BBQ Rust and Leaf Mix (Photograph)

Can’t get out to photograph any urban decay so found some domestic decay in the garden instead.  Our barbecue full of rust flakes, old leaves and seed pods.  Some wonderful textures in there.

[PHOTO] Barbecue Rust and Leaf Mix - Nikon D40

Day 293 to 299 - Self Portrait Project

Day 293

[PHOTO] Self - 22 February 2008

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Day 294

[PHOTO] Self - 23 February 2008

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Day 295

[PHOTO] Self - 24 February 2008

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Day 296

[PHOTO] Self - 25 February 2008

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Day 297

[PHOTO] Self -26 February 2008

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Day 298

[PHOTO] Self - 27 February 2008

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Day 299

[PHOTO] Self - 28 February 2008

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Low Down - Holga (Photograph)

Bracken, grass and distant trees taken with the Holga.

[PHOTO] Low Down - Holga FN, Fuji Superia 400

Here’s my digital SLR photo taken at the same time from just a bit closer to the bracken and not so low down.

[PHOTO] Bracken - Nikon D40

Bird Boxes - Holga (Photograph)

A Holga photo of Daddy Creative setting about fixing up bird boxes around his place ready for Spring (which has come kind of ealry this year).

I love this picture.  I think because both my Dad doing fixing on a sunny spring day and the charm of the Holga photo style make me feel like a kid again.  Plus he’s very good at fixing things is my Dad

[PHOTO] Bird Boxes - Holga FN, Fuji Superior 400

Here is a digital SLR photo taken a few minutes before the Holga photo.

[PHOTO] Ladder Tree - Nikon D40

The Flyman Incident - 3 Drawing Series

1. … Flyman returns from a late night jaunt with an impressive battle wound …

Drawn from memory while the cat was at the vets.  His black fur goes further down his legs.  But I’m sure he wont be cross with me for getting it a little wrong.

2. … Rachel goes grey and nearly faints after seeing blood and inspecting Fly’s leg …

This is my favourite in the series of 3 drawings about the cat’s battle with (we later found out) a fox. 

I am quite squeamish with injuries - particulary blood.  Sometimes I am fine but usually I start the countdown to fainting.  Been this way since I was a teenager - my mom blames my overactive imagination

Now I have a fancy name for it too after doing some research … I suffer from vasovagal syncope So don’t try to test me with gory stories as you will succeed in making me pass out.

3. … Mr Creative remains calm, cleans up the mess and sorts everyone out …

I can rely on Mr Creative in a crisis.  Who says men can’t multi-task?  Mine cleaned the floor, mopped blood off the cat and stopped me from fainting and from having a hysterical panic attack (though he might now know that bit).

I think the slight differences in drawing style, even though they were drawn in succession, shows that I am most confident about drawing myself, followed by the cat (perhaps), and find drawing Mr Creative a nerve wracking experience!  I am hesitant because I want to get it right - and it shows in the style of the drawing especially when compared to the others.  I haven’t quite captured him yet.

Having said that I’m very pleased with the second drawing and very, very pleased to have the real Mr Creative around

Oh and the pesky cat, of course.

First Splitcam Results (Photography)

It took me a while to finish a whole 24 photos on the film in my Splitcam but I now have the first roll back from developing.

The results are mixed.  Most are rather dark - I think due to the 400 asa film and the British winter not mixing well.  Here are 10 of the best.

I also struggled with my foggy brain to figure out the best ways to make use of the Splitcam’s abilities to screen part of the frame and so mix and match to create interesting effects.  I did manage a few though … 

[PHOTO] Wood For The Trees - Bare winter trees with sky behind and soft brown soil.

[PHOTO] Which Way Up - Splticam photo of the garden through the window. Fuji Superia 400

[PHOTO] Car Wash

[PHOTO] Sky Overlaps The Ground - I don’t know how the split overlaps so much- but it did.  There’s obviously some bleed between the masks which go in front of the shutter.

I failed miserably to put an animals head onto Mr Creative’s shoulders - but I did make him the invisible man … a dream come true for him albeit only for a moment in time.

[PHOTO] Invisible Man

I took some double exposures …

Smooth Sunset (Photography)

I adore this sunset - the range and blending of gorgeous subtle colour.  Yum.

[IMAGE] Sunset - 17 February 2008

[IMAGE] Sunset - 17 February 2008

Day 288 to 292 - Self Portrait Project

Day 288

17 February 2008. Oh dear … the look of a lingering sinus infection, sore throat, sore eyes and much tiredness.

[IMAGE] Self - 17 February 2008

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Day 289

18 February 2008. Pyjama leg and slipper at the top of our stairs.

[IMAGE] Self - 18 February 2008

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Day 290

19 February 2008. Are those my legs? Weird angle.

[IMAGE] Self - 19 February 2008

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Day 291

20 February 2008. Awaiting return of the cat from his day at the vets.

[IMAGE] Self - 20 February 2008

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Day 292

21 February 2008.  FLASH photography

[IMAGE] Self - 21 February 2008

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I See The World Through Rectangles (Drawing)

I see the world through rectangles.

Windows, sketchbook, television, remote control, NDS, laptop, viewfinder, photographs … 

So often now a frame between me and the world.

[IMAGE] A6. Ink (PITT).

Not Much News (Drawing)

No drawings posted for nearly 2 months but not much news - not much new.

[IMAGE] A6. Ink (PITT) and watercolour.

In fact if you compare this drawing, which I consider to be the first proper drawing this year, with the last proper drawing “Peace and Goodwill” on 24th December 2007 … it looks like I am picking up where I left off …

Spooky. Or repetitive perhaps

I don’t know if this all signals the start of a new splurge of drawings - or is just a faltering splutter.  We’ll see.