I went to bed this morning just after seven feeling quite weary and ready for a good doze, little did I think when I climbed the stairs that my mind would not let me get away with things that easy.
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Illustration – how do you do that then?
It is quite simple, as long as you can hold a pencil and use it to create a recognisable shape you can surely illustrate a piece of text, well, maybe not.
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Right I have read “Leaf by Niggle” again, and I’ve come up with a rough list of pieces to try and illustrate. However, I’ll probably change my mind and illustrate some completely different pieces. So here is the rough list…..
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I started a new painting which is not unusual for me; anyway as with Niggle and his Tree this is perhaps a bit too large for me and just a bit beyond my current skill level. Yesterday I mounted the canvases on the easel (using my patented canvas holding easel attachment) and then started on the sky which went fairly fast – which is not normal for me, painting a sky in oils can be a trial which I normally have to build myself up to but this time it…
Read MoreThe whirligig of life
Why is it we don’t have a whirligig of life installed? So now you’re go to say you have no idea what a whirligig of life is aren’t you? Perhaps now then would be a good time to expand on it a bit….
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