281 Pencil sharpenings - lino stamp

You have to keep your pencil sharp!

280 Pencils - lino print

I have added some shadows to previous days pencil prints. I like shadows. And I like pencils.

279 Coloured pencils - lino stamp

I love using coloured pencils, I love printing them too.

278 Pencil - lino print

A print of pencils! This is the kind of stuff I love!

277 Mysterious 'Dan Young Daily' Hieroglyphics - lino print

Who said my daily picture making project was self referential? I could pretend this a secret message or I could own up and say I just visually arranged a selection of my prints and stamps. 

I'm going with a secret message.

276 12 Ukuleles

I have made some stamps for the coloured bits of these prints from yesterday. These qualify for daily picture making fodder because I have spent a bit of time this evening restoring an old ukulele. Any excuse for a ukulele print!

276 12 Ukuleles

I have made some stamps for the coloured bits of these prints from yesterday. These qualify for daily picture making fodder because I have spent a bit of time this evening restoring an old ukulele. Any excuse for a ukulele print!

275 Three ukuleles - lino print

Three ukes for the price of one!

274 Pin - lino stamp

Dressmaking pins today, pins can draw and make dresses. What else can they do!

273 Drawing Pins - lino print

I liked the series of nine nails and nine double ended nails so much I have done nine coloured drawing pins. I envisage these being displayed by sticking a drawing pin through the lot!

272 Head -lino print

I had a hospital appointment today to do a CT scan of the inside of my head (sinuses). Which got me to wondering what they might find in there when they get the pictures back. Here are a few of my ideas, based on the last few days printing!

 Empty head!

And here is some of what is inside my head...

271 Nail - print

I think technically this is a stamp rather than a print? Printmakers? Any ideas? I have mounted it on a piece of wood and can stamp/print at will....

270 Blackberry and Damson Jam Label

I have been busy in the garden today while Debbie makes jam, the first of the presses is damson and blackberry jam. Here is the label I made. This is my first 'useful' daily picture!

269 Horseshoe Nails - lino print

I was thinking about doing something completely different for today's daily offering (which I will save for another day) but I ended up making a selection of these 'staples' or 'horseshoe nails' or 'double ended nails', I have heard them called different things. Anyway I am using them in the garden so, I printed them, nine of them. 

268 Turquoise Chicken

Ahhhh summer holidays, feel like printing a turquoise chicken - print a turquoise chicken. Then relax....

267 Gardening hat -Linoprint

This is the hat I use when I am gardening or generally sitting out in the sun, I am afraid this is the only other hat I have other than the fez I printed yesterday. Makes me wish I had more hats so I could do a hat series.

266 Fez

If in doubt make a fez print, that's my family motto.

265 Roof - lino print

I was gazing out of my bedroom window at the houses opposite and thought about a series of roof prints that may link together, we will see overt he next few days...

264 Flamingo Silhouette II - lino print

This is based on my own observations of flamingos from Saturdays visit to slimbridge wetlands and a quick look at Aubudon's print of the flamingo.

263 Flamingo Print 03 - lino print

A silhouette of a flamingo today for your delectation.

262 Flamingo Print 02

As yesterday's flamingo was hiding its head here is a portrait of a greater flamingo.

261 Flamingo print 01

As promised, the flamingo series begins.

260 Flamingo - coloured pencil

I am planning a series of flamingo prints this week following a visit to slimbridge wetlands yesterday where they have six different types of flamingo. This fellow is tucked up, possibly asleep.

259 Flamingo - pencil

I have spent the afternoon with flamingos and nephews, here is a flamingo!

258 Rucksack - pencil

Says it all doesn't it a rucksack in the summertime!

257 Fence - monoprint

Apologies if you were expecting another lino print of a cotswold place. I had a minor accident, I managed to burn my finger on a blistering hot countersink bit (don't ask) whilst building my fence, hence today's picture. I might get back to that lino series another time but I didn't trust my left hand to hold the lino while I wielded a sharp tool in my right, that would have been like asking for a trip to A & E!

256 Broadway Tower - Linoprint

This is the next installment of your virtual trip around the Cotswolds here is broadway tower which is in ...well... Broadway!

255 Pittville Pump rooms - Linoprint

Something strange happened yesterday and there was no post but I distinctly remember writing Pittville pump rooms....anyway here is yesterday's today's to follow :).

254 Gloucester Docks - lino print

I spent an hour wandering aimlessly around gloucester docks today, thanks to the lady who gave me her parking ticket before she left. I thought I should commemorate the visit with a little print. 

253 Ice Lolly - lino print

It might not look like it but this is my most complicated print to date. Four seperate plates are needed to create the various coloured versions. What fun eh?

252 Ice lolly III - lino print

Again, a very rainy day to be making prints of lollipops. It has warmed me up a treat though. Today's inspiration comes from the 'Fab' lolly apparently one of the countries favourite lollys,

251 Lolly II - Linoprint

Mmm it has got less sunny since I began these summery prints...