dunelm
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A winner in so many respects - congratulations to you both. Top hat not needed
A winner in so many respects - congratulations to you both. Top hat not neededGood morning all - a day of reflection here. 36th wedding anniversary brings all kinds of memories to the surface. Three sons and five grandchildren, six by February 21st is/are a blessing. Six different houses but IMHO one home so far, the last one. So many funerals from the original cast, some real tear jerkers there. I won't be dressing in top hat and tails to mark the 2.30 kick off. Nature kindly woke me at 3.30 and the dogs alerted me to their chaos at 5.15. After today we have three days of grandchildren duties, work on this place may cease and we may have a meal together at the weekend. That takes us almost to Nov 3 and potentially D day (after a wait for sulky to accept his drubbing) and a restart of measuring and acknowledging my failure - or mayhap success sometimes. Toodle Pip
Congratulations to you both. Life's memories of all sorts are so important. Have a lovely few days with grandchildren.Good morning all - a day of reflection here. 36th wedding anniversary brings all kinds of memories to the surface. Three sons and five grandchildren, six by February 21st is/are a blessing. Six different houses but IMHO one home so far, the last one. So many funerals from the original cast, some real tear jerkers there. I won't be dressing in top hat and tails to mark the 2.30 kick off. Nature kindly woke me at 3.30 and the dogs alerted me to their chaos at 5.15. After today we have three days of grandchildren duties, work on this place may cease and we may have a meal together at the weekend. That takes us almost to Nov 3 and potentially D day (after a wait for sulky to accept his drubbing) and a restart of measuring and acknowledging my failure - or mayhap success sometimes. Toodle Pip
A fine explanation of how you arrived at this piece of art. I like how it turned out. Reminded me of a visit to Vicarage Gardens in Norfolk from the centre they have ut through the many trees and hedges perfect circles through which can be seen local landmarks, Church , Lighthouse, and if gives the same tunnel effect to another world. I do Like this painting of 'Hope' and can appreciate the care and work you have put into it.Fbg 6.5
My painting for today.
Art Kure brush pens and Chinese paper.
And some white powdered Chinese paint which I have had since forever and not used yet.
You can see where I sprinkled the white powdered paint, and it took even over vey dark colours.
At the bottom I took apart the white Kure brush pen and sprinkled some white. It was meant to be a pond. Didn't work. So it became a path.
In my head this was all meant to lead into a golden yellow meadow, and there was going to be a stile in between the trees to lead to it. It didn't work. That was my vision for this painting. But it didn't happen, it evolved differently. The paint does its own thing. It usually does with me. If I paint the picture I set out to paint, it is usually boring, competent but boring.
So this painting did its own thing...
I was going to add something to this painting this morning, but it wasn't right to use the brush pens again. The paper was dry by now, but to use the brush pen would have been to impose something the painting didn't want. So I made a coffee, had a bowl of cereal with chia seeds in. And I knew what I wanted.
I took a photo of the painting. And put it into Procreate. I wanted a rainbow in the middle. That middle bit was different, almost a globe of different effects. I knew I wanted something between the two trees, and it wasn't a white light I wanted, because that would have painted out that globe between the trees. I wanted to keep the painting as the Art Kure brush pens had reacted to the sprayed water on the Chinese paper. So, using layers in Procreate, I did this rainbow, then I realised I would like it as a circle.
So now this painting is called "Hope"
This is personal to me.
The last time I did a painting called "Hope", it was for the same person over a decade ago. I painted a daffodil tied with string on to a tree branch. That painting worked its magic...no one has ever seen it...
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Happy anniversary to you both xxGood morning all - a day of reflection here. 36th wedding anniversary brings all kinds of memories to the surface. Three sons and five grandchildren, six by February 21st is/are a blessing. Six different houses but IMHO one home so far, the last one. My grandchildren have all slept and played there so 4 four generations linked to that land. So many funerals from the original cast, some real tear jerkers there. I won't be dressing in top hat and tails to mark the 2.30 kick off. Nature kindly woke me at 3.30 and the dogs alerted me to their chaos at 5.15. After today we have three days of grandchildren duties, work on this place may cease and we will have a meal together at the weekend. That takes us almost to Nov 3 and potentially D day (after a wait for sulky to accept his drubbing) and a restart of measuring and acknowledging my failure - or mayhap success sometimes. Toodle Pip
Interesting to see the process of before and after, thank you. Both work very well and I do like those colour washes but having seen the two together I like it without just as much. Great subjects and well executed art.Good morning everyone from a bewildering day of interest and intrigue in the dark and dangerous north
The wonder wheel of “look what I’ve found in the fridge” came in at 4.8 this am
Granddaughter duties today but I have to be in for the bloke that fixes, or otherwise, fridge freezers. Still, I can sit and look out into the garden. It’s the daily round of “I’m a robin, find your own garden” - today it looks like tag team time with Mr &Mrs Blackbird and a couple of Great-****. Still, there is time for more to sign up. The local butcher has some rabbits so it might be stew time. I have heard that the sign in the window says, “Watership Down - seen the film, read the book, now eat the cast” . At one time, I thought that Bob Marley was singing “I hope you like rabbit stew” in his song “Jamming”.
