fi, ThinkingLeave a comment

I just saw this meme or whatever it is on Facebook and had to ‘borrow’ it. It was actually on someone’s memories from four years ago but it was spoken by Tom Baker as The Doctor as it says in 1977. Perhaps he, or the writer of the episode had time travelled to the twenty first century. Of course George Orwell came to much the same conclusions in his novel 1984. (Which was actually written in 1948).

Fake News or propaganda is everywhere. I just think we should be more cautious about what appears on the Internet…..

Sun and Moon

Posted on January 23, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #30daysketchbookchallenge, Art, Astronomy, Drawing, Eclipse, Moon, Sketch, Sun, sun and moonLeave a comment

#30daysketchbookchallenge, Day 23 drawing. Sun and Moon in an eclipse. I couldn’t get the black dark enough and the colours bright enough so I used Instagram filters on it….

I’ve seen a couple of eclipses in the UK. They were only partial eclipses but by looking in a bowl of water, and also the dark reflective paint on my car I managed to see something. Also the phenomenon of curved moon shapes of light caused by light from the partially eclipsed sun shining through vegitation.

NEVER LOOK AT THE SUN DIRECTLY EVEN IN AN ECLIPSE. IF YOU ARE USING FILTER GLASSES MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT FAKE. IF YOU LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN YOU CAN BE BLINDED!

Learning layers

Posted on January 23, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Bernie, Burslem, Digital art, Layers, Layout app, photo of Burslem, Photos, Sketch appLeave a comment

After having my phone for a couple of years I’ve almost learnt how to add a layer. So I decided to add a Bernie to a photo… Welcome to Burslem Bernie!

He’s a bit ghostly as I had to draw free hand round him to select his image and my hand shakes to much to do a line drawn with a finger…

Virtual sketch out…

Posted on January 23, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #uskstoke, Art, Coloured pencils, Drawing, Gladstone pottery museum, Home, House, Life, Penkhull Church, SketchingLeave a comment

Enjoyed the virtual sketch out today with #uskstoke ! I drew our house off Google maps, it was too cold and wet to stand outside. Anyone who knows where I live knows my views out of the house are limited so I drew two other places I know from photos too! Oh how I wish I could get out more…. They are Gladstone pottery museum and Penkhull church. Both drawn as snowy scenes so at least they look a bit like the weather today….

Thought I’d warm Bernie up!

Posted on January 22, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bernie, Life, Meme, mittens, Photo, Seaside, SillyLeave a comment

I just thought he looked so cold! Hope no one is offended. I hope you think this is funny xxx

Poor old bike

Posted on January 22, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Balance, Bicycle, Bike, Bike frame, Cycling, Happy, Viking QueenLeave a comment

Poor bike. I last road it seven years ago, and since then it’s been gathering dust. I still love it. Its actually the right size (19 1/2 inch frame) for my short legs. But my balance isn’t good and I think I’m shrinking. The bike still has toe clips in that I think my feet might get stuck in…. But… Now I’ve lost weight I might just be able to set it up and use it… Can anyone tell me where to get stabilisers? X

Janus

Posted on January 22, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Digital drawing, Doodle, Future, January, janus, Past, Poem, Poetry, Two facedLeave a comment

Janus, two faced

Looking forward

To the future

And back

To the past

January is your month..

Old Year gone

Now New here.

What is your future?

Do you know your past

Janus, oh two faced in one.

Will you last?

Fish and chips

Posted on January 22, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Chips, Drawing, Fish, Fish and chips, Food, Hot food, Sketching, Takeaway2 Comments

I didn’t feel well so my hubby’s gone out to get a fish supper. Here’s my imagined version. Ignore the splodges that’s from a drawing on the previous page where permanent marker bled through….

Hand(s)

Posted on January 22, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Colours, Design, Drawing, Felt pen, Hands, Nail polish, Permanent markers, SketchingLeave a comment

The day 22 prompt for #30daysketchbookchallenge was hands. I thought I’d play with the idea… I used felt pen and got my old nail polishes out…and because of the prompt yesterday that was back to school, I remembered drawing round my hands….

Sunset getting later

Posted on January 22, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Dark, Flooding, Light, Rain, Sun, Sunset, Time, Winter2 Comments

At the start of January it was getting dark around 4.40pm and we were having about eight hours of light. Now it’s staying light till after five. I feel like a weight is lifting slightly. Like the edges of a blanket being pulled up and light seeping in around the edges.

The clouds have obscured the sunset for the last few days. We’ve had almost a months rain in a day in some places in the UK with storm Christoph causing flooding in Wales and Northern England. We have avoided the worst here, but twenty miles or so away the town of Northwich in Cheshire is flooded in places and the river Severn is close to flooding over.

Mallaband-Brown

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