My trip in photos
We left the UK on the 27th December. Just as we were leaving we saw this from our front door. I had a couple of minutes to grab my camera and take a shot before we got in the cab. We have a house in a...
View ArticleEbay art
I thought I'd share some of the images I've created over the years for items I've sold on ebay. There are far too many to include them all so I've just picked out a few. Sometimes I buy stuff purely...
View ArticleKate MacDowell
Check out the Work of Kate McDowell. She hand sculpts all her pieces from porcelain. They are amazing, and a little creepy.
View ArticleLet's hear it for the kids (or not)?
Any of you that follow this blog, (all 4 of you) will have seen the pins I create to go on Pinterest. Here are a few new ones that I've created about celebrities and their views on children.
View ArticleBe grateful it's only 9!
I finally have a few photos from my recent trip to Vegas. Who doesn't recognise the Flamingo logo? Below is the restaurant in the Wynn hotel where we had a buffet breakfast. I have to say it really is...
View ArticleNo animals were harmed in the making of this post
I'm sure a great many of you have photos that sit on your desktop or on the camera, that never get seen. I'm not on Facebook or Instagram, so the only online places I show my photos are here on my...
View ArticleJapanese Artist Creates Intricate Life-Size Insects From Bamboo
Sometimes art can look so real, it’s hard to believe it was made by human hands. Noriyuki Saitoh artworks are exactly like that. This incredibly talented sculptor from Japan creates intricate...
View ArticleScratching the surface
I hope you don't mind me sharing some of the amazing art that I find online, but this blog was always meant to be about anything cool, and these drawings are definitely that! I'll leave artist Cathy...
View ArticleTour of Italy
Back in September I made a flying visit to Vegas which I wrote about here. At the time I didn't show any photos I took in the hotel Bellagio. Some of you may remember I visited this hotel during 2016...
View ArticleThe Street Artist Forces The Viewer To Reflect When Seeing His Artworks On...
TRUST. iCON is a street artist from South East London. He works with contrasting styles of cartoons and reality offering messages of social contrasts through his socially conscious street art. The...
View ArticleKeeping it in the family
My older daughter sent me these photographs. Her university is very close to London and before Christmas she went to see the decorations. She only recently sent them to me but as the decorations...
View ArticleStephanie Kilgast
Stephanie Kilgast takes discarded items like cans, broken plates, jars and sculpts around them, giving the rubbish new lives as pieces of art. The French artist uses polymer clay to create...
View ArticleA Japanese garden full of Japanese people
On our recent short visit to Vegas we did venture out of the hotel to see the latest display at the Bellagio gardens. This is the latest theme: "The Bellagio has debuted its spring display themed...
View ArticleThe Desert Botanical Garden
I can't believe how long it's been since I posted here, so I should really thank my mother-in-law for giving me a reason to pick up my camera again whilst in Arizona. The Desert Botanical Garden's...
View ArticleHello Coolness my old Friend
Last year when life was more normal I went to see Elton John in concert in Brighton, which I blogged about here. I took a few photos before the concert started, only with my Sony point and shoot...
View ArticleCome shop with me - you know you'll regret it
Is this the year to fill your Christmas tree with the most tacky ornaments you can find? If so I have a few suggestions. A friendly greeting that your mother-in-law or gran is sure to appreciate.Santa...
View ArticleAmazing Grace
I must have heard this hymn hundreds of times over the years but I think this version by Pentatonix is about the best I've ever heard. The vocals are stunning. You don't have to be religious to...
View ArticlePartial drill
I've mentioned a few times on my other blog about Diamond Drill painting, and if you are not sure what it is, here is a link.These below are partial drill pictures. You only add gems to part of the...
View ArticleOh Santa
Definitely my favourite Christmas song this year! Synchronised whistle notes from Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey at the end. It doesn't get better than that! And Jennifer Hudson's vocals are always...
View ArticleEmpowered women
31-Year-Old Independent Woman Draws Comics On Her Observations About SocietyLainey Molnar is on a mission to empower women, and she's using her creative expression to do so. Molnar creates honest...
View ArticleGone too soon
Luther Vandross would have been 70 today. Nice to see Google's tribute to him today. I was at this concert and he was brilliant.
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Sir Lewis Hamilton MBE HonFREng is a British racing car driver. He is the most successful British driver in Formula One history, and has won the British Grand Prix seven times, but to be honest that...
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More fun than decorating!
I know I haven't posted here for ages but I thought this was the best place to show the last batch of Diamond Drill paintings I've done. As I've said before some are partial drill and others full...
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Christmas 2023
I know no one comes to this blog anymore, and why should they when I never post here? But I just wanted to add some photos. I had to close my other blog for reasons I can't go into here, I didn't want...
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