tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44847855153141077762024-03-05T15:50:46.118-08:0060 Minute Art DiaryTravelling the road to better artSharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10601988051875164354noreply@blogger.comBlogger210125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4484785515314107776.post-72508314487840616142021-11-18T01:54:00.000-08:002021-11-18T01:54:02.832-08:00Teddies, teddies everywhere!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just introducing a few of my teddies. I love sketching them and often write their little stories too. The grandkids love this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg538QaFwvf9B-ge38KSgydo8SU4vfuZoD-sWtpzJ_F0mAJVda3G30s_J9DKIVpU1-yfRa9MXnpeHOeLPLAg8SNTuq9Zgv2ORqcEUxpKKU8WZFjqE834DEAXMSAGVGrF3SBLaJ-VWi4joRg/s2048/1E9A749E-9144-46A6-B9CF-C395D4690CA9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg538QaFwvf9B-ge38KSgydo8SU4vfuZoD-sWtpzJ_F0mAJVda3G30s_J9DKIVpU1-yfRa9MXnpeHOeLPLAg8SNTuq9Zgv2ORqcEUxpKKU8WZFjqE834DEAXMSAGVGrF3SBLaJ-VWi4joRg/s320/1E9A749E-9144-46A6-B9CF-C395D4690CA9.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First is Beryl, she loves to shop and was quite put out when the pandemic hit and our world was turned upside down. She armed herself with a face mask and hand sanitiser and headed for the shops, even when the only shops open were the supermarkets! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJnrFOtfmKmfa1AcTg9F84XvCc-PaLo_b0_GPP8xFcY-I5mBOr01dD-yMeuOBYkmi1XZYbpbVBHKI6ecpzjsQkficGSeB3v8ndIM-7JZvBs-lOyRVdeyvDXvAw9X1tQH9hHGBmbfrzfih6/s2048/5EC1163F-D7BD-4330-85B7-65E8179A910F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1753" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJnrFOtfmKmfa1AcTg9F84XvCc-PaLo_b0_GPP8xFcY-I5mBOr01dD-yMeuOBYkmi1XZYbpbVBHKI6ecpzjsQkficGSeB3v8ndIM-7JZvBs-lOyRVdeyvDXvAw9X1tQH9hHGBmbfrzfih6/s320/5EC1163F-D7BD-4330-85B7-65E8179A910F.jpeg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Boris is not actually a Teddy, but is in fact a bulldog. However he gets along tremendously with all the teddies and just loves to compete with Trevor all the time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunaSII42ZuvhwNvLuE5Kr81CG2-mxRFIxQjC9Qot0VJ2Hxa2yBHO-sEuke4NyJCgn2Q4F0kpTk4lBQM27-Fl4CbQza3vJgMhNwqCYZVLgs4EPkGy4cCaim6gPjfwMjJzzuEglAlQ1uVRT/s2048/7A5106A9-EF69-4273-ABC9-45932D397BD7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1424" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunaSII42ZuvhwNvLuE5Kr81CG2-mxRFIxQjC9Qot0VJ2Hxa2yBHO-sEuke4NyJCgn2Q4F0kpTk4lBQM27-Fl4CbQza3vJgMhNwqCYZVLgs4EPkGy4cCaim6gPjfwMjJzzuEglAlQ1uVRT/s320/7A5106A9-EF69-4273-ABC9-45932D397BD7.jpeg" width="223" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trevor, the Traveller. Trevor adores travelling and has made his was to various parts of the United Kingdom, Paris and Italy. His trip of a lifetime was to be to Peru and the Amazon. However this was curtailed at the eleventh hour when Covid struck and Peru closed it’s borders. This happened on the evening before Trevor was due to fly out. He was, as you can imagine, devastated. Boris didn’t help by sniggering about it at every opportunity, calling it Trevor’s trip that never was!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtoIthYTNFF2OqcMc6XzITt6yoiDxvu7AGZafF6AIqaAzrZ-vViafWas5f0FaMgHlcg0R_62PSweLjoIUrW5gEZaEm7cfjBFHGZObUChid69fSo4pQTVhlTvhnm8FvC3Vg_xJ4q-z_n9R7/s2048/177B7D77-227B-4CDE-8309-BE8A8B2A20D4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtoIthYTNFF2OqcMc6XzITt6yoiDxvu7AGZafF6AIqaAzrZ-vViafWas5f0FaMgHlcg0R_62PSweLjoIUrW5gEZaEm7cfjBFHGZObUChid69fSo4pQTVhlTvhnm8FvC3Vg_xJ4q-z_n9R7/s320/177B7D77-227B-4CDE-8309-BE8A8B2A20D4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garth, always on hand for a cuddle or a kind word.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6MBvnyzNA_tZhVJFEZilG9FwSTAru4-Lz_wDLLEg6cOAitjzCMpJg3nOoHcVBk6vkiLY-apYnFtjKiEhTC99E4xBRboY0UmdCAoN42xkQehdkDISgpEKVZv9Q6NqyC8n9pnCc8WsfSwD/s2048/888B3C5E-FA0C-418C-A18A-C5ACF036934E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1827" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6MBvnyzNA_tZhVJFEZilG9FwSTAru4-Lz_wDLLEg6cOAitjzCMpJg3nOoHcVBk6vkiLY-apYnFtjKiEhTC99E4xBRboY0UmdCAoN42xkQehdkDISgpEKVZv9Q6NqyC8n9pnCc8WsfSwD/s320/888B3C5E-FA0C-418C-A18A-C5ACF036934E.jpeg" width="285" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jacques Bernard comes from Paris and is quite homesick. However he has now met a delightful young Teddy named Isabella, who is in fact a fellow Parisienne (or so he believes!).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRIYr3IkejuZOGNwmqRYJv5yrNjP844_TlQ9SnArmSYEkuZW5Dwvrk8PuM_xUIaew0I_3u7hrcIdrW7O_dKOY0R04RBY6FP-dyl_YAy0qbQLgAcduiK40L-SOhhIeCekb7_JvM3biLsFu/s2048/92186726-510F-4D95-958D-4B27D1AEEF43.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRIYr3IkejuZOGNwmqRYJv5yrNjP844_TlQ9SnArmSYEkuZW5Dwvrk8PuM_xUIaew0I_3u7hrcIdrW7O_dKOY0R04RBY6FP-dyl_YAy0qbQLgAcduiK40L-SOhhIeCekb7_JvM3biLsFu/s320/92186726-510F-4D95-958D-4B27D1AEEF43.jpeg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this is The Quirky Bird who needs no further introduction! </div><br /> <p></p>Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10601988051875164354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4484785515314107776.post-65199191321930869272019-12-16T04:51:00.001-08:002019-12-16T04:51:14.553-08:00Too longYes it’s been far too long since I posted on this blog. Life kind of got in the way but I never stopped sketching and painting, albeit not as often as I would have liked. However, I am hoping that this will all change in the New Year 2020. I have cut down on the day job (reducing to just one day a week). So I shall have much more time to devote to my artwork. To push things off I have given you a few of my daily sketches here.<br />
