Monthly Archives: June 2012
Last post of June
Well, it’s been a pretty poor month creatively for me. Don’t know what the problem has been – read this about flow but I’m still none the wiser. New month tomorrow, must try harder.
Nothing Exists…
Ok, so I have been drawing a wee bit. This is just an experiment with a new collage app – a few recent sketchbook pages stitched together to see what happens. Nothing much I guess. I did try to loosen up a bit with the sketching but I just seem to always tighten up somewhere along the line.
Of course, this is an iPad app so I don’t know how it’ll look on a ‘normal’ computer.
Amongst it all is my fave quote of the day – ‘Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.’ Democritus.
There is a natural history prog on tv – Australia has no native cat species – I was not aware of that. Livin’ n learnin’.
JUSTICE!!!
I make no apologies to any English followers for being so stereotypically Scottish – thank feck Italy put England out of Euro 2012. England losing is a glorious sight to behold – a victory for football. And before anyone says Scotland didn’t even qualify – we know fine that we’re crap at football. Our national sport is heart disease.
In other news – amazing scenes in Egypt – but can’t help thinking that under the ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ things might not be so democratic for the ladies.
I used to draw. Maybe I’ll do it again one day. Who knows.
Sketchbookin’
The last page of my old sketchbook along with my new Lamy fountain pen – which I’m liking a lot. Also a new sketchbook that I got for fathers day (along with a fab Swatch, bicycle themed notebook and some coloured sharpies – thanks kids! (Mads)) – with an impulse buy at Hobbycraft – some blank artists trading cards – I don’t know much about them – other than they get swapped or sold on eBay – anyone else use them/know of them? Anyway it’s the great unknown of blank paper again. I’d like to come up with stuff that I haven’t before.
Linkage
I haven’t really been inspired to draw (or write) lately so here are some links to sites that I frequent and enjoy…
…until I feel the motivation to draw again.
Sea Bird
Back to drawing after a few nights absence. It is an expanded version of a sketchbook doodle. This is a wee bit bigger than the usual CD size of late. I can see it bigger with more detail as a gig poster or something. I’m planning a new camera to improve the quality of the images – maybe a scanner if I can get one to do the wireless to iPad thing.
The blogging thing feels a bit empty after the May faces effort. Need to post more often though.
Crafty Birthday Present
It was Molly’s 5th birthday today and one of our friends took her drawing of Rapunzel and made it into a felt doll. Its the prototype for what may become a nice wee sideline. We like it anyway.
No Art But…
No new art to show tonight but we did get this iddy biddy ickle wabbit today- called Rosie.
Sunday Silhouette
I liked doing this and that is what it’s about. One thing I liked about the faces project is that I stuck to the CD booklet cover size – its a nice manageable format. Although I’d like to see this on a wall. 10 foot tall.
I can see myself expanding on this theme.
the artshed 