I’m a member of an art collective called 15 Hundred Lives and we have a regular event at the Creative Bubble Artspace in Swansea. We open the door to the public for two days a month and invite people to see what it is that artists do all day. Many people only experience art onceContinue reading “‘What Do Artists Do All Day? IV’”
Category Archives: out and about
Gravity! Wow!
Husb and I just got back from the cinema. We saw Gravity in 3D. It’s easily one of the best films I’ve ever seen. If Sandra Bullock doesn’t get an Oscar, there’s no justice. I caught this couple next to us during the adverts. They don’t turn the lights right down during the trailers soContinue reading “Gravity! Wow!”
Use It Or Lose It!
Yesterday, Husb and I joined family members and assorted Whovians on the Doctor Who Locations walk’n’talk, organised by the Swansea Library Service. It was a part of an excellent programme of free events coming up this month. I sketched one of the Who companions outside the Kardomah Cafe in Portland Street, that has a numberContinue reading “Use It Or Lose It!”
OOH! AAH! Fireworks!
Bonfire night! Husb and I went to the municipal firework display this evening. It was fantastic! Best one I’ve seen. Kudos to Swansea Council – a grand job. When it finished we crossed the road to the beach for the feral fireworks; thousands of teens and twenty-somethings packed onto the beach lighting bonfires and settingContinue reading “OOH! AAH! Fireworks!”
PHEW!
I was back at Swansea Print Workshop this evening to put the final layer of ink onto my monotype – the Process Blue. It’s this final stage that either pulls the whole thing together or results in me sobbing inwardly and resolving to get a job filling shelves in a supermarket instead of ever doingContinue reading “PHEW!”
Pomp And Sandi
Husb and I just got back from our local theatre. We went to see Sandi Toksvig who is one of the funniest people I’ve ever heard. She had the entire theatre in hysterics for way over 2 hours and I ended up sore from laughing so much. Brilliant. I love her. The Grand Theatre isContinue reading “Pomp And Sandi”
Any Port In A Storm
The expected storm has been building all day and Husb, Teen-niece and I went for a VERY bracing walk along the seafront this morning at high tide to see the raging sea. It was fabulous but really hard work walking against the gales so we took refuge in a coveniently placed ice-cream parlour in theContinue reading “Any Port In A Storm”
Sick ‘n’ Bad
That’s an old saying round here if you’re unwell, you’re sick’n’bad. I’ve had one of these horrible vicious stomach bugs that has laid me low for the past couple of days. It’s meant that my creative output has been zero; I spent all yesterday and most of this morning zonked out in bed. Things improvedContinue reading “Sick ‘n’ Bad”
Window Dressing
I’ve spent a couple of days working with the 15 Hundred Lives art group on a big draw at the Creative Bubble artspace in Swansea’s City Centre. We were joined by a number of artists, art students and members of the public as we drew over cardboard-covered walls. It was a challenge to draw onContinue reading “Window Dressing”
W.I.P.
Work in progress on a very big drawing at the Creative Bubble artspace where there’s a 2-day Big Draw going on. This figure is based on a quick sketch I did recently of a ‘sagger’, you know, those lads who wear their trousers almost around their knees. I’ll be adding some more figures tomorrow. I’mContinue reading “W.I.P.”