Robbie Burns songs.

Posted on January 27, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blogging, Burns night, Choir, Fun, Melody, Music, Old songs, Robbie Burns, Singing, songLeave a comment

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After singing ‘Green grow the rashes o’ by the Scottish author and musician Robert Burns, we started learning a new song at choir tonight. It’s called ‘Ay waukin o’. It’s not about walking, but about waking or being awake. Not being able to think because of thinking of her dearie.

The melody is beautiful, rising and falling in sweet harmonies. Singing about lanely (lonely) night. Everyone else sleeping, and she sings ‘and bleer my eyes wi weepin’.

So beautiful. Its music I’ve never heard before, I’m pleased we are learning it.

Blurred cat

Posted on January 27, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Bad rhyme, Blurred, Cat, Life, Micro poem, Night, Photo, Poem, PoetryLeave a comment

Taking photos of your cat?

Be sure to be quick

Or they will move…

Fast, blurred, speedy, slick..

But if you set your shutter speed to fast,

You might catch them

In the

Act!

Still light at 5pm.

Posted on January 27, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Daylight, Evening, Life, Light, Night, Photo, Sky, Spring, Time, WinterLeave a comment

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I always know that the year is turning when there is still light in the sky at 5pm. I noticed it more when I was finishing work at 5. I loved coming home in daylight. It makes me feel that there is time to do more with life. I think I get too entombed in the winter… So yay for the return of sunshine!

Twig owl

Posted on January 27, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Garden, Image, Landscapes, Life, Mirrored and flipped images, Owl, Photos, SurrealLeave a comment

A process of cropping, mirroring and flipping images to create interesting patterns. I think the final result looks like a little owl reflected in water. I’ve changed the tones and hues slightly in the image to enhance the shadows in the cloudscape. The idea has always been to have abstract shapes apparently floating in the sky. It’s a recurring theme of mine.

Dance like there’s no tomorrow..

Posted on January 27, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 64 Million Artists January challenge, Challenge, Dance, Fun, Humour, Life, PhotoLeave a comment

The 64 million artists January challenge today was to post some music and an image on the theme ‘dance like there’s no tomorrow’.

My problem is I still have a sore hip and I don’t really have a music collection.. What to do? I asked my hubby to dance… Lots of laughter and this photo. I’ve cropped it so he cannot be identified….

Mill wheel

Posted on January 26, 2020January 26, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on water colour paper, Canal, Design, Leaflet, Leek, Mill, Staffordshire moorlands, Trent and mersey canal, Water wheelLeave a comment

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From a couple of years ago, acrylic on water colour paper. A mill in Leek, Staffordshire moorlands. Done for a leaflet about the Trent and Mersey canal. Another one of those Facebook memories that crop up that you’ve forgotten about until they pop up on your time line….

My friends talk on Egypt

Posted on January 26, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Alexandria, Ancient Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, Life, Pyramids, Talk, Travel, Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, VisitLeave a comment

It’s not often that you can go to a talk about a visit to a country these days. Usually everything is on YouTube or Facebook. But my friend just gave a fascinating talk about his visit to Egypt a few months ago. He travelled from the coast in the south of Egypt, west to the Valley of the Queens and the King’s, then by train up to Cairo, Alexandria, and returning south to the airport. All in eight days!

The impression he had was of a friendly and helpful country. He nly had one encounter with a taxi driver who was a bit pushy, but everyone else was fine, he was invited for meals and shown interesting places and restaurants. He was able to visit the Pyramids and the Sphynx. Also an amphitheatre in Alexandria which was recently discovered and was Roman.

The life of the country was shown in detail, making for a really interesting evening.

Serendiparty Art and Craft Centre, Stoke

Posted on January 26, 2020January 26, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Art, Art centre, Blogging, Craft centre, Design, Inspiration, Life, New, News, Paintings, Somewhere to go, StokeLeave a comment

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Apologies to Google for using their map? This is a new Art Centre with local artists work being displayed and for sale. I’m really pleased that I’ve got some of my paintings there.

Its Serendiparty Arts and Craft Centre in Campbell Place, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent. Open 10am Wednesday to Sunday. The owner Phil, is very welcoming.

If you look for http://www.serendiparty.com you should be able to find it.

Vision

Posted on January 26, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Artrage oils, Colours, Design, Digital drawings, Eyes, Layout app, Seeing, Senses, Sight, VisionLeave a comment

Today’s challenge on 64 million artists January challenge was to choose the sense that is most important to you.

To me my sight is the most important sense, the ability to discern colours and use them in interesting ways…..

These are a couple of digital art drawings I did on ArtRage oils and Layout a year ago. I played with colours and textures.

Old architecture.

Posted on January 25, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Architecture, Fixtures and fittings, Hanley, Music venue, Old and New, Place to visit, Restoration, Staffordshire, Stoke-on trent, Venue, Victoria HallLeave a comment

I didn’t take many photos at Stoke Sings because I wasn’t sure people would approve, but I did take some photos of the inside of the hall. It’s surprising because externally it’s all modern glass and metal and neat brickwork. But inside the old fittings and fixtures remain. BUT… That’s good because the acoustics are fantastic. The composer Edward Elgar even said it had some of the best acoustics in the country. Clearly the people of Stoke-on-Trent loved their music very much.

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