Trees are apparently hard to paint.

<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeX7ykiIvEsdjH-rdR_7BGZfM_ouZUQ9Y3b0Oa35afgpTDy5tK6bBsd0j4jWXppgLAb8yK6oqb65Th8xFHLkEuTdDWfmbO1kJUXxAbrScYYHfd3Rkkp8FgZPqnQ8RSI3NcDbl4GuFyg_g/s1600-h/watercolour-trees.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321691934410492242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeX7ykiIvEsdjH-rdR_7BGZfM_ouZUQ9Y3b0Oa35afgpTDy5tK6bBsd0j4jWXppgLAb8yK6oqb65Th8xFHLkEuTdDWfmbO1kJUXxAbrScYYHfd3Rkkp8FgZPqnQ8RSI3NcDbl4GuFyg_g/s400/watercolour-trees.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" /></a><br />So I read somewhere that I can't remember. And I'm trying to convince myself that that's true, and it's not just me being inept.<br /><br />Here are some trees I painted tonight. They are a bit too blobby to actually look like trees.<br /><br />Another thing that is very hard is mixing greens. I used lemon yellow, cobalt blue, ultramarine, burnt umber and a bit of viridian for this little painting. I remember quite a lot of the colour mixing theory we did in my watercolour class at the start of the year, but actually putting it into practice is a different story. Still at least I had more luck with the scanner tonight, and I do like my little fence.<br /></div>

Trees are apparently hard to paint.

So I read somewhere that I can't remember. And I'm trying to convince myself that that's true, and it's not just me being i...

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Elvis the catdog gets a faceful of butter.

<div style="text-align: justify;">My horrible husband is a big meanie. Elvis came to sniff what Richard was eating (crackers and butter) and Richard shoved one of them in the poor catdog's face. I snapped some photos very quickly - they're a bit out of focus but I hadn't time to fiddle :-)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglx_HBDS47uyPnqk7TYKGqlGJOqCiSVdzROXOOGnMM7HiJIXg-P4EjS3_TdJdTNaD1hmg0XMSJ41FxyprfHUE6dOQB7aY05izYNRm02Qtu8WfDCFEVx73fOymIxdkK2FY4wRobqtQ-hgo/s1600-h/elvisbutter4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321687533641183666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglx_HBDS47uyPnqk7TYKGqlGJOqCiSVdzROXOOGnMM7HiJIXg-P4EjS3_TdJdTNaD1hmg0XMSJ41FxyprfHUE6dOQB7aY05izYNRm02Qtu8WfDCFEVx73fOymIxdkK2FY4wRobqtQ-hgo/s400/elvisbutter4.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYd08BR7cuq7lBNCmOK4KTOZplPn0lUy4EyFHX_Sjz6RaffPMcmEE5BkQZOddhXpQXyazQcZ-9MeCPPOpIh3bZHDPXD_zYQxzJTYbQppuMFyMRSYI7D3w3Oz06Q3nntlzwAM8PqWhHptE/s1600-h/elvisbutter3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321687524774775266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYd08BR7cuq7lBNCmOK4KTOZplPn0lUy4EyFHX_Sjz6RaffPMcmEE5BkQZOddhXpQXyazQcZ-9MeCPPOpIh3bZHDPXD_zYQxzJTYbQppuMFyMRSYI7D3w3Oz06Q3nntlzwAM8PqWhHptE/s400/elvisbutter3.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDMPGDo6mGTSp67OwdqZqiw8EusK0unrCgw2dH7RdNGMqAk_A8qkG7JOJQ_oYitfUsi-tLAsJ8-ArE4HSe25n7ugnQYwe1zPko13OgdGmHTSQjEiDvp9PwlTsDIxfYzeUAyZuNdy381I/s1600-h/elvisbutter2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321687524848818658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDMPGDo6mGTSp67OwdqZqiw8EusK0unrCgw2dH7RdNGMqAk_A8qkG7JOJQ_oYitfUsi-tLAsJ8-ArE4HSe25n7ugnQYwe1zPko13OgdGmHTSQjEiDvp9PwlTsDIxfYzeUAyZuNdy381I/s400/elvisbutter2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLJAPVb3zgi8T3JcDVWoN9WMSjDrkftD46mHGiYZ6VwByazweCJ3pPlQEk7SkVHsq4jOLYBajtAzlWXahzdYdr3dybyE71S_5nW6rx38vcu98pgy-GL8vZ0q9aEXJ-dDcmAWHtFBbppQ/s1600-h/elvisbutter1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321687519470663858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLJAPVb3zgi8T3JcDVWoN9WMSjDrkftD46mHGiYZ6VwByazweCJ3pPlQEk7SkVHsq4jOLYBajtAzlWXahzdYdr3dybyE71S_5nW6rx38vcu98pgy-GL8vZ0q9aEXJ-dDcmAWHtFBbppQ/s400/elvisbutter1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" /></a>Elvis made a halfhearted attempt to clean himself up, but has now given up and is wandering round the house looking much as he did when I took the photos.<br /><br />UPDATE: About an hour later, some of the butter is still there. He appears to have forgotten all about it.<br /><br /><br /></div>

Elvis the catdog gets a faceful of butter.

My horrible husband is a big meanie. Elvis came to sniff what Richard was eating (crackers and butter) and Richard shoved one of them in the...

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EDM #217 - draw your inner critic.

<div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBWVdw6NWpzMZO7_1YwB8KiEyeKj_XFrpCT70hyolXzuFcCZbbV9-Fcpzi8kJXVsQHibQ7e1x9bHKx_JVfazA5b8QmUvSc03z8QbB6uliWzyzPkaI2jWwimn9emVX7qCp9zaI-TIMs7I/s1600-h/innercritic.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321196229739005490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBWVdw6NWpzMZO7_1YwB8KiEyeKj_XFrpCT70hyolXzuFcCZbbV9-Fcpzi8kJXVsQHibQ7e1x9bHKx_JVfazA5b8QmUvSc03z8QbB6uliWzyzPkaI2jWwimn9emVX7qCp9zaI-TIMs7I/s400/innercritic.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 384px;" /></a><br /><br />This challenge was very appropriate for me. I'm hugely critical of myself, to the point of being self-deprecating. Always have been. I wish I was less so. Maybe one day I'll learn to like my own work.<br /><br />Click to make bigger and you'll be able to read the text.<br /><br />I did this in photoshop. The font I used was one I created <a href="http://www.yourfonts.com/">with my own handwriting</a>.<br /></div>

EDM #217 - draw your inner critic.

This challenge was very appropriate for me. I'm hugely critical of myself, to the point of being self-deprecating. Always have been. ...

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