2011 Posting Error

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

Happy New Year!

#037 Cooking Pans

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)

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

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

#034 Chocolate Orange

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

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

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

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

#030 Hot Tap

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

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

#028 Festive Bow

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

#027 Hot Waterbottle

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

Aren't baubles brilliant!

#025 O2 Arena

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

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

#023 Mince Pie

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

#022 Indometacin

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

And so it begins.....

#020 Paracetamol

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

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

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

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

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

#015 Lino Cutting

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

#014 Chocolate Biscuits

Mmmmmm chocolate biscuits......

#013 Lampbase

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

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

The last of our chilli harvest. I know, it isn't very seasonal but then nor is the weather.

 

#010 Chickens

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

Our tea before cooking, Big juicy sausages, yum.

#008 Tomatoes

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