a strange painting

Posted on August 23, 2022 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Dasies, Fine Art, Flowers, friend?, Garden, Memories, PaintingLeave a comment

It was called Dasies. The figure in the doorway was my friend at the time. But like the painting she was strange. A complex person that tried to do things and disturb my life. I think she might have been OK, but one day she did something that completely lost my trust in her. I won’t go into detail, but she showed an uncaring side that really hurt me and my hubby. I could have forgiven her, I could have accepted her apologies, but why should I?

What do the Dasies and plants signify? Because it was before the split, I think probably I was trying to beautify the image. The garden was not as floriferous as this. It was a gift for either her birthday or Christmas. She was good at hiding her thoughts and the slightly surreal air was trying to capture that. I think most of my paintings are quite narrative. I’m glad I kept a photo of it, I have lost track of the paintings I have done over the years. Perhaps this ended up in the bin?

old lifedrawing/painting

Posted on August 23, 2022 Posted in Fine Art, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Analogue, Art, Burslem School of Art, Fine Art, Life drawing, life study, Painting, past life, Time, WatercolourLeave a comment

a few years ago at lifedrawing at Burslem Schoolo of Art, just found this photo- watercolour painting.

most of my art is stored on my phone, so I rarely look at my old PC. Sometimkes though I find things I havent seen for years, its like they are from another life. I’m only using my PC because I had problems with my passwords so came on here to change things. Its hard to follow computer instructions, too many variations, possibilities. Makes me wish for the old days when things were simple. Watercolours and cartridge paper, Analogue life.

Nights drawing in

Posted on August 22, 2022 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Art, British summer time, Bulbs, Daylight, Fine Art, Greenwich mean time, led lights, Painting, ThinkingLeave a comment

The sun is setting earlier now. It was dark at 9pm today, and the sunrise is later too. In September we will reach the point when day and night are of equal length. Then in October we will revert back to Greenwich mean time and lose an hour of daylight in the evening. Although we gain an hour on the morning I think it’s sad to get darknrss earlier just when you want to cling to brightness.

Why talk about this? I need to get a daylight bulb. I find if I paint in normal electric light the colours I use look different from in the daytime. They are often distorted, I find I can’t see yellow properly compared with white. I also think LED lights are a lot dimmer than the old 100 watt bulbs and you can’t get a bright enough equivalent. I want to be able to see colours properly so I can paint better.

Back to craft fairs?

Posted on August 22, 2022 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Anxiety, Art, Craft fair, Fine Art, Future, Help, Life, PaintingLeave a comment

I have tentatively put my name down for a couple of craft fairs later in the year. It’s taken a while because I’m still concerned about covid and being in crowds. I’m trying to lower my anxiety levels. I went to an outside event at the weekend but still put a mask on when I went inside. As the craft fairs will be inside buildings I will be very aware of the situation. I’m still not going into my Studio at Spode and I think it’s the same thing. My shaking arm appears to be caused by anxiety (I do feel very tense), I might be getting some help, I’ve got to find out what’s available but hopefully I will be able to get back to normal eventually.

Gladiolus

Posted on August 22, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, brilliant, Colour, Gardening, Gladiolus, Hoto, Life, Plant, Possible painting, Red, YardLeave a comment

This brilliant red flower spike broke off a gladiolus that was growing in the yard (there are all sorts of plants out there) decided to bring it into the kitchen o we can enjoy it for a fee more days. It’s also an opportunity to consider painting it. I think I might paint it with texture and in close up. Flowers are amazing aren’t they?

Deep

Posted on August 21, 2022 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Cat, cats eye, Drawing, Felt pens, fine line ink pen, Sketching, tabby cat2 Comments

Today’s #bandofsketchers prompt was deep. I drew a picture of a cats eye in black fine liner pen and felt pens. My cats are all black and white but I drew a tabby because there was more definition around the eye. This took about ten minutes.

Falmouth

Posted on August 20, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged achievement, Art, connected, courage, Creativity, Life, proud, University2 Comments

I received my certificate from Falmouth University today. I’m not saying what it was or showing the full thing as I know the Internet can be used to steal information and copy your details. But I love their crest. A bird holding paintbrushes, a sailing ship. The words Creative, Connected, Courageous. Doesn’t that say it all? I’m proud to be associated with it. Does it matter that I got it? Yes it does to me. I am proud of my achievement.

Yin-yang

Posted on August 19, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Life, Memories, Pareidolia, Pattern, Random, Thinking, wallpaperLeave a comment

Made a coffee, but as often happens I saw a pattern as the cream swirled over the top. I took a photo, which isn’t very good, because I thought it looks like the yin-yang symbol.

I have always, for as long as I remember, found shapes in patterns, from imagined fairies in rose wallpaper, to dragons on tablecloth fabric. I have a mind that has a creative bent. Pareidolia is sometimes fun, sometimes irritating. But I use it for my art.

With filters

Posted on August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Digitally manipulated, Filtered, inverted, Life, Photodirector, Sketching, Textures2 Comments

The previous drawing with various digital filters. Like an old painting on peeling board. Some filters seem to work better than others. Maybe I should be more creative with them and let them run riot! ❤️

These were achieved using various photodirector filters, inverting colours and adding texture.

Window

Posted on August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Drawing, Felt pens, Life, Silhouette, Sketching, WindowLeave a comment

Today’s #bandofsketchers prompt was window. I decided to do a quick sketch of the hanging baskets and plants in the back yard with the lampshade and plant inside in silhouette. My black felt pens are running out so I had to layer them up with brown, blue and purple .

Mallaband-Brown

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