There was an episode of Red Dwarf back I the ‘80s that I remember watching which stuck with me for some reason. It was (according to the reviews) the worst episode of Red Dwarf they made in that series, and maybe they had a point looking back at it. The thing that stuck with me from that episode however was a line by Lister…. I have to say it, I agree with Chen’s theory, well I agree up to a point 😉 there do appear to be two voices competing…
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I thought I’d paint another landscape as it’s been a while since I’ve worked on one, so I decided on the view looking down over Buttermere and Crummock. The intention when I started was to block a few areas in with acrylic to get the feel of the piece then finish it in oils, in the end I used acrylics for the entire painting as it was ‘working’ at the time. As with the majority of paintings I’ve completed for the last few years has soon as I signed it…
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We thought the wall above the bed would be the ideal place for something a bit different, so, we decided to make a copper tree to go above it. After two reels of copper wire, much cutting, twisting, and bending we have a tree 😉 at the moment it’s half summer half winter, maybe in a while I’ll turn it completely to a leaf covered summer tree.
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The theme this month over on John Howe’s website is “Interlace” which included… Celtic knot work theme this month. Something intertwined – it could be the intricate border of a manuscript or it could be braided hair or tree roots… Or both. So I decided to go with some tree roots in pen & ink to start me off….
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Quick doodle in Photoshop…
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