Wonderful colours here @gennepher - Mondrian goes all Kandinsky in a stained glass masterpiece.
Thank you, if you get to go again and decide to sniff out the River Tame, runs along the furthest Eastern Edge, take a peg.Brilliant, wonderful colours - I must look this place up as I go to the National Memorial Arboretum a couple of times a year - especially for an event called Ride To The Wall.
Thank you.Okay, you have described it well enough, I can smell it @Muddy Cyclist
I used to wander along the Walsall Canal system when I was a teenager, and there were many derelict industries, and a lot of the canal sidings leading to each industry were disused and were silted up with reeds. There was metal things dumped, and stuff leaking into the canal. I can still remember the smell there.
It is a calming peaceful watercolour...
Couldn't agree more @gennepher
Experiences for better or worse many of this generation of youngsters will only see in movies.
They say everyone's got a book in them.
Think yours might give jk Rowling a run for her money
A slight side step.
Fun game at work, to get some talking, was movie of your life
No expense spared
What's the casting to play family, friends etc
and WHO plays YOU
I always wanted Clooney for that role.
Think ER early days, so not me, but we dream.
Missus i'd choose between Jolie or lorelai Gilmore (Gilmore girls) yeah her lockdown binge fest lured me in.
Who would you cast ?
Thank you very much for the compliments @dunelmWonderful colours here @gennepher - Mondrian goes all Kandinsky in a stained glass masterpiece.
Good strong colours and a mix that reminded me of two porch lamps my mom and dad had inlaid with dark blue, red and green glass in random chunks. A good stained glass window effect and you captured the light, brilliant.Fbg 6.9
My digital painting for today...
I was doodling and it developed into an abstract painting.
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Thank you very much for those compliments @Muddy CyclistGood strong colours and a mix that reminded me of two porch lamps my mom and dad had inlaid with dark blue, red and green glass in random chunks. A good stained glass window effect and you captured the light, brilliant.
For me @jjraak
Who would I cast for me?
Still thinking on that one...
BUT Helen Hobson, as she was when she played Cathy in the Heathcliff musical, 1996.
If I find a better contender I will let you know...
But then you still need the child me...
Edit:
I cannot find a photo of her that I remember from the musical, so I offer this clip
Nice, I did find this. Cliff Richard who knew
Did find this
But is there an artistic cat in there somewhere
Good to hear you are still progressing well and helping out where and when you can.Couldn't agree more @gennepher
Experiences for better or worse many of this generation of youngsters will only see in movies.
They say everyone's got a book in them.
Think yours might give jk Rowling a run for her money
A slight side step.
Fun game at work, to get some talking, was movie of your life
No expense spared
What's the casting to play family, friends etc
and WHO plays YOU
I always wanted Clooney for that role.
Think ER early days, so not me, but we dream.
Missus i'd choose between Jolie or lorelai Gilmore (Gilmore girls) yeah her lockdown binge fest lured me in.
Who would you cast ?
Billy Connolly in his younger years as I was rough diamond in the mists of time...Missus likely to be Joanna Lumley as she's quaite posh but with a devil of a sense of humour...Couldn't agree more @gennepher
Experiences for better or worse many of this generation of youngsters will only see in movies.
They say everyone's got a book in them.
Think yours might give jk Rowling a run for her money
A slight side step.
Fun game at work, to get some talking, was movie of your life
No expense spared
What's the casting to play family, friends etc
and WHO plays YOU
I always wanted Clooney for that role.
Think ER early days, so not me, but we dream.
Missus i'd choose between Jolie or lorelai Gilmore (Gilmore girls) yeah her lockdown binge fest lured me in.
Who would you cast ?
That is magnificent. Easily a stained glass masterpiece too. Whaal.Fbg 6.9
My digital painting for today...
I was doodling and it developed into an abstract painting.
View attachment 48238
Loving the mountains...I can feel the cool fresh air on my face looking at this...Good morning everyone on a still and undecided start here in the dark and dangerous north
The wonder wheel of ham salad on a balmy evening came in at 5.2 this am
It was like a summer day yesterday - I missed the first bit and was then told that the town and beach were crowded so did not venture down. Walking past the park, I could see that people were queuing with children in the play area - I know it’s tricky but when did fortitude die? The Finns have a word - Sisu.
Meanwhile, growing numbers of birds visiting the bird feeders in the garden, buds are breaking out on trees - animals and plants just shrugging and getting on with Spring Equinox stuff.
Art today - began by just wanting the outline of mountains and then got a bit carried away - never mind, there is always (I hope) another day. May your Sunday be a good one - time for koffy.
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A busy few days.
Fbg still all Cubby Broccoli with the latest 007 fbg blockbuster.
"Stabbing is Forever"
Following on from previous movie smashes
"Blood raker".
"You only eat twice"
"From the Doctors with love"
And my all time favourite
"Sorefinger"
Progress on legs, seems to have plateaued
Going downstairs still a little hit and miss, up not so hard.
Walking going well & further.
Driveways, cambers, grass all taken in my stride now, just at a slower pace
The balance thing is slow returning though.
I play "walk the lines" on the pavement cracks, can't do too many, before losing balance , ho hum
I Noticed when painting top of stairs, a little more unsteady then I expected.
Nerves reawakening the docs said
On a plus side,
Our Steph's flatmate, out with her dad locally,
And getting back to car found battery flat
A quick call to me, and I was on way to assist.
A chance to show off my battery charger/ booster gadget.
Hooked it up, started first time, 2 minutes they were back on their way.
Her dad impressed, looked at buying one.
until.. HOW MUCH
£50+ an investment for anyone whose time IS money
Sat by the side of the road for an hour or more, waiting for the breakdown guys, earning nothing or speeding on to his next job....no brainer to me.
Some people, very short sighted
Anyway, off to rewatch the movie outtakes.
The one where he keeps taking the fbg and getting different readings, a Classic
Enjoy the day all.
London out
There's much talent on this thread artistically and philosophically...it's great!Been a cool old day here, went for fish from sons and ended up planting 80 summer bulbs in his garden. Probably against the rules but played safe and had Wilfrid for convenience....
Managed to thaw out and finish the Willow tree painting of Places I have enjoyed.. This is an odd one because it's a flooded gravel pit near The National Arboretum Alrewas. I can't paint the reason it's special as it's the smell. When kids we used to play in a stream that ran through Willenhall, it's the start of the river Tame and it smelt if stagnant water crossed with metallic engineering smells, awful. This same river runs past theArboretum into the Trent and that same smell can be smelt there. As soon as I smell it childhood memories come back the water in the river Tame seems to have a unique smell....
A4 watercolour...
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Like those distant mountains getting stronger as they hit the foreground. That far away Mountain could easily be Snowdon seen from the Berwyns.Good morning everyone on a still and undecided start here in the dark and dangerous north
The wonder wheel of ham salad on a balmy evening came in at 5.2 this am
It was like a summer day yesterday - I missed the first bit and was then told that the town and beach were crowded so did not venture down. Walking past the park, I could see that people were queuing with children in the play area - I know it’s tricky but when did fortitude die? The Finns have a word - Sisu.
Meanwhile, growing numbers of birds visiting the bird feeders in the garden, buds are breaking out on trees - animals and plants just shrugging and getting on with Spring Equinox stuff.
Art today - began by just wanting the outline of mountains and then got a bit carried away - never mind, there is always (I hope) another day. May your Sunday be a good one - time for koffy.
View attachment 48239
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