Today is two of the same - before adding a touch of colour and then after - not sure - names on a postcard.
Time for koffy - have a smashing day.
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Ah, my memory of our first meeting is coming back now.a couple of Great-****.
Thank you @dunelmGood morning everyone from a bewildering day of interest and intrigue in the dark and dangerous north
The wonder wheel of “look what I’ve found in the fridge” came in at 4.8 this am
Granddaughter duties today but I have to be in for the bloke that fixes, or otherwise, fridge freezers. Still, I can sit and look out into the garden. It’s the daily round of “I’m a robin, find your own garden” - today it looks like tag team time with Mr &Mrs Blackbird and a couple of Great-****. Still, there is time for more to sign up. The local butcher has some rabbits so it might be stew time. I have heard that the sign in the window says, “Watership Down - seen the film, read the book, now eat the cast” . At one time, I thought that Bob Marley was singing “I hope you like rabbit stew” in his song “Jamming”.
Today is two of the same - before adding a touch of colour and then after - not sure - names on a postcard.
Time for koffy - have a smashing day.
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A fine explanation of how you arrived at this piece of art. I like how it turned out. Reminded me of a visit to Vicarage Gardens in Norfolk from the centre they have ut through the many trees and hedges perfect circles through which can be seen local landmarks, Church , Lighthouse, and if gives the same tunnel effect to another world. I do Like this painting of 'Hope' and can appreciate the care and work you have put into it.
Good Morning and 6.3 for me today.
Lovely lunch at our friends yesterday, put the world to right, shared many stories of life since we saw them a month ago and talked about a worrying future. These are friends we can comfortably debate, politics, religion with and enjoy without offence. Then art, music and the mundane stuff of life, a good afternoon all around.
Today nothing planned and for some reason I ache so no Muddy Cycle ride although I'm certain it would probably help. So art catch up as I only did a few brush strokes yesterday. Restring my Violin, a job I hate, trying to get the pegs that hold the strings to stay put and not keep unwinding under the tension is something I always struggle with.
Time comes, slips away and stays just a moment, make good use of those moments. Keep safe.
Good morning all - a day of reflection here. 36th wedding anniversary brings all kinds of memories to the surface. Three sons and five grandchildren, six by February 21st is/are a blessing. Six different houses but IMHO one home so far, the last one. My grandchildren have all slept and played there so four generations linked to that land. So many funerals from the original cast, some real tearjerkers there. I won't be dressing in top hat and tails to mark the 2.30 kick off. Nature kindly woke me at 3.30 and the dogs alerted me to their chaos at 5.15. After today we have three days of grandchildren duties, work on this place may cease and we will have a meal together at the weekend. That takes us almost to Nov 3 and potentially D day (after a wait for sulky to accept his drubbing) and a restart of measuring and acknowledging my failure - or mayhap success sometimes. Toodle Pip
Thank you for posting the thought processes that went on as your painting evolved into a stunning piece of artwork.Fbg 6.5
My painting for today.
Art Kure brush pens and Chinese paper.
And some white powdered Chinese paint which I have had since forever and not used yet.
You can see where I sprinkled the white powdered paint, and it took even over vey dark colours.
At the bottom I took apart the white Kure brush pen and sprinkled some white. It was meant to be a pond. Didn't work. So it became a path.
In my head this was all meant to lead into a golden yellow meadow, and there was going to be a stile in between the trees to lead to it. It didn't work. That was my vision for this painting. But it didn't happen, it evolved differently. The paint does its own thing. It usually does with me. If I paint the picture I set out to paint, it is usually boring, competent but boring.
So this painting did its own thing...
I was going to add something to this painting this morning, but it wasn't right to use the brush pens again. The paper was dry by now, but to use the brush pen would have been to impose something the painting didn't want. So I made a coffee, had a bowl of cereal with chia seeds in. And I knew what I wanted.
I took a photo of the painting. And put it into Procreate. I wanted a rainbow in the middle. That middle bit was different, almost a globe of different effects. I knew I wanted something between the two trees, and it wasn't a white light I wanted, because that would have painted out that globe between the trees. I wanted to keep the painting as the Art Kure brush pens had reacted to the sprayed water on the Chinese paper. So, using layers in Procreate, I did this rainbow, then I realised I would like it as a circle.
So now this painting is called "Hope"
This is personal to me.
The last time I did a painting called "Hope", it was for the same person over a decade ago. I painted a daffodil tied with string on to a tree branch. That painting worked its magic...no one has ever seen it...
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Congratulations to you both.36th wedding anniversary brings all kinds of memories to the surface.
Thank you very much @Krystyna23040Thank you for posting the thought processes that went on as your painting evolved into a stunning piece of artwork.
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