Dan Young, Daily

#079 Beer Bottle

2012-02-10T19:56:00.001Z

Excellent now that I have painted it, I can drink it! Happy weekend folks!

078 Post Box

2012-02-09T20:12:00.001Z

I posted a picture today. Not in this post box because it didn't fit! I had to go the sorting office to find an A4 opening. Also note the initials 'GR' meaning this was installed in King George's reign.

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#076 Spiderman money box

2012-02-08T21:27:00.001Z

This is one of my most favourite possessions my spidey money box sits in the studio and is my version of one of those head/brain map model things that doctors and psychiatrists might have on their desk. Plus I really like spiderman cartoons!

#076 Apple

2012-02-07T22:24:00.001Z

Evening class night and we looked at Seurat and made tonal drawings of apples, mandolins and old sewing machines among other things. This is my tonal apple.

#075 Doorknob

2012-02-06T19:30:00.001Z

I wanted to put these door knobs on the doors upstairs but I can't find the box they were in! Anyone seen it?

#074 Drill Silhouette

2012-02-05T17:58:00.001Z

Veeery cold outside so my job list turned to indoors. Hanging thing taking things down, that sort of thing. But always using my trusty drill/driver.

#073 Incinerator

2012-02-04T16:33:00.001Z

It's snowing! And the incinerator looks great in the snowy garden. Fire/ice get it!

#072 Peacock Feathers

2012-02-03T20:17:00.001Z

I can never remember, Is it bad or good luck to have peacock feathers inside, these are in my office.

#071 Engine

2012-02-02T18:35:00.001Z

Spent a bit of time preparing for the cold weather today topping up the anti freeze etc... You have been warned.

#070 Plughole

2012-02-01T20:39:00.001Z

Bath night!

#069 Charcoal on Sticks

2012-01-31T23:02:00.001Z

This is from my drawing class this evening, you can't beat drawing with a bit of charcoal on the end of a
long stick, can you?

#068 Apple Cake

2012-01-30T20:28:00.001Z

This is a favourite recipe that has gone wrong the last couple of times we have made it. This time was one of the best.

#067 Odd Post

2012-01-29T15:01:00.001Z

This very unusual Cotswold stone 'post' was in the middle of a field near Hayles Abbey. I assume it had something to do with the Abbey once upon a time, but who knows??? Not us because the ruined Abbey is closed on Sunday's!

#066 Allotment Sky

2012-01-28T17:31:00.001Z

Planted garlic at the allotment today, a lovely crisp winters afternoon.

#065 My Watch

2012-01-27T20:13:00.001Z

You may have noticed the lack of strap, that is because it broke, new strap then.

#064 View from the studio

2012-01-26T16:05:00.001Z

I've been having a studio 'move round' today, and this is the view from the window, I do like a good sky!

#063 Winsor and Newton Easel

2012-01-25T21:46:00.001Z

I had a great painty afternoon with Simeon, the man from Windsor and Newton, and our students today so I felt it only right to paint a W&N product for today's 'daily'. This on of our good old easels, they really don't make 'em like that anymore.

#062 Fire

2012-01-24T21:05:00.001Z

It's chilly this evening, so we had a small ration of gas fire to warm the cockles.

#061 Soy Sauce

2012-01-23T19:56:00.001Z

Gung hay fat choi!

#060 Wheelbarrow

2012-01-22T17:31:00.001Z

First trip to the allotment of the year this morning where we created this massive pile of ummm, chicken derived composting material, then put the wheelbarrow on top of it.

#059 View from Dundry

2012-01-21T14:26:00.001Z

We attended potato day at Dundry nurseries just outside Cheltenham today,which is turning into a bit of a tradition. We now have our potatoes for the year: Casablanca and Anya. This is the view from the car park complete with GCHQ peeking over the hill to he right.

#058 Cab

2012-01-20T19:38:00.001Z

This was parked in front of the house this afternoon when I got home for a quiet afternoon, brrrrrrrrrrrrr wrrrrrrrrrrrrr brrrrrrrr etc. But you can't beat a lorry can you?

#057 View down my Road

2012-01-19T19:37:00.001Z

We seem to be getting some great sunsets recently, this is what my road looked like when I came home tonight.

#056 Urinal

2012-01-18T17:34:00.001Z

If it's good enough for Duchamp it's good enough for me.

#055 View from Leckhampton Hill

2012-01-17T10:19:00.001Z

I went for a brisk and frosty morning walk today up Leckhampton hill. Coming, as I do, from Norfolk I consider the hills around Cheltenham as mountains. But I have slowly got used to the ascent as my mountain legs develop.

#054 Shed

2012-01-16T17:07:00.001Z

In case you were wondering this is my shed, well one of them, there is another at the allotment but this one is much better. Mostly because it has an orange door. For some reason it was also what I was thinking about through my root canal this morning, very diverting things, sheds.

