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Grab the sick bag quick!!!! Yes, I know, I'm feeling nauseous myself. This stylish, understated object was a souvenir from a trip to Annecy. The aim of the day was to find the tackiest piece of tat possible. I WIN!!! There is a lot of tat in Annecy as Felicity can vouch for in her post on this beautiful town. This is a pot of beaver cocktail sticks. I don't know what the connection between beavers and Annecy is and, quite frankly, I don't think I want to know. This piece is hand finished in beautiful resin (the plastic kind). Charming, I'm sure you'll agree.
Finally a drawing I'm happy with. Like others, who completed this challenge, I found it difficult to find something yellow to draw. Then I realised the answer was under my nose!
This drawing took about two hours. I was watching and listening to a really old concert by James Taylor filmed by the BBC. Whilst listening I was thinking how his voice was like honey. I LOVE that feeling you get from hearing a voice that touches you. Imagine being able to do that with pen or pencil.
My Everyday Matters set so far HERE.
It's my birthday today. Thought I'd get a post in before it's over. A pretty unremarkable day really apart from the rain. It has rained and rained and rained. I'm watching and listening to The Who at Glastonbury. It's raining there too. Wondering about what the next year will bring. Who knows.
"Only love can bring the rain that makes you yearn to the sky. Only love can bring the rain that falls like tears from on high."
I wasn't going to post this but I've been in a right old drawing funk this week and have nothing else to post.
This poor bee had been on the floor for sometime - days in fact. I kept on thinking I should get rid of it but then never getting around to it. This was Flower's (my cat) prey. She isn't big on hunting - actually I think this is the only thing she's ever caught. Well, with a name like Flower you couldn't be much of a hunter could you? She doesn't see the point anyway not when she employs somebody (me) to prepare and serve her food.
Tag#5. Something you may be unaware of is that I have shaky hands. As somebody who works on a small scale and with such detail this could be surprising. People often say to me when they see my work "you must have a steady hand" - when in fact the opposite is true. I have to warm up, when I start drawing, just like an athlete or tennis player would. I have wondered whether this is where my cross-hatching techniques come from; because drawing a line is not always easy I tend to go over the line a few times to correct it. Of course there are drawings that I have created that are quite clean and simple; my cats, umbrella and Birkenstocks come to mind. One thing these drawings have in common is that I was really nervous when putting pen to paper. One shake in the wrong place and it could have ruined them!
The beetroot drawings are not really related to the post or the tag. I saw these in a shop yesterday and could not leave them behind. To me beetroots are so beautiful. Everything about them. The colours and shapes are perfect - and they taste pretty good too. These won't be eaten though. Just drawn.
(Tag#4)...I always feel like I am looking for the key.
Both literally and metaphorically.
I pottered around the house all day today - like I had nothing else to do! I would actually love to spend all my time pottering. I can't think of anything better to do. Apart from draw that is. So these two drawings are a combination of both of those things. One took around 15 minutes the other took considerably longer.
I thought I'd have a clear out; throw out some of the herbs and stuff that had gone out of date. I found that that was about 95% of them. I reconsidered and decided that actually most of them may 'come in useful in the future'. Take these porcini, for example, I'll get at least one more drawing out of them.
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Grab the sick bag quick!!!! Yes, I know, I'm feeling nauseous myself. This stylish, understated object was a souvenir from a trip to Annecy. The aim of the day was to find the tackiest piece of tat possible. I WIN!!! There is a lot of tat in Annecy as Felicity can vouch for in her post on this beautiful town. This is a pot of beaver cocktail sticks. I don't know what the connection between beavers and Annecy is and, quite frankly, I don't think I want to know. This piece is hand finished in beautiful resin (the plastic kind). Charming, I'm sure you'll agree.
Charmant!
OK, so I should really say something intelligent, like, nice use of colour here, Andrea!! And incredible drawing!
I love it! Wish I had my own.
By the way, love how you present this piece off-center.
Technically: brilliant as always
Subject: dear God,you most definitely win!
"beaver cocktail sticks"
*has fits*
I know you don't want to know the connection, but i think it's because Annecy is surrounded by areas where the "marmotte" lives (i.e. the Alps). My cousin and i once bought a stuffed marmotte - yeah, that's beaver in French - around that area. Equally tacky.
Love the drawing -- and the fact you even kept this lovely piece of memorabilia :-)
Made in China, right??!!
the drawing itself is wonderful - i love those little beaver faces. and i love a tacky souvenir as much as the next person. but who knew....beavers on a stick. lol
i need to do some more travelin
I love it and I love the fact that you've made such a work of art from it.
I'm intrigued by the Bob Ross label though, LOL.
What else can I add? I love the drawing. A true Joseph!
Bravo! Only you could accomplish making a cheap tacky plastic souvenier into art. How DO you do it?
Sometimes a tacky piece of tat has the luck of taking the attention of somebody like you and becomes the muse of a piece of art. (After looking at your drawing maybe I should like the piece)
Thanks everyone!
I must admit to LOVING kitsch tat really. I just can't get enough of it! This is a piece I'm particularly fond of.
France, you know, I'm sure we stayed in some B&B or hotel called Marmotte. It's all making sense now. And yep, I would put money on this being Made In China!
Gillian, I had Bob Ross on my mind throughout this picture (I often do though!). I think it was those mountains - that was why I called it 'everybody needs a friend'; one of his favourite sayings. Aaaaaw, I still miss him.
Cheers guys!
In your hands, it becomes an object of charm. enjoy your piece of memorabilia
Ronell
Great drawing , subject interesting! . I have been inspired by you to buy some sepia drawing pens.Usually work in black.
Thanks for your good wishes, it is on until 27th August ,if you do come let me know. Eileen
Andrea, I'm sure you could get help for your Bob Ross infatuation. You're away up in the happy little clouds. LOL.
BTW, yes - I am on Flickr - but only recently. xxx
Andrea, this is wonderful!! Definitely beats anything I saw that day! Hand finished - I love that. By some poor person working near a conveyor belt probably! When I see tat (there is so much of it these days) I can't help wondering about the factories they came from, I'd love to visit one!
BTW, is Bob Ross that guy that does oil painting demos on TV. If he's the one I'm thinking of then...OMG!!
I collected snowglobes (until last year when with over 300 they threatened to take over the apt). My only requirement was that they be the cheapest and tackiest.
And in your hands these tacky little beaver sticks are so charming and become so much more when you draw them.
Thanks guys!
Felicity, I have the same concerns about the factories that this kind of junk comes from. I don't think I'd like to visit one though - although it might make me think twice about buying stuff.
Oh and yes! that is the exact Bob Ross. There's only one Bob Ross and I LOVED that man. Unfortuanetly he passed away some time ago. I was devastated (as a lot of people were)to find he was no longer with us. I don't mind admitting that I cried. I've been meaning to do a post about him for some time - it's just coming up with the right drawing! This could have been it!!
Janey, 300 snowglobes!!! Now that's impressive.I'd love to see your place! Sounds Fab.
Cheers everyone.
It certainly is charming Andrea! You just make everything wonderful!
Oh my ... but it's so BEAUTIFULLY drawn, you've turned it into something quite precious.
Beaver cocktail sticks? Ok. The drawing itself is incredible as always. I love your work. I gotta say, though, that no matter h0ow tacky anything is, you do it wonderfully.
Thanks guys!