@ellen-friedman.bsky.social Hi again Ellen. Discovered a book the other day which I think you may enjoy. I’m not a poetry chap at all nor a Greek mythology buff, but this book, written in verse, is absorbing and a work of genius.

Very nice it is too. Light being the essence of watercolour you have captured the essence wonderfully. Squint you say, squint at this painting and it becomes Turneresque

Great colours

Yes it is very lovely - we missed it last year. It is located at the top of an ancient prehistoric Hill Fort. One part is very steep which we can no longer manage to walk up, but it is easy to imagine all borders being repelled. We now approach over a shallower route consisting of burial barrows

It was at the time - couldn’t drive. Then 2 weeks ago I was rushed to hospital with a suspected stroke and my BP was at 217/106 and in that region for a few hours.

My Yellow Daphne looking splendid this Spring. May try to paint the flowers and leaves

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Hi Ellen. I have….err….. ‘doctored’ that AI abomination of King Donald. Hope you approve and enjoy.
I feel a Rendition coming on. If you don’t here from me again try looking in Guantanamo

Thank you. I must post here more often. I was at the Bluebell Wood at the ancient Badbury Hill Fort last week. Wonderful display

Thank you Ellen but No. I lost internet for 3 weeks and then I fell ill with very low BP which affected my ability in many ways.

Just spotted a crocus in the garden.
All on its lonesome.
Spring is sprunging
I wandered lonly as a crocus

My RAF Veterans badge arrived today - YAY!

Day 3 of 30 of #EmilysNotebook 20min drawings course course. Half a Cabbage - at least you can tell it isn’t a cauliflower

Day 2 of a 20min drawings course. Vintage telephone - #EmilysNotebook course
Kept drawing circles instead of ellipses for the handle mouth piece

Thank you

Today was about getting over fear of a blank page, proportions, Drawing from outside in and drawing negative space to bring out the shapes.
Shall revisit in due course to complete pencil tonal drawing and then a watercolour. I’ll let this phase of the course finish first.

Ok trying to get back into the swing of things. I can’t draw so taking a basic drawing course. Here is day 1 with a contour drawing of a satsuma in pencil. Added a little shading to delineate some of the outline.

Don’t laugh, I’ll get there!
#Emilysnotebook.

Oh hello. Sorry I keep forgetting about BlueSky

It was a lovely day

Last lot for now

Yet more copyright free from Batsford visit

More from Batsford visit. Copyright free

Visited Batsford Arboretum on Thursday. The autumn colours were wonderful. Posting for you to enjoy and give permission for any artist to make use of images should they like to paint trees. Posts posts to come

No Ellen I haven’t tried it yet

It was quite lovely and abundant this year

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Very nice too Edo. Definitely items to be treasured

I’ll be getting into the book more over the coming weeks. In it he did say he saw Treasures painting displayed in the window of the exhibition gallery and knew straight away he had to buy it.
He beat me to it by a few decades 👍😉

Haha thank you again Ellen. I like to think I have an appreciative eye.
When it comes to ‘doing’ I’m afraid I’m a continual beginner. After receiving this book I’ll be beginning again but from Step 2 now 😉