Degree shows

Posted on June 10, 2022 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Art, Cartoons, College, Degree shows, Design, Fine Art, Graphics, Life, Painting, Photography, Print making, SculptureLeave a comment

Staffordshire University is holding its first degree shows for a couple of years. We went to see the fine art show today. Its also on tomorrow. I thought the show was one of the best I had seen in years. (we go most years). There was a lot of interesting images and ideas. Some exceptional painters and thought provoking installations. I decided not to take photos as each of the students will have their own copyright and I didn’t have permission to take pictures of their work. If you are in the area tomorrow pop in and take a look? Check on Google for opening times. Staffordshire University, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

Red and black with white.

Posted on November 3, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black, Cartoons, Cats, Cuppa, Design, Drawing, Red, Sketching, Tea, Teapot, WhiteLeave a comment

Some sketches from last year. Using various amounts of white along with red and black. I think I added white to make the images easier to see and read. The red is quite a dark tone and it’s hard to see against the black areas. I also think someone who is colour blind might be able to see the images with more white.

Degree show

Posted on June 10, 2021 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Art, Cartoons, Degree shows, Drawing, Fine Art, Interesting, Painting, Panels, Staffordshire, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on trentLeave a comment

We visited the Fine Art and Cartoon degree shows at Staffordshire University today, and I have to say that I was very impressed. I think they were probably the best I’ve seen in years. I haven’t included any images because of copyright. In the Fine Art section there was a lot more figurative work and portraiture than I’ve seen in years. There was also a lot of diversity which was great. In the Cartoon section there were a lot of fun ideas and comic strips. I chatted to some of the students there and they were very helpful explaining what they do.

I realised as I went round that the work is relevant to my illustration course. I really enjoyed the day.

Doodles

Posted on July 8, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and red, Black Red and white, Blogging, Cartoons, Design, Drawings, Pen and ink, Sketches, Teapot, Website, WordPressLeave a comment

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I did these a few months ago. The designs had to include red and black. I was going to send them off to a website but I forgot, got to involved in other things and lost track of time, so by the time I did remember it was too late. Adding more white to both images helped I think because you can see the images more clearly. I’ve always thought two cats would make a good yin yang symbol, and the teapot? Because we live in the heart of the potteries.

Sketchfu cats 2007 to about 2011?

Posted on May 13, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Art, Cartoons, Cat, Digital art, Digital drawings, Fun, Online art, Random pictures, Sketchfu2 Comments

I may have the date wrong when I stopped doing these. The site closed and I downloaded a lot of my drawings so they didn’t get lost. They are drawings using the simple tools that were on the site. If you have seen my other drawings I posted here, you will know I did some challenges, there are a couple of those here. Plus portraits of my cat Tig who sadly died, but who I still remember with love. Than there are some random cartoons and doodles. I❤️cats!

Mallaband-Brown

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