New paintings

Posted on November 29, 2023 Posted in Fine Art, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on board, Acrylic on canvas, Art, Miniatures, Painting, Sketching, Squares6 Comments

Experimenting again with 4inch square canvas boards and frames…

I’m just noodling and doodling some different ideas. Abstract and abstracted landscape. Then I’ve got a few miniatures to work on….

Crosswords

Posted on May 19, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged clues, crossword, Help, Life, New scientist, quick crossword, Quiz, Squares, Thinking, Words2 Comments

What have I done today? After getting my results I decided to have a go at the new scientist crossword. Er… Help…. I got quite a lot but what is a US term for a bulrush or reed ace (7)? Or slow motion of earth down a slope (4,5)? I think it’s interesting that a ‘quick’ crossword for scientists is a slow one for me!

My head hurts. I sometimes sneak a look at a crossword clue answers page, but I try not to. Wow, the excitement!

Bats?

Posted on October 1, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged 3d, Animals, Art, Bats, Design, Fun, Life, Pareidolia, Spirals, Squares, trianglesLeave a comment

Another pattern that I can see creatures in. This time bats I think. Drawn with spirals, squares and triangles, tried to make them a little, 3d. I thought leaving some white space around the shapes gave it a bit more of an interesting look.

Another pattern

Posted on September 25, 2021September 26, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white drawing, Curves, Design, Fine line pen, Pattern, Squares, trianglesLeave a comment

Chunky curves, squares and triangles. Growing across the page. I keep doing these. I enjoy making up patterns that can be expanded or manipulated.

Black ink again, thin fine liner. I has fun with it.

Our challenge

Posted on November 17, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Art, Art group, Bonnard, Collaboration, Copied, Joined, Life, Numbered, Oil on canvas, SquaresLeave a comment

Painting by Bonnard. The art group I’m in are taking squares from this image and producing copies to be linked back together. I think the plan is to get it finished by the end of December. Plans are also being discussed to collaborate over a Christmas card. It’s good to be doing this despite being in lockdown again. At least we get to share artwork even if we don’t physically meet.

I think this is the third or fourth one we have done. I’ve already completed square 2 but I’m doing square 6 as well. I’m going to try and get it done soon.

Urban sketching, Square

Posted on July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #uskstoke, Art, Drawing, Fine line pen, Fun, Illustration, Life, Prompt, Sketching, Squares, Usk Stoke-on-TrentLeave a comment

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Quick sketch with pencil colours and fine line black ink.

Two square canvases and a square card. All sitting on my little easle and a paintbrush and plastic tub I use for a palette.

I lined around the coloured pencil to define the square shapes and subjects more, but I didn’t want to overdo things. I do like being challenged to draw different things. Been loving USK prompts.

Tessellations

Posted on January 18, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Design, Digital sketch, Drawing, Ellipses, Pattern, Sketch, Squares, Tessellation, Tiles2 Comments

Only just found a couple of extra options on my phone sketch app, so thought I’d have a play with creating tessellations. Quite nice. Where blocks or tiles join up to form larger repeating patterns.

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Tag: Squares