Sheepish

Posted on April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Black and white, courtesy, Design, Life, Patterns, Photography, Sheep, Spirals, Stone1 Comment

Courtesy of my friend…

I like the swirls that make up the wool on the stone sculpture. It’s funny how patterns affect me. I get bored of plain, sleek lines, but I don’t like overly fussy patterns either. Greek Key patterns, yes, and Paisley patterns, and spirals. But if the shapes are disjointed, like things are either too big or small, then I’m not as keen on it.

I also like the black and white filter on the picture, it makes the picture bolder. The bright sunlight bleaching out some of the detail adds to the effect.

Youdraw

Posted on October 24, 2025 Posted in Memories, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged 500k.art, Art, Black and white, Books, drawing life, Images, Memories, Sketches, Youdraw4 Comments

https://youtube.com/shorts/EmEBgH30shY?si=Q3TMLxNVdQfRB6Sj

I was drawing at a digital platform called youdraw several years ago. The object was to collect 500,000 drawings.

I’ve recently been contacted as they are going to publish 10 books with contributors art included. I thought I would share the link to my interview. Hope that’s OK…

Old Spode

Posted on August 14, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Black and white, Globe, Life, Light, Photo, spode factory site, Stoke-upon-TrentLeave a comment

Old light and fitting at Spode factory site, taken 4? years ago when I still had my studio there. I like the fact that the photo looks black and white apart from the pale grey/browns on the globe shaped light shade.

I wish I could time travel, go back to when I could do things, climb stairs, move things around. I struggle just to get through my front door. I guess the thing to do is to get on with things the best I can. I’m stubborn, which means I don’t give in easily.

Upside down

Posted on August 8, 2025August 8, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Black and white, chest x-ray, Image, Knowledge, Learning, Life, Memories, upside down, x-rayLeave a comment

There’s nothing worse or funnier than seeing a supposed doctor ot medic looking at an x-ray upside down. These chest x-rays are an example.

I was watching a TV show and saw what I knew was wrong. This is why we need to learn, to be educated. If you don’t have knowledge how is it possible to learn. It a trivial example, but worth considering. Meanwhile I’m still chuckling!

Listening

Posted on May 7, 2025 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Black and white, Boatband, Drawing, Fun, Honeywall, Music, Sketch, Stoke-on trentLeave a comment

Out listening to the Boatband at the Beehive in Honeywall, Stoke-on-Trent. Black and white sketch but the lighting was very dim.

Bird doodle

Posted on April 28, 2025 Posted in Uncategorized, Sketching, MemoriesTagged Art, Sketching, Doodle, Bird, Memory, Fun, Imagination, Black and white, Silly, Childhood, squeakLeave a comment

I love my little notebook, getting filled up with sketches and doodles and bits of writing prompts. This bird recently appeared squeaking and squaking (odd word spelling I know) on the page. With this drawing comes memories of drawing odd bits when I was a child. I used to try and draw butterflies and moths and horses too. It is about learning to draw and freeing your imagination. Art is life!

Eye see

Posted on March 31, 2025 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Black and white, Eye, Light, Orbit, Poem, poetry. Viewer, Sight, Time, Watching3 Comments

All seeing,

Eyes wide

Light receiving

Shape taking

Interpret space

Watching orbit

Time grabbing

Glinting highlights

Blink shut

Shutter speed

Star seeing

Billions reflected

Light sight…

Grey morning

Posted on December 25, 2024 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 4 photos, Black and white, Christmas morning, Collage, Dawn, Foggy, Grey, Landscape, no filtersLeave a comment

It’s not a black and white filter, it really is grey and foggy. Christmas morning, 2024, Stoke. Collaged tree.

As the dawn breaks I hope things brighten up. As you know I’m fascinated with patterns, I somehow see bats and a cats face and a grumpy dragon, butterflies or owls in this collage.

Band drawing

Posted on December 14, 2024 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Black and white, Boxes, Drawing, Ink pen, Life, Stuff, TimeLeave a comment

Finally drawn (no pun intended) back to #bandofsketchers. Here’s some ‘stuff’ I need to sort out. I must try and do more sketches

Cats

Posted on October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white, Celtic cat, enhanced, Grey, Irritating, Pattern, Photodirector, SketchLeave a comment

I wanted to use photodirector to play with my cat images, but the option I’ve been using for months seem to have been removed. I could paint how it would look, but it would take too long to sort it out. I hate it whan this happens. A system functions perfectly well but someone decides to “enhance” it, and takes away the best bits. Really annoying!

Mallaband-Brown

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