Brand new challenge

Posted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #uskstoke, Art, Digital drawing, Fun, Locality, New challenge, Sketching, Tablet drawing, Urban SketchersLeave a comment

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I am still sketching, a new person is posting challenges for Stoke-on-Trent urban sketchers and it is great to be inspired by them. The challenge was locality.

I did a drawing of the view through my window, locality…near a pottery. This is a digital drawing done on my tablet.

The sun has been shining all day and I went out in the garden and pruned back some of the trees that are growing over the summerhouse. The cherry trees are still covered in a large crop which is gradually ripening. No doubt the birds will get them first.

More later.

Time for a cool glass

Posted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Blogging, Cold drink, Digital drawing, Ice, Life, Random, Safe distance, Shopping, Thought, WaterLeave a comment

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Thirsty, I really fancy a cool glass of juice. But I don’t have any in. So a glass of cold water with some ice will have to suffice.

I had to do some shopping today. I was pushing a trolley and people kept scooting past me. Two meter distance? it seemed that people were not that bothered! I get in and out as quickly as I can. There is the problem of using touch screens, I walk round with gloves and a face mask, but have to take the gloves off to put my pin in! I could try ordering on line, but apparently there is a three week wait for slots!

Old drawings 2005

Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white, Digital art, Little drawings, Memories, Pictures, Playing, Youdraw, Youdraw.comLeave a comment

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I was mooching about my PC looking for old pictures that had been saved onto it before I had to have it fixed. Well after ages of searching I found the old drive they are on. It comes with a timeline, so I can find when they were posted. These are a few of my drawings from Youdraw in 2005. I also helped moderate the site. Apparently its been upgraded. When I’ve got my new drawing tablet I might draw some more.

Is anyone else washing their shopping?

Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blogging, Clean, Life, Shopping, Soap, Virus, Washing, Washing up liquid, WipeLeave a comment

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Is it strange to wash my shopping? I get in and wipe each item over with washing up liquid. It’s making my hands sore, but I think it’s important to do it. Sorry about the little sketch but I didn’t want to advertise what groceries I buy.

Anyway, I know the coverings might be perfectly clean, but my argument is that you don’t know who has handled them.

Last day of this challenge.

Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #uskstoke, Ariel, Art, Bird feeder, Birds, Drawing, Last challenge, Life, Pencil sketch, Sketching, Urban sketchers Stoke on trentLeave a comment

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Ariel birds! These were visiting our bird feeder today. I only got a glimpse so I added the flying one from a photo. Can’t tell you what these are they are all I could draw, but the one on the feeder was a bluetit. But I couldn’t get the details quick enough….. This is the last of this challenge. This was day 38. The last of the current challenge. We may be moving on to a list of prompts every other day to keep going….

I have to say this has made me look at things differently and made me realise I can draw a lot of things, although my straight lines are a bit wobbly!

Mandala.

Posted on May 25, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Colours, Drawing, Life, Mandala, Meditation, Memory, Pattern, Poem, Poetry, Rainbow, Random, ThoughtLeave a comment

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If I could find the centre of the universe,

would it encompass me?

Would this world be flung far out,

or be held by gravity?

Silent rainbows squirt sideways,

clouds billow outwards,

from the singularity.

Held by an umbilical arm,

tight fist entwined.

Give in to sorrow or joy.

Be free.

Setting moon….

Posted on May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Astronomy, Life, Mercury, Mono exposure, Moon, Night sky, Photo, Planets, Setting moon, Space, Venus, Waxing or waning moon?, What star?Leave a comment

From my (short) perspective, he moon was already set, but my hubby, who is a lot taller could still see it. So I held my phone up high, took it off auto onto manual, so it wasn’t overexposed, and took a few snaps. This was the best of the bunch.

Moon set. You can tell the sun is north west of it because of the sunlight light reflected on the moons surface.

Some bright stars in the sky tonight. Mercury and Venus have already set. One bright star overhead but can’t identify it. I had a quick look at what’s visible in tonight’s sky, but I think most of the other planets are rising in the morning.

Day 37. #uskstoke

Posted on May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #grayson perry's art club, #uskstoke, Art, Black and white, Design, Drawing, Garden, Home, Sketching, Staffordshire, Usk challenge Stoke-on-Trent2 Comments

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Today’s theme was doorway, this is inside the summerhouse looking out into the very green and bushy garden. Unipen black ink pen, size 0.2 because I found it and the other ones are running out. The garden smells lovely, but lots of things in pots are drying out, so they are wilting a bit. We need to get the hose out. Another beautiful sunny day. A few clouds.

Tomorrow is the last day of this challenge. I’m hoping people will come up with new ideas. It would be good to have a few days off. As I’ve been posting the challenges it would be good tobe led by someone else’s perspective.

See you later.

Frustrated with email

Posted on May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Confused, Email, Frustrating, Humour, Life, Not an expert, Time, Trying, Windows 102 Comments

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I have my PC, it’s been upgraded to Windows 10. I have spent HOURS and HOURS trying to get my email to work on it.

It’s a good job my hairs grown. I’m ready to tear it out! I have got to get it done, and of course with covid 19 it’s hard to get hold of expertise to sort it out.

Why is it so hard? I want to sync my phone to my PC so I can simply read my email and access a website I need to use.

Look, I’m not that old, but I don’t understand windows 10, I only had it installed because I had to. I don’t want to have to learn exerything new each time I upgrade. Call me a stick in the mud, I AM!

Today’s #uskstoke, day 36.

Posted on May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #uskstoke, Art, Drawing, Hands, Life, Pencil sketch, Reflected or mirrored, Sketching, Spoon, Usk challengeLeave a comment

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Day 36. Today’s challenge was to draw a reflection or mirrored image. This is a 6b pencil drawing, selfie in a spoon. It’s been a while since I drew hands, I think I may have made the thumb too big. Interesting how my head appears upside down, because the inner surface of the spoon is concave. Turn it round and on the back the image is the right way up because its convex.

The image on the back of your eye is upside down. The only reason why you see things the right way up is because your brain compensates for it!

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