Category Archives: General

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

Ink

Another experiment with ink.

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Another Hare

I bought myself some ink the other day and have started to understand how to use it.   The first lesson I’ve learn is that I really do need some nibs – I know that appears self evident but I … Continue reading

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Galadriel…the journey begins

I have decided to work on a really complicated painting of Galadriel from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.   It may well take me some time to complete as I have decided to make this a photorealistic digital … Continue reading

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Hare

Starting to think about Hares…again.  I was examining many of the paintings of Hares and the one thing that I have noticed is that many artists play fast and loose with the anatomy of the European Hare.   Of course … Continue reading

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Autumnal

First things – medical report – still feeling the effects of the autumn bug I’ve picked up – I thought that I was feeling a lot better yesterday and soon found that I wasn’t as well as I thought.  Such … Continue reading

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Going all Chinese

Still not 100% but getting better…doodling today and suddenly I found myself going all Chinese – apologies to any Chinese artists who might come across this doodle ! Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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News Corp Reality Distortion Field

Most of the time News Corp is able to hide it’s own self interest but there are times, no matter how much they try, the need to spin things in News Corps favour wins out. One such occasion is the … Continue reading

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Still Going On

It’s mid afternoon now and I’m starting to feel a little frail (perhaps too much of the drama queen about that me thinks!)   But I’m really feeling a lot better which is a great thing.  The only problem with … Continue reading

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Autumnal Lurgi

So day two of the bug I’ve picked somewhere and I am starting to feel a whole lot better – certainly a lot better to how I felt yesterday when I felt really weak.  No doubt many woman out there … Continue reading

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Doodling

I am sure I’ve written about this before but I am always amazed where creativity comes from. This sense of wanting to make something that wasn’t there before is, perhaps, one of the defining elements of what makes us humans. … Continue reading

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