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Sylvia Evans

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Real yuk waffle Michael.... great fun.  

Hilary Pearce

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I have to agree with Michael, the endless waffle spouted about art has little relevance for me personally.  I’m of the “I know what I like camp” if something appeals to me visually that’s the main pleasure and enjoyment.  In making art, especially for me as a beginner there is always the question, what’s shall I do today? Exploration of colour, techniques and materials figure largely in what I paint/draw there is no deeper meaning.   Books have also played a big part my life and certainly continue to do so, I’m a sucker for coffee table books both of art and photography.  I do agree that a purpose or outcome is a factor, so when I have produced something say from my art group or on my own then the display of the work to my friends and family gives me a lot of satisfaction, not for praise but to see if they gain any enjoyment from the work I produce. I’m in danger of waffling here...............

Denise Cat

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Yes, I agree, that is waffle Michael, it has an almost, poetic ring to it or is that drone or trovel. I agree with Sylvia, great fun.
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Michael Edwards

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i have to admit I got it from one of my favourite go-to websites where you can generate your own waffle. Forgive me but the name of the site is Artybollocks.com - look it up some time.  And yes - what a refreshing stream this is. 

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I will definitely be looking that one up Michael, I don't need much help waffling, I normally do my own bad job of it, the site sounds very good, I will have a look.

Hilary Pearce

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Just had a look at Artybollocks, my kind of site. I agree Denise, I can waffle endlessly but a statement from the site would be a lot of fun.

Denise Cat

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I'm laughing Hilary, maybe we should have a post stating our favourite art waffle.

Tessa Gwynne

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Talking of laughing Denise, I just remembered an artist whose work I really like and would call illustrative and that is John Lines who paints with humour, many allotment scenes and capturing mining villages etc.. great observation.  Also, thanks folks for this interesting discussion. Fortunately in the present lockdown I don’t live on my own so there is generally the other half handy for conversation but it’s great to have an alternative conversation of the arty type, bollocks and all!

Denise Cat

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It has been a very good conversation Tessa and I just had a look at the site and low and behold, I found a statement I could of put on there myself, It said, "I have been fascinated by the traditional understanding of meaning", I was laughing, that about sums me up in one.
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Michael Edwards

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Returning to one of the points I made above about being stuck in one genre and style - well it may be okay if you are sussessful and want to maximise sales but for those who paint for the sheer love of it, trying out different forms of art is a great way of expanding expertise and enjoyment. Personally I would hate to stick to one style/genre churning out work like a Chinese production line.If you look at my galleries you will see that I paint not only watercolours, but also indulge in cartoons, acrylic abstracts, acrylic ink abstracts, rustic sculptures etc. Recently my wife underwent serious surgery and is still in recovery. I did spend quite a bit of time in the studio working on the album covers I posted recently and a couple of other works but in the main I hate to leave her alone indoors while I indulge myself. To overcome art withdrawal symptons I decided to have a go at some small ink abstracts using a particular technique. These I can do in the armchair during the breaks between the adverts (the programmes are pretty diabolical at the moment 😐). They are mostly only about 4ins square (the abstracts that is - not the adverts) and I can do them in fits and starts, I've done them even smaller on blank cards - I do like sending cards with an original painting/drawing on the front - much more personal and always well received. I also sometimes add a watercolour wash to the background for added interest. I accept that the artistic input takes second place to the technique but they are great fun to do. I set this as one of the weekly challenges for our local art group with the rider that they can simply doodle in the square instead of trying to copy mine (the technique does need to be demonstrated first) and the results have been really great. Anyone can do it, just doodle away, but if you want to learn the technique try looking up Jon Harris on youtube. I'll post an example in the gallery for anyone who is interested.

Hilary Pearce

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Yes please, an example would be great to see.
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Just posted two.
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