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Quick sketch during lunch at a small cafe near where I work, called The Teapot. They kindly topped up my teapot as I sketched. They serve lovely food, are always friendly and in the summer their freshly squeezed orange juice is fabulous!</div>
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A while ago I did a small painting of The Walks which is a park near where I used to live and now I have used the scene together with my recent fascination for rainy scenes. I am pleased with how this one progressed.<br />
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I like to transform what could easily be a bleak scene and using colour lift it to a new level. To me it represents seeing the positive in difficult times. There is always colour and joy all around us, we just need to learn to see it.Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10601988051875164354noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4484785515314107776.post-83052811309835545242013-05-06T12:16:00.000-07:002013-05-07T12:19:46.063-07:00Walking in the Rain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Being British means that I am well used to rain and I find I am fascinated by the reflections on wet roads. I really enjoyed painting this one and I like the format of the canvas too. <br />
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One of my favourites so of course I had to paint it. As usual I have not quite finished, but I'm pleased with how its going. I never thought I would be able to paint it and I always put it off until now. <br />
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This is my first attempt at Girl with the Pearl Earring and it was very hard painting in layers because I am not a patient person and usually paint alla prima. Quite a learning curve!<br />
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I would like to improve the skin tones, but hey, I'm just getting started and still so much to learn!<br />
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Still a way to go with this, but it was fun trying - another great weekend! This is becoming a bit of a habit :) but a good one I'm pleased to say.<br />
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I wish I could devote more time to painting, it's so very enjoyable and I would really love to improve. Improvement comes only with diligent practice and a grim determination to continue the journey no matter what the obstacles.<br />
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Sorry about the glare on this one, I will try to get a better photo soon. Orchids are so elegant and beautiful they called to me to paint them. I just wish I could do them justice, but "never give up" is my motto and therefore I will be attempting another painting soon.</div>
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<em>Oils on canvas board 12" x 10"</em></div>
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Quickly did this little one last night in poor light and alla prima! Quite pleased with it - I like elements of it, like the background and the pot. I think I am learning with backgrounds, but now I would like to improve on painting flowers.</div>
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Breaking things down into elements, focussing on one part at a time is much easier than worrying about a large problem. You just have to nibble away bit by bit until finally there is no problem at all. When I paint I try to improve one part at a time until I am confident with it, then I focus on another element. It works for me.</div>
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<em>Oils on Canvas 16" x 12"</em></div>
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Just finished this one that I had begun some time ago. Increased the dark/light contrast and added definition without losing the painterly feel that I have come to enjoy. I hope you like it too.</div>
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Sometimes it takes a while to actually see clearly what needs to be done. Patience brings its own rewards. Like a good wine clarity takes time and cannot be hurried or forced, but being patient is well worth the wait. I am glad I did not hurry this one.</div>
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Two weekends in a row I have managed to fit in some painting time... Wow, I could be on a roll here!<br />
