Wednesday 16 January 2019
by Wulf
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One of the attractions of my new job, and one that I’m beginning to realise now I’m getting a few months in, is that I’m getting to hone my programming skills. For example, one thing I discovered yesterday was the … Continue reading
Friday 7 September 2018
by Wulf
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Carl Sagan is quoted as saying, “If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent [or ‘create’] the universe.” My bookshelf project feels a bit like that. Every step seems to raise new challenges so … Continue reading
Saturday 17 March 2018
by Wulf
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Yesterday was the third and final session of this term’s Observation to Abstraction series, taught by Ella Clocksin. If you click on the image above, you can view it larger on Flickr and also see the individual sketches. As always, … Continue reading
Wednesday 20 December 2017
by Wulf
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Part two of yesterday’s rant. I think I have made my feelings about overworking clear — no need to overwork them — so onto the subject of finishing. Lachri suggested that one piece of work should be completed before moving … Continue reading
Tuesday 19 December 2017
by Wulf
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YouTube has been a transformational tool for learning things. Other video sharing services are available and also useful in that respect but YouTube is the one that has become generic. People ‘google’ to find things and often end up checking … Continue reading
Thursday 2 November 2017
by Wulf
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This is one of my recent watercolour test cards, set up to explore some of the qualities of the four blue watercolour paints in my current collection – Prussian, Ultramarine, Cerulean and Pthalo. All of those swatches at the … Continue reading
Friday 30 June 2017
by Wulf
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I am still persisting with building my piano skills (see Fingers on Hanon) and still at the level where I would be fairly certain of failing even a Grade 1 exam on the instrument. It is a little frustrating because … Continue reading