Tuesday 19 July 2022

How I do things.


I usually start with a rough drawing like this.


And finish with a rough painting like this.


Not much more to say really.

It's stinking hot here, and I have a really busy morning.

26 comments:

  1. The colors are so beautiful and the process is interesting. Take care of yourself in this heat wave.

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    1. I think it may be a bit cooler today (33 C), so we'll be OK. Yesterday was far too hot.

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  2. It's a lot better than anything I could ever do.

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    1. I usually do better too, but I just found the original drawing.

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  3. Glad it is cooling there. I see Oswestry forecast is also 33 C

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    1. We have some cloud this morning, it's 23 C, and we can see smoke. I hope we don't have forest fires!!!

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  4. Oh dear, I hope too that you don't have forest fires.

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    1. It's quite worrying to smell and see smoke. Everywhere is so dry, although I see that we might have a small amount of rain in the night. We'll see!

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  5. Although I am not artistic, I think I could make an attempt at painting by doing it your way.

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  6. Is that a recent painting Cro? I like it. You should paint more often for I know you have often left your talent in abeyance. Use it while you can.

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    1. It's quite old. The vines are no longer there, and our little house in the distance has been considerable enlarged.

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  7. The mind boggles that you have a busy morning. What can you be doing? No mowing, no gardening, not a shopping day. Housework? Cooking?

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    1. International furniture removals, my youngest is having all his stuff shipped back to Oz. It's a nightmare. I've just escaped for 10 mins.

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    2. We've been at it since 7 am. The Dutch shipping Co people have now gone, and we're exhausted.

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    3. You can rest watching the Tour now.

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  8. I like your painting.
    Never a dull moment with your offspring. Can be a bit tiring, don't you think? Is he going to live there "permanently"? Good reason for a visit with two kids on the Australian block.
    We went there in their autumn some years ago and it was even hotter than our Dutch heatwave now.

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    1. My wife may go; she's been before and enjoyed her visits. I'm afraid for me it's too far, and sitting in a plane for 20 hrs is not on. When they invent a plane that could do the trip in 2 or 3 hrs; then I'll go.

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  9. Interesting to see how a painting might start. And then finish. Lots of nice earthy colours

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    1. It's not that different today. The vines have gone, and our house has expanded, otherwise it looks much the same.

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  10. Your painting is lovely showing a beautiful rural landscape vista. The heatwave is expansive and tiring by itself. It is a good day for swimming. Today is to be 90 plus degrees F in Massachusetts.

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    1. 'Light rain' is forecast for us today, but somehow I doubt if it'll arrive.

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  11. Very nice. Your painting has a Cezanne vibe, but with a refreshing energy.

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    1. I enjoyed painting it; which I don't always!

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  12. I like the painting...but I really like the drawing!
    But that is my view.

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    1. I tend to agree. The painting is on a wall to my left, but the drawing, being v small, is in a sketch book amongst many others.

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