Spock

This board just about captures the frustration of being an artist. Some things work out and others are rubbish, well at least in my eyes anyway. The first set are three attempts to make a likeness of the actor Rob Lowe. As ca be seen by my frantic attempts and frustration they didn't work out. By the way I wasn't trying to make Rob Lowe look some one off of the Black and White minstrel show but rather I was trying to hide my inability to make a likeness with heavy heavy shadow. As can be seen from the results it didn't work.

I went out and did a bit of shopping and switched on the wonderful Star Trek movie when I got home. Suddenly I couldn't do any wrong. Now I have no explanation for this - perhaps the neurons and synaptic connections just needed a change of scenery to reset themselves. What ever the reason I am glad they did what they did.

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Gaga

Over the past week or so I have been busy doing many things, visiting the new Hepworth Gallery - great place just watch out for the crazy sign posts that can send you the wrong way up. A one way street if you are not careful! I have also been spending a whole lot of time analysing an old map of Ibstock. For most people this is not an interesting way to spend your time but I felt it was. Finally, of course, I have been drawing.

I appear to have hit a bit of a purple patch with my art at the moment. I have no idea why this is but suddenly things started to click and drawing after drawing turned out much the way I would have wished for. It is worth noting that I wouldn't have thought this yesterday when attempt after attempt to capture Rob Lowe ended in utter disaster. A quick trip to the shops and suddenly all the 'artist' block ( is there even such a thing?) went away.

I ran this portrait up this morning after the first one made Gaga look like a sex toy. Not sure if this is any better but it was more like what I was going for.

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Kylie Minogue

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Tony Robinson

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Benedict Cumberbatch

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Updating web page

I have started to update my web page. It is a bit of a mess at the moment but hopefully over the next few days it should settle down - that's the plan - not sure it will work?

URL : http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk/Gallery_Art.html

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Older man

I enjoyed making this even if it is not an exact likeness - the nose is fractionally to long.

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Bempton

It was a long day yesterday but I had a great time. This was the first time I had made any wild life images in a while and it will be interesting to see how my photography has changed over the past 9 month. Now to work really producing a series of interesting images.

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Working with brushes

Once more unto the breach... Or something like that. I made similar sketch this afternoon with paper and pencil and found that far more rewarding. I just can't get my heart into using Brushes - I know I have been moaning about this for a while but I am trying to over come my ambivalence by just working with the program. It just has no warmth and feel the same way that paper does.

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Messing Around

Another combined digital couple - I really love using the combined power of drawing, iPhone, brushes and Photoshop with the I ecosystem to produce something new from it's component parts.

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The T-Mobile Royal Wedding - oh if only the real thing had been like this!

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Cartoon Tiger

As I was drawing this I really didn't realise what a cartoon character I was making Tiger Woods. In my defence I did make this drawing from a tiny portrait on a TV screen - in truth I rather like this effect - very 1970s.

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Brushes Painting - a bit of a mess

For some one who spent many hours working with brushes I find myself less and less able to use the package. Some how I no longer can connect with the process. For me it is all too clinical and detached. I know like the touch feel and dirt of making an actual drawing on paper rather than the antiseptic cation via the iPad. I loose patience with myself and my ability to create an image - for me it is just too complicated way of making a drawing. In short I suspect it is me rather than anything else. My how I have changed!

This is a case in point. I have made a number of drawings of this photograph of Jim Broadbent with a varying degree of success however none had the detached feel of this work. Is this a good drawing or something else - well I think that is a lungless question. What I do know is that I didn't derive the same amount of pleasure from it's creation and I think it shows.

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Steve Coogan confirms Alan Partridge - the movie.

Now this promises to be the don't miss movie - Ahaa.

Steve Coogan confirms Alan Partridge movie shoots next year
http://www.totalfilm.com/news/steve-coogan-confirms-alan-partridge-movie-shoots-next-year

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White iPhone 4 Finally Launching

The tech blogs I follow have been banging on about this for a while and I have to ask the question '..so what?...'.

White iPhone 4 Finally Launching This Week
http://www.macrumors.com/2011/04/25/white-iphone-4-finally-launching-this-week/

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Prince of Persia

I find myself spending my time selecting TV programmes to watch just so that I might be able to sketch the actors. This time it was Prince of Persia a enjoyable load of tosh which was paused several times to allow me to make a sketch. Oh the joys of sky +.

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Apple Computer to sue God for ... (newsthump.com)

It was only a matter of time before this shocking turn of events would take place.  My monies on Apple's high powered lawyers. (Ha ha - I think?)

Apple Computer to sue God for trademark infringement
http://newsthump.com/2011/04/22/apple-computer-to-sue-god-for-trademark-infringement/

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Article: Nokia and RIM bleeding smartphone share while Android cleans up

I guess this doesn't add anything to what has already been published other than it is from a none US view point and perhaps is not so iPhone infatuated.  In short volume of units produced will be the driver in the future - this is something that apple can't and probably don't want to compete on.

Nokia and RIM bleeding smartphone share while Android cleans up
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/apr/18/smartphone-market-android-win-nokia-rim-lose?CMP=twt_atn

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Coffe stained art

I really must get this off of my chest. Dropbox has dropped a bollock. They have just updated the software and it is now a lot harder to use - well at least for me. They appear to have changed the work flow which makes it more complicated to transfer images from the iPhone to the iPad - the main reason I have the facility. Why do they have to tinker with the software? Why?

Anyway having got that off of my chest back to the drawing. If I'm truthful it is not a huge likeness of the actress it is meant to be. However, I don't care as I have been experimenting with technique as much as anything. The reason why the eye on the right is a little strange is because I spilt coffee over the drawing not once but twice. What an idiot.

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Android on crack..lol

Just thought that this was fun.

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