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I really enjoyed getting the contrast of light and dark in this. I know the flowerheads could do with a little more work, but overall I'm quite pleased with how it turned out.<br />
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I've had a great weekend. Yesterday was family day which was wonderful and today devoted to painting! Yay!<br />
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Oils on canvas board 16" x 12"</div>
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Today was the first time in such a long time that I made time to paint. It was an amazing feeling being back at the easel, smelling those glorious smells that come with painting in oils and just forgetting everything else but the process.</div>
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It's just a start, nothing fab, but I love it anyway partly because it is the first in too long a time and secondly, because geraniums always remind me of my childhood when my dad enjoyed growing them and always of course in terracotta pots.</div>
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I hope this is the beginning of my return to painting. I have missed it so much.</div>
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Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10601988051875164354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4484785515314107776.post-32022312446198790882012-08-27T13:07:00.000-07:002012-08-27T13:07:57.491-07:00Pomeranian Pooch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gel pen in sketchbook</div>
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Had 40 minutes to spare and chose the challenge of this pretty Pomeranian from a photo ref on WetCanvas.</div>
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Sometimes when we least expect it things turn out much better than planned and every now and then it turns out worse. Such is life. Pick yourself up, dust yourself down and start all over again. At least the little pooch brought a smile.</div>
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Used felt tip pens and wax crayon to capture this lovely day. My son agreed to take me shopping as long as we went to Macdonalds - well, it doesn't quite fit in with my diet, but a Happy Meal cannot have that many calories can it? :)<br />
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We went hoping for sunshine but took a brolly just in case - good thinking! It rained but we had a great time and discovered this was the day the Olympic torch was coming through town.<br />
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And yes, I bought some amazing shoes... actually they are the most comfortable shoes I have owned in a long time, beautiful soft leather.<br />
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The thing about being British is you know how to enjoy life even when it rains.<br />
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<br />Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10601988051875164354noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4484785515314107776.post-77878488923618970452012-07-04T02:10:00.000-07:002012-07-06T02:11:21.793-07:00Garden Market & Beach Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sketched in pencil and then decided to ink up part of it. I think the ink looks much better than the pencil. <br />
It was a great day. We bought plants from the market and garden centre then had doughnuts with fresh cream and maple syrup at the seaside and a stroll along the beach. Weatherwise a little drizzly but we had a wonderful time.Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10601988051875164354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4484785515314107776.post-68925702015933565052012-06-25T14:53:00.000-07:002012-06-26T14:53:44.549-07:00Babushka Doll<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have always know them as Babushka dolls, but now I find this is incorrect and they are in fact <span dir="auto"><strong>Matryoshka </strong>dolls. Anyway I always wanted a set of nested dolls. A friend brought me back this little lady from Russia recently and of course I had to paint her. Isn't she cute?</span><br />Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10601988051875164354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4484785515314107776.post-17937465087507083342012-06-20T00:57:00.000-07:002012-06-23T01:00:26.215-07:00Summer Solstice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<em>Watercolour pencil in small moleskine sketchbook</em></div>
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Summer Solstice was earlier this year, I am told it was because it's a Leap Year. The Longest Day. The day indeed seemed long to me because I managed to pack so much into it and even had time for this quick sketch.<br />
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Standing stones are so magical, they always capture my imagination.<br />
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