Red Nose Day Friday 16th March 2023

Posted on March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Africa, Charity, Comedy, Funny, Lenny Henry, red nose, Red nose day, the UK2 Comments

I got my red nose today in aid of Red Nose day on Friday. Its a tellython thingy that began in the eighties when comedian Lenny Henry and his friends started collecting money to support people in Africa and in the UK. The programme on Friday evening will have lots of comic skits and sketches interspersed with short films about how the money they raise is being used to hrlp people around the world. You might be able to Google Red Nose day for more information. This year the nose is mainly paper which is less polluting. I have collected red noses from the first one. X

I think Red Nose day is every couple of years, but time flashes by so fast. Anyway it cheers me up and makes me think about others at the same time. X

Africa

Posted on April 28, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Africa, Art, Continent, Deserts, Drawing, Earth, fauna, Flora, Landscape, Life, Planet, Sketching, Space, World6 Comments

Today’s #bandofsketchers prompt was Africa. It is such a large continent with such varied flora and fauna and landscapes so I decided to draw a view of it and part of the surrounding countries from space. Drawn with felt pens. I used a plastic tub to draw round for the circle.

Leo

Posted on September 26, 2020 Posted in Cat, Fine ArtTagged Acrylic on canvas, Africa, Art, Big cat, Impressions, Leo, Lion, Lions group, Painting, Portrait4 Comments

This was a painting I did for the local Lions group in 2019. I paint cats, but not big cats, so it was something a bit different. I’ve seen art where people paint each individual hair on an animal but I am more impressionistic and try and get feeling into my paintings, to give them character. This is another acrylic on canvas. I’m glad he went to a good home.

By the way did you know that occasionally female lions grow mains too? Interesting fact.

Giraffes

Posted on September 13, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Africa, Art, Colour, Fun, Giraffe, Life, Memories, Miniatures, PaintingLeave a comment

I found these on my phone, small, colourful paintings in acrylic an tiny canvases. I think these were done a couple of years ago. I paint so many different things. I remember a lady from South Africa really liking these and getting one of them for her mother.

Today I get my results for my First term doing an MA. I hope I’ve done OK. You have to paint a lot of giraffes to get enough money to live on. So I’m trying to diversify! If I can get some illustration work that would be helpful. So fingers crossed and a deep breath. I will try and stay calm. X

Big cat

Posted on December 30, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged aacrylic on canvas, Africa, Animal, Big cat, Cat, Life, Lion, Painting10 Comments

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A recent painting that has gone to a good home. I love painting animals and people. I think I’m reasonably good at capturing a close image of what I’m trying to portray. I’m not a super or photo realist, but I try and be as accurate as I can be.

Next year I would like to do some more commissions, and they can be of just about anything. I enjoy the challenge.

Bras

Posted on July 13, 2019July 13, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Africa, Bra, Bras, Breast cancer, Breast cancer research, Care, Charity, Environment, Penkhull, Penkhull Mystery Play stalls, SupportLeave a comment

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Bra Recycling

There is a charity collecting old bras that can be recycled and used for women in Africa (see the link). The charity gets money to combat breast cancer by collecting the bras and women in Africa who can’t afford them get a decent, useful, inexpensive bra that they can wear.

One of the stalls in the penkhull mystery play day did just this and collected Hundreds of bras. I’ve asked their permission to use their photo. Congratulations to them for taking the time to support the charity.

Plains Zebra

Posted on April 27, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Africa, Animal, Equine, Life, Painting, Plains Zebra, ZebraLeave a comment

The weather here is very wet and windy so I’m concentrating on doing some painting. I decided to paint a zebra yesterday. I sketched it out last night but didn’t start on it properly till today. I’ve extended the muzzle and made its mane black and white. It seems to be shaded with brown dust. Possibly it has been having a dust bath. I hope to finish it and my owl painting today. It’s also taking my mind off a toothache I have after eating a cashew nut.

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Tag: Africa