Arrows or tall beach huts?

Posted on August 7, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Arrows, Art, Explaining, homeless people, Illustration, Leaflet, pointer, post it notes2 Comments

I like using post it notes and I saw these arrow shaped ones in the supermarket. I am going to use them in a project for my illustration course. It’s based on homelessness and I’m trying to show time going backwards to when people were safe and happy. I did see them as beach huts, but that doesn’t fit with what I’m using them for.

Every year thousands of people lose their homes for various reasons. They coukd be causing trouble. Or they might not be able to afford their rent, or have lost their jobs, been bereaved, had benefits cut or have mental health problems.

There are so many reasons for homelessness and I think it needs explanation. To many times homeless people are seen as causing their own problems instead of not always being responsible for them.

Clouds

Posted on August 7, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Clouds, Colours, Drawing, Felt pens, Prompt, Sketching, Sunset2 Comments

Today’s #bandofsketchers prompt was clouds. I went for a short walk this evening and saw a nice sunset so decided to draw it. This was done with felt pens. I didn’t have the right colours for it, so it’s more purple than the real colour.

I just found this draft, so I decided to publish it.

Cat pattern

Posted on August 7, 2021August 7, 2021 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Cat, Colours, Design, Filters, Flood fill, Fun, Photodirector, Playing, techniqueLeave a comment

I decided to put a cat drawing through filters

Cat drawn with a biro. Then I altered it in photodirector, and then added colours with a flood fill and a digital pen. I like building different layers. It’s fun being creative.

Cat doodle

Posted on August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white cat, Black and white drawing, Cat, fine line drawing, Fun, Sketching, Tuxedo cat2 Comments

The cat was washing so I drew him. I decided to add contours instead of shading it in completely black. This follows on from my previous line drawing of bar code.. Similar principle. I like drawing convoluted lines. This was with a black fine line pen. The lines give it a different shape to how the fur would lie.

Colours

Posted on August 5, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, colour chart, Colours, Fun, Humour, Old, old colour chart, Painting, Paints, pallet5 Comments

Just saw this posted at Facebook. It says it’s from 1574, but I doubt it. But some of the colours names are really funny. Trying to read the font is a bit difficult so I’m leaving this as a large format picture. For instance ‘Gooseturd Green’, very descriptive! I will leave you to ponder the rest!

Strawberry

Posted on August 4, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Cartridge paper, Pink, Red, Sketching, StrawberryLeave a comment

Tuesdays #bandofsketchers prompt was fruit. I drew a strawberry. Felt pens on cartridge paper. This is a photograph from a free clip art site. I liked using pink and red together. It makes an interesting combination.

Mugs and cups

Posted on August 4, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Ceramics, Cups, Designs, Mugs, Painting, Potteries, Staffordshire, Stoke-on trentLeave a comment

How many mugs and cups have you got? I seem to have enough for a small orchestra!

I think there are a few more around the house and in the garden. I am not going to search them out. They are from various manufacturers. The majority from this city, Stoke-on-Trent.

Different styles and sizes. Some that I decorated (you can book workshops to paint your own mugs, some places are more expensive than others). The small cups are for tea or expresso coffee. But I prefer a madium sized mug, pint sized ones are too much for me.

The creativity of this city shows through the designs and shapes of the mugs and cups.

Foot in it?

Posted on August 1, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Foot, Fused glass, Jewellery, Longport, Necklaces, Photo, Staffordshire, Stoke-on trent, Waiting room gallery4 Comments

When you take a photo of your work and post it in Instagram… Don’t include your foot! I was trying to take a photo of my necklaces on display at the waiting room gallery at Longport, Stoke-on-Trent. I’m pleased to say I have sold two necklaces and a small painting. It’s taken six months, but now they can allow people in again it might do better. I may arrange to make some more pieces.

I won’t be including my feet!

Green figure?

Posted on July 31, 2021August 1, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Alien, Art, Experiment, Filters, Green, Life, Mirrored, Photo, Photodirector, Texture, TreesLeave a comment

I see an alien, green figure in this landscape. By playing with filters you can get surreal effects. I think this had a feeling of ancient topiary. I used a texture and mirroring filter to change it and make it more interesting I hope.

Running deer

Posted on July 31, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Angel of the North, Art, Deer, Sculpture, Sculpture in the landscape, Trentham Gardens, Yorkshire sculpture Park2 Comments

Sculpture on the trail round Trentham lake at Trentham Gardens.

I like a walk with sculptures. It seems a good way to see sculpture up close. There are various places where this happens in England. There is Grizedale Forest in the Lake District. Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas and many other places like the Angel of the North and at Crosby beach near Liverpool I think.

However there have been incidents where sculptures have been stolen. I think I remember a Henry Moore sculpture was stolen from the grounds of the Yorkshire Sculpture park a few years ago. The piece was made of copper I think and may have been melted down for scrap!

Mallaband-Brown

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