Digital drawing

Posted on February 6, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #100daywalkingchallenge, Art, brown boots, Digital drawing, green lining, Life, mouldy, Observation, Shoes, Sketch4 Comments

Thought I would do an observational drawing of my walking shoes. I’d been looking for them and when I found them stored in a plastic box they were covered in grey mould! I must have stored them when they were damp last year.

My hubby treated them with dilute bleach and they seem fine now. I’ve been walking in these and some dark red ones with higher ankle sides and whirr fluffy linings. I might draw them next.

I’m doing a series of observational drawings, at least one a day, do this seemed appropriate as I have been walking in them today.

Digital drawing as you can see….

Drawings

Posted on February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Cartridge paper, Drawing, Faces, Fun, Pens, Portrait, Sketching2 Comments

A group of us are holding video drawing meetings where we draw each other. Tonight was the first one. Remind me to use pencils next time, the pens I used were a bit harsh…

Resting

Posted on February 5, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Dreaming, Nightmare, Painting, Poem, Poetry, Portrait, Sleeping, Tired, WatercolourLeave a comment

Sleeping, resting

Eyes tight shut

Gentle snoring

Dreaming but

Soon the first

Dream twitching starts..

His eyebrows furl

His nostrils flare

What thoughts are running

Through his nightmare.

And then

A single sigh

And peace and calm

Take over again.

Sleep

Rest

Relax…

Morphius returns.

Signs and signifiers

Posted on February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, College, Fun, icons, Illustration, Learning, Semiotics?, Sketching, symbolsLeave a comment

Today we were looking at the meanings of illustrations and signs, whether they are iconic (cat mug) a symbol (swimming badge?) or another option that I can’t remember! I get a bit tied up with these ideas, I will get it, I know, but just trying to explain it makes my head hurt.

Anyway it’s surprising how much illustration there is around us. My favourite is the Ludford Ginger bottle. What had the train got to do with it?

Tummy rub cat

Posted on February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #the Stoke 2000, Acrylic paint, Art, Design, Life, Painting, Wood, wooden planter3 Comments

My cat lying in front of a bottle oven planter I want to finish off soon. Its got a falcon on it which represents the falcon works in the grounds of Portmeirion pottery, Stoke-on-Trent.

He turns over and shows his tummy, but beware your fingers can get scratched…… Ow!

On the easel?

Posted on February 2, 2021 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Art, art collection, art college, board, Design, Oil painting, Still life, Subject matter, ThoughtLeave a comment

Forty years ago at college. I liked painting objects that were not necessarily beautiful. I did a series of oil paintings on board of tin cans. Sometimes on the desk, even propped on an easel.

I think I might have these stored upstairs somewhere. I still have old folders of drawings too. Being an artist is not just about selling things, or fame, it’s about trying to understand your mind. The trouble is, being a mind, it can change. One day I will think about a subject. The next I will have a new idea (or two or three or four?!). I can’t help it. I love it

#30daysketchbookchallenge (monthly)

Posted on February 2, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #30daysketchbookchallenge, Art, Design, Drawing, February, Felt pens, Life, monthly challenge, Pattern, VirusLeave a comment

February starts with a continuation of the #30daysketchbookchallenge. Instead of a daily challenge we are being asked to do something on a monthly basis. I could have spent far more time on this. The whole month in fact. But I just decided to draw a simple daisy design. Perhaps the centre is reminiscent of a covid19 particle. You decide….

painting of wet walk

Posted on February 2, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #100daywalkingchallenge, #bandofsketchers, Art, Cold, feltpens, signage, Test, Walking, Watercolour, Wet, Windy, WordsLeave a comment

Todays #bandofsketchersprompt was signage, and as I was walking home after a long, wet, cold walk I decided to take a photo with my very soggy camera, of the view. Since my college course has me doing observational images every day this fit the bill for both prompts.

Felt pens for the signs, a bit of underdrawing with a felt pen thats running out, and watercolours to give it a “wet” feel.

Button bowl

Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Button bowl, Buttons, Colour, decorative, Design, Friend, Fun, MarblesLeave a comment

Had this button bowl from a friend three years ago. I store my marbles in it… So I really haven’t lost them!

It’s made of PVA glue holding the buttons in place. She molded it around another bowl. It’s sagged a bit and it’s in my bathroom, but it’s held together remarkably well….

A lockdown panto..

Posted on February 1, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Fun, Happy, Humour, Lockdown, Memory, miming, Pantomime, Singing, StageLeave a comment

Shattered. Thought there was another Zoom meeting … But ended up miming to a virtual panto song. We are holding a virtual pantomime in a couple of weeks. Songs and sketches.. (our village hall usually holds a live one in February), so we are doing a ‘locked down in panto land pantomime!!

Mallaband-Brown

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