#053 Belas Knap

2012-01-15T16:51:00.001Z

Went beyond the confines of my house, the dentists, the doctors, the supermarket and the chiropractor this morning. For a bracing walk to Belas Knap, a Neolithic long barrow. I do like a long barrow.

#052 New Sketchbook

2012-01-14T20:26:00.001Z

If I remember later on in the year I will do another digi painting of this after I've been using it for a bit. But in the meantime I am enjoying the pristine,empty, freshness of it, actually I'm a bit frightened of it. Help. I'm just going to scribble something on the first page to get over it.

#051 Cup of Tea

2012-01-13T18:03:00.001Z

I noted how my tea is the same tone as my 'coffee table', then got to wondering why coffee table don't we need to put tea somewhere too?

#050 Sunset

2012-01-12T16:47:00.001Z

After yesterday's view from the front, well, here is a view from the back of the house. I get about don't I?

#049 View from my house

2012-01-11T16:05:00.001Z

I love it when the sky goes dark but there is bright, orange almost post apocalyptic sun on the white houses opposite.

#048 Grapes

2012-01-10T21:35:00.001Z

A classic snack for the ill and delirious.

#047 Letterbox

2012-01-09T20:47:00.001Z

Im not talking about my trip to the Dentists chair today, needless to say I have to go again next Monday. Letterboxes look a bit like mouths, a dubious link to my daily day I know!

#046 Blinds

2012-01-08T16:15:00.001Z

This is a small part of the view from where I have been sitting/sleeping today. Looking forward to my root canal tomorrow morning with this marvellous head cold I have developed.

#045 Lamp

2012-01-07T20:19:00.001Z

I really like the silhouette our lamp makes against the dark wallpaper.

#044 Plug

2012-01-06T18:45:00.001Z

This is wired up right isn't it?

#043 Chicken Food

2012-01-05T14:32:00.001Z

Chickens are being a blummin' nightmare recently, maybe this will help!

#042 Pan Aux Chocolat

2012-01-04T20:06:00.001Z

I really, really wanted one of these today. Really, really wanted one! You know how it is sometimes.

#041 Lampshade

2012-01-03T20:13:00.001Z

Dentists should really have more interesting things on their ceilings. This is from my own front room ceiling, you just don't look up enough do you?

On the up side he has finally found why my face has felt like it wanted to explode. I have had a massive hidden abscess at the root of one of my molars with no visible 'entry wound' so has not been picked up before. At least it is better than the other things I was being diagnosed with. Although I now have a deep respect for Cluster Headache and Trigeminal Neuralgia sufferers.

#040 Tooth Brushes

2012-01-02T21:02:00.001Z

Getting ready for the dentist tomorrow!

#039 Trifle

2012-01-01T21:07:00.001Z

Quite possibly the best trifle ever.

2011 Posting Error

2011-12-31T22:00:00.001Z

I have realised I didn't post on the 8th of September, I will endeavour to find out what I painted and let you know as soon as I do! Bah, I didn't like 2011, glad it's gone.

I'm not surprised I think I was moving an art school that week in september!

#038 Clock

2011-12-31T19:12:00.001Z

Happy New Year!

#037 Cooking Pans

2011-12-30T20:45:00.001Z

I cooked a classic spaghetti bolognese this evening, lovely! Actually I reheated one we made and froze a couple of weeks ago.

#036 Beware Block (after Andy Smith)

2011-12-29T20:33:00.001Z

A wise warning, in the form
of a block of illustrated timber, from illustrator (and old school chum) Andy Smith for the coming year, see more of his work here; http://www.asmithillustration.com

#035 My Face

2011-12-28T16:17:00.001Z

This is the part of my face that hurts, off to the Doctors again in a bit.

#034 Chocolate Orange

2011-12-27T18:01:00.001Z

Christmas isn't Christmas without a chocolate orange, or two, the thing is they don't last all that long. Especially when you paint one digitally, and eat pieces of it while you paint. Just to get a feel for the subject you understand!

#033 Cracker Selection

2011-12-26T21:27:00.001Z

I resisted the urge to paint a box on boxing day so here is a seasonal cracker selection for cheese or pâté.

#032 Jester Hat

2011-12-25T21:12:00.001Z

Merry Christmas everyone! What are you doing looking at this, get back to your sofa and your Christmas booze and Christmas telly! Hope you have had a good day, this is a crocheted jesters hat that Debbie made me for Christmas (we have a bit of a 'thing' for mini crochet hats!)

#031 Christmas Card

2011-12-24T20:19:00.001Z

Merry Christmas everybody!!!!!! If you didn't get one of these from us you have now, sort of!

