Abstract art

Posted on April 5, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Abstract, Art, Decisions, Design, Digital art, Fun, Pattern, Selling, WorkLeave a comment

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A feathery or furry picture in blues. I would like to set up a service where I can print things off for people, but I’ve always been a bit nervous of etsy and shopify. I almost dipped my toe in last weekend, but the cost of it, in these difficult times, put me off.

It’s difficult to find a balance between art and selling. I really think I need a manager. At the moment I do things myself. That’s the reality, I have to try and get things right……

I did have contact with a company a few years ago who offered to take my designs and pay me 25%. But when I looked into their practices I found out they were slow paying artists and the things they made were sometimes of a oor quality. That was another thing that put me off.

Blue glass

Posted on March 11, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blur, Ceramic, Colour, Design, Glass, Pattern, Photo, Two years agoLeave a comment

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I found this photo of when I’d has the bathroom decorated. I love the colour of the blue glass. Now it’s full of ferns and my glass and ceramic collection is well hidden. I think the bulbous white ceramic is the side of a vase. X

Tree pillar

Posted on March 11, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Colour, Contrast, Design, Duplicated, Fun, Multiplied, Pattern, PhotoLeave a comment

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Went down the surreal route (root) with this photo a couple of years ago. This tree ‘pillar’ looks like its holding up a green roof.

Getting an image like this is based on placement of the object in the original picture. If you place a strong pattern in one corner, or in the middle, with interesting contrast or colours, you can multiply it and create something etherial. I like to think this could be a home for elves or fairie folk. Mad, but interesting.

Knitted drawing

Posted on March 10, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Applications, Art, Design, Digital art, Digital devices, Drawing, Drawing apps, Fun, Memory, Pattern, SketchingLeave a comment

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I loved this drawing app, but when I changed devices I couldn’t get it to load on my new tablet. It was fascinating to see this texture appear in the drawing. I cannot remember where I got it from, and now I can’t even remember it’s name! Over the years I’ve done lots I’d digital art, some of it is more easy to use than others. I think this was relatively simple.

One of the things about art applications is the amount if memory they take. I’ve found that I cannot run all the apps I want to because I mainly use my devices to create art, and that takes up memory on them. I don’t know if I’m unusual in doing this. I probably need to delete a lot of things, it’s just I’m too attached.

Floral

Posted on March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Colour, Design, Filters, Kaleidoscope app, Layout app, Manipulation, Not another pattern, Pattern, PhotoLeave a comment

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I don’t remember when I created this. I know from looking at it it’s been manipulated in layout. I probably used an old app called kaleidoscope but I don’t have that any more. There appear to be eyes looking out, and some spikey bits? What are they? I think I took a photo of some sort of cactus.

Anyway I still enjoy looking at the image so I’ve shared it.

Unearthing old art

Posted on February 29, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Digital art, Life, Micro poem, Pattern, Poem, Poetry2 Comments

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A drawing turned into a pattern

Played with it

Distorted it..

It could be cotton,

Or printed silk.

Birdie

Posted on February 16, 2020February 16, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Bird, Blogging, Colour, Design, Digital drawing, Humour, Pattern, Primary colour, Secondary colour, Sketch, Swirl, TwirlLeave a comment

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Colour and shape and hopefully humour. Digital drawing, playing, having fun…. Little fat birdie. Feathers flying, bird, not quite, of paradise? Little heart shape in its eye, only just noticed it, a gleam there. Primary and secondary colours. Swirls and twirls…. I think I need to sleep, I’m dreaming of baby canaries!

Designing tiles

Posted on February 15, 2020February 15, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged art nouveau, Arts and crafts, Colour, Design, Digital drawing, Fun, Monochrome, Pattern, Tiles, TreeLeave a comment

I decided to make a drawing of a tree shape then played with it in various apps to change its colour and shape.

I love old fashioned Art Nouveau and Rennie Mackintosh designs from the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth century. Also the Arts and Crafts movement. We have become so interested in glossy and sleek, modern, monochrome that we don’t seem to recognise that patterns can be exciting and interesting. You can do anything you want really.

Teapot at the potbank..

Posted on February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Background, Design, Fine Art, Ideas, Life, Pattern, Potbank Hotel, Pottery, Pottery portraitLeave a comment

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Photo my friend took on February 2018, I think it was up until 2019. Its also been exhibited at the Waiting Room Gallery. I liked doing these pottery ‘portraits’, but they are imagined, using pottery patterns and marrying them up with teapots or plates or bowls etc. It’s also about creating imagined backgrounds.

Acrylic on canvas, created, 2018, for sale…

Swan water

Posted on February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blue, Fun, Lake, Layout app, Pattern, Photo, Swans, Swimming, Twelve, Water, Westport lake, WhiteLeave a comment

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Twelve Swans a swimming, paddling, gliding, multiplied by four in my layout app. From light to dark blue, srartling white feathers, getting all your swans in a row, photo….

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Tag: Pattern