It’s 2020
In a few short weeks I'll be 60. 60! I don't mind and I don't feel nearly 60. I feel about 38 on a good day. On a bad one, maybe 55. Anyway, it's only a number. I have plenty...Read More
Category: Christmas
The Christmas
Short post today. I'm experiencing that end of term wiped out feeling. But I have been kind of busy doing arty stuff when I could. I'm not the only one. Christine has been a hive of creativity making countless beautiful...Read More
Bets (Part 1)
I'm not really a gambler but I like betting occasionally. I don't have the patience to study form and I'm not that interested in sport in general so I tend to avoid sports betting. Except Cheltenham. I don't know why,...Read More
Tins ‘n’ Things
I haven't fallen off my perch although some of those people who entertained me in my young adulthood have. Clive James made me guffaw, particularly with his late night television programmes and his lighter pieces in print, although I have...Read More
Here’s some of them …
I mentioned works in progress in my last post. There was the Christmas tree made out of twine ... As with most things, although it's not perfect, it looks better in real life. It was made by wrapping some cling...Read More
Hubris
Hmmm! The young lad wanted to learn how to make Hollandaise Sauce and mayonnaise. And I thought: why not combine the hollandaise lesson with Sunday breakfast, and make Eggs Benedict? So, the young lad was up at 8.30, the brioche...Read More
Productive Sunday
Some days, I just get in a groove. There's no accounting for why although it's usually to do with mood and having time available to do what I want to do. Yesterday I was a bit knackered and distracted, to...Read More
Clay
My birds on a bag were received well on Instagram and I’m pleased about that. Meanwhile, I’ve started a fish on a bag. It was going to be a mackerel but it’s a bit too fat to be one now,...Read More
St Stephen’s Day
Yesterday was busy: preparing, cooking, eating, drinking, playing games, walking, crashing out. Not much time for creativity. Stretching the point, though, I suppose I tried a few new things in the kitchen. The red cabbage recipe was a new one...Read More
Recent Doings
I've been having fun. Here are some of my recent bits and pieces ... [metaslider id=1391 cssclass=" alignnormal"]
Misty Forest
Just to keep the ball rolling so to speak. I’m getting more comfortable with painting, and painting plantlife in particular. Here’s a pine forest in the mist ... (a bit rough but it’s my first go at this and I...Read More
It’s nearly Christmas
You know, I’ve been trying to paint a Christmas tree for years. This one isn’t perfect but it’s as I saw it in my head. It’s the gouache. It really does give me confidence.
Oh My Gouache!
I love this stuff. It suits me. It's much easier to manage than water colour which always seems to run away from me and get out of control. Gouache is thicker, but you can still blend and layer it. You...Read More
More baubles
In Cork. Travelled here today. Examining tomorrow and then back up to Dublin. It’s late and I’m tired but I brought a pad and some watercolour pencils. Still trying to convey the impression of Christmas tree branches. Attempted a few...Read More