Category Archives: Art

This is for all my art related posts

The very next day…

  Still a lot of ice around…time for some more ink drawings me thinks

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When the snow brings the snow…

  The first snow of the season ( I hope it is the last but I suspect it is far too early for such wishes).   Bit of a head cold so the last thing I needed was to go wading … Continue reading

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Chasing away the demons….

I’m reading a fascinating book at the moment – Brexit and Ireland: The Dangers, the Opportunities, and the Inside Story of the Irish Response by Tony Connolly and it provides a wonderful antidote to the endless upbeat nonsense put out by … Continue reading

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Ruby are you contemplating….

Yesterday I learned the hard way why Apple’s old HQ had the address 1 Infinite Loop as I struggled to update a new iPad to iOS 11.  After an awful lot of swearing and searching the internet for fixes I … Continue reading

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This isn’t everything….

  Over the past few days and weeks I have been consumed by photography – and it has been very rewarding.   I do keep my hand in with pencil and paper.

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Chasing the clouds away

This Potter sketching is getting just a little bit silly at the moment…perhaps this is because I don’t have the sensible Hermione Granger to keep me on the straight and narrow.   This isn’t the first time I have strayed into … Continue reading

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Duck Soup

The last days of summer autumn are upon us…soon we will start to feel the thrill of the northern winds.

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Death of Stalin….

There is real horror behind the laughter Mark Kermode   Yesterday I saw The Death of Stalin and I found it one of the most powerful movies I have seen in a very long time.   The story, and this isn’t … Continue reading

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Girl on the Highway…

Because the free wind is blowing through your hair.

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Spend time in bed

I recommend you stop watching the news… I really should take this advice from Morrissey

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