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Harry Clarke
Since I became ill in May 2024 I don’t get to go out very much. So it’s important to occupy your mind, like editing photographs; reading and painting. I was fortunate enough to receive a difficult colouring book from Frank and Helen my lovely in-laws on a Stained Glass designer called Harry Clarke. One of my favourite designers, whose work I have seen in Holy Trinity Church, Dublin; St Patrick’s Church, Newport, Co. Mayo; The Stained Glass Museum, Ely and the V & A Museum, London.
I didn’t realise how many hours I had put in to just complete one but I have now finished five which I am now posting. Trust you will enjoy them. I am also posting one from a window in St Patricks’, Newport but now realise that my colour palette is a bit too bright. Hey ho.
Harry Clarke
Since I became ill in May 2024 I don’t get to go out very much. So it’s important to occupy your mind, like editing photographs; reading and painting. I was fortunate enough to receive a difficult colouring book from Frank and Helen my lovely in-laws on a Stained Glass designer called Harry Clarke. One of my favourite designers, whose work I have seen in Holy Trinity Church, Dublin; St Patrick’s Church, Newport, Co. Mayo; The Stained Glass Museum, Ely and the V & A Museum, London.
I didn’t realise how many hours I had put in to just complete one but I have now finished five which I am now posting. Trust you will enjoy them. I am also posting one from a window in St Patricks’, Newport but now realise that my colour palette is a bit too bright. Hey ho.
Harry Clarke
Since I became ill in May 2024 I don’t get to go out very much. So it’s important to occupy your mind, like editing photographs; reading and painting. I was fortunate enough to receive a difficult colouring book from Frank and Helen my lovely in-laws on a Stained Glass designer called Harry Clarke. One of my favourite designers, whose work I have seen in Holy Trinity Church, Dublin; St Patrick’s Church, Newport, Co. Mayo; The Stained Glass Museum, Ely and the V & A Museum, London.
I didn’t realise how many hours I had put in to just complete one but I have now finished five which I am now posting. Trust you will enjoy them. I am also posting one from a window in St Patricks’, Newport but now realise that my colour palette is a bit too bright. Hey ho.
Harry Clarke
Since I became ill in May 2024 I don’t get to go out very much. So it’s important to occupy your mind, like editing photographs; reading and painting. I was fortunate enough to receive a difficult colouring book from Frank and Helen my lovely in-laws on a Stained Glass designer called Harry Clarke. One of my favourite designers, whose work I have seen in Holy Trinity Church, Dublin; St Patrick’s Church, Newport, Co. Mayo; The Stained Glass Museum, Ely and the V & A Museum, London.
I didn’t realise how many hours I had put in to just complete one but I have now finished five which I am now posting. Trust you will enjoy them. I am also posting one from a window in St Patricks’, Newport but now realise that my colour palette is a bit too bright. Hey ho.
From the colouring book:
Intricate Ink ANIMALS IN DETAIL by Tim Jeffs.
(Number 38 of 50.)
I have deliberately left white in this subject for the effect.
I am not sure now whether I should have and perhaps just call this work in progress.....
Today I found this on Twitter:
"The Worst Enemy To Creativity Is Self Doubt" Sylvia Plath.
Harry Clarke
Since I became ill in May 2024 I don’t get to go out very much. So it’s important to occupy your mind, like editing photographs; reading and painting. I was fortunate enough to receive a difficult colouring book from Frank and Helen my lovely in-laws on a Stained Glass designer called Harry Clarke. One of my favourite designers, whose work I have seen in Holy Trinity Church, Dublin; St Patrick’s Church, Newport, Co. Mayo; The Stained Glass Museum, Ely and the V & A Museum, London.
I didn’t realise how many hours I had put in to just complete one but I have now finished five which I am now posting. Trust you will enjoy them. I am also posting one from a window in St Patricks’, Newport but now realise that my colour palette is a bit too bright. Hey ho.
Harry Clarke
Since I became ill in May 2024 I don’t get to go out very much. So it’s important to occupy your mind, like editing photographs; reading and painting. I was fortunate enough to receive a difficult colouring book from Frank and Helen my lovely in-laws on a Stained Glass designer called Harry Clarke. One of my favourite designers, whose work I have seen in Holy Trinity Church, Dublin; St Patrick’s Church, Newport, Co. Mayo; The Stained Glass Museum, Ely and the V & A Museum, London.
