Hubby’s drawings

Posted on October 2, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Apedale, Art, Cottage, Creativity, Drawing, Hubby, Lake district, Life, Mountains, Picture, Train2 Comments

It’s great to see his drawings, he doesn’t draw very often and definitely has his own style. He bought himself a drawing kit with a drawing board, (a piece of card) some different harnesses of pencils, an eraser and a pencil sharpener. The pictures were his own ideas, the mountainous one is from the cover of a book about the lake district, and the train drawing is taken from a picture on the cover of a leaflet from the Apedale railway. I hope he does more. I’m going to buy him a sketch pad.

If anyone wants to watch some drawing techniques go over to my friend Martha Kennedy’s WordPress pages. Sorry I don’t have a link, I will try and find one. She has done some drawing tutorials over on YouTube.

Jenni Murray watercolour

Posted on October 2, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, BBC, BBC radio 4, Cartridge paper, Jenni Murray, Painting, Portrait, Tricia Youkevich photo, Watercolour, Watercolour sketch, Woman's HourLeave a comment

Jenni Murray, who has presented BBC Radio 4’s long running Woman’s Hour for the last Thirty three years, retired from the show yesterday.

This painting is based on a photo by Tricia Yourkevich in the Guardian newspaper today. The painting is approximately the same size as the photo.

I hope Jenni Murray doesn’t mind me painting her. I have followed Woman’s Hour for years and have always found her to be an intelligent, warm and humourous host.

I also hope Tricia Youkevich doesn’t mind me using her photo, If she wants me to take this post down I will as I would if Jenni Murray objects.

I don’t do many watercolours and this is a quick sketch on on white cartridge paper in a small A4 sketchbook.

Attempt at a bit of Picasso

Posted on October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Almost right, Art, Autumn challenge, Hand eye coordination, Life, Orme Art group, Permanent markers, Picasso in felt pensLeave a comment

With felt pens and a bit of watercolour. I can’t get the purple right, I had a purple felt pen but it’s too dark. So I tried some silver on it and when that didn’t work. I might add some brown to the blacks… With brown paint. This is part of a painting by Picasso that the Orme Group of artists are taking a section of for our autumn challenge…

Mostly finished….. But so many wrong bits!

Orange

Posted on October 1, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Challenge, Colours, Drawing, Life, Orange, Permanent markers, Prompt, Shading, Sketching2 Comments

Today’s prompt for band of sketchers was the colour orange. I gathered a group of things together and used permanent markers to draw it in. I tried to colour the areas without drawing it out first.

Orange is a peculiar colour, some people identify reds as orange, and orange as yellow. Everyone has different eyesight and abilities to differentiate colours. I imagine someone with colour-blindness would just see muddy browns?

Corridor

Posted on October 1, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Covid 19, Eleanora street, Life, Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-upon-Trent, TimeLeave a comment

Welcome to Spode studios. I have to admit I have not been in since the March lockdown. My reasons? Covid19, fear of catching it or passing it on if I do catch it.

The corridors are usually quiet, but you don’t know who’s there. I should call in, but now I’ve started an online course my available time has reduced. I need to make a timetable. To work out when I should go in. I have good intentions, but as they say about them, the road to hell is paved with them. I guess I’m really a bit down and still recovering from my tonsillitis. Yuk.

Faces

Posted on September 30, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Design, Duplicated, Edges, Fun, Layout app, Life, Mirrored, Photo, TonesLeave a comment

I can’t remember how I created this, I have mirrored and duplicated it, but I can’t remember all the processes it went through. If I tried to do this again I don’t know if I could duplicate it. Memory fails me. I’m not sure how old this is, it just popped up on my phone when I was deleting some large photo files. It’s weird, but I like it.

Green men

Posted on September 30, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Business plan?, Design, Duplicated picture, Green man painting, Green men, Life, Painting, Tee shirtLeave a comment

Duplicated images of my green man painting.

I’m thinking of designing tee shirts and I think things like this might sell. I’m going to do a business plan (about time too). I need to take the plunge and see where I get. I’ve got enough skill, now I need confidence…..

Cartoon I did years ago!

Posted on September 30, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged 2draw, Art, Bird, Blogging, Design, Digital drawing, Digital sketch, Enjoyment, Fun, Humour, MemoryLeave a comment

Digitally drawn at a website called 2draw. I don’t remember much about drawing it except that kits a true reflection of me! I really do have to draw and create. I think the caw is clearly the call of the bird. I’m pleased with the bold colours and expressive lines.

Yesterday’s prompt, post.

Posted on September 30, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Drawing, Envelopes, Gold pen, Letters, Post, SketchingLeave a comment

This is the drawing I did today for yesterdays band-of-sketchers prompt, post.

Was thinking of drawing a pile of paperwork and envelopes but decided to draw today’s post. I put it back into the letterbox so I could make it look more interesting. I’m glad I got a gold pen to draw the door furnishings.

Tomorrow is October and there will be more prompts to draw.

What is an artefact?

Posted on September 30, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Artefacts, College, Design, Illustration, Learning, Studying, Thought, WorkLeave a comment

The dictionary says:

‘ an artefact is an object made by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest.’

As ppart of our course we have to design an artefact that supports our professional practice as illustrators. Commissioners might be interested in something different. Something that is eye catching. We discussed what an artefact is and came to the conclusion that it could be anything. It might be the simplest thing but if it’s buried and then dug up by an archaeologist it could become significant.

The ideas for artefacts ranged from scarves, tee shirts, books, toys, cards, games, even old game boy consoles. Very interesting.

Mallaband-Brown

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