Stained glass view

Posted on April 4, 2022 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Art, Church, Colour, Design, Glass, Lead, Pattern, Rode heath, Staffordshire, Stained glassLeave a comment

A few weeks ago we visited Rode Hall and the church across the road from it. I was running out of battery power so only took this photo. I just decided to look at it again because I like the colours in the glass. Blues, reds and whites highlight the figures and the textiles and architecture. The detail of the pattern at the top and base of the window panes help link each panel together. Just cutting the glass pieces out must have been so difficult and time consuming. Using lead to hold the glass in place. How do artists manage to do this? I’m full of admiration.

A new chance to show my art

Posted on April 3, 2022 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, craft cards, Environment, Etruria Industrial museum, Fine Art, Flowers, Life, Nature, Painting4 Comments

They say when one door closes another one opens. I’ve now got some of my work at Etruria Industrial Museum. I’m so pleased. It’s for three months and then it will be changed. I do hope I can sell some work. I have done so many paintings over the years. I will have to donate them to charity at this rate!

Horizon

Posted on April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Drawing, Etruria, Felt pens, fine line ink pen, Horizon, Life, Sketching, Stoke-on trentLeave a comment

Today’s #bandofsketchers prompt was Horizon. This was the horizon as I walked over the canal bridge at Etruria, Stoke on Trent, near the Industrial Museum.. Its mostly obscuring the houses behind. Felt pen drawing and fine ink liner pen. It was a lovely sunny day. Not drawn in situ but from a photo.

Euphorbia?

Posted on April 2, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged acid, Art, Euphorbia, Garden, Green, Irritating, Life, Mirrored, Photo, Plant, Sunshine2 Comments

I think Euphorbia is this plants name. I’ve made a pattern from it. The flowers /bracts are a strange shape and are acidic green in colour. I know if you cut them you should wear gloves because they exude a liquid that can burn your skin especially when the sun is out. I’m calling this Euphorbia squared.

Walking

Posted on April 1, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Blue, Design, Life, March, Pattern, Steps, Thinking, thousands, WalkingLeave a comment

I didn’t walk far in March but I did walk every day. I need to do more though. Anyway I made a pattern from my steps. As you do. Mostly short distances, a few longer ones. Nothing to show off about.

Spring

Posted on March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Colour, Daffodils, Drawing, Orange, Sketching, Spring, YellowLeave a comment

Today’s #bandofsketchers prompt was Spring. I decided it was too cold to stand outside and draw daffodils so I decided to draw one from memory. Also couldn’t get my sketchbook page flat so it’s a bit curved… I have some with very strong orange trumpets and bright yellow petals so I think these colours are close.

Past times

Posted on March 31, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged 2004, Art, College, Drawing, Faces, Fun, Life, Memories, muscle memory, Portrait, Sketching6 Comments

Sketches from 2004. The main drawing was a friend and I think the other two were practice faces. I draw faces less now. I try and draw them convincingly but I think you can get tied down into the same lines, the same shapes. It’s hard to break through muscle memory when you have drawn and painted for more than fifty years! I must say I owe a debt to my mom who let me go to college instead of insisting I got a job at the end of my time at school. That time was instrumental in making me the artist I am! X

Tree sketches

Posted on March 31, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Drawing, Facebook, Landscape, Memory, National Trust, Pencil on paper, Sketch, TreesLeave a comment

A few of trees I drew a couple of years ago. Pencil on paper. It’s nice to find these memories on Facebook. It reminds me of what I was doing then. I wish I was still going out and doing this. I think we had gone out to a National Trust property but have no idea where it was!

Just a face

Posted on March 30, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white drawing, black fine liner pen, Fun, Humour, Life, Poem, Poetry, Silly, SketchingLeave a comment

Just a face to look at

To assess and see

Is it friendly or anxious?

Or angry about me?

This face is slightly pensive

Thinking about the world

Everythings so expensive

As into the future she’s hurled!

This is a nonsense poem.

Not much point at all

Just keep the rhyme going

Or will this poem stall!

Report finished.

Posted on March 30, 2022 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Art, College, Digitally manipulated, Fine Art, Illustration, Life, Mirrored, Painting, report, Time2 Comments

Feeling a bit less stressed. I’ve got my report in with a day to spare! Gives me time to try and solve another problem tomorrow! If only life was easy. I think I’m going to have another sleepless night while I worry about that. Then next I’ve got to finish putting my Illustration portfolio together. I have almost a month so time to do some more experiments and trials. I want to write some limericks for it too!

Mallaband-Brown

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