Instagram plug

I have a big post to write about a trip to Melbourne Michael and I just made. We had a really good time although it was quite flat out. That is coming soon.

Meanwhile … I don’t know if I have plugged my Instagram on here. It’s social media and so it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but this is how I do it: it’s a photo album of things I see, occasionally things I paint, and once in a blue moon, things I animate. 

There’s no FOMO because I never go anywhere exciting; but do let me know if you think I’ve missed a good letterbox somewhere in Hobart. There’s usually no people in my photos, so it’s not a good way to catch up on what the family are doing etc. And I usually write nothing at all but I’m always happy to answer questions. Here’s my posts for May.

Little paintings from the last 12 months

 I've been doing these for the 18 months or so. I posted some around this time last year. and then there's these I did in Hong Kong and this one which I animated.

This load are mostly around Hobart but a couple from further afield.

I work on a 7cm square, occasionally I go double width. I love how they look when I scan them and zoom in; they come up looking loose because they are painted so small.

Top of Liverpool St

Warwick St Driveway

Mt Pleasant Oval at Pawtella

Domain from Audley St North Hobart

City Hall

Devonshire Square

Devonshire Square sketch

Amy Street, Burnie

Milles Street, South Hobart

Corner Melville and Murray St

Goal Umpire, Last Quarter at Kempton Oval

Bottom of Lynton Avenue

Top of Lynton Avenue

Looking East, Cascade Paddock

Looking West, Cascade Paddock

Patrick St from St Andrews Park

Top of Bathurst St

The Rivulet at Harrington St

Caversham Court, Elizabeth Bay

Port Road at Boat Harbour

Federal St Corner, North Hobart

Scamps on the weekend

The weather was superb on the weekend. We had a noodling at home day on Saturday, featuring some painting in the backyard. I just couldn't find the kids' paints, so they had a go with my acrylics, but they dry too fast in the sun. Continuing the paint theme, Elf and the boys started painting the timber balustrades with the left over "Tree of Heaven" green.

Sunday was extremely social with visits from Lana, Sharyn and Millie; Mary, Simon and Miranda; and Sally, Mum and Dad. After that we went up to Nick and Anna's. Then exhaustion set in.

I can't believe its not paint!

We got a big graphics tablet at work a few months ago, for a freelance film editor to use. Better for his bad back than a mouse, or something. Anyway, he's finished up now, and it has just been sitting around neglected. I am very slow at taking up new methods, so I have been looking askance at it. Just occasionally I have plugged it in and had a tiny play with it, but not for long enough to really see if I like it.

So I brought it home for the weekend and I have just broken through and got some results that make me feel like its worth persisting. This is a pretty terrible painting in terms of colour and composition, because I am way out of practise, but the painty effects I feel are really nice. It looks like it would take a while to clean up after.

This painting has a scan from a Russian dictionary in the background, and a scan of a coin print in the top corner, but is otherwise all digitally created.