Category Archives: Project LV One

Project LV One – Day 107 – Blackberries

Many years ago, in another life, I and a number of other work friends were searching a large wild area of Leicester called Aylestone Meadows.  It was around this time of year and we were under strict instructions not to … Continue reading

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Project LV One – Vol 3 – Now published

The latest volume in the series is now available to view at Blurb.       Project LV by Simon Marchini | Make Your Own Book

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Project LV One – Day 104 – GOTG

I’m really unsure why this might be and more importantly what it says about me but I enjoyed making the little sketch below of Gamora from the simply wonderful Guardian of the Galaxy (GOTG) movie rather than the more formal portrait … Continue reading

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Project LV One – Day 103 – A bit of change today…

With summer now in full swing it is time for the sunflowers to bloom.  Our sunflowers are looking wonderful and have now replaced these we bought at the supermarket the other day.   However, won’t be long before the autumn … Continue reading

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Project LV One – Day 101 – Tonal Range and a Frog

Life is a whole series of unintended consequences or is that just me?   Continuing my Stephen Fry theme I decided to try once more make a pastel drawing of Mr Fry only it turned out to be a Conté sanguine … Continue reading

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Project LV One – Day 100 – Exercising a demon

Well I have made it into 3 figures – 100 days already – where did they go? Yesterday I was feeling pretty miffed about how things went with my pastel portrait of Stephen Fry.  Well later in the day I … Continue reading

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Project LV One – Day 99 – An attack of the hubris

“…sometimes you get the bear and sometimes the bear gets you…” Will Riker – Star Ship Enterprise   Yesterday, oh I believe in yesterday…as the song goes.   Well after a couple of really good days I hit the buffers … Continue reading

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Project LV One – Day 97 – London reflections

London is a wonderful place – unless you have to live there.  The minute you step off of the train you feel the energy pulse through the platform.  It clearly is a world city which really has nothing else in … Continue reading

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Project LV One – Day 96 – After the Lord Mayor’s Show…

I’m knackered!  There I’ve said it – I’m only glad that I don’t have to go out to work today as I would be useless.  We had such a wonderful time in London yesterday that I guess I might be … Continue reading

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Project LV One – Day 95 – a bit early

As I am out all day tomorrow I thought I would get this out of the way – early is better than latter – perhaps.  Anyway this is the start of the forth month of the whole project – where … Continue reading

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