I didn’t realise how many hours I had put in to just complete one but I have now finished five which I am now posting. Trust you will enjoy them. I am also posting one from a window in St Patricks’, Newport but now realise that my colour palette is a bit too bright. Hey ho.
My rhino has escaped from its colouring book!
It appears to be gradually turning into a real one and I am hoping to catch it at the local fish pond as it is a popular watering hole.
From the colouring book:
Intricate Ink ANIMALS IN DETAIL by Tim Jeffs.
(Number 10 of 50.)
This time I used FC Polychromos pencils and a 'Zest It' liquid blender. The white was accentuated with a white gel pen.
I started with the intention of making this one more natural looking but like Mickey Mouse in 'The Sorcerers Apprentice' my coloured pencils seemed to have taken over with a life of their own!
Did you spot the tear drop?
One Canada Square, the Adams Plaza Bridge in London, transformed into a mesmerizing tunnel of colour by French artist Camille Walala.
One Canada Square, the Adams Plaza Bridge in London, transformed into a mesmerizing tunnel of colour by French artist Camille Walala.
MUTZLI: "Malachi, I brought our box of coloured pencils, and my very special colouring book!"
MALACHI: "Very good, Mutzli. Let’s make ourselves comfortable."
MUTZLI: "But Malachi, why did I have to bring the colouring book and the pencils. You only had to bring an eraser! That box of pencils is heavy!"
MALACHI: "Well, I should have thought that was obvious, Mutzli! I only brought the eraser because it is so very large and heavy. It belongs to Daddy."
MUTZLI: "Oh!" *Puts paw to mouth.* "Malachi, why do we need such a large eraser? I think there are two bear sized ones in the pencil box."
MALACHI: "Well I should have thought that was obvious too, Mutzli!" *Shakes head.* "We need Daddy’s large eraser so that we can erase his messy colouring in, in this faerie tale colouring book we are sitting on! Just look! He’s missed some spots and gone over the line there!” *Points paw.* "We must fix it!"
MUTZLI: "Oh! So we won’t need my special colouring book then, Malachi?"
MALACHI: "Goodness no, Mutzli! We will be too busy fixing Daddy’s mistakes!"
DADDY: "Malachi! Mutzli! What on earth are you doing sitting on my faerie tale colouring book?"
MALACHI: "Well, I should have thought that was obvious, Daddy!" *Thinks quickly.* "We are about to start doing some colouring in Mutzli’s special colouring book." *Points to book.*
DADDY: "And why do you have my eraser, Malachi?"
MALACHI: "Well, I should have thought that was obvious too! We bears make many a mistake when we colour in, so that requires a larger than average eraser for us to use."
DADDY: "Oh."
MUTZLI: *Smiles guiltily.*
MALACHI: "Now, if you will excuse us, Daddy, Mutzli and I need to get started on our colouring in."
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 27th of January is "eraser". As an artist, I don’t have particularly interesting erasers, and a lot of them are nubs, so to make things a little more interesting for the theme, I decided to use Malachi and Mutzli again after their recent reappearance at "Looking Close on Friday" after a long hiatus for the theme "capture the time".
If you follow my photostream, you may know that I collect 1:12 size miniatures, some of which have featured in past themes in the "Looking Close on Friday" and "Smile on Saturday" groups. This includes Malachi the bear, who today is joined by his cousin, Mutzli and the pair are enjoying a foray into the wonderful world of colouring, which I also enjoy as a creative and emotional outlet. I do hope that you like my choice, and that this photograph makes you smile!
Malachi I acquired in mid-March 2020 (and mid Coronavirus) from a wonderful Melbourne stalwart toy shop: Dafel Dolls and Bears, when I went looking for a present for one of my goddaughters. Malachi is designed by Mary and hand-made by Wendy Joy in Australia. He has articulated arms and legs, and an extremely sweet face. Malachi was the name he came with, written by hand on his little tag.
Mutzli was a lovely surprise gift from a dear friend in Britain who kindly slipped him into a parcel of other delightful gifts for me. Like Malachi, he is mohair, has articulated arms and legs, and an extremely sweet face. Mutzli got his name from the tiny gold tag around his neck. He is made by Mutzli, a Swiss bear manufacturer since 1949.
