Had a really packed day and this afternoon Husb and I went to Swansea’s Central Library for a talk about Fanny Wollstonecraft, daughter of the 18th century feminist Mary and half sister of the author of Frankenstein, Mary Godwin-Shelley. I’d never known that she had died in Swansea, committed suicide at the age of 22.Continue reading “Fanny’s Demise”
Category Archives: out and about
Doodlemum & Spiderboy
I’ve been out and about a lot today and dropped in to Central Library to see my chum, Doodlemum, doing a doodling session with parents and children. A little boy painted as Spiderman was very interested in what I was doing. And here she is again being watched by two little sisters with their hairContinue reading “Doodlemum & Spiderboy”
A Quickie At The Cinema
Finally got to see The Hobbit at our local independent cinema, The Taliesin. I just had time to scribble this man and his hair before the lights went down, the glasses went on and I went back to my childhood. I read the Hobbit when I was about 10 and loved every word of it.Continue reading “A Quickie At The Cinema”
Bath And Beyond
Another lovely day so we headed East over the border into England to visit friends and stopped awhile in Bradford-on-Avon, a bit beyond Bath. We’d often driven through and wanted to stop, because it’s ridiculously picturesque, so today we finally took a walk around. It’s very old and the buildings cling to the steep sidesContinue reading “Bath And Beyond”
Quickies In The Garage
I scribble anywhere, me. Had a slow puncture in my back tyre so I took the opportunity to scribble some men at work. They do their jobs really quickly in the garage so each scribble was just a few seconds. But it’s useful to sketch some positions I don’t normally see, like using the jackContinue reading “Quickies In The Garage”
Crazy Woman In A Sandstorm
So who was the mad woman on the freezing cold beach in a gale force wind this evening, drawing in a sandstorm? This crazy woman here, that’s who. Honestly, the things I do for my art. It was blowing so hard that my piece of card, around A3 size, was waving about like Rolf Harris’Continue reading “Crazy Woman In A Sandstorm”
Artistic License In Buckets
It’s been a gorgeous bright, sunny day, although very cold, so Husb and I headed for the beach this evening for a spot of scribbling and fresh air. I re-used a board that was a failed experiment. It had some images in rhodamine red oil pigment overlaid with lemon yellow and I wasn’t happy withContinue reading “Artistic License In Buckets”
A Fractal Scribble
We were shopping at one of those drab out-of-town retail estates and I stopped for a quick scribble of two ugly metal sheds with a tree in between. It’s not easy to draw trees but I picked up a tip a while back. The branches grow according to fractal mathematics and that’s the key toContinue reading “A Fractal Scribble”
Partied Out Part 2
Back on Saturday night, after seeing the fabulous Bourgeois and Maurice in Neath, we decamped to a pub I hadn’t been in since the mid-’70’s. It’s one of those old heavy metal rock pubs, really dark and grimy with ripped seats, and walls and floors stained by the abuses of many generations of rock fans.Continue reading “Partied Out Part 2”
Partied Out!
I didn’t blog yesterday because I was out partying! Doesn’t happen often these days because I prefer to stay tucked up in a blankie on the settee in front of the telly – rock ‘n’ roll eh? A load of us went to the theatre in Neath to celebrate a friend’s birthday and we sawContinue reading “Partied Out!”
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