Category Archives: General

This is for posts that have no real specific category, such as Art or Photography

Sketching in the studio

Having fun messing about in the studio this afternoon Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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House of Cards – Season 2

WARNING:  This contains no spoilers…I Hope The internet is a wonderful thing at times.  It allows you to indulge all manner of personal prejudice as well as pleasures and satisfies many  less savoury needs…yes we now know what Frank Underwood’s … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Flooding 2

Twenty four hours on and there seems to be a split appearing in the media coverage.  Some papers are no longer leading on the ‘disaster’ but rather are starting to get some perspective on the whole thing.  They have started … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the Floods

Over the past few days the news has been dominated by problems caused by the floods.  We have had our screens filled with people suffering and trying to make sense of what has happened.  Some have wanted someone to blame, … Continue reading

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Power Cut 3

The power is back on and so we can rejoin the 21st century! How have I been able to survive the 1 hour 20 minutes without power is beyond me! I’m such a hero.

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Power Cut! No 2

One of the continuing conversations my friends and I have when we go down the pub is about Internet Service Providers… my how we pass the hours debating the finer points of which provider actually comes closest to the claimed … Continue reading

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Power cut !

It has been 5 months since our last power cut but here we go again! At least we now know who to ring etc. No broadband just 3G….how will I cope?

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Understanding

One of the joys one gets from trying to make a copy, however flawed, of a great work of art is an understanding of how the paintings was made, the artists use of colour and above all else the talent … Continue reading

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Proportions, proportions

The curse of anyone who has tried to make a painting r drawing of a person…you need to get the proportions right and at the moment I’m not there yet. Obviously an awful lot of work still to do. Simon … Continue reading

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Bucket list painting

One of the greatest painters, well at least in my opinion, is John Singer Sargent. I have had the privilege to see a number of his works and every time I do I find myself wanting more. Unfortunately as I’m … Continue reading

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