The Coronation Colouring Book Mutzli holds is a 1:12 size miniature made by the British miniature artisan Ken Blythe. Most of the books I own that he has made may be opened to reveal authentic printed interiors. In some cases, you can even read the words, depending upon the size of the print! I have quite a large representation of Ken Blythe’s work in my collection. This colouring book has pages inside that feature images that could be coloured. To give you an idea of the work that has gone into this volume, it contains twelve double sided pages of illustrations and it measures thirty-three millimetres in height and twenty millimetres in width. What might amaze you even more is that all Ken Blythe’s opening books are authentically replicated 1:12 scale miniatures of real volumes. To create something so authentic to the original in such detail and so clearly, really does make this a miniature artisan piece. Ken Blythe’s work is highly sought after by miniaturists around the world today and command high prices at auction for such tiny pieces, particularly now that he is no longer alive. I was fortunate enough to acquire pieces from Ken Blythe prior to his death about four years ago, as well as through his estate via his daughter and son-in-law. His legacy will live on with me and in my photography which I hope will please his daughter. I hope that it makes you smile with its sheer whimsy!
The coloured pencils on the table are 1:12 miniatures as well, and is only one millimetre wide and two centimetres long, and the pencil box is made of real wood and has a sliding lid that does open.
Better Versions of what I already had up. Several people asked for them. :)
A package of Origami sheets. If I remember correctly there are four different versions/colors of sheets.
Then there are booklets of paper dolls (two of which are for another anime series Utena) which have ten pages each. These had the best characters, often the more difficult to access senshi and others such as Saturn, the Sailor Starlights, and Human Luna.
My other Utena items are here.
various other Paper Dolls are here
The middle row shows a mini coloring book but I don't remember where this came from though it's possible it was a premium in a Japanese candy/snack box.
UPDATE: I was correct, the mini coloring book is a premium for the large candy/cookie tins seen in this picture (and others). :)
On the bottom row far left is a German Tuxedo Mask fan book (Fanbuch). These only came out in German language and were never even in Japanese. There were 22 books in the German series which can be seen beautifully here in this photo set by MoonBunnyStudios.
Next is a fan booklet combining Mars/Venus that came with one of the DVD collections. Next to the fan books is a drawstring purse that matches a couple soft backpacks I have (but don't have the pics up yet). The far right bottom has two vinal covered mini notebooks.
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All these (and more) need new homes as I'm going to a different country for an extended stay soon so send me a Flickr Mail message (access through the arrow that appears near my profile photo when mousing over it) if interested.
Number 29 of 50 in 'Tim Jeffs' coloring book':
'Intricate Ink Animals in Detail'.
This very rare Blue Maine Lobster seems to have got himself in some hot water!
It is always a pleasure to complete these! There are so many different ways they can be done. Different colour schemes. Different coloured pencils!
I think I'll do TimJeffsArt other lobster, in his highly recommended colouring book, with more natural colours.
Three covers from a series of colouring and drawing books published by NativeNorthwest.com in Vancouver, BC which highlight designs by various Indigenous artists from the various First Nations in the Pacific Northwest.
To view their art catalogue:
nativenorthwest.ca/ (or nativenorthwest.com in the USA)
Macro Mondays theme: Perfect Match
Matched set of koi magnets with free floating tails crafted from pistachio nuts with colouring book seascape as background.
HMM
Now available at Poppy's Petites - miniature colouring books!
The ultimate doll de-stresser! Show your dolls some love and pick up a set today!
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Lyle: Hello, everyone. I just wanted to give you a sneak preview on Jefa's latest colouring book project. I doBaD 24 September 2021: Artn't think she's going to want to finish it anytime soon. She put all her supplies away after she caught Mr Bigg messing with them. A classic case of taking my ball and going home, right?
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From Millie Marotta's Curious Creatures: A Colouring Book.
I'm told that a camel is a horse designed by a committee.
Apparently the quote is attributed to Sir Alec Issigonis, a British car designer who worked at the Morris Minor Company from the age of 18 and who went on to design the Mini.
Completed with Faber Castell Polychromos pencils and no blender used this time.
From the colouring book:
Intricate Ink ANIMALS IN DETAIL by Tim Jeffs.
(Number 18 of 50.)
