This painting is driving me nuts!

Emphasis through placement

I started working on a painting tonight using acrylic and collage pieces. I was taking the advice of my blog friend, Leslie White, with regards to composition and focal point through directional lines: emphasis through placement. I was trying to overlay my items and zoom in on them to converge at . . . → Read More: This painting is driving me nuts!

Shopping Just About Done

I did my shopping today. I always leave it to the last minute. I don’t know why because I hate shopping at the best of times, nevermind shopping at Christmas, but even though I do leave it to last minute, I pretty much manage to avoid queues. How is that possible, you ask? Well, . . . → Read More: Shopping Just About Done

A little Christmas cheer

Christmas Card

I wanted to make something Christmassy to give a little festive cheer to all my blog friends, so I painted this card earlier using acrylic paint, some hessian and tin foil. I will try to paint something a little more festive in the next few days, but for now this is my . . . → Read More: A little Christmas cheer

Time to stop washing my hair and start wearing hideous clothes

Well perhaps I won’t stop washing my hair, but the hideous clothes I can do! I don’t really have hideous clothes but I have those ones that you wouldn’t be seen dead in, outside of your living room! You know the ones I’m talking about? The ones with holes, stained with paint but are . . . → Read More: Time to stop washing my hair and start wearing hideous clothes

One day of college left then it’s party time!

Ok so I’ve been partying a bit for the past week, but it will be nice to have three weeks off. I say three weeks off, but I will be working during the holidays. I still have some work I want to get done, but for the most part I shall be relaxing. I’ve . . . → Read More: One day of college left then it’s party time!