Sunday 5 July 2020
by Wulf
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I’m not a great fan of charts and competitions. Even ‘the fastest runner’ or ‘the team that scored most goals’ seem fairly nonsensical and, when it comes to spheres like art or music, it makes no sense at all to … Continue reading
Friday 3 July 2020
by Wulf
Comments Off on Back to the Arboretum
A lot of the places we might normally take a trip to visit, like gardens and country houses, are beginning to open up but often still require booking in advance for a limited time slot. That is understandable but it … Continue reading
Tuesday 30 June 2020
by Wulf
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For my last day of the 30x30directwatercolor2020 project I thought I’d try another self portrait: It is recognisably human (although with hints of Neanderthal and the Simpsons’ Springfield – d’oh!) but I think less recognisably me than my either my … Continue reading
Monday 29 June 2020
by Wulf
Comments Off on The Foot is a Game
I volunteered to do the craft activity on this week’s Toddler Church video. I’ve still got to cut this segment and the whole service together but I decided to do part of it with watercolour and count it towards the … Continue reading
Sunday 28 June 2020
by Wulf
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This afternoon, I worked up a watercolour painting from a photo I took yesterday at Mapperley Reservoir. The subject is the same as yesterday’s digital painting but I was at home and had more time to work on it. Time … Continue reading
Saturday 27 June 2020
by Wulf
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We had a longer stroll today at Shipley Country Park, about 16 miles north of home and I did some more digital painting, this time of waterlillies. By that point, the sun had come out so the real challenge was … Continue reading
Friday 26 June 2020
by Wulf
Comments Off on Taking Root
Some plants are difficult to propagate but, with basil, you can take a 5-10cm cutting, remove the lower leaves and put it in a jar of water for a couple of weeks. If you buy a single plant from a … Continue reading