Feeling hot

Posted on October 22, 2022October 22, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Aches, Art, Digital drawing, Doze, Drawing, Illness, Life, Sadness, TiredLeave a comment

It’s a cool day, and we don’t have the heating on, but I feel hot. I’m wearing a jumper so that might be the cause, but my guts ache too. I hope I’m not ill. I haven’t eaten anything strange, I made a nice chicken and pasta meal last night and it was thoroughly cooked. Basically lots of vegetables, some tomato pasta sauce, two small chicken breasts (apologies to vegetarians) and some multi coloured pasta. Tonight we are going to have pizza so I guess I’m in an Italian mood?

Other symptoms? I think the lethargy I’m feeling is still from sadness. It’s taking me a while to get over things. Maybe my immune system is a bit low? Or perhaps that’s just me guessing. Meanwhile life goes on. I’ll get a cup of tea and maybe doze for a while. The cat has just come up to say hello…

Negative

Posted on October 21, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white drawing, Drawing, Exploring, Hatching, Life, negative filter, SketchingLeave a comment

When you use filters it can create some quirky effects. It’s hard to tell which shape is a chair back or my coat (it was my coat on the back of a chair). Also it’s difficult to know how much shading to use. Will the result be delineated so you can tell where the models arm is? Should I have done less hatching? I think I used the negative space quite well. It’s always worth exploring ideas.

Independent business

Posted on October 21, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Covid, Drawing, independence, independent business, Life, Prompt, SketchingLeave a comment

Thursdays #bandofsketchers prompt was independent business. I had to think about it and since I’m trying to run an independent business I drew this. But with covid and the current cost of living crisis it is difficult to get anywhere. One thing I do is paint tiny canvases so that if people don’t have much space or can’t afford a big painting then they can chose a little picture.

Possible power cuts

Posted on October 20, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged crisis, Electricity, Energy, Gas, Life, Politics, Population, Power, power cuts, ThinkingLeave a comment

As the Conservative party in the UK try and decide on a new prime minister there is talk of power cuts in the winter so that there will be enough energy to go around. The talk is about it being cut for three or four hours each afternoon. This is madness! If we need to save energy there should be advice on what to reduce, either by reducing the flow rate on combi boilers, or discussing the merits of part cooking food in a microwave or a slow cooker, or even advising on the energy efficiency of heaters. Of course some of this is moot because if you can’t afford to put your heating on in the first place you can’t make that choice. So, we wait and see who is the next leader, but what about the population who have not been offered the choice?

Low sun

Posted on October 20, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Autumn, Decay, Garden spider, Gardening, Life, Low sun, Poem, Poetry, Sunlight, WeatherLeave a comment

When the sun slides down the sky

And the birds start to fly

South to the warmth

Of far off climbes

We see the light shine

Low in the sky

Piercing the leaves

As they yellow and fade.

Fruits are ripening

Apples wind falling

Garden spiders shimmering

In sunlight and cold rain.

Crying

Posted on October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white drawing, Drawing, Life, Sadness, Sketching, Thinking, Unhappy2 Comments

Doodle, art, thinking.

Yes those are some of the tags I’m using for this. Then sadness, black and white, lines, drawing.

I had some sad news today, a reason behind what happened to someone. A shape to the hurt. Knowing is not a resolution, and it’s just made me sadder. So I will keep making art and trying to distract myself. That’s all I can do.

Liz Truss has resigned

Posted on October 20, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Crazy, interesting times, Life, Liz Truss, News, Politics, Prime minister, resignation4 Comments

Our Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has just resigned, she will stay on until her successor is elected. The situation is that the Conservative MPs will decide over the following week who will take her place. There is an old curse, ‘May you live in interesting times’, we certainly do!

Doodled Halloween costume.

Posted on October 19, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Colours, Costume, Design, Drawing, Face mask, Funny, Halloween, Life, Scary?, Sketching, SpookyLeave a comment

I decided to doodle a mask for Halloween 🦇, but it ended up being more of an extravaganza! Sharp and spikey with googly eyes…. The face has half a mask, half face, but with green lipstick and yellow contact lenses… I’ve never worn anything like this. It might be a laugh to make it up, but I haven’t got a clue how to create it!

Vegetation

Posted on October 19, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged autumn garden, Back yard, Begonias, Flowers, Fushias, Gardening, Life, Lobelia, Nasturtiums, Plants, vegetationLeave a comment

The back yard looks very green now. The flowers are going and there is some wilting, but temperatures have stayed reasonable so there isn’t any frost damage yet. I suppose we will have to compost the plants if it gets really cold, but I’m one of those gardeners that keeps going as long as possible. Successes are the fushias which have woody stems, also the begonia that is in the shelter of the wall. A few lobelia remain and the nasturtiums hubby planted into the old brick wall are trailing everywhere!

Finished Poppy Meditation

Posted on October 18, 2022October 18, 2022 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Colour, Fine Art, Finished, Flowers, Gardening, Life, Painting, Poppies, poppy meditation, Tired4 Comments

Hard work, but I think it was worth it. I think some of my paintings are like knitting or embroidery, pulling all the threads together to bring it to a finished piece. And sometimes it’s knowing where to stop, to feel satisfied. Sometimes my hubby says I overwork things, but I think I know where I am with this. I decided not to add any bees or butterflies, I think that would just distract.

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Life