To get a natural look with Tim Jeffs' majestic art this honestly should have been just coloured with a sea blue/green wash.
Then I thought, but that wouldn't be my style.
Hang on! Wow! Here I am a tyro/beginner colourist talking about 'my style'.
Thank you Tim for giving me the opportunity to have a go!
A flatlay with one of my orange minis. I have been looking for the colouring book on my bookshelves for a while and rediscovered it today (yes I have far too many books when a book this size can get 'lost') and it was a good opportunity to do another hoop flatlay.
From the 'Manic Botanic' colouring book illustrated by Irina Vinnick.
The French name seems more palatable to me!
I found this bird quartering the pages of Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom colouring book.
In the USA this is sometimes called the 'Heart-faced owl' which seems appropriate for February 14th!
Coloured in with Faber Castell's Polychromos pencils. Seen in the first comment box below in moonlight!
O'Keefe: I volunteered to pose with the lobster picture because I thought it would match my hair. What gives?
Jefa: It might match if it were cooked, but this is as close as I could get to the real-life uncooked colour with the pencils I have.
O'Keefe: Well, I think it rocks.
O'Keefe and Jefa burst into song:
♪ Rock, rock
Rock lobster! (Aaaaaaaaah) ♬
♫ Down, down! (Aaaaaaah) ...
Week 18/52, 2016
This week’s theme for my 52 project is “Eye for Detail.” One of the things I did while in the hospital was to colour this architecture/urban colouring book. I find that the illustrations are too detailed for my bad eyesight, so I’m not sure how much of an eye for detail I have. Anyway, it looks like I did a decent job for this portion of the drawing.
It's an exciting day in the village, for today a new Queen will be crowned. All over the globe across every part of the British Empire there will be celebrations being held, including in the village. Here a Coronation Afternoon Tea is being held and everyone has pitched in to help make it as celebratory as possible.
Mrs. Gough who runs the high street haberdashers has decked the street out with Union Jack bunting. Miss Vine the postmistress has created some very patriotic cupcakes with Union Jacks made out of royal icing. Mr. Tavistock the grocer, has baked a cherry bakewell tart. Miss Kitty Arundel of "The Oaks" has made some whimsical fairy cupcakes decorated with coloured marzipan flowers and sprinkles. Mr. Jervis from "Knollys Farm" has used fresh produce from his farm to make ham, cheese, tomato, lettuce and tomato sandwich triangles. Old Gladys Hawarden, the Major's widow, has dusted off her beautiful crystal and made a delectable trifle. Mrs. Snowdon's daughter, Daisy has excelled herself with her home economics skills learned at school and has created a light and fluffy sponge that looks almost too good to eat... almost. Mr. Berry of "Apple Tree Farm" has kindly supplied orange juice and creamy fresh milk. Mrs. Ponsonby from "Willow Cottage" has gone through every cupboard she has to find teapots, milk jugs, sugar bowls and teacups, all not seen before the war, to help make endless cups of tea. Retired railway master Mr. Hemsley has brightened the table with a selection of his white roses in a fitting regal cranberry glass vase. And to keep the children occupied and amused for the afternoon, Miss Mainwaring the schoolmistress has acquired Coronation colouring books and pencils from London.
Now everyone can celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and user in the new Elizabethan Age in true style.
2022 marks the year that Her Majesty The Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of devoted and loyal service to her people.
Celebrations will be happening in Britain and around the world during the Platinum Jubilee Central Weekend which takes place from 2nd to 5th June.
I thought I would add to the celebrations with my own Coronation 1952 Afternoon Tea harking back to when The Queen was first crowned, made up completely with pieces from my miniatures collection.
God bless our Queen! Long may she reign over us!
Fun things to look for in this tableau:
The Coronation Colouring Book is a 1:12 size miniature made by the British miniature artisan Ken Blythe. Most of the books I own that he has made may be opened to reveal authentic printed interiors. In some cases, you can even read the words, depending upon the size of the print! I have quite a large representation of Ken Blythe’s work in my collection. This colouring book has pages inside that feature images that could be coloured. To give you an idea of the work that has gone into this volume, it contains twelve double sided pages of illustrations and it measures thirty-three millimetres in height and twenty millimetres in width. What might amaze you even more is that all Ken Blythe’s opening books are authentically replicated 1:12 scale miniatures of real volumes. To create something so authentic to the original in such detail and so clearly, really does make this a miniature artisan piece. Ken Blythe’s work is highly sought after by miniaturists around the world today and command high prices at auction for such tiny pieces, particularly now that he is no longer alive. I was fortunate enough to acquire pieces from Ken Blythe prior to his death about four years ago, as well as through his estate via his daughter and son-in-law. His legacy will live on with me and in my photography which I hope will please his daughter. I hope that it makes you smile with its sheer whimsy!
