Imagined characters

Posted on March 7, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Animals, Art, Characters, Design, Drawing, Fun, Humour, Illustration, Imagination, Plants, Sketching, Surreal, ViewLeave a comment

We had to imagine some characters to add to an illustration so I drew these. I’m not sure whether they are OK. I did a large face so it comes forward in the image, a genie that eminates from the gas fire in the illustration and a fairy just taking in the view…

The resulting image is quite strange, with added fix, owl, horse, bug and cat. Then I added some flowers and plants..

Bad photos so I used filters on my phone then Instagram to bring out the colours, I need to find a way of taking pictures without shadows and glare on the page….

Old truck

Posted on March 2, 2021March 20, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #100daywalkingchallenge, Car, chrome bumpers, Design, general motors company, GMC, Photo, truck, WalkLeave a comment

Went for a walk today and saw this truck underneath a railway arch. Walking through the arch to the other side you never know what you might find. Then onto a nature reserve near Fenton. This is a General Motor Company truck. I wonder how old it is? Love the chrome bumpers…

Here be dragons…

Posted on March 1, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 1st March, Design, Dragon, Fountain, Hanley Park, Life, Photo, St David's day, Stoke-on trent, victorian, WalesLeave a comment

Not Welsh Dragons, but at least they are dragons. Today is Saint David’s day, the patron Saint of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales. But the symbol for the day is the daffodil. This is a bit of a confused blog post!

Anyway this dragon fountain is in Hanley Park, Stoke-on-Trent’s. I think the dragons are more like water monsters as they have fishy tails (and this is a fishy tale!)

Eclipsed

Posted on February 12, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Artrage, Design, Digital drawing, Digital sketch, dim, Illustration, Poem, Poetry, Sketch, TimeLeave a comment

A bite out of the sun..

Sunlight dims

But the star is still bright.

Too bright to look at,

So don’t stare,

Keep your eyes

On the car window

On that puddle,

In the shadows

On the wall..

The sun might dim

And dim

Till its eclipsed.

Annular or full

Will it return

Or be gone

For good?

Blinded by the moon,

Tummy rub cat

Posted on February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #the Stoke 2000, Acrylic paint, Art, Design, Life, Painting, Wood, wooden planter3 Comments

My cat lying in front of a bottle oven planter I want to finish off soon. Its got a falcon on it which represents the falcon works in the grounds of Portmeirion pottery, Stoke-on-Trent.

He turns over and shows his tummy, but beware your fingers can get scratched…… Ow!

On the easel?

Posted on February 2, 2021 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Art, art collection, art college, board, Design, Oil painting, Still life, Subject matter, ThoughtLeave a comment

Forty years ago at college. I liked painting objects that were not necessarily beautiful. I did a series of oil paintings on board of tin cans. Sometimes on the desk, even propped on an easel.

I think I might have these stored upstairs somewhere. I still have old folders of drawings too. Being an artist is not just about selling things, or fame, it’s about trying to understand your mind. The trouble is, being a mind, it can change. One day I will think about a subject. The next I will have a new idea (or two or three or four?!). I can’t help it. I love it

#30daysketchbookchallenge (monthly)

Posted on February 2, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #30daysketchbookchallenge, Art, Design, Drawing, February, Felt pens, Life, monthly challenge, Pattern, VirusLeave a comment

February starts with a continuation of the #30daysketchbookchallenge. Instead of a daily challenge we are being asked to do something on a monthly basis. I could have spent far more time on this. The whole month in fact. But I just decided to draw a simple daisy design. Perhaps the centre is reminiscent of a covid19 particle. You decide….

Button bowl

Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Button bowl, Buttons, Colour, decorative, Design, Friend, Fun, MarblesLeave a comment

Had this button bowl from a friend three years ago. I store my marbles in it… So I really haven’t lost them!

It’s made of PVA glue holding the buttons in place. She molded it around another bowl. It’s sagged a bit and it’s in my bathroom, but it’s held together remarkably well….

Movement

Posted on January 30, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Abstract, Art, Blurred, Design, Movement, PhotoLeave a comment

Blurred abstract, signifying speed and movement. Not sure whether I will make more out of this or not. It reminds me of arches in a church. Or I feel like I’m falling….

Another favourite painting

Posted on January 28, 2021 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Design, Landscape, Memories, Painting, Pottery, Three years ago, Willow patternLeave a comment

Painted three years ago. Another favourite painting I did a few years ago… Its based on the Willow Pattern which was a design produced by a lot of British potteries. There are lots of variations but most of them contain love birds and mountains, fishermen and priests on a bridge. Pine trees and the iconic Willow tree. I’ve painted it on a canvas and also as part of the scenery for a play.

Mallaband-Brown

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