Sitting on the settee the other evening, scribbling one of the corners in the room. I try to sketch every day, don’t always manage it, and sometimes I get bogged down in trying to find a “suitable” subject, when really it doesn’t matter. I should just draw what’s there in front of me. There’s alwaysContinue reading “Scribbling The Corner….”
Category Archives: At Home
Lolling ….
Had a quick scribble when my young nephew called around the other day. He was lolling on the little settee and there was a nice bit of foreshortening going on, so I sketched him. The word “lolling” means to lounge and the Internet reckons it originates in late Middle English. But there’s also a WelshContinue reading “Lolling ….”
Another Start….
A few days ago, I recycled some paintings I didn’t like, and today I used one to start a new painting. The surface is very sculptural now and I scraped two layers of paint on, the first coat in cadmium orange and the second in mars black (Liquitex Heavy Body acrylic). I’m working from oneContinue reading “Another Start….”
#Caturday Archives #8
It’s Saturday/Caturday once again and here’s one from 10 years ago, with Little Ming dozing in front, Sparta Puss snoozing behind. Little Ming is no longer with us, she was a delightful cat that Husb and I rescued from neglect. She was very ill and not expected to survive but pulled through and lived with usContinue reading “#Caturday Archives #8”
Speedy “Picasso” and Cat (Video)
Here’s a one-minute time lapse video of the recent painting I did with Ed Sumner’s “Cheese and Wine Painting Club”, a portrait of a woman by Pablo Picasso. It features my cat Sparta Puss, who likes to watch while I work. And give a few death stares to camera!
The Beginning
I’m thinking of painting another portrait of my young niece, she’s full of attitude, in a good way, and I love sketching her. Here’s the first of the preliminary sketches from a photo of her, with graphite block onto a heavy Khadi paper. It’s the very beginning of the process. More sketches are needed beforeContinue reading “The Beginning”
Finished!!!!
Finally finished faffing about with my little portrait of my young niece. It’s taken me ages because I just couldn’t decide when it was finished and I kept faffing with it. I started with some preliminary sketches then built up the painting in layers, using Liquitex acrylics onto stretched canvas. I worked from photos andContinue reading “Finished!!!!”
Recycle and Reuse.
I started painting during the early days of the pandemic lockdown after a break of decades (I’m a printmaker and scribbler). I joined the Cheese and Wine Painting Club on Facebook and painted along with artist Ed Sumner weekly for about 18 months. I was pleased with most of the work I did but thereContinue reading “Recycle and Reuse.”
Faking Friday …. Again
Ed Sumner’s “Cheese and Wine Painting Club” is back on Facebook! Brilliant. Ed started it during lockdown and ran it every Friday for about 18 months. Since lockdown ended and we’ve all been getting back to what we were doing before, Ed has only done an occasional one, and today was one of those days!Continue reading “Faking Friday …. Again”
From My Imagination…
I’ve been messing around with some acrylic paint on a small canvas board, trying to make an abstract landscape from my imagination. I always work from life, I’m way out of my comfort zone doing this, but I’m persevering because I feel I need to loosen up and just try things out without being precious.Continue reading “From My Imagination…”
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