I did a bit of scribbling last evening in the Elysium Bar. I usually scribble people but I want to push myself out of my comfort zone a bit, so I’m trying different things, like interiors. A while back I copied Manet’s “Bar at the Folies Bergere” so I’m taking some inspiration from there.
If I’m honest, I don’t particularly like drawing objects, they’re repetitive and I don’t get much emotional engagement! Oooh listen to me 😀 LOL
Here’s my copy of Manet’s painting below. Took me AGES!!!!
Here’s another little scribble from Elysium on New Year’s Eve. The Felix Subway Band is psychedelic and fast and I really got into the music as I was putting down the marks into my sketchbook. I’m off to Elysium this evening too, for a friend’s birthday. Since lockdown lifted I’ve been cramming in the gigs like there’s no tomorrow, because let’s face it, there may be no tomorrow. So I’m going to appreciate the here and now as much as possible.
Husb and I went out on New Year’s Eve, just enjoying that after all these long lockdowns, we are now able to! We went up to the Elysium Gallery and Bar to party and listen to live music with Bad Shout, Normal Behaviour and The Felix Subway Band. There’s such a brilliant live music scene in Swansea now, with loads of musicians of all ages writing and performing original material all over the city.
Of course, I had to have a scribble. Here’s Alfie from the psychedelic Felix Subway Band, performing behind a guy with a menacing hat. Well, I thought the hat was menacing anyway. Must be all that psychedelia.
It’s nearly New Year and the Mari Lwyd is out and about, stalking the land. She comes into her full powers on the night of “Hen Galan”, the “Old” New Year on January 13th, but she’s just having a little visit now to wish you all Blwyddyn Newydd Dda … A Happy New Year.
Here’s the last drawing I did at the fundraiser at Cinema & Co.ffee the other night, for the MacMillan Cancer Charity and the Wounded Highlanders. I couldn’t resist scribbling these two, sitting and watching the indoor fire demos. The one on the left was wearing a magic mushroom (fly agaric) hat and won the fancy dress competition prize.
I also won a raffle prize – two tickets to the annual Gower Wassail and Mari Llwyd festival in January. Result!
Here are a couple more sketches I did yesterday evening into my sketchbook at Cinema & Co.ffee, where Husb and I went to a fundraising event for MacMillan Cancer Support and Wounded Highlanders (a veterans’ sports organisation). There was a varied programme throughout the evening including some cool videos and indoor fire demos from Ddraig Tribe.
Husb and I are just back from Cinema & Co in the city centre, after a fund raiser for the MacMillan Nurses and Wounded Highlanders (a veteran’s charity). More about those tomorrow, it’s late now and I want to catch a quick bit of telly to get me in the mood for sleep. Nos Da 🙂
Having a few days off from working on art as it’s holiday season, so I sat down today and caught up with some chores that had been hanging around a while. I sorted some stuff from my wardrobe, old clothes that had been through the smart wear, house wear, garden wear cycle and now need to be cut up for the rag bag to go to Swansea Print Workshop.
The second chore was taking apart a heavy cotton duvet cover that is the wrong size, too big, but it will make two nice winter sheets with a bit of hemming on my 1904 Singer sewing machine.
It’s that time of year again when Husb’s digital drawing of the little furry tyrant, Sparta Puss, pops up to wish everyone the greetings of the season. Well, in her own way I guess 😀
Christmas Eve in our house is a lazy time, for chilling out before the mayhem of the feast tomorrow. Here’s a quick sketch of Husb chilling with his late cat, Ming the Merciless. She was a very sweet, tiny long-haired tortie, who lived until she was 18. She loved to curl up on his lap when he took a nap.
Season’s Greetings to everyone, Nadolig Llawen i bawb. Have a lovely feast day tomorrow x
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