Started him

Posted on May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Blogging, Fun, Green, Green hubby, Green man, Humour, Laughter, Life, Painting, Portrait4 Comments

Yes I’m painting my husband as a green man. This is about two hours in. I’m limiting the pallette to only greens white and dark grey. I think I’m getting a reasonable likeness to him although his nose may be a little long and his face is a bit narrow. The cheeky eyes staring out make me want to laugh, so often he’s serious, he’s got a lot on his mind. Also I rarely paint faces on this scale, it’s quite a big canvas so any mistakes are magnified. As you can see I have not sketched this out except initially in a darker green. I’m adjusting positions of his features as I go along. However I’ve stopped for a rest and to charge my phone as it is going flat and I’m holding the phone to work from. Modern day painting eh? And yes his nose needs to be bigger.

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Floating in a sea of sky

Posted on May 21, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Life, Mackerel sky, Photos, Possible painting, Sky, Sun, SunsetLeave a comment

Walked into the kitchen and saw this through the window so had to take a couple of photos on my phone. Then I wondered how it would look if I turned it into a pattern which is the third one.. See photo below.

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It just looks so alien. I think this is called a mackerel sky? Not sure what the cloud type is.

The light shining off the clouds from the sun was very bright but quickly faded. I do love looking at skies and I’m interested in the mechanics of them. You never know I might paint it.

My new washing up sponge.

Posted on May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Blogging, Cat, Fun, Heat, Humour, Life, Purr, Sleep, Sunbathing, Sunshine, Washing upLeave a comment

Cats are heat seeking, so when I put some of the washing up away, well he jumped up and sat in the warm patch of sunlight!

I’m considering using him as a dish mop or tea towel. I’m surprised he hasn’t jumped into my frying pan.

At one stage he had his head down and started purring loudly. Don’t worry I washed it all again afterwards. The space is now full of draining crockery and I’ve cleared a space for him away from here.

Pallette

Posted on May 21, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylics, Art, Colour, Mixing, Paint, Poem, Poetry, RecyclingLeave a comment

Pallette

Such a nice word,

a resplendent word,

for a plastic take away tub.

But recycled, which is good,

ideal for acrylics.

Mixing paints in it,

nothing slides off,

perfect for cleaning,

then wipe with a cloth.

Better than using an old China plate.

Tiger Lily

Posted on May 21, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Abstract, Art, Blogging, Design, Fun, PaintingLeave a comment

I’ve decided not to do any more on this, called Tiger Lily. It’s just a bit of fun, something different, a cross between a green man and a cat. I could do more. I think the colours are probably too confused. I could keep messing with it but I’m busy trying to finish other paintings as well, like my poppy painting….

I seem to be using a lot of cadmium red at the moment! The contrasting green is pthalo green which is such a deep emerald colour.

Onwards and upwards hopefully.

Green hubby

Posted on May 20, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Environment, Green man, Hubby, Model, Possible painting6 Comments

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I had an idea for a green man painting but needed a model, my hubby volunteered. I wanted him to look menacing, but he just looked cheerful! I’m not sure if I will do this or not. It’s a portrait challenge if nothing else. What do you think? Shall I?

A year ago

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Chatterley and whitfield, Countryside, Etruria, Fun, Gladstone, Life, Little Moreton Hall, Spode, Staffordshire, Stoke-on trent, Urban SketchersLeave a comment

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A year ago I was outside Chatterley and Whitfield colliery drawing with the Stoke Urban Sketchers.

This year Stoke-on-Trent is hosting the United Kingdom Urban Sketchers annual festival from 7th to 9th June 2019! There may be a lot if sketchers descending on the city.

There is a lot of industrial archaeology and architecture here so I think people will enjoy it. Hopefully I will be able to get involved in it.

There are lots of places in Stoke-on-Trent and in the surrounding countryside which are worth drawing. I would love people to come here and fall in love with this city.

Spode site

Posted on May 20, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Eleanora Street entrance, Exhibition, Hard work, Landscape, Painting, Spode, Spode site, Stoke-on trent, Stoke-upon-Trent4 Comments

I’ve started work on this painting after a gap of a few months. I think it just over faced me, it was too big, to difficult (I’m working on it by looking at my phone).

And this last few days I haven’t felt well enough, but I started work on it this morning and did a good few hours on it.

So, where am I painting? In the house, not my studio. That’s the other thing, physically I feel awful. Mentally, I’m OK but don’t feel like I want to go out. We went for lunch with a friend today, but came straight home afterwards because I was exhausted, literally shaking. I don’t think I’m getting worse, but it’s taking time to recover and I know I’m pushing myself. But I have an exhibition next week and I haven’t got everything done. It’s very last minute……

This morning I realised it will be forty years in September since I started my degree in fine art painting…and I have never stopped….

Portrait from 2000

Posted on May 20, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 2000, Art, Drawing, Life, Old art, Picture, PortraitLeave a comment

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This is a portrait of Cyril I did in 2000. I hadn’t seen it since then.

But then we went to an exhibition by Cyril Tilston a few weeks ago at Centre Space in the Spode heritage visitor centre. Cyril had a photography show and we got chatting.

He took one of my cards and then contacted me over the weekend. He had found this drawing. We had met 19 years ago at another exhibition. We had got discussed art and I had invited him to a drawing group we used to hold in a local pub. So I must have drawn him at the group.

So interesting to look at my drawing style then. I think my eyesight was better then, my hand less shaky. The lines I drew stronger than now. But I’m glad I still draw and paint. Maybe I will have the chance of drawing him again.

Sleight of hand

Posted on May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Card trick, Entertainment, Fun, Jack Wild, Legerdamane, Life, Magic, Magic tricksLeave a comment

Today I went to our local hall because we were doing auditions for this years mystery plays.
I got chatting to someone holding a pack of cards. He said he was waiting for someone and had bought the cards with him to fill in some time.

He is a Magician, stage name Jack Wild and he was brilliant. He showed us a couple of tricks. I don’t understand how he did them. They were slick, they were right in front of my eyes and they were mind boggling. It was only a deck of cards and finding the card I chose but it was impressive.

Yes I know that it’s just a skill, but it’s a brilliant skill. If I ever want a magician I would book him.

Mallaband-Brown

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Started him

Floating in a sea of sky

My new washing up sponge.

Pallette

Tiger Lily

Green hubby

A year ago

Spode site

Portrait from 2000

Sleight of hand