The coloured pencils on the table are 1:12 miniatures as well, and is only one millimetre wide and two centimetres long.
The Union Jack cupcakes, flower cupcakes, cherry bakewell tart, tray of sandwiches and trifle are all artisan pieces that have been made in England by hand from clay by former chef turned miniature artisan, Frances Knight. Her work is incredibly detailed and realistic, and she says that she draws her inspiration from her years as a chef and her imagination.
The lemon sponge is also an artisan piece made by Karen Ladybug Miniatures in England.
Made by French ceramicist and miniature artisan Valerie Casson, the Dolly Varden teapot, Peter Rabbit in a watering can teapot and the goose jug are all authentic 1:12 miniatures of real ceramic pieces.
The cranberry glass vase was issued by Glasscraft for The Queen's Golden Jubilee. It is made from real cranberry glass, is hand blown, etched with a portrait of the Queen in profile and hand gilded around the rim.
The white roses in the vase, and the jugs of orange juice and milk all come from Beautifully Handmade Miniatures in Kettering. The jugs are made of hand blown glass.
The different crockery comes from various miniature stockists on E-Bay.
Autumn in this forest is always very colourful!
This is a single page of a double page spread in Johanna Basford's colouring book 'Enchanted Forest'.
For anyone new to the subject (can there be anyone?) the two most impressive colouring books I have encountered so far are:
Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom Deluxe Edition: A Colouring Book Adventure and
Manic Botanic: Zifflin's Coloring Book illustrated by Irina Vinnik which includes more natural drawings without the overuse of the 'zentangle' effect.
Both of these would stand up well as coffee table books before colouring!
Both are available on Amazon UK at very reasonable prices.
On this picture the learning process continues. I used wax, oil, and watercolour pencils plus felt tips and included the Derwent Inktense type for the first time.
A colouring marathon.
(Possibly click on photo to see it larger.)
A challenging page from Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom.
For our Yahoo group I had to colour the butterflies.
It is not a favorite from me.
It's from the book: Het tweede enige echte kleurboek voor volwassenen.
Published by: www.bbnc.nl/product/het-enige-echte-kleurboek-voor-volwas...
I used my Faber-Castel polychromos.
Lit in the French national colours with three tricolour cockade flowers.
This one dedicated to my three sons.
Dan who had a heart attack and has since cycled the 186 miles to Paris from London in twenty four hours.
(Story here: coeurcycliste.com/2016/05/05/london-to-paris-24-hour-spor... )
Alan who loves visiting France with his family.
Andy who has waited to see this completed for such a long time.
This is the page 'Eiffel Tower' from 'The Magical City' colouring book by Lizzie Mary Cullen.
From Millie Marotta's "Animal Kingdom
a colouring book adventure".
I completed this picture some time ago. I thought I'd better show him off before he goes to sleep for the winter months.
Another fantastic creature from:
Millie Marotta's Curious Creatures: A Colouring Book.
Individuals have been clocked at speeds up to 110 km/h (68 mph), which is one of the highest speeds reliably reported in any water organism. They can also change their colours almost instantly!
It is time that I stated that I am basically against fishing as a sport although I have taken up the challenge in the past.
Game fishing as a sport seems horrendous to me and as obscene as fox hunting with dogs. I'd rather see game fisherman with wet suits only equipped with cameras to record these animals.
Having had my rant, I should also mention that this is the first outing for my new Tombow Irojiten colour pencils. I'm sure that the reviews on the internet give an adequate explanation of their qualities but I am very pleased to have them (full set awaited!).
Interesting Art facts:
Leonardo Da Vinci destroyed any of his artwork he felt was not perfect.
Picasso had to burn his paintings to keep warm.
I 'dared to fail' with this picture and did.
But being positive this one becomes a learning experience.
Ever onwards.
This one from Johanna Basford's 'Lost Ocean'.