Keep calm

Posted on November 9, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Choir, Enjoyment, Fun, Group, Happy, Keep calm, Life, Loud mouth women, Music, Sing, SingingLeave a comment

Nine years ago we had a party at Loud Mouth Women singing group. I can’t remember exactly what it was for but this just came up on my Facebook page. I’m sure we will have sung many songs in different languages. It’s fun to sing, the group doesn’t need you to be able to read music. If you decide to join in we try and help people decide if they sing high, middle or low parts, but people can move around. You don’t have to perform, you can if you want to though, we have a few gigs a year. I didn’t go for a few weeks but I’m so glad to be back! If you have a local choir think of joining?

Toy idea?

Posted on November 5, 2022November 6, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, baby doll, Cartoon, Christmas, crying doll, Fun, Life, Silly, Sketching, toy presidentLeave a comment

I was struck by how many toy adverts are on the TV now coming up for Christmas. There were a lot of crying baby dolls and I decided to draw this in response (for my own amusement). I guess I’m a closet cartoonist! I don’t mean to offend anyone, so apologies in advance x

Three years ago…

Posted on November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Extra, Film, Fun, Humanus, Leopard Hotel in Burslem, Make-up, Preview, Stoke-on trent, Three years agoLeave a comment

Three years ago I was an extra in a film called Humanus, this is me made up for the preview which was featured on local TV. It was a comedy /rom com/horror /mystery and it was fun to be in! The cast were members of the inter- theatre company and the director was Steve Mitchell. If you look it up you might find Humanus, or at least the trailer on YouTube. It was especially good because part of it was filmed in the Leopard Hotel in Burslem (sadly destroyed by fire earlier this year). Better times…

Trick or treating

Posted on October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Digitally manipulated, Fun, Halloween, Life, October 31st, Pumpkin, Sketch, trick or treaters4 Comments

Only one lot of trick or treaters called round tonight. One of them had a pumpkin on his head that was lit up with LEDs. There were three boys and they were soaked to the skin because it was raining so heavily. We gave them fifty pence each because I don’t usually get sweets or candies for Halloween night. I have to say they seemed a friendly bunch so I didn’t mind it, but it’s not my most favourite festival. I actually prefer Carol singers, and I encourage them to sing a couple of verses because often they come round and sing one line of we wish you a merry Christmas and expect to get money for it. I guess I’m a bit like Scrooge! Oh dear!

#bandofsketchers prompt

Posted on October 30, 2022 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Cat, Drawing, Felt pens, Fun, Halloween, Pumpkin, Purr, Scary?, Sketching, TeethLeave a comment

Today’s prompt was Halloween. I decided to take my idea from the pumpkin that I carved last year. So we have a cute/hellish cat glowing neon yellow sitting on a lawn waiting for any trick or treaters. Will it bite their ankles? Who knows…. Purr

Pumpkin cat

Posted on October 30, 2022 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Art, Carving, Cat, Etruria Industrial museum, Fun, Life, Memory, PumpkinLeave a comment

I carved this pumpkin cat last year for Halloween at Etruria Industrial Museum. It is meant to be a black cat if it was lit at night. I think they used battery tea lights for safety. I think I carved three or four with different designs. Memories of a more cheerful time. I should say be careful carving out pumpkins. I thing I cut a finger slightly while I was doing this x

Jigsaw!

Posted on October 29, 2022 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Christmas, Design, Flowers, Fun, Jigsaw, opportunity, Painting2 Comments

The gallery I have my poppy paintings in has used my poppy meditation to create a jigsaw puzzle. I need to see it in reality to check the colours and clarity of it but was a lovely surprise. Lots of thoughts about other ideas too. Cushion covers, tee shirts? A whole new world of opportunity.

A favourite

Posted on October 28, 2022 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Autumn, Autumn woman, Fine Art, Fun, Life, Painting, Seven years ago2 Comments

A favourite painting done seven years ago. It was called Autumn Woman and was snapped up by an old friend. I like slightly surreal images, thinking about traditional art and giving it a slight twist. I may do a painting that includes leaves and fungi using this as an inspiration. I’m so happy with the colour combinations, I forgot that you can include blue as an autumnal colour.

Mad idea!

Posted on October 27, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Australia, Cartoon, Drawing, Fun, hot air balloon, Humour, kangaroo, Silly, SketchingLeave a comment

Today’s #bandofsketchers prompt was Australia. I had this mad idea to draw a giant kangaroo balloon. It has to be tied down to stop it blowing away. Hence the speech bubble ‘I tied my kangaroo balloon down’ it’s a bit silly but it cheered me up!

Bright idea

Posted on October 27, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Design, Digital drawing, Drawing, Fun, pattern colour, Sketching, tee shirt designsLeave a comment

I keep getting told I should try and get some of my designs printed on tee shirts. I love colour and patterns and I just keep creating them. Some of them are tweaked digitally, some are drawings in sketchbooks, others are digital patterns. I have thousands of drawings. My brain just keeps going on and on and on…..

Mallaband-Brown

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