Lake View.

Posted on November 24, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Blogging, Copyright?, Design, Images, Information, Inspiration, Photo, Referencing artistsLeave a comment

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This is a painting I did from a photo last year. It was in a magazine but I didn’t see who the photographer was. This is one of the things I worry about when using images like this. If I complain about copyright then how can I use others work? But if there is no credit on it can I still use it? That’s why I try and create original art, but it’s not easy. I write ‘after an image or photo by…’ on paintings when I know who they are by….

There are many problems with this. Is there any information anyone can tell me about this I would appreciate it.

Bees and holly

Posted on November 22, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Bee, Colours, Design, Holly, Insect, Life, Mini paintings, Plant, scrylic on canvas, WipLeave a comment

I’m doing a few more pictures now. The yellow Bee on a yellow flower needs refining, I might make the centre of the flower a bit more orange or gold. The Holly was a bit of an experiment. The background is quite abstract. I might paint a banner across it saying Holly and Ivy, and add some Ivy scrambling up through the Holly plant. Or I might just brighten the Holly berries. Not sure…. More to follow.

Murder at the Leopard

Posted on November 22, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Design, Fun, Mural, Painting, The Leopard Hotel, Wall paintingsLeave a comment

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Just been up to Burslem to try and see my paintings in the back room of the Leopard Hotel. Unfortunately they were closed. I think they run ghost hunts late in the evening so I had a look through the photos of murals I painted and spookily found this one.

The story I was told that the back room used to be split into small snug areas with wooden panelling. Apparently a woman was found in the back room. She had been Murdered, her throat was cut. I know no more about it but the mural was meant to depict it. I do remember being in the back room and hearing strange noises, it could have been the beer pumps. I would go into the bar to get away from it. I wasn’t exactly scared but felt a bit nervous.

Winter trees

Posted on November 21, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Design, Hue, Life, Negative, Photo, Photography, Sepia, TreesLeave a comment

Winter is beautiful, photos of winter trees are skeletal. When you change the hue to a sepia or negative option you can get spooky results.

The trees also remind me of X Ray’s of blood vessels. Either lungs, or possibly the brain.

I’m sure I could do more but sometimes a simple treatment is better.

Tiny canvas fun

Posted on November 21, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Baubles, Christmas, Design, Painting, Tiny canvases, Tiny paintings, Trying to get things done4 Comments

I’m doing a few more tiny canvases for my stall, I’m miles behind with being ill. I’d bought twenty and so far I’m part way through three.

I’ve started another couple of pictures of Christmas baubles. But the third is going to be a Bee. I think we have to really think about stopping using insecticides or we will be in very great trouble.

Ive also outlined a dove of peace and an angel. Better have a rest then do some more.

I’ve barely been here this week.

Posted on November 21, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Blogging, Cold, Design, Digital drawing, Frustrated, Ill, Internet, Life, Need inspiration, Thinking, WordPressLeave a comment

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First a fall and then a cold, I’ve not really done much blogging over the last couple of weeks. I’ve been resting and sitting and staring. Looking at canvases and thinking what I should do. I’ve got a craft fair coming up and I need to do some basically Christmassy art, but I don’t know what to do. I don’t really do cute and my mind feels befuddled. At least I’ve got more than a week to go to the big one. But will I get some cards printed. I’m going to have to push myself as soon as I feel better. The digital drawing illustrating this piece pretty much sums up how I feel.

Playing with textures

Posted on November 20, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Colour, Design, Modelling medium, Playing, Works in progressLeave a comment

I found these two canvases tonight, they have modelling medium on them that I turned into rings or ripples on one and autumn leaves on the other. I’m still playing with colours and want to mute some of them and pick up the sculptural elements in them. They are a bit patchy but they are getting there.

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.

Photo glitch

Posted on November 14, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Design, Double exposure, Ghostly images, Life, Paintings, Photo, Photographer, Picture, ScienceLeave a comment

IMG_20191114_165233_550 this interesting effect is on my phone. I was trying to take two seperate photos, but my camera on the phone was playing up. I guess this is like a digital double exposure. I haven’t seen anything like it before. It’s quite strange as the first image must have stayed on the image processor or whatever it is and the second image must have added to it. I think the coloured images were the ones I took first?

Would any of you photographers out there know what caused this?

Mug design

Posted on November 13, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Bright colours, Colour, Design, Digital design, Drawing, Print, SketchLeave a comment

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Take an abstract doodle and reimagine it as a mug design.

I just sketched the black in quickly but I could see this printed on a mug. It’s brightly coloured, a real pop of pattern.

Somehow I’ve got to start getting my art work printed. I think that would be a way forward with my pictures. I’ve had a few enquiries from people recently.

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