What is a blog for?

Posted on December 29, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Blogging, Creative writing, History, Poetry, Science, themes, WritingLeave a comment

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Blogging seems to be all sorts of things. I follow poetry, science, history, art and all sorts of other subjects. I post pretty much anything I’m interested in. I try and write things that are interesting, sometimes short stories or poems, other times about my art.

I started out thinking it would purely be about painting and drawing. But I suddenly realised that I wanted to include more than that. My writing and grammar skills are not honed. I used to write essays in English or History classes, but that was on the subjects on the syllabus. When I got to Art school I had to write essays and a thesis, so blogging came slowly. I hope what I write is enjoyable or interesting.

Pensive Elf

Posted on December 28, 2019December 28, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Apps, Art, Artrage oils, Blogging, Draw, Elf, Fairy, Fun, SketchLeave a comment

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Digital sketch. What is she thinking? Who has she left behind. She had thought about staying in the world of men but had seen wisdom and realised that it could not work.

It’s funny how things appear in your mind and what you end up doodling. I was playing with an idea of someone looking back over their shoulder after seeing an image on the TV.

Various problems with this but it’s nice enough.

Hand painted jug

Posted on December 27, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Art, Cat, Ceramic, Design, Fun, Jug, Life, Painting, Pottery, Stoke-on trentLeave a comment

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My hand painted jug. I chose to paint it with a tortoise shell cat (black white and ginger). With added daisy type flowers. I gave it as a Christmas gift last year. I like keeping my hand in by decorating pottery. I don’t get the chance to do this very often. It came up on my Facebook memories page. I think I did it on a visit to the Emma Bridgewater factory in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.

Brain fizzing..

Posted on December 27, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Art apps, Black background, Colour, Design, Digital drawing, Illustration, Memory, ThoughtLeave a comment

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It’s a few years old and I’ve used various drawing apps, so I can’t remember exactly what I used to get these effects. Does it matter? I guess if I want to replicate it. I feel my brain fizzing as I look at it, what was I thinking when I drew it? Some thoughts about illustration, about science, come to mind. I like it!

Colour/color

Posted on December 21, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Artrage oils, Bright, Color, Colour, Creative, Curves, Design, Digital art, Digital drawings, Free app, Fun, Layout, photo editor, Poem, Poetry, WordsLeave a comment

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Zing, pow, wow, words

Colour, fields, world

Splashing, crashing, dashing

Down new ways and old.

Bold, hidden, subtle, explosions.

Harsh or soft.

Voom va voo.

Give me 54321…..

Lift off!

Colour or color

don’t care how you spell it..

Just share it!

Our history

Posted on December 19, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Drawing, Gladstone Pottery, Life, Rain, Sketching, Stoke urban sketchers, Stoke-on trent, Sunshine, WeatherLeave a comment

Potbank, Stoke-on-Trent. I think I drew this at the Gladstone Pottery museum last year? This was part of a ‘throw down’ held by Stoke Urban Sketchers after an afternoon of drawing in rain and shine. We were in a covered area so we could put the drawings down on the ground.

Urban sketchers usually draw outside, so we need to wrap up warm when we go out in the winter, and shelter when it’s raining or windy.

Next year I want to go out with them more often. You get to see places you might not go to otherwise.

Hollowed head

Posted on December 19, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Ceramic, Clay, Design, Easter island head, Etruria, Etruria Industrial museum, Head, Life, Pottery, Stoke-on trentLeave a comment

I had already hollowed this head out a bit but I was able to carve out more today. I came across several bubbles so at least it’s less likely to explode if it does get fired. The grey pile is the scraped out clay. X

Finished painting (another one)

Posted on December 19, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Challenge, Clooney, Fun, George, Painting, Portrait2 Comments

George, with satisfied customer. It was really hard to get his eyes right. He’s off on some travels to his new owner. I hope they will be pleased. I enjoy painting portraits, they are a challenge, but when they work out I feel satisfaction.

Rook or Crow

Posted on December 17, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Bird, Fun, Matchbox sized, Painting, Tiny paintings2 Comments

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I painted this tiny picture about a year ago. I think I copied an old illustration. He just seems to have such a cheeky character. With his great beak, ready to sever your fingers if you are not careful. I think of him planning and plotting, soaring high above his roosting site while he is getting ready to settle down to sleep, or joining his group in the nearby fields. I don’t remember what a group of crows are called, but I think rooks are a “murder”, but I might be misremembering.

So that’s this tiny painting, if he had a name? Reginald…..

Calling this finished

Posted on December 16, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Clooney, Commission, Comparison, Finished, Life, Painting, PortraitLeave a comment

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Just did a few more adjustments. Painting on the texture of canvas is difficult when you try and brush paint on it. I half feel like I ought to paint a thick layer first so I could paint on a rough surface. But it’s not bad. I could see where I need to make changes, it’s sometimes difficult to force the paint into the nooks and crannies of the canvas. Phew.

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