New paintings and regular art updates.
Next weekend I’m busy with an open day at Spode and an exhibition and craft sale at the Whitfield centre with Orme Art Group. I was trying to think of a theme to use for some little paintings I want to do and I’m thinking owls and maybe hedgehogs (which will be curled in autumn leaves). If it happens I’ll post some pictures.
Using photodirector to alter my painting that I completed today. Photodirector can change the texture and shapes of my paintbrush strokes, adding uniformity and chaos at the same time, while I learn what I like, and which editing tool to use. I gave the original painting away. But at least I have a good photo…
#bandofsketchers prompt a couple of weeks ago was repairs. I painted some bottle kilns today, there are fewer and fewer of them in the potteries and a lot of them are listed buildings and in need of repairs to stop then falling down…
Foot in leaves, #bandofsketchers prompt was feet for Sunday 11th November 2023. I decided to imagine a foot stepping into crispy dry autumn leaves. Digital drawing done in sketchbook app and photodirector, I used Instagram to improve the colours.
An old #bandofsketchers prompt I missed, I’ll make a bargain with you. Accept this as a bargain basement picture of abstract autumn leaves, and I can move on from this prompt!
We were in the garden today topping off the new bamboo fence with chicken wire to extend the height. As we stood next to the old pond I wondered if the frogs have snuggled down in the mud for winter? We need to replace the liner, but it’s going to be too cold for a few months. Perhaps we should wait until after frogspawn season.
Frogs seem to have controlled the slug population, we have Hostas happily growing next to the pond, and the leaves look healthy. Now we’ve got on top of the fencing issue I feel a little safer.
Although a man did walk along the alleyway today as we were working, hubby told him to go away in no uncertain terms!
Catching up with #bandofsketchers prompts. Still catching up. I imagined the unknown, the other side of a black hole.. If you could survive the massive gravity would you come out the other side into a white hole and get flung into the far reaches of the Galaxy? It’s unknown…. Artrage app drawing.
Name the most expensive personal item you’ve ever purchased (not your home or car).
I don’t think my insurance company would appreciate me giving out details of what I bought and how much it cost. This post may be fun, but it’s encouraging people to share information that might just be tempting enough to cause a theft.
Yes I know I might be overreacting, but my Jetpack account gets shared to other social media sites. People here might not know where I live, but others do.
I’d like to know who writes these prompts? I try to answer most of them, then I wonder if I’m being foolish? Yes it’s more content for my page, and it saves me having to think about a topic sometimes. But am I letting my guard down too much! I can chose my own topics and be circumspect, but answering others questions can be too enlightening for your own good. Beware…
Lined up in a row, like geodes waiting to be cut. Ceramic globes and fragments at the British Ceramic biennial exhibition last weekend. How quickly time flies. I wanted to share another photo that I took. There are too many to share but I likes this set of objects, like the cores of planets. I imagine them with hollow centres and amethyst crystals.
What was your favorite subject in school?
Forever and ever, Art.
Art at school. I studied many other subjects but Art had my soul from four or five. I used to hang my drawings on strings across my bedroom because I didn’t have enough wall space. My mom would show off my Art to visitors to the house. School sent one of my paintings to our twin town in Germany where it was exhibited. I was asked to do a portrait of a group of school children when a headmistress was leaving.
Art wasn’t the thing to do in many ways. I needed to support my family as we went though some bad times, but my mother supported my wish to go to college. I felt so lucky to be allowed to leave home and learn more about art.
I found out that my ability helped in other aspects of life and jobs. I notice things others miss. I can look at the world and imagine it as a painting. I am good at colour matching, composition, I love to experiment and being an artist makes me more involved in lots of ideas and thoughts.
Would I recommend studying Art to someone? Definitely, cover other bases too, but it has made me a well rounded person. Career choices could be architect, designer, print maker, painter, technical design, surface pattern, ceramicist, sculptor, editor, illustrator, graphic designer, digital media, computer game design, and many more subjects. Go for it if you can. X
Mallaband-Brown