~ Stillness is Good ~
[I couldn't bear to ruin the mood of this photo by placing my copyright on it, but it's also one I took]
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Maggie in the fence
This old paling fence still has its uses...
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| Photo taken in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia |
... a nice resting spot for a Maggie (Magpie) to sit and listen for a worm or grub.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014
no apologies
Perhaps I should apologise for the dreadful out of focus condition of some of these photos
of that moment !
You know what I mean don't you :D)
but I wont
because it was such a thrill
to be there... on the spot
and getting these shots
of that moment !
You know what I mean don't you :D)
Monday, April 7, 2014
The girls are revolting!
MD and I were sitting side by side each at our laptops this morning.... me catching up with blogfriends and he reading the ABC News, when he said "well how about that... the Australian Womens Cricket T20 team has won the World Cup - and, as usual, it doesn't make headline news."
MD has, throughout the years, made a point of how well our womens' team play but for some reason the media don't consider them newsworthy. It has slightly improved over the past couple of years - nowadays they actually make the news albeit a few 'pages' in.
Well, this blog considers them darn well newsworthy.
"We were completely outplayed today by a very good Australian team," England captain Charlotte Edwards said in the spirit of good sporting mates.
Ellyse also happens to have been the highest-profile player in the Matildas Soccer Team, however, she has recently been shown the door by the coach, Hesterine de Reus, who does not believe the 23-year-old can become a world-class footballer as long as she is playing cricket for Australia !!
Investigations are underway as players in the Matildas are in revolt at the coach for several reasons. To my mind, the treatment of Ellyse would be close to number 1.
MD has, throughout the years, made a point of how well our womens' team play but for some reason the media don't consider them newsworthy. It has slightly improved over the past couple of years - nowadays they actually make the news albeit a few 'pages' in.
Well, this blog considers them darn well newsworthy.
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| Australia captain Meg Lanning lifts the trophy alongside her team after winning the Women's World Twenty20 against England on April 6, 2014 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [Source: Photo borrowed from Getty Images: Gareth Copley and text borrowed from ABC News] |
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... and while we're on the subject... get a load of what's been happening to one of the members of the Aussie Women's Cricket Team, Ellyse Perry.Now for the 'revolting' bit:
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| Ellyse Perry [Source: Photo borrowed from heraldsun.com.au] |
Investigations are underway as players in the Matildas are in revolt at the coach for several reasons. To my mind, the treatment of Ellyse would be close to number 1.
Saturday, April 5, 2014
in progress... paintings
I have quite a few paintings on the go. This little post might spur me on to complete them. Don't get me wrong, I love painting, but sometimes it's easier to start something new when I get to a certain stage on a current one.
Here's what I mean.
These fishes I posted about in February. It's a watercolour and I intended to do some ink detailing.
Then I decided I wanted to paint a crab that I'd taken a photo of last year.
This is the start....
... and this is as far as I've got. It looks a bit grim - I like my paintings to look bright, so I'm thinking a radical change is needed.
Fortunately, it's in acrylic - which means quick drying and it allows me to go over and over as many times as I like.
I also forgot about the rules of composition, but, well, sometimes Susan makes up her own rules - it's just a hobby ;D)
While browing on YouTube "how to" vids, I saw some demonstrations of "Intuitive Painting". Paint is applied to canvas in a random way using about 4 or 5 colours. Then cover the canvas with a sheet of cling wrap and kind of mush the paint around with your fingers. After that, the cling wrap is carefully removed and the result being allowed to dry.
Here's one of those videos. It's 1:52 long and is by Terry Ann titled "Alone with his Thoughts":
I did it on top of an underpainting of blue and when adding the paint had put some dark swirls first, then the colours.
Anyway, the idea was to look every which way at the result. Turn the canvas around until something jumps out at you and then proceed to paint a picture.
I was intrigued to see the result. Look at the lower right hand side, I could see a dog's face immediately.
... here, I've cropped that section - do you see the dog face?
Here's what I mean.
These fishes I posted about in February. It's a watercolour and I intended to do some ink detailing.
Here it is as it stands today. I have a lot to learn about shading and giving things a 3D look. Get learning Susan!
Then I decided I wanted to paint a crab that I'd taken a photo of last year.
This is the start....
... and this is as far as I've got. It looks a bit grim - I like my paintings to look bright, so I'm thinking a radical change is needed.
Fortunately, it's in acrylic - which means quick drying and it allows me to go over and over as many times as I like.
I also forgot about the rules of composition, but, well, sometimes Susan makes up her own rules - it's just a hobby ;D)
While browing on YouTube "how to" vids, I saw some demonstrations of "Intuitive Painting". Paint is applied to canvas in a random way using about 4 or 5 colours. Then cover the canvas with a sheet of cling wrap and kind of mush the paint around with your fingers. After that, the cling wrap is carefully removed and the result being allowed to dry.
Here's one of those videos. It's 1:52 long and is by Terry Ann titled "Alone with his Thoughts":
I did it on top of an underpainting of blue and when adding the paint had put some dark swirls first, then the colours.
Anyway, the idea was to look every which way at the result. Turn the canvas around until something jumps out at you and then proceed to paint a picture.
I was intrigued to see the result. Look at the lower right hand side, I could see a dog's face immediately.
... here, I've cropped that section - do you see the dog face?
I had no problem finding things in there and I must say it was truly random how the mish mash and mushing of paint turned out. I didn't manipulate it in any intentional way.
Here's what I've done with it so far.
It's kind of my "using up leftover paint for the day" painting. It will be a long time in progress as I have no real forward thinking about this one.... or meaning.... it is what it is. Fun!
Cheers now :D)
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