#030 Hot Tap

2011-12-23T20:58:00.001Z

Feeling a touch better today, Chiropractors are amazing. If you have any kind of neck or back pain I urge you to go and see one as soon as possible. I felt so good I cleaned the bath out! All ready to have a bath later on.

#029 Sausage Rolls

2011-12-22T22:32:00.001Z

Now it really is Christmas time! The sausage rolls are out!

#028 Festive Bow

2011-12-21T21:05:00.001Z

We placed gifts under the tree today, all very festive!

#027 Hot Waterbottle

2011-12-20T20:34:00.001Z

Still suffering with weird head and face pain, went to the chiropractor today, a very nice lady who made my neck crack! Feel slightly strange this afternoon but have been prescribed hot water bottle application so it seemed like a good thing to paint.

#026 Bauble

2011-12-19T20:09:00.001Z

Aren't baubles brilliant!

#025 O2 Arena

2011-12-18T19:11:00.001Z

Technically this was last night but we got home at 2:30 this morning from seeing the Manic Street Preachers at the O2 and I really wanted to paint the dome, which is by far the biggest thing I've painted throughout this project

024 Christmas tree lights

2011-12-17T12:26:00.001Z

As the length of my cluster headache goes on the spikier these paintings get!

#023 Mince Pie

2011-12-16T14:48:00.001Z

My first mince pie of the year and my first iPad drawing, very exciting on both fronts!

#022 Indometacin

2011-12-15T19:04:00.001Z

I finally know why I have been suffering searing pain across my teeth, face and neck, it appears I suffer from cluster headaches. A mysterious ailment probably diet/booze related. Can go away as quickly as it appears but will probably reoccur. In the meantime there are these strong painkillers.

#021 Fairy Lights

2011-12-14T21:19:00.001Z

And so it begins.....

#020 Paracetamol

2011-12-13T18:52:00.001Z

People often ask me what I paint when I don't feel well etc. the answer - see below! Tooth/face/neck ache ably masked by the subject of todays digital painting

#019 Hazard button

2011-12-12T19:18:00.001Z

I haven't used the hazards today but I decided it was the best button in the dark while I was waiting to pick Debbie up from work tonight. I hope you all enjoy the tiny, seemingly insignificant, moments of my daily life.

#018 Wellington Boot

2011-12-11T20:23:00.001Z

I thought this would make a good Sunday picture. Welly boots and a bucket outside the shed just after clearing out the chickens house.

#017 Roll in Cellophane

2011-12-10T21:41:00.001Z

Left over from our lunch today this bread roll had a great shine on it from the kitchen lights so I made it into a picture.

#016 Pizza

2011-12-09T20:54:00.001Z

Debbie is out at a works Christmas dinner which means I can eat cheese! (she's allergic to it!)

#015 Lino Cutting

2011-12-08T19:24:00.001Z

Been making a Lino cut of a cinnamon swirl here it all is mid cutting.

#014 Chocolate Biscuits

2011-12-07T19:38:00.001Z

Mmmmmm chocolate biscuits......

#013 Lampbase

2011-12-06T21:16:00.001Z

This is the base of our standard lamp in the front room, it's a second hand three quarter sized one, if your interested!

#012 Lightswitch

2011-12-05T19:49:00.001Z

I love how different natural light can be from daylight, through selecting the actual colour for these drawings from the real world it is surprising how 'different' colours are to what I expect.

#011 Chillis

2011-12-04T18:19:00.001Z

#010 Chickens

2011-12-03T17:00:00.001Z

We realised that the chickens have started to moult, feathers everywhere! Which means we have probably had the last of our eggs for the year. I thought it would be good to make s drawing of them before their combs went all pale and deflated.

#009 Sausages

2011-12-02T20:19:00.001Z

Our tea before cooking, Big juicy sausages, yum.

#008 Tomatoes

2011-12-01T15:59:00.001Z

Yes that right it's December and we still have tomatoes ripening outside!

#007 Candle

2011-11-30T20:48:00.001Z

Power cut this evening so, it's like Victorian England here, lucky I charged my iPod up so I can bring you this; our light for the evening.

#006 The Moon

2011-11-29T22:37:00.001Z

The moon behind the building that I teach my evening classes in (last one of the term this evening) the band of light is the roof with a light on it.

#005 Crafty Bird

2011-11-28T19:27:00.001Z

This little birdy beauty adorns the notice board in my office at work and watches me as I work with his beady eye. Made for me by Willem, great artist but not much work available yet to see as he's only 6, this is an early piece circa 2008.

#004 Apple Core and Pencil

2011-11-27T16:40:00.001Z

I did some drawing and ate an apple, I love a food narrative painting!

#003 Kitchen Floor

2011-11-26T18:02:00.001Z

These two small pieces of pepper fell from the chopping board when I added them the the pan for my chilli. The other bits are general kitchen floor waste, annoyingly I only cleaned it this morning bah!

