Happy Birthday Sam



Happy Birthday Sam! One year old :>) - it doesn't seem a year since my daughter was rushed into hospital for an emergency caesarian .... but it is. And Sam is now a delightful active .... errrm very active one year old :>)

Sorry about the lack of recent posts but we are going through a really bad time at the moment and I'll get back on track as soon as possible.

Comments

Julie said…
Don't apologise Vivien. I hope you find strength and comfort to cope. I recognise St Ives in your card I think and what a joy to have a lively one year old grandson.
9:59 pm
Jeanette Jobson said…
Time passes fast, doesn't it? A year is gone in a blink. But lovely to be there to see the child grow.

I'm sorry you're having a difficult time right now. You're in my thoughts - sending you good wishes.
11:27 pm
vivien said…
Julie - It is very loosely based on St Ives :>) He's not long spent a holiday there and I'm doing a similar painting for his bedroom wall.

Jeanette yes the time has zoomed by
... and thank you.
7:08 am
Shirley Anne Sherris said…
HI
If you think one year has whizzed past - wait until he is almost nine as my grandson is now and I wonder where on earth the years have disappeared to. It seams like last week he was a toddler like Sam.
Yesterday I made a comment on the programme he was watching and he dryly replied - 'I have a different sense of humour to you Grandma'. Hmmm.
11:36 am
vivien said…
ouch!!!
5:33 pm
Lor Lor said…
I have you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.
10:06 pm
harry bell said…
I'm sorry to read that things are still bad for you. I hope they resolve themselves favourably.
11:55 pm
Lindsay said…
Vivien this is charming! You are in my thoughts often....
1:40 am
vivien said…
Lorraine, Harry, Lindsay - thank you
6:47 pm
caseytoussaint said…
Happy Birthday to Sam! This is wonderful. I hope you're holding up alright....we're all holding you in our thoughts these days.
3:09 pm
vivien said…
thanks Casey :>) I'm seeing Glen on Friday and will be able to pick up the FPP's from her - I'm twitching to see them!
7:25 pm
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Eye, Urban/Rural exhibition

Image
Vivien Blackburn's work in the Urban/Rural show We've just hung a group show at the The Eye Project, Urban/Rural show.  If you want to come and see it it's on for a month - well worth seeing, 11 lovely artists and some fabulous work. Those large canvasses are 40 inches square. There are rural landscapes, flowerscapes, intriguing textile work including a large knitted building, abstracts .... something for everyone. It's in the gallery below the cafe in the Adult Education Centre at the top of Wellington street, Leicester, opposite Fenwicks.  Meet the Arttists day is Saturday 1st April 10-2.  Come and have a chat with us?
Read more

Hedges silhouetted agains the snow, winter light: watercolour and Derwent tinted charcoal pencils in Stillmand and Birn Beta Hardback sketchbook

Image
 Detail  I have always liked the calligraphic tangle of the hedges when they are sihouetted against the sky.   Recent snowfall meant even more opportunities with amazing light and the landscape simplified and hidden by the snow, throwing hedges into relief. Above is a detail of a double page sketch in the lovely Stillman and Birn Beta A4 hardback sketchbook.  This paper is so forgiving and the watercolour works beautifully with it.  It allowed me to work through wet washes with charcoal pencil - something that tears many papers, leaving holes.  Some of the hedge is paint, some tinted charcoal. First snow, more on the way, winter light: silhouetted hedges in watercolour and Derwent tinted charcoal in a Stillman and Birn A4 beta hardback sketchbook The earlier warm golden glow of the low sun is covered by clouds, threatening more snow to come.   The spiky calligraphic marks of the hedge and the underlying form of the bank, with some of the taller dried grasses showing
Read more

looking at non traditional composition and quiet vs busy areas in paintings

Image
Paul Klee I thought I'd look at non-traditional composition - where the rule of thirds isn't the key but the painting relies on different compositional methods. in response to an excellent series of posts on the various ways of looking at composition by Katherine (link at end). These alternative considerations or breaking of rules - but making it work - appeal to me more than too heavy a reliance on the rule of thirds. The painting above, by Paul Klee is a 'field' painting' - the composition is overall, the eye travels around enjoying the glowing colour that he creates by juxtaposing complementary colours, subtle greyed greens enhancing the oranges/reds/pinks. Most of the image is composed of the various greens, greeny browns and khakis, with accents of the warm colours. When working this way it's important that the balance is unequal and that the accent colours are placed carefully to keep the eye moving in the way the artist wants. A couple of the brighter
Read more