Brown Betty

Posted on September 27, 2019September 27, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Bread in common, British ceramic biennial, Cherished Chimneys, Coffee morning, Longport, Macmillan, Spode, Staffordshire, Stoke-on trent, Waiting room gallery2 Comments

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I got this Brown Betty teapot from Cherished Chimneys in Longport in Stoke-on-Trent. Its a traditional shape and colour. Apparently they keep tea warm for longer.

Cherished Chimneys have a teapot exhibition in their building (they actually mainly sell reclaimed chimneys) we had fun choosing the teapot from them.

We had been in the Waiting room gallery across the road at a Macmillan coffee morning to raise funds for their cancer care support work. A very good cause. Then we went to Bread in common, an artistic cafe that bakes bread and also cooks vegetarian food on a Fridays. Then to the British Ceramic Biennial in the afternoon. All in all a very busy day.

Then when we got home I did a few more tiny paintings, but that’s another story….

Flat back pottery

Posted on September 27, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, British ceramic biennial, China Halls, Clay, Design, Fun, Life, Pottery, Spode site, Staffordshire, Stoke, Stoke-on trentLeave a comment

The British Ceramic Biennial has some hands on workshops that are free and open to the public. Last week I made a flat back pot using a mold of a boat with Donald Trumps head in profile and a pair of boots walking in the other direction. There is also a lion with a union jack, a monkey, and other figures and plants. There are other pots shown above. Each of them has been designed by an artist, so they are possibly controversial, maybe a bit tongue in cheek.

Today I painted glaze on my pot that had been fired. I didn’t remember to take a photo of it, but I have taken photos of some of the larger pieces now they have finally been fired.

I’m glad I had a go, it’s definitely worth a visit.

Moon

Posted on September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Blogger, Creative writing, Darkness, Horror, Illustration, Moon light, Scary?, Short story, SpookyLeave a comment

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She looked out of the window and saw the moon and stars. That was strange? Why were the street lights out? Normally there was too much light pollution to see anything. The world seemed very quiet, no car noises, no sounds of planes flying overhead. Something must be going on.

She had woken from sleep in her room that was in darkness apart from the moonlight. Then she noticed her alarm clock light was off. She tried to switch on her light. Nothing. She crept down stairs. The lights there were not working and the fridge was off. Worryingly the heating was off too. She picked up a jumper and put it on.

What the hell was happening? She felt alone, cold, her breath was steaming from her mouth. She opened the back door. No dogs barking, no bird song. Just the moon and stars.

Then she heard the moaning and saw the zombies….

When I start I can’t stop….

Posted on September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Blogging, Car, Design, Fun, Humour, Painting4 Comments

Another start, luckily I don’t need a starter handle to get going. Something switches on in my head and I suddenly can’t stop. It’s weird, my mind must be wired up in a strange way.

Today I have started painting a lion, a car, ivy, a planet, a latch for a gate. All very random, but a challenge to myself. I have a little cartoon at my studio which says I will paint anything, and I think that’s true. I might not be able to get things exactly right but I do try.

I’m thinking about what to write or paint here. I will try and do a few more spooky stories when I’ve finished this lot of art work.

Toot toot, off I go!

Small painting of Jupiter, work in progress

Posted on September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Great Red spot, Jupiter, Planet, Work in progressLeave a comment

I’m trying to paint the Great red spot of Jupiter and I’m using the photo on the right as a basis of it. The painting is more angled than straight on and so the red spot has a bit of curvature to it, as if the view point is down and to the right of the original photo….. But oh! Those waves and swirls, so hard to render!

Might add a moon or its shadow, thinking about it. Having a rest, still feel ill! Grr….

Winter faces

Posted on September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Colour, Design, Landscape, Painting, Sunset, Tree spiritsLeave a comment

I might be ill but I still need to paint.

This is called winter faces. I often paint images with faces in them. I think this one is because I used to walk in an avenue of trees in the park near where I lived. The trees seemed to each have a face, they were spooky but interesting at the same time.

I think I thought there were tree spirits, I hadn’t heard of ents or ent moots then! This is a 6 inch square acrylic on canvas. Solitary tree at sunset with stone lying snow.

Might go to bed

Posted on September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white, Cold, Digital drawing, Goodnight, Sleep, Tired, Youdraw7 Comments

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Sneezing and snuffling now. I’m really tired. I just found an old digital drawing I did on the youdraw.com website. It depicts a sleeping woman and I think that’s meant to be a handkerchief. I get colds this time of year (this was on my Facebook memories)

Goodnight.

Freedom is a tiny bird.

Posted on September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Bird, Design, Digital drawing, Flutter, Poem, Poetry, Sky, SoaringLeave a comment

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Freedom is a tiny bird

That flutters down to your hand

Perches on an outstretched finger

Preens and sings and looks you in the eye.

Freedom cannot be held still

It has to live and grow.

To fly free

An Eagle in a tiny body-

Strong and graced with beauty.

Freedom is for all,

Freedom must survive.

Got to paint

Posted on September 23, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Artist, Blogging, Design, Holly and Ivy, Life, Living, PaintingLeave a comment

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I’ve got to get on and paint. I’ve been distracted recently. I’m going to get my paints and brushes out tomorrow.

This is a close up of my Holly and Ivy painting that I started a couple of weeks ago.

We live in a world where art can be worth millions or pence, where there is no set price for anything. If you buy a TV they generally are a certain amount of money. If you do a painting of a TV then it seems to depend on who painted it, how well known they are. Whether there is a resale value. It also seems to depend on scarcity and if the person is alive or dead when generally the art is worth more. It’s a funny old world.

Anyway all that said I think art is important and I will keep making it.

Sold, autumn vase.

Posted on September 22, 2019September 22, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Autumn vase, Friends, Longport, Painting, Sold, ST6 4ND, Staffordshire, Still life, Vase, Waiting room gallery4 Comments

Today was going to be the last day of my exhibition. But two things have happened. My painting ‘autumn vase’ has sold, and they have extended it till next weekend. The gallery is open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon to about 5pm.

Best of all I saw lots of friends there today as I was there so people could ‘meet the artist’ lots of cups of tea and chatting ensued. Many ideas and plans were discussed. My head is spinning but I had a great time. The gallery is so helpful and friendly.

Mallaband-Brown

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