Old YouTube channel

Posted on May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Blogging, Design, Mallchris channel, Memories, Music, Old videos, Singing, Time, Videos, YouTubeLeave a comment

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Ignore the photo. I was just trying to find a simple picture to post to illustrate this.

It’s been several years since I wanted to post something to YouTube. It’s clearly changed a lot, because although I could find my old videos on my mallchris channel, I could not sort out how to post videos to it. My only option was to create a new channel there. It also made me post in my full name. Not something I would have done in the past. Some of my old videos are me singing, which is why I wanted to disguise myself! I’m not bothered any more. They are harmless.

If you want to go and have a look. Be bored by my little train videos! I’ve also got a couple of short films about some of my art….

Bye for now.

Pinned down by my cat..

Posted on May 11, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Cat, Dozing, Nap, Old painting, Painting, Photo, Sleep, Sleeping cat, Snooze, TiredLeave a comment

As you can see I love cats! This is my Tom cat who fell asleep on my chest. Its good that he can be relaxed enough to sleep on me but I couldn’t move until he decided to get off! I snuck a photo of him. He is such a sweet and friendly cat. The painting is one I did several years ago (more than 30). It has been up on the wall for years.

Growth, today’s challenge.

Posted on May 11, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #uskstoke, Art, Drawing, Growth, Indoor plants, Orchid, Pink, Plants, Sketchers, Stoke-on-Trent Urban sketchers, Usk challengeLeave a comment

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My orchid plant is growing fast. Ariel roots are growing out of the pot.

The flowers have been there for a few weeks now. I don’t know what species it is, just that it’s quite pink!

Stoke Urban Sketchers challenge, day 23. Black ink pen and permanent marker pens.

Portrait artist competition

Posted on May 10, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white, Drawing, Forty minute sketch, Pen and ink, Portrait, Portrait artist competition, Quick drawing, SketchLeave a comment

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The Sky portrait artist of the year competition is on. Its not something I would do, but I did a quick forty minute sketch of the sitter, Rankin, to see how I could do. Working with a 0.5 unipin ink pen. Not too bad a likeness. I think I’ve got his nose too long and his eyes are a bit small…. But it’s good to practice.

Using a new app.

Posted on May 10, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Digital art, Digital editing, Drawing, Eyes, Fun, Glitter, Learning, Photo director app, SketchLeave a comment

The original sketch, with a bit of colour added, I did cat like eyes, added some gold glitter.

Then I used an app a friend recommended called photo director.

I was able to clone a section of the drawing and add a layer of old paint. I think I’m going to like using the app. It’s a bit hit and miss at the moment, but I’m learning all the time…

Little cat

Posted on May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Aloof, Cat Food, Little cat, Miaow, Purr, Sleeping cat, WatchingLeave a comment

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Little cat sits, waits

watches the TV.

Waits to be fed,

then sleeps,

claws in my leg,

wants to jump up,

head rubs hand.

Bright, like a little diamond.

Miaow,

purr…

friends until she is fed.

Then aloof

she walks off to her bed.

Staring at me…

Posted on May 10, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged A bit of horror, Beak, Creative writing, Fake leather, Handbags, Life, Mick jewels, Owls, Story, Very short story, WingsLeave a comment

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Lined up, their beady eyes staring at me..

Two owls, mock leather and fake jewels. They sit on the sofa and look back at me. Is there a glint if evil in their eyes. If I fall asleep, will there be a great flapping of wings? Will they peck my face?

They are mocking me, watching me, sitting ready to pounce once I have closed my eyes. I just know it. Nightmares fastening their claws into my arms. Beaks ready to stab at my ears, eyes and mouth.

I remember being paralysed by the fear of them. Black and gold feathers brushing my hands. Their talons raking my veins, tangling in my hair.

How can I escape their gaze. Looking back at me. My reflection in their eyes? I want safety. Instead I may be trapped inside them, in their black lined guts. Lost forever in their gaze.

Love, today’s challenge, day 22.

Posted on May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #uskstoke, Art, Challenge, Drawing, Fun, Love, Sketching, Tractor, Urban sketchers Stoke on trentLeave a comment

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He loves his tractors, I love him, I’m not sure I love his hair.

I just realised how long my hubby’s hair is getting. If I cut it will he be like Sampson and lose his strength? Should I put it in a pony tail? He does have the look of a mad professor!

Anyway I did this one early, I’m usually a lot later doing a sketch for our Stoke Urban Sketchers challenge, but the prompt was love. My hubby was a good model, and including the tractor calendar just worked. If you look the little drawing above the bowl on the wall is meant to be me sketching. My friend did a caracature of me and its on the wall there. X

Be the moon…

Posted on May 10, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged "moon" photo, Friends, Fun, Humour, Loo roll, Me as the moon, Photo, Playing, Something to do, Space, Toilet roll tubeLeave a comment

Turn yourself into the moon! With a toilet roll. My friends in Australia are doing this. Third one I added some dots for stars and sprayed black around the third on in a sketcher app.

Funny how you can create things so simply. I found the most difficult thing was to line it up, I took a few photos and on a lot of them I could see the blue paintwork in our bathroom. Plus it’s exposing my face to the world! Don’t laugh too much!

Thunder and lightening

Posted on May 9, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Birdsong, Blackbird, Cloud, Lightening, Music, Poem, Poetry, Rain, Thunder, WeatherLeave a comment

This was the cloud

that rattled the windows,

drowned out birdsong

made my hubby swear in surprise.

This is the cloud

I tried to film

Flashes and rumbles

Forked lightening

Heavy rain it brings.

This was the cloud

That the blackbird sang to,

dueting the flashes

overwhelmed by thunder

liquid notes flying up to heaven,

rain falling in response.

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