Cat window

Posted on January 10, 2026 Posted in Cat, Memories, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white cat, Cat, Colour, Design, ginger cat, Life, Memory, Stained glass, Window1 Comment

I don’t notice this everyday, but this is a ginger cat window that I designed soon after we moved into our house. My friend, who was actually a carpenter, made this leaded glass window for us. It’s a really unique piece of art and I love it on a sunny day when it really sparkles. It’s about 30 years old now.

If I could I would design another window to sit in the window at the top of the stairs. I like the idea of a really gothic idea with vine leaves and a black and white cat stari6out of the window. Perhaps I will draw or paint the idea.

Just a doodle

Posted on December 17, 2025 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, ArtRage app, Doodling, Drawing, Face, Fun, keep drawing, Life, Memory, Picture, SketchingLeave a comment

Sometimes you just have to doodle, To be free. Drawing n the Artrage app. It’s one of my favourite places t draw digitally, you get various pens and thickesses. You also adjust the metallic effect. I enjoy it.

Bad trombone

Posted on December 6, 2025 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Cornet, Guitar, Music, Pencil drawing, Singing, Sketching, Sloop John B, tromboneLeave a comment

I tried a sketch

Of this trombone

But halfway through

It was lifted

And played

Right in front of me.

A glorious rendition

Of the Sloop John B

With accompanying

Guitar, Accordion and Cornet.

So I sang along instead…

Violin sketch

Posted on December 5, 2025 Posted in Fine Art, Memories, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Beehive pub, Boatband, Drawing, Graphite, Honeywall, Memories, Music, Sketching, Violin1 Comment

At the Beehive pub in Honeywall on Wednesday night. I don’t go very often to listen to the Boatband and their cajun and folk music. But it was the day before the 2nd anniversary of a very sad occasion and I wanted to take my mind off it.

The thing was someone had given me a pencil to make some notes with and I had some scraps of paper in my bag, so I decided to try and do some drawings. This was one of them.

I loved the sinuous shape of the violin and the way the musician held it and the bow, and I was transported back 40 years to my younger self drawing and sketching. I’m rather pleased with the result despite my shaking hands.

Floating….

Posted on November 21, 2025 Posted in Memories, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, ArtRage app, Digital drawing, Drawing, foat, Imagination, Memory, Prompt, SketchingLeave a comment

A pink balloon floats in a cerulian sky. Artrage app digital drawing. Finger painting. Prompt Float from #bandofsketchers.

I have a good visual memory and this is from my imagination.

Upgrade

Posted on November 20, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Art, Computer, Cost, Design, Digital art, Happy, Memory, Poem, Poetry, refurbished, Thinking, Time8 Comments

I’m biting the bullet

Not chewing the fat…

Buying a ‘puter

That’s not as fat

Slimmed down and sleek

But reconditioned too

Saving me money

Not brand new

Might do more art

For a start.

An old doodle

Posted on November 9, 2025 Posted in Cat, Memories, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Cat, Doodle, frowns, ginger cat, Painting, splashes, Stripes, tabby cat, WatercolourLeave a comment

I did this years ago. I still love this little watercolour doodle. I splashed blue paint onto the paper then I think I added the cat… I loved adding his frowny face. Poor cat, getting soaked. X

Annual Orme exhibition

Posted on November 8, 2025 Posted in Fine Art, Memories, UncategorizedTagged Art, Exhibition, Jewellery, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Orme Art, Paintings, Sculpture, StaffordshireLeave a comment

Our Orme group continues to meet and create new art.

We are holding our annual exhibition, with paintings, sculpture, jewellery and other art and crafts available. There will be festive refreshments available.

We have new artists who have joined this year so there will be different work amongst the art on display. If you are in the area of Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, on 23rd November 2025 why not come along?

Catching up

Posted on October 26, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Art, Digital drawing, Drawing, Health, Illness, Life, Memories, Parkinsons, Thinking, Youdraw4 Comments

Youdraw drawing. I’m trying to catch up with things but the youdraw interview put me in a spin. So many old memories. Old friends, thinking about what I was doing and what I was capable of twenty or so years ago. And the frustration of no longer having those abilities.

I want to think about how I can get some of it back. I’m going to see if I can get better medication for Parkinsons. Does life have to be this hard? Mentally and physically I’m feeling my age.

Youdraw

Posted on October 24, 2025 Posted in Memories, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged 500k.art, Art, Black and white, Books, drawing life, Images, Memories, Sketches, Youdraw4 Comments

https://youtube.com/shorts/EmEBgH30shY?si=Q3TMLxNVdQfRB6Sj

I was drawing at a digital platform called youdraw several years ago. The object was to collect 500,000 drawings.

I’ve recently been contacted as they are going to publish 10 books with contributors art included. I thought I would share the link to my interview. Hope that’s OK…

Mallaband-Brown

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