Saturday, April 13, 2013

A WEEKEND CATCHUP...AND THE FINISHED POMMEGRANATES

I haven't had as much time as I would have liked painting and drawing this week, probably not too much either next week as I am going to Melbourne for two nights. Fun things too, including a pub lunch with a group of friends to celebrate two birthdays. This group always lunches for birthdays and the only presents allowed are op-shop purchases. this causes a great deal of hilarity as you can imagine! My presents are marble eggs, made in Italy...the label was still there, for one dollar each! The presents are either kept or donated back to the op-shop...good fun!
The garden has been calling me as well. I'm learning to balance the gardening better..I need to! Once I start I do find it hard to stop...just another bit, and another. By this time my bucket of energy has been used up and there is nothing left for the rest of the day

As for the painting...I have finished the pomegranates, probably should have finished sooner than I did. I am just about to start another, just sorting my mind out to get it better this time. I am also drawing but so carefully that it just looks stilted. So have been drawing, hearing the words of a dear artist friend, more looking, less drawing. Keeping the pencil on the paper and looking at the subject.
I sometimes like to 'scribble draw', using a black pen. I have tended to think it isn't proper drawing, that I can draw like this because I can't draw 'properly'. The gum tree sketch is just that... A 'scribble drawing' with paint washed across. It is only a sketch but I like the looseness so it was a good exercise for me.




I received a parcel a few days ago, two things I had ordered on line and forgotten about. it seemed like a present, a present to make me smile...I guess you could say I had given myself!

A new ironing board cover...

and...a spider web catcher!
I have to be happy using these don't I!

11 comments:

  1. Your pomegranate painting is wonderful and I love your gum tree sketch. Looseness when it comes to painting and drawing is something I need/want to learn about so I might just try this myself.
    That ironing board cover is the BEST, all those colourful stripes, WOW.
    Anne xx

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    1. Good fun to do and hope it helps you too...please show your 'scribbles' too! Mrs A

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  2. They're looking great mum! Love the sketch, it's beautiful!

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  3. I really like your finished pomms - and the scribble drawing is perfect. I love to see the hand of the artist and, in these "scribbles", I can! Keep going - only you can scribble this way so it's truly your own voice when you do this :) I like that bright ironing board cover, too - might make me want to iron? ha ha

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    1. Thankyou so much for your lovely encouraging comments and the words about the scribble drawing, certainly fun to do and very quick and they make me loosen up, fairly necessary! As for the ironing board cover, well, ironing isn't a lot of fun but am sure the colours help my attitude to spending time iron in hand! Mrs A

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  4. Your painting of pommegranates is beautiful and I like the colors. Your tree sketch is also nice, it reminds me to do more sketching to loosen up. Thank you for visiting and leaving nice comments on my blog.

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  5. Aubrey...thank you for dropping by my blog and letting me know you share my granddaughter's name. She is truly a joy! I wish I had been named something more unique; in our generation (you are 71, I am 63) there are MILLIONS of Susans! I have a twin sister, named Sandra. But, we are who we are I suppose.

    I, too, loved your pomms and the crepe myrtle farther down your blog. Your painting style is very loose, something I admire but rarely achieve!

    I'll visit again...Susan

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    1. Thankyou Cora and Susan for visiting! And for your comments! I'm glad you can see some 'loosening', it certainly is needed. Love Mrs A

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  6. Love your paintings
    this is something I always wanted to do.
    I might just do it
    would be relaxing for me.
    I love ironing :)

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  7. I've just seen your comment. Painting can be relaxing...and frustrating....exciting....absorbing....and just happy-making! I can recommend it! I wish you a rainbow ironing board cover too. If you love ironing then I'm sure one of these would make it more pleasurable! MrseA

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