Monthly Archives: September 2010

Experimental Soldier

This is not some futuristic film but rather me just trying things out. Not sure whether it works but at is stage in my development I don’t think that matters. It is all about making neurones connect and the more you do it the more they connect unt… Continue reading

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Soldier

This was inspired by a photo of a traumatised veteran from the Afghan war. I hope it shows the silent power of the man trying to come to terms with some unknown circumstance. Sent from my iPad Continue reading

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Bleak House women

I’m watching the Bleak House DVD. I am not sure which character inspired this but here she is – my Bleak House woman. Sent from my iPad Continue reading

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Going a little off the rails

I have just come back from a great day in Nottingham consuming art – metaphorically rather than literally – and have felt the creative juices start to flow again, So I have returned to one of my favourite subjects – Lady Gaga. I have just been pla… Continue reading

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Sierra Nevarda

It is always very strange how things come together. I have just bought a new book entitled – ‘The hidden art of designers, illustrators and creatives’. This is a book based on the sketch books of the afore mentioned people. It is a fascinating ins… Continue reading

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Ed Milliband – what a start

Well I know honeymoons are getting shorter but you have to have a lot of sympathy for Ed Milliband. I have no idea how he will turn out as the new party leader and the reality is that no one else does either. This has not stopped whole sections of… Continue reading

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Perhaps I should let the water colour dry??

Perhaps I might have been just a little hasty when castigating my ability to create something worthwhile with water colour. Perhaps. One of the problems I have with all this art stuff is that I have no terms of reference against which to judge thi… Continue reading

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Another disaster session with water colours

I really am not very skilled at using watt colours at the moment. I just don’t seem to be able control the flow of paints – I’m afraid to say it is all a bit alien to me. I have got so frustrated that I have gone back to the iPad for some solace a… Continue reading

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Hares and Rabbits

I had a great day today at my good friend David’s coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Relief. It also gave me a chance just to see how artists work. I am fascinated by other people’s work spaces and this morning allowed me to explore this mild pas… Continue reading

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Hare

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