NEW ART MATERIALS, MORE TEABAG STAINS, AND CATARACT NEWS Coloured pencils A couple of years ago I got a set of Derwent Coloursoft pencils. These wax-based coloured pencils are very soft and creamy, and blend very well, but it is impossible to retain a sharp point on them and they are not good…
3-D MANDALA - METAL WITH PINK GEMSTONES, A NEW DRAWING TOOL, AND A HEALTH UPDATE 3-D Mandala Background First of all, I am not involved in any way with the spiritual aspects of mandalas. I just enjoy drawing them as an art concept. The way one builds up concentric circles with different patterns…
ONLINE ART COURSE - IGUANA INK DRAWING, AND A HEALTH UPDATE Online art course Yesterday my hubby and I sat down together to complete the next drawing in the ink pens module of the course. At first glance, the reference was intimidating, to say the least, but as always, Phil, our teacher, took…
COMPUTER, COLORECTAL AND CATARACTS, AND ONLINE ART COURSE What an extremely busy time it's been recently. So much so that I've fallen behind a bit on the online art course, but it doesn't really matter, as the course is designed for us to work at our own pace. Obviously it's good to keep…
ONLINE ART COURSE - ANOTHER SMALL INK PEN DRAWING - GLASS JAR, AND TIGERS WITH CATARACTS Glass jar drawing So nice to have my hubby drawing along with me. This penultimate small ink pen sketch was of a small Mason jar containing water and a paintbrush. I had been looking forward to tackling…
COLORECTAL APPOINTMENT Warning - graphic medical details This blog post is primarily for my own benefit, to remind me of exactly what happened, what was said, and what to expect in the coming weeks. However, I have made it public because it just might help someone else in a similar position to myself.…
MORE SKETCHBOOK DABBLING, PENS AND DIGRESSIONS, CATARACT NEWS AND SEEING PATTERN EVERYWHERE ...in fact, a bit of a waffle, this blog post! Read on if you're interested in some idle chat about the kind of things that fascinate me. Sketchbook My (almost) daily sketchbook is filling up with some eclectic stuff - experiments,…
2023 - END OF YEAR REVIEW As usual, it has been a pretty eventful year, both personally and generally. See the end of this post for the most important aspects of changing world events and what they mean for us all. During the year, I have had various health issues to deal with…
ONLINE ART COURSE - SELF-DIRECTED CHALLENGE, MY FIRST CATARACT OPERATION, AND NEW LAPTOP NEWS Online art course - another still-life graphite drawing The final project in the first module, graphite, is a self-directed challenge, i.e. making a drawing without any help from the teacher. The video gives some hints, and several choices. You…
ONLINE ART COURSE - FIGURE STUDIES - FIGURE 3, A NEW LAPTOP, CATARACT NEWS, AND A BOX FOR RUBY Figure 3 - accordionist This afternoon I finally had time to sit down and complete the third project in the first module of the course (graphite drawing). Some interesting foreshortening to cope with in…
