Discussing abstract art

Posted on February 20, 2021 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged 20th century, Abstract, Art, Fine Art, Images, Painting, Picasso, Realism2 Comments

I was just discussing abstract art with a fellow blogger. I liked the person’s art because it was a self portrait but done in a very loose style.

I said I thought it will give them freedom of thought. I think of Picasso. He went from realism to abstraction, he had all the knowledge of both in his fingertips…

I don’t know if this makes sense but I’ve selected a few Picasso images to try and show what I mean. I’m not sure I understand Picasso but I do think it’s something to consider. When I was younger I was dismissive of his art , then I learned about Guernica, a village in Spain that was bombed and that Picasso memorialised in his painting of the same name.

Watercolours

Posted on February 14, 2021 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Arteza paints, Black and white cat, indoor boy cat, Life, Metallic, observations, Painting, Sketches, Watercolour, Windsor and Newton WatercoloursLeave a comment

A couple of watercolours I’ve done over the last two days after watching a talk about using them. I wish I had stretched the paper as it curled because of the amount of water I used. The first is called ‘Why don’t cats keep still?’, basically it’s my boy cat washing, but he was constantly moving, the second is ‘lamp’. It’s the view of the back of our living room with a standard lamp and dream catcher with reflections. I used Arteza metallic watercolours and Windsor and Newton Watercolours to paint these sketches.

Tubes

Posted on February 11, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Fun, Life, Living room, Painting, Prompt, Sketch, Watercolour2 Comments

Today’s #bandofsketchers prompt was tubes. Couldn’t think of what to do until I thought.. Vacuum cleaner! I do like his eyes! It’s fun having a friendly character to help with the cleaning.

Small amount of snow..

Posted on February 10, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Bricks, cobble stones, Cold, mortar, Painting, Snow, Winter2 Comments

Snow between bricks and cobble stones #bandofsketchers Tuesday 9.2.21 prompt ‘Winter’ . Watercolour on cartridge paper.

Resting

Posted on February 5, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Dreaming, Nightmare, Painting, Poem, Poetry, Portrait, Sleeping, Tired, WatercolourLeave a comment

Sleeping, resting

Eyes tight shut

Gentle snoring

Dreaming but

Soon the first

Dream twitching starts..

His eyebrows furl

His nostrils flare

What thoughts are running

Through his nightmare.

And then

A single sigh

And peace and calm

Take over again.

Sleep

Rest

Relax…

Morphius returns.

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!

Self (60)

Posted on February 1, 2021 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged #skyportraitartistoftheyear, Acrylic on canvas, Art, limited palette, missed deadline, Painting, self portrait, Tired, up late6 Comments

I was up till six am painting a self portrait in the hope of entering it for the Sky Portrait Artist of the year competition. By Five thirty I was shattered so I only vaguely painted in the background. It’s not really finished, but I thought it had a bit of something about it… But when I tried to register later the site wouldn’t accept my email address! I ended up contacting their enquiries but when I tried to resubmit I was passed the deadline! I might think about more work on it and enter it for a local open exhibition….

1 and 1/2 hour sketch

Posted on January 30, 2021January 30, 2021 Posted in Fine Art, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #skyportraitartistoftheyear, Art, Coloured pencils, Drawing, Face, Life, Painting, self portrait, Sketch5 Comments

I might enter the Sky Portrait Artist competition so I tried to do a sketch to base a painting on. I’ve only got tomorrow to get it done! Madness…. Or I might enter the drawing instead

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.

Two years ago

Posted on January 27, 2021 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acava Studios, Acrylic on canvas, Art, Blue, juno, Memories, Painting, Photo, Two yearsLeave a comment

I was in my studio trying to paint the swirls of clouds near the poles of Jupiter photographed by the Juno probe.

Now I’m staying home most of the time to stay safe. I want to go back but I don’t want to see people if I can avoid it. I will go back, hopefully when I’ve had the vaccine.

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Painting