The tail of the dolphin

Posted on October 15, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Adolescent, Crowd, Devon, Dolphin, Fun, Holiday, Life, Sea, Summer, Swimming12 Comments

We’d been out all day on holiday one summer in Devon, we came back to the caravan we were staying in. A crowd of people were on the beach and some people were in wetsuits about thirty yards out in the sea. I saw a dolphin so decided to swim. Didn’t know how long it would be around so I just took my glasses and shoes off and got in fully clothed! I swam between the crowd at the shore and the ones further out. He, the dolphin (oh dear clearly male) kept swimming backwards and forwards and as I was in the middle he kept swimming next to me! After an hour I swam back in shore. Why do I know it was a male? Er, a long appendage! There was a notice on the campsite the next day. You can catch illnesses from dolphin breath out of their blowhole. They say swimming with dolphins is relaxing, but I didn’t expect that! The dolphin it turned out was an adolescent male called Georges x

Drawing with nail varnish

Posted on October 14, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Colours, Design, Experiment, Fun, Looking, Nail varnish, Playing, Portrait, Sketch4 Comments

This is a thing now. I had a sketchy picture of my hubby done on black paper. I’d used pastels to do the drawing back in September, but after playing with nail varnish to draw a landscape view, I decided to use them on the drawing. It certainly had an interesting effect. It’s shiny and the colours change depending on where the light bounces off. I finished it off with adding a few lines with a silver marker pen. It reminds me of oil on water.

Cat on the line!

Posted on October 14, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Cat on the line!, Fun, Funny, Heater, Humour, Photos, Shed, Train setLeave a comment

Our outdoor cat has decided to take charge of my hubby’s railway set. Luckily there is a pond painted in the centre so he can lie on it and not do too much damage. He’s got a heater in there so he is nice and warm. He’s also started coming in for a few minutes at night. Although he did swipe a paw at my boy cat last night. He’s happy, well fed, and has lots of fun.

From estherchiltonblog #funnyoftheweek

Posted on October 14, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Dog, Estherchiltonblog, Fun, Humour, Laugh, Life, Photo1 Comment

I saw this and howled! I think my friends with dogs will love this. I did try and share her page but couldn’t find the right option. Thanks Esther for letting me share.

Audrey?

Posted on October 14, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Audrey Hepburn, Drawing, Fun, Life, Pink, Sketch, Website, Youdraw, Youdraw.comLeave a comment

A tiny sketch I did at Youdraw.com of Audrey Hepburn a few years ago. I drew it in a tiny box on the site using a thick and thin black pen and thin and thick eraser. I added the pink later. That’s why the image is pixellated. It’s interesting if you can make something recognisable from only a few marks.

He’s drying his hat…

Posted on October 13, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Drying, Fan, Fun, Hat, Lanolin, Memories, Moors, Pick axe, Poem, Poetry, Repair, SheepLeave a comment

What’s that?

flat cap and fan

drying the hat

when

up on the moors

rain soaked

now home again

sodden cap

woollen tweed

smells of sheep

lanolin

lichen coloured

hat of farmer, vet, miners cap

now repaired

where the pick axe hit

while it hung on a tree…

old and wizened

like him….

Orme does Picasso

Posted on October 12, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Abstract, Art, Autumn challenge, Colours, Cubist, Drawing, Fun, Orme Art group, Painting, Picasso2 Comments

Orme arts autumn challenge. We agreed to attempt to reproduce a Picasso weeping woman painting. We did one or two panels each. I drew the top and bottom middle pages. The top on was mainly marker pens, but I could not get the purple colour so I used a mixture of white, blue and magenta to try and get it. Not right though. I also did the bottom middle panel. In that case I used watercolour paints then a black marker pen over the top.

Even though a number of artists put this together I think there is a good coherence and the squares are well matched. I’m pleased with the result.

Hey hooman, fetch me my tea

Posted on October 11, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Cat, Catnip, Food, Fun, Hooman, Humour, Life, Playing, Toys, You are in my controlLeave a comment

My paws are cold, turn on the heating hooman. Miaow, where’s my food? Little questions or demands they make. Insisting they are served. Hooman you have no choice, you are in my power. Now play with me, no I want to curl up and sleep, oh I’ve changed my mind, I want to go out.

Hooman, you should know I don’t eat THAT food. It is not special enough. Give me more of the rich tasty stuff.

Hooman? Where is my catnip? I née my catnip toy. I love you hooman. But don’t try and pick me up! No I won’t take my claw out of your hand!

Purrr, I’m feeling friendly. Let me put my claws in your leg. Oi let me down hooman. I’ve had enough fuss!

Films I want to see.

Posted on October 11, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Cinema, Close encounters, Film, Fun, Good story, Memories, Old film, Sci-fi, special effects4 Comments

I ddon’t have cable or streaming services but I’d really like to see Close Encounters of the Third Kind again. I first saw it when it came out in the 1970’s. I think I remember being in a queue that went round the block the cinema was in. I’d never seen anything like the film. The special effects, lights and music got me! I loved Richard Dreyfus’s performance.

No spoilers here. The film is old enough that some people may not have seen it. I don’t want to spoil it for anyone. But it’s a very good film. I urge you to see it.

Side window view of neighbourhood

Posted on October 11, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Abstract, Art, Autumn, Female artist, Fine Art, For sale, Fun, Nail varnish, Neighbourhood view, Shine, Staffordshire, Urban sketchers Stoke on trent, Woman artistLeave a comment

You know when you just want to do something different? My view out the side window. Including pink orchids. Started out with white chalk on a black background and nail varnishes I don’t wear anymore. Then felt pens, metallic marker pens and more nail varnish including a clear coat…. Messy but fun! Next one might be painted…. Neighbourhood (1). Bit whiffy, I can smell the nail varnish from the other side of the room. As long as it doesn’t crack it should be OK. I think it’s absorbed into the paper. I shall use it on a few more abstract pictures, I used to wear mad colours to work but my nails went manky!

Mallaband-Brown

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