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Category Archives: Art
I am an Island…
If you ever despair about the value of human creativity, take a trip to the latest exhibition at the Djanogly gallery, Nottingham. AI nonsense might produce a tidal wave of slop, but this exhibition restores faith in creativity. (Full disclosure: … Continue reading
Posted in Art, autumn, Photography, Sculpture
Tagged A.I., art, Artificial Intelligence, Djanogly Art Gallery, Feathers, Human Creativity, Kate Mccgwire, Sculpture, University of Nottingham
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A few sketches…
Some days for just have to pick up your iPad and have a good sketch and draw. I always feel better afterwards. There is no real story behind any of these other than it scratches a creative itch. I’m sure … Continue reading
Posted in Apple Pencil, Art, Digital Painting, drawing, Procreate
Tagged Apple Pencil 2, drawing, Frog, iPad Pro, portrait, Procreate, sketch
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Uncle Ted Investigates…
I know this is going to sound a bit first worldy but I prefer to write this nonsense on my lap top rather than my Mac Studio. Not at all sure why that is. As I write this I am … Continue reading
Posted in Apple Pencil, Art, Digital Painting, drawing, Graphic Art, Procreate
Tagged Apple Pencil 2, Digital Painting, drawing, Mac Studio, Macbook Air, portrait, Procreate, sketch, Writing
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Where to go from here?…
Good start but I really don’t know how to fill the central section. I’m sure I’ll come up with something.
Posted in Apple Pencil, Art, Digital Painting, Procreate
Tagged Apple Pencil, Digital Art, drawing, Procreate, sketch
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Autumn is here….
Thankfully, the new season has brought much needed rain. Praise the gods. My watch tells me to the nearest minute when the rain will arrive. Unfortunately the capricious weather god doesn’t seem to have read the memo. Instead of arriving … Continue reading
Posted in Apple Pencil, Art, drawing, Graphic Art, Procreate
Tagged AI, Alan Turing, Apple Pencil 2, Artificial Intelligence, autumn, Digital Art, Gandalf, Lord of the rings, Procreate, sketch
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Catch Up…
This is how he wants things. He is the centre of the world’s attention. So yes of course I have made a DJT drawing. It is impossible to remove him from any conversation. Before any Trump hater in the USA … Continue reading
Posted in Apple Pencil, Art, Digital Painting, drawing, Procreate
Tagged Apple Pencil, Digital Painting, Donald Trump, drawing, portrait, Procreate, sketch, sketchbook
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All Yours…
I know. I know. I should have been doing this all along. But I wasn’t. Instead I was captured by the digital beast. So over the past day or so I have returned to just doodling in a sketchbook. It … Continue reading
Spirit Postponed…
A wonderful day was had by all when we visited the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. It was sunny and warm and felt like early summer than the last knockings of April The art was wonderful. We had gone to see the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography, Sculpture, Spring
Tagged Ceramics, Felicity Aylieff, Laura Ellen Bacon, Parkland, photography, Pottery, Spring, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, YSP
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A Different Time…
2015 – Life seemed so much simpler then. Or was this an omen of things to come?
Puzzling Experiment…
Creating art requires time, patience, and dedication. However, in today’s fast-paced world, many artists struggle to find the time to fully immerse themselves in their creative processes. The demands of daily life, work, and other responsibilities often take precedence, leaving … Continue reading
Posted in Apple Pencil, Art, drawing, Procreate
Tagged AI, Apple Intelligence, art, Artificial Intelligence, artist, Chat GPT, Co-Pilot, Creativity, drawing, Microsoft, painting, portrait, Procreate, sketch, Word, Wordpress, Writing
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