The toothbrush doesn’t remove six months of tartar 30 minutes before your dental appointment! We’ve established a very bad routine of eating kit-kats in the evening. This is usually followed by an ice lolly. I think this started in the summer when it was very hot in England. We are not used to a SummerContinue reading “Sugar Tax?”
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Laundry Day
And then I heard my sock say – Let’s play hide and seek… Isn’t it annoying how socks seemingly have a life of their own once they enter the washing cycle? There must be a science behind it. Worse, finding an unexpected tissue in the wash. What a mush that is to deal with. TheContinue reading “Laundry Day”
“Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth.”
I was looking for a good quote for todays collage, and although this quote is unknown in origin, it feels perfect for my image! I’m not sure if this is a smile or a grimace! Certainly a British stereotype with the gap-iness. Materials used – newspaper, red sugar paper, ink and gouache.
Creative procrastination
I forgot to plan my year with the unexpected in mind… It was going to be the 64 Million Artist January Challenge, Watercolour month in July and inktober in October. That was my plan. And today I find myself 6 days late into a local collage daily challenge. I was meant to be producing someContinue reading “Creative procrastination”
Tackling Artist Block
It happens to us all – Unable to draw or paint to our satisfaction…What do you do? I’m not afraid to admit I have a pile of failed paintings. Mostly watercolours that I have either given up on or lost the interest in finishing. I’ve had days when I can’t draw for toffee, or evenContinue reading “Tackling Artist Block”
Oh to be a child again
Would you be a child again? This post and image is inspired from the Doodlewash prompt – Playground. When I was young, a very long time ago, playgrounds were really quite boring. We had tall slides, swings and roundabouts. All painted in lead based paints, peeling from the sun. We had to imagine – fun.Continue reading “Oh to be a child again”
Congratulations Dawn!
‘Twenty-five yeas that’s longer than I have been alive,’ or words to that effect, become a common theme as you grow older. I have featured Dawn in a few cartoons in the past few years. A brilliant character. Says what she means. Has a laugh but with an intense serious side. The cartoon started withContinue reading “Congratulations Dawn!”
Can you make brushes for Watercolour?
I spent the month of January creating arty things as part of the 64 Million Artists January challenge prompts. This led me to ask myself lots of questions about my art practice, including can I make art green? Can it be sustainable? One of my favourite challenges was (re)imagine – taking something and giving itContinue reading “Can you make brushes for Watercolour?”
Out of my hands
Is there such a thing as left-handed charcoal? Almost at the end of the month of the 64 Million Artist January challenges. Today a corker! Using your non-dominant hand sketch a portrait of someone. I always prefer charcoal when I am doing any portrait. It has a life of its own and you can moveContinue reading “Out of my hands”
The fabric of my childhood
I hate shopping for school uniform. Today’s 64 million artist challenge is to remember a memory of childhood clothes. I have memories of standing patiently in line waiting for a number to be read out so that I could have my feet measured for school shoes. Whatever you picked it would be out of stockContinue reading “The fabric of my childhood”
