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a lil' blog on a dotty hill somewhere: May 2015
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A lil' blog on a dotty hill somewhere. Tuesday, May 19. Fairy Tale Tea Cup Tree! Here's my entry for this fortnight's Creative Tuesday's challenge. And it was indeed! I used a medium I've never tried before — gouache paint, outlining everything with an India ink paintbrush pen afterwards. Funny thing is, we thought we had bought watercolour gouache actually, which I've also never tried, but in fact it was acrylic. Now, my only thought is, I wonder which cup Toadie will jump up to and reach for next?
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a lil' blog on a dotty hill somewhere: Flower Bouquet (Creative Tuesdays)
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A lil' blog on a dotty hill somewhere. Tuesday, March 31. Flower Bouquet (Creative Tuesdays). Here's my interpretation of Creative Tuesdays' theme for this fortnight. Considering my last foray depicting a flower, I thought: 1, Right, best stay away from oils with the limited time left! 2, Only use photos for a vague reference since I'm better off "interpreting" than literally representing, becoming too quickly bored and impatient, as it were; And 3, Use water colours this time round! So, how about you?
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a lil' blog on a dotty hill somewhere: "Old Age Begins Now"
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A lil' blog on a dotty hill somewhere. Monday, March 9. Old Age Begins Now". You know, Michael, old age begins now! She said, with a sparkle in her eye. Yes, that's Bettie for you — an elderly woman we often see sitting in the big leather chair by the corner window of our favourite place in old town, The Little Bird Bakeshop. The first thing that drew me to her, of all things actually, was her wonderful white curly hair atop her floral bandana silk scarf. This woman, needless to say, has style! From then...
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a lil' blog on a dotty hill somewhere: Twits for Little Twitters! (Creative Tuesdays)
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A lil' blog on a dotty hill somewhere. Tuesday, June 30. Twits for Little Twitters! Setting up this more graphic design oriented little "found object" scene was really quite funny: There they were. these happy little twitters. Wobbling along (perhaps looking for crumbs on the kitchen counter? And there was I, dutifully following along, eating up their yummy Cadbury Mini Egg goodness, one-by-one, along the way! And, yes, the birdies are real Cadbury mini eggs — the ones left, that is! Have a wonderful time.
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a lil' blog on a dotty hill somewhere: Fairy Tale Tea Cup Tree!
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A lil' blog on a dotty hill somewhere. Tuesday, May 19. Fairy Tale Tea Cup Tree! Here's my entry for this fortnight's Creative Tuesday's challenge. And it was indeed! I used a medium I've never tried before — gouache paint, outlining everything with an India ink paintbrush pen afterwards. Funny thing is, we thought we had bought watercolour gouache actually, which I've also never tried, but in fact it was acrylic. Now, my only thought is, I wonder which cup Toadie will jump up to and reach for next?
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June 2015
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June 30, 2015. The postmistress' unfinished - click on image for a larger view. Closeups of the postmistress and her little fairy helpers. This week's Creative Tuesdays' theme is 'little twitters', as in birds. For more of this week's Creative Tuesdays' participants, go here. June 24, 2015. Little Red in Indigo. Little Red in Indigo. This is the night version of this drawing here. Click on the images for a larger view. The day version is here. Which do you like better? June 22, 2015. 8232;03/ Do you feel...
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a lil' blog on a dotty hill somewhere: My Kind of ORANGE! (Creative Tuesdays)
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A lil' blog on a dotty hill somewhere. Tuesday, June 2. My Kind of ORANGE! Pen and Pencil with Acrylic Watercolour Gouache (original size: length of cheese a bit smaller than my hand print). All along I had planned to do a traditional still-life painting of different shades of orange fruit, even going out buying a grapefruit, some peaches and a nectarine but as you can see, I chose something rather more cheesy instead. In fact, we were at wonderful little local cheese shop. June 1, 2015 at 10:19 PM.
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a lil' blog on a dotty hill somewhere: June 2015
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A lil' blog on a dotty hill somewhere. Tuesday, June 30. Twits for Little Twitters! Setting up this more graphic design oriented little "found object" scene was really quite funny: There they were. these happy little twitters. Wobbling along (perhaps looking for crumbs on the kitchen counter? And there was I, dutifully following along, eating up their yummy Cadbury Mini Egg goodness, one-by-one, along the way! And, yes, the birdies are real Cadbury mini eggs — the ones left, that is! Tuesday, June 16.
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a lil' blog on a dotty hill somewhere: March 2015
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A lil' blog on a dotty hill somewhere. Tuesday, March 31. Flower Bouquet (Creative Tuesdays). Here's my interpretation of Creative Tuesdays' theme for this fortnight. Considering my last foray depicting a flower, I thought: 1, Right, best stay away from oils with the limited time left! 2, Only use photos for a vague reference since I'm better off "interpreting" than literally representing, becoming too quickly bored and impatient, as it were; And 3, Use water colours this time round! So, how about you?
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a lil' blog on a dotty hill somewhere: "I hate cinnamon rolls! I love flowers."
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A lil' blog on a dotty hill somewhere. Thursday, March 12. I hate cinnamon rolls! I love flowers.". My wee "little children" (15 months ago)! I hate cinnamon rolls! This is what I heard a darling little girl say while climbing on her playground's gym. " Your turn now! She boldly added, summoning her friend to go next. Capturing that moment in my heart, I carried on walking past them, reminded of the sweet simplicity of childhood. or at least, how it should. Be in an ideal world. March 12, 2015 at 1:26 PM.
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