Monthly Archives: August 2012

I’m sure I’ve circulated these things before but the skill, expertise and artistic talent is just breath taking. Enjoy. 20 Extraordinary Digital Illustrationshttp://designsuperstars.net/20-extraordinary-digital-illustrations/ — Sent from Zite pe… Continue reading →

One of he things that I have never been able to get my head around in the past is water colour. Whenever I tried it I just couldn’t make it work. Well today I’ve given it another go and things seemed to go a little better than normal. The generic … Continue reading →

I think I am a very slow worker when it comes to producing works of art. Yes I can rattle off quick drawings but when I try and really capture a likeness I find myself slowing right down and agonising over every detail. This realisation came to me… Continue reading →

After extensive research, well about five minutes drawing blank on the Apple help system – not the best but there we are – I found the answer in a forum to where the # key can be found. (For the information of anyone interested it is alt + 3) Now … Continue reading →

So I have to try and relearn, if I ever did know too much about CSS and HTML etc,brush up or generally panic about what I am getting myself into. The catalyst for all this is the imminent closure of my original website which has been running more … Continue reading →

I really didn’t know what to expect when we visited Hardwick Hall yesterday. I’d learnt about Bess of Hardwick, I think when I was a kid, but other than that I knew very little of the place. It turns out that the hall(s) is set in 100’s of acres o… Continue reading →

Over the past few months I have been trying my hand out at painting with varying degrees of success. As this process has developed I have become more and more aware of the fact that I don’t find painting in any way rewarding. This doesn’t mean tha… Continue reading →

Yesterday was just a day for drawing and sketching – as well as making the odd photo. One really positive thing I achieved yesterday was that I took the strapping off my ankle – boy was that starting to irritate my skin. The ankle is really a lot … Continue reading →

Well I have started to make photos again, slowly but it is all coming back to me. I think my style has changed but this may also have something to do with the camera gear I have, or rather I don’t have. Which is really refreshing – its almost a mo… Continue reading →

Over the past few weeks I have somewhat lost my artistic spark, such as it is. After a while an idea struck me…why not go back to what you like doing best? And this is the result – a quick portrait sketch of the indomitable Lwaxana Troi.Sent fro… Continue reading →