Bread making, USK S-O-T challenge.

Posted on April 28, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #uskstoke, Art, Baking, Black and white, Bread, Cooking, Drawing, Food, Ink pen, Kitchen, Oats, Rye flour, Sketch, Sketching, Staffordshire, Urban sketchers Stoke on trentLeave a comment

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Making not made! I found some rye flour and half a pack of yeast in the cupboard. Hubby and I both worked on it. Really tough to knead. We added porridge oats because it was too squidgy and I’d run out of flour. It’s taking time to rise but hopefully it will be OK… X

Update, cooked OK its a bit doughy in the middle. Not bad. Had some hot with butter.

I did the drawing as today’s challenge was something you’ve made for the urban sketchers new challenge. It’s black ink pen in my A5 cartridge paper sketchbook.

Finding the sun…

Posted on April 5, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white, Black and white cat, Blogging, Cat, Fun, Photo, Photograph, Sleeping cat, Sunlight3 Comments

That’s what my cat does. He lies in the sun and keeps himself warm, and hides his head under his paw (an idea from the poem about a robin). Apparently cats sleep about 16 hours a day, but usually somewhere quiet where I can’t easily find them. But this morning, there he was in a Ray of bright sunshine. I had to reduce the exposure because it was so bright I was losing details.

Lifeline

Posted on April 3, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white, Colourised, Design, Hand, Lifeline, Photo copy, Photos hopLeave a comment

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I don’t remember when I did this but I found it on my camera so I thought I would share it.

I remember it was taken from a black and white photo of my hand, and then I scanned it and manipulated it in photo shop.

It was called lifeline. I don’t know where it is now. It just seems appropriate for the situation at the moment.

A drawing of a steam engine

Posted on February 18, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white, Cartridge paper, Drawing, Middleport, Middleport pottery, Sketching, Staffordshire, Steam engine, Stoke-on trentLeave a comment

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I like to try and sketch things when I’m visiting places, and this is my attempt at a steam engine when we were visiting. Middleport pottery in August 2018.i don’t know why I thought it was bad, it doesn’t look too awful now in hindsight. I can be too critical of myself sometimes. It’s a bit wonky but when you are trying to draw a moving bit of machinery it’s not easy. Anyway I’m publishing it, so I’ve forgiven myself for my mistakes.

Black ink pen on cartridge paper, it’s probably in one of my numerous sketchbooks, somewhere in the pile of drawings and sketches I have built up over the years.

Mirror with lollipop sticks.

Posted on January 14, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white, Blogging, Humanus, Life, Mirrored image, Photo, Zombie movieLeave a comment

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When we went to the showing of Humanus, the film, last year, we got dressed up in fancy dress and make-up to look like zombies. I wore an air mask over my face to look more interesting. While I was putting the make-up on I decided to take a photo of my reflection in a mirror. I like the creativity of whoever made the frame around it. It was made of lollipop sticks stuck together making a star burst around the mirror. I converted it to black and white to make it more atmospheric.

By the way I’ve never been able to get the red face paint out of my hubby’s shirt!

The hunt is on for new owners.

Posted on November 27, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white, Black and white cat, Cat, Cats protection league, Cute, Friendly, Life, Needs rehoming4 Comments

This is Woody, formerly known as Smudge. He has apparently been abandoned by his owners. It turns out he us nine years old, and he’s been living in our summerhouse for a few months. He’s a healthy cat and loving. We would take him in but our cats live indoors ( they are rescue cats and won’t let me take them to the vets for inoculation.) So they have to stay in, and he stays out. But it’s getting towards winter. I think he needs to be a single cat, and to be allowed freedom to come and go. But us a warm hearth too much to ask? Cats protection are putting out an appeal soon to try and find someone to take him in and give him the love he deserves. I think he will need attention to get him back with humans, but he likes to be loved and sits on your lap to be stroked.

Apparently black and white cats are not popular, which is strange as all the cats we have had, except one, have been cute black and white.

Mostly black and white

Posted on November 17, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Bathroom, Black and white, Blue and orange, Cat, Colours, Composition, Design, ShadowsLeave a comment

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Of course you can have a black and white cat, but have pops if colour around it, as in this photo. The main colours here are blue and orange which are contrasting colours on opposite sides of the colour wheel. It’s not perfect, but I think it’s quite pleasing. Shadows fall below and to the right of the cat caused by the bright but diffused bathroom light.

Black and white cats

Posted on November 17, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white, Cats, Geometry, Greys, PhotosLeave a comment

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I took this as a colour photo but decided to put a black and white filter on it. No real cat was put in a bag for the purposes of this photo.

I liked the geometry of the sharp white moon and the diagonal of the table runner. Grey is always useful in black and white photos.

A third of the way through November circles.

Posted on November 11, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white, Diary, Drawing, Fun, Life, November circle's, Sketchbook, Sketching, Urban sketches4 Comments

I’m not posting these very often, it’s not like the October one inch challenge, but I am trying to do a drawing each day. It’s a little visual diary. So things like going out to lunch and treating myself to a Gin and Tonic (very weak) is on there. Plus trying to find a stray cats owner and falling over and hurting myself yesterday (I drew that today). I will carry on and see whatever else happens.

Fun with photos

Posted on November 9, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white, Design, Fun, Life, Painting, photo editor, Photos, TechnologyLeave a comment

I like playing with photos, and why not? These were manipulated in the photo editor on my phone.

I like the way they almost look like x-ray images. With a slight 3d effect. I want to get photoshop again, see what’s new. Learn more, find out things I don’t know.

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