#002 My Mouse

2011-11-25T18:46:00.001Z

Been at work today, which can be a heady mix of art, paint, email, forms and mice use!

#001 Tube of Paint - Year Four

2011-11-24T17:24:00.003Z

A new begining then. I am a little amazed that I have just started my fourth year of daily painting. And still havent missed a day (apart from the one day when I forgot to post but I still painted!). I never thought I would keep it going for that long.. And I already have a pretty good idea what I will do next year.......

But back to this year. The theme is a little bit different this time, I am going to be making 366 (2012 is a leap year!) digital ipod/ipad paintings, these will be available as prints so keep an eye out for more info on that once I have done a few of the paintings (or are they drawings?).
I have started the year of digital pictures with this, one of one my favourite tubes of paint; Carmine Lake. I see it as a sort of handover picture, from real to virtual colour. But dont worry I will still be making real paintings...

#365 Vintage Tin

2011-11-23T18:04:00.001Z

Finished the third year of Dan Young, Daily! Woohoo! This is one of Debbie's birthday birthday presents there were lots of patterns to choose from. Tomorrow a new digital journey will begin tune in for more daily picture fun, thanks for your company these last three years!

#364 Handbag

2011-11-22T22:22:00.001Z

The second to last of this years daily details is a small part of Debbie's new handbag. Tomorrow is the last day of this years style and is also Debbie's birthday, neat eh?

#1092 (#363) Cold Pack

2011-11-21T20:05:00.001Z

This painting is a reminder to ice my thumb, unknown injury but it hurts like the devil himself is poking his trident into it (the devil has a trident, right?) when I bend it too far and, worst of all, when I paint! Only two more paintings till the Doctor Who style reincarnation happens.....

#1091 Ball of Wool

2011-11-20T20:26:00.001Z

I always think that wool and thread are a little bit like paints, exciting and colourful.

#1090 (#361) Bottle of Beer

2011-11-19T20:23:00.001Z

Relaxing after a hard days painting and tea drinking with a well earned beer. Also, there are only four more paintings left of this years daily details. I can't wait for next years daily doings!'

#1089 Brown Paper

2011-11-18T20:39:00.001Z

Brown paper wrapped up in string, sounds good doesn't it?

#1088 Butternut Squash

2011-11-17T20:36:00.001Z

This one, from our allotment has some cracking on the skin but most of them are huge!

#1088 Loo Roll II

2011-11-16T14:13:00.000Z

I thought I would concentrate on the 'business end' of the loo roll today.

#1087 Toilet Roll

2011-11-15T22:55:00.001Z

I have definitely used this everyday and probably for all three years of the project.

#1086 Foam and Cotton

2011-11-14T19:41:00.001Z

I like the way cotton strands seem to stick to everything this is a piece of that blue foam stuff with two such errant strands of thread running across it.

#1084 Wallpaper

2011-11-13T20:04:00.001Z

This is the wallpaper in my studio, it is a three dimensional bubble pattern. So far I haven't been tempted to pop any of the bubbles, like you do on bubble wrap!

#1083 New Shirt

2011-11-12T18:51:00.001Z

In this case I think the shirt is better than the painting!

#1082 Wholemeal bread

2011-11-11T19:28:00.001Z

I've painted white bread his year already but Wholemeal is better for you!

#1081 CD

2011-11-10T15:53:00.000Z

This is one of my favourite Albums can you guess what it is... I reckon some of you will have a better idea than others!

Also sorry for the messed up numbering over the past few days this is number 1081 of the entire series and number 351 of this year. Not long to go till the project style changes!

#1080 Zip

2011-11-09T22:06:00.002Z

You can't quite see the zip on my top here, you also can't tell that I have painted it upside down due to painting it while wearing it!

#1079 Egg and Lime

2011-11-08T22:10:00.002Z

If you want to know why I've painted an egg and a lime, you'll have to ask my evening class or enroll on next years 'introduction to painting' course at the University of Gloucestershire!

#1074 Saucer

2011-11-07T21:08:00.001Z

This is a blue saucer from Debbie's Grandma's Harlequin tea set, just one of the treasures from loft clearing at the weekend.

#1073 Picalili

2011-11-06T19:00:00.001Z

One of the highlights about visiting Debbie's Mum and Dad is bringing back a big ole jar of Picalili!

#1068 My Wallet - delayed post from Wednesday!

2011-11-05T16:29:00.001Z

Dear reader/friend/follower please accept my sincere apologies for not posting this picture on Wednesday, rest assured that this painting was painted on that day so, my record is still intact! Not that the Guinness World Record people are interested anyway!

#1072 Duffles

2011-11-05T16:17:00.001Z

These are Paddingtons duffles found while clearing out Debbie's Mum and Dads loft