tired of pears yet?

I'm not.  They have a lovely shape - very feminine in form I think.

After drawing yet another pear (not this one) an idea struck me for a challenge my group has set all members of the Embroiderers' Guild NSW.  Having been involved in the set up of the challenge. I was almost over the idea. The general theme is "Changing of the Seasons" and I really wanted to avoid doing something involving flowers - well I haven't but that's OK.  The piece is not due in until September so I have a little bit of time to change my mind.

decorative art - tiles again

a rose by any other name would smell as sweet

 Tiles on a house wall in Croydon NSW.

My camera gets borrowed and every so often I find a pleasant surprise on my camera card

baby Bristlenose feeding on cucumber

this gives an idea of actually how small the baby is - see the adult Bristlenose coming in on the right

Adult Bristlenose - aptly named

Darjeeling

A family member is in Darjeeling for a while undertaking some studies -  he has posted some marvellous photos on face book.  The views are all so different - this is the entry to Mahakal temple.  The colour  is chaotic and wonderful and reflected in the flags, painted stones and sculpture.

I am really enjoying  using face book  at the moment - its a bit like travels with my aunt - but in reverse - the aunt is at home.

decorative arts - more tiles

The pomegranate has a wide number of symbolic meanings including prosperity, fertility, abundance and hope.

The pomegranate motifs also has a many meaning in different cultures and appears in many Christian religious paintings.

sketch club

Our model Kit is a tall lanky guy - though the men in my family are tall I am not used to seeing such a thin body and I had great difficulty drawing him - all the poses from where I was sitting seemed impossible and the last one was the worst but turned out by far the best drawing.  I had a view which contained challenges of hair, foreshortened arms and there were fingers! Being too lazy to move I worked on drawing and was really chuffed with my result.  PS - I used a pastel pencil

Cheers