Saturday, August 27, 2011
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like ...
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Marriage Sunday
It does not envy, it does not boast,
it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil
but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Multi-Tasking in This Lifetime
Saturday, August 06, 2011
Inspiration : Nigella
Now, I do know what likes behind the purchase of this: namely, the all-too-familiar combination of optimism and self-delusion that always turns the shopper into such easy prey. I can make pancakes for fifteen children at the weekend without it being any kind of big deal (although now they're teenagers, it has to be said, it's never early in the morning - or indeed morning at all) but just attempting waffles for my three was more stressful than you can believe possible. I know it's my failure -- that it's my incompetence with the machine that's to blame - but who wants to pay to have that pointed out? And just to highlight my foolishness, I haven't yet implemented its move form cupboard to charity shop; I still delude myself that I am going to be that person who rustles up waffles for breakfast, one day.
Give Me a Hand
I finished the book and I completed all thirty lessons by 03 August.
So the author WAS right ... you CAN draw in 30 days.
Don't you think MyGirl and I deserved a big hand?
LESSON 30: YOUR HAND OF CREATIVITY
MyGirl's hand ...
my hand ...
(Of course, even after those thirty lessons, I still don't know for sure if I can draw a decent house, airplane and donut/bagel.)
Friday, August 05, 2011
Small Circle, Small Circle, BIG Circle
Aside from the straight lines, I also thoroughly enjoyed drawing the spheres.
I was quite impressed when I was able to get some texture in the Advanced Level Spheres lesson. I never imagined that a bunch of spiky and squiggly lines could provide such effects.
When we were small, we would draw bears using the song, 'small circle, small circle, big circle (that would make the face of the bear where the small circles were the eyes and the big circle going around the two small circles made the face), six times six, six times six ... thirty six (that would make the arms and then legs of the bear where the first two sixes made the arms and the last two would make the legs)'. It didn't make for a very impressive bear, but it did remind you what six times six was equal to (plus it got a big laugh from RD when I showed him the bear that came with the "song").
Below is the koala from Lesson 8. I surprised myself. I think I've come a long way from the small circle, small circle, big circle bear.
14 August Addendum : RD searched this up for me since the bear I drew was seriously pathetic.
Below is the more complete version of the song. It makes more sense, too.
small circle, small circle big circle (eyes and face)
small circle, small circle big circle (two small holes and a bigger circle to make up the snout)
this is the boat we're going to ride on (a smiling mouth)
here's mama, here's papa (half circles for ears) waving goodbye (make small half circles inside each ear
six times six (one six and an opposite facing six to make the arms) is thirty six (fingers on the hand)
six times six (one six and an opposite facing one) makes magic (the ^ that connects these sixes)