I was watching a bit of YouTube over breakfast this week and came across a review of Great Gig In The Sky from the Pink Floyd Pulse concert and it...
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Spectre Of The Gun
The idea for this one came to me last night. I was googling around, looking at reviews of some forthcoming Star Trek episodes and found this still...
Dinarić Fortress
I've been busy with another soft pastel landscape today. This is Dinarić Fortress, a 15th century fort in Croatia. I worked from two photos of...
And He Ploughed Up The Ground By The Cold Lake Shore
I’ve been busy with other stuff for a couple of days but I'm back today with a soft pastel landscape. After googling around for scenes on Bodmin...
And My Radio Says Tonight It’s Gonna Freeze
After yesterday's triple landscape using the M Graham watercolours, I was always planning in following up with a full sized l landscape using the...
Like A Rolling River
I’m taking a break from portraits for a while (which could be anything between a week and a couple of months) to concentrate on landscapes. And...
Eric Morecambe
It's a portrait of Eric Morecambe today in crystalline watercolours. I put down a pencil drawing last night, dividing Eric up into highlights, mid...
This Way To The Village Hall
I’m keeping going with the soft pastel landscapes and thought I'd have a go at another local one, building up the reserve list ready to display at...
May Day Eve
Wednesday is Landscape Artist Of The Year day and I believe tonight's episode is at Stonehenge. So at some point tomorrow, I expect the Artist Of...
A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man
After two days off I needed to get back to painting today but didn't have much time available, so went for the Inktense pencils, with no long...
Sinead O’Connor
Sometimes want to painting but am in a "clean mood" and don't fancy making a mess, cover up the desk with a sheet and cleaning stuff up afterwards....
Debbie Harry
Starting to feel like I’m back in the swing of things again after this one, my first three layer posterised watercolour portrait in three weeks. ...
Monument Valley
Two weeks since the last one and I'm finally back on the soft pastel landscapes. I wanted to paint a natural landscape with no buildings, and one...
Four Colleges
I was back in the studio today but, after a long housework sesh, didn't have much time for painting. So I thought I'd go for something in the...
The Enterprise Crew
And here's the complete collection. Lined up in Sudoku formation with one red, one blue and one green/yellow shirt in each column and in each...
Chekov
And finally, completing the set we have Mr Chekov, played by Walter Koenig. I can tell it¡s him; there's a chubby, baby-faced quality to him. But...
Amazon Associate Scheme
It's taken me all day but I've joined the Amazon Associates Scheme and I've added the appropriate links to all of the book review posts on this...
Line & Wash In The Urban Landscape, Neil Whitehead – Book Review
The Enterprise Crew collection has been moving more quickly than the bathroom work, so I've had enough time on my hands to buy, study and read...
Chappell
Number eight in the enterprise crew is Nurse Chappell, played by Majel Barrett. Probably the worst likeness so far, but there's a fear there in...
Uhura
Next up in the Enterprise crew is Uhura, played by Nichelle Nichols. Only two more to go now. The likeness still isn't perfect. I'm starting...