Pencil Shavings

365 Days of Art - Day 5 (with DS Watercolor sticks)

I managed to get my art time in during the daytime today.  Although I have to admit that I had lots of small interruptions in the form of consultations with the children on their own project.

None of the consultations resulted in me having to actually leave the art table though, so I was glad about that.

I did some pen and ink was drawings to see what I could accomplish with limited lines.  I think that there is more work to be done on that.  I was happy with some of it and can see how note cards and other things could be done with more of an illistrators eye, rather than a painters eye.

then I picked up my new Daniel Smith Watercolour Sticks and working with some limited colours I did two studies.  Both of which I mixed the colour on the page, or in my brush by taking pigment from the bottoms of the sticks (which have delveloped some small dents from using them that way) and I am really happy with the results.  I used the Sap Green stick directly on the damp paper for the leaves.

All in all I was pretty happy with this session and I'm glad to have finished my work earlier in the day so I have more time to play Jenga with the family tonight.

 

The Google Zeitgeist

Another Friday night, and another chance to do something frivolous with my time instead of doing some serious writing.

Here are the top ten search terms from Google for the week ending July 4^th (and a happy belated Independence Day to my American friends (all two of you).

#10 The Devil Wears Prada: The new movie based on the novel. My take... any movie with Stanley Tucci in it is a movie worth seeing (although given my child rearing state it may be on DVD).

#9 Kate Bosworth: the new 2006 Lois Lane. I'm still struggling with the idea of Lois getting hooked up with someone who is not Clark Kent... and have you ever wondered why so many comic book characters have alliterative names?

#8 Michelle Wie: Now here is a super hero I can support. If only because it's nice to see a woman making golf headlines instead of a buncha fat white guys with addiction problems.

#7 Fireworks: Did I wish all those American's a happy Independence Day? For a change we weren't awakened in the middle of the night on Canada Day by fireworks... the night before is another story.

#6 The View: Ah yes, that bastion of calm, rational, detached news reporting. Or am I thinking of something else?

#5 Spiderman 3 : the top ten seems littered with comic book characters this week... oh, sorry – I forgot not to count anything associated with The View. Superheros are made to suffer and none seem to suffer more than Peter Parker (see alliteration).

#4 Brandon Routh: Superman! Why is it that even when you are young, tall, fit and handsome you still look a little silly in tights?

#3 Wimbledon: Yes – there are other sports besides the World Cup, and Baseball... (I'll duck now!)

#2 Tour de France: I rest my case.

#1 Star Jones: Barbara erased from the show and the credits within 24 hours... I wonder if she was looking for a bigger eraser when Star went on the talk show circuit?