Whilst being isolated I knocked out these (mainly small) paintings.
there are about a hundred, with probably more to come.
Corona 1
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Now wash your hands.
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As if my life was unworthy
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From
China with love
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you’re as welcome as the flowers on Mocking Bird Hill
Corona 2
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on a red carpet
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Red detail
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emerging ponies
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a burst of spring
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| Prof Sir Martin Humphries V.C. |
Corona 3
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totally without meaning
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keeping a careful eye
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another boat to nowhere
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I will leave the light on
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| whats up? |
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tell me - who was it?
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attending Shipping Hill
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cor!
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coming down a hill with relief
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a lovely person
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a truly little/big painting
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Corona 4
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| that's who I am |
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| two cats on the landing of John Hosking |
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can I look over your shoulder?
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no lack of control
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all the old folks pretended to be on guard
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an idea from "happenstance"
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this is not a rainbow
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arches, beats doors!
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indifferent little birds, wondering what to do next
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| existence on a vertical plane |
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variety performance, before the play
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a strong mind to survive
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across the universe, eternity exists
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Cain & Able
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notes from China
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Corona 5
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sunny one so true (I love you)
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I've found it
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gimme shelter
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corner of an emporium
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a meeting of minds
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one way street
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flying chicken
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chicken in the garden
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social solidarity
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| they only take repeats on the phone |
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background from a billboard
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peaceful garden, where's the shears?
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Corona 6
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| control freak |
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tunnel behind the creepers
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walking a dangerous path
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I'm a rainbow too
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corona corona
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another double
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Corona 7
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I wish I was on Shipping Hill
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lonely house on a hillside
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prospecting
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confused location
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life moving on in a gentle manner
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in a gentle manner
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a gentle lesson
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a poppycock escapologist
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it was just a drop
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an astonished grub
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anatomy of melancholy
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a discovery show
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not a big seal
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tight-rope
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fantasmagical
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Corona 8
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the whole atmosphere changed
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jewels from vogue
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May Apple Pie
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struggling to be upwardly mobile
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me & my monkey
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Corona 9
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developing a friendship |
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early birds |
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mother bird
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time to mate |
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forestry path |
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snow-dome
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ants leaving the nest |
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grab what you can
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going for the good bits
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whatever madness is inside, there is no madness in my eyes |
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striking a balance |
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the last spring crown |
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eventually, nature strikes back
Conclusion
A reply to Denise Smith.
Drop by drop, the painting is filled.
The Corona post probably carries most of my output of presentation & production & intension.
In the blog, I was trying to "let fly" as much as possible. With as few rules to follow as possible.
I knew I was going to be by myself for a while & was keen to see what I would come out with.
| It was more of an experiment than a challenge or goal to aim at.
Anyway, your two questions in/of point are comfortable enough to answer:
Perspective with line ~
Maybe deep down inside I feel that would make it a bit too easy to read ~ I would like there to be a challenge for the viewer, I don't like the idea of being too obvious.
I also like conveying depth by other means, like colour or/and degree of tonal difference. Although, I wouldn't deliberately avoid drawing in perspective.
~The same non-deliberate avoidance applies to the inclusion of a central focal point.
But I do feel even in more pattered work that I am building the thing up to a highlight
or highlights.
I remember some of my earliest art / painting tuition went along the lines of "see how that persons hand & arm seem to blend in/disappear into that tree branch"
Also I do tend to think that in many situations everything is as important as each other.
A living, breathing planet syndrome!
~ everything is connecting to each other.
The titles come up a long time after the start of "sport" ~ maybe they are a part of the whole thing coming into focus.
| Highlighting the highlights.
Having said all that, the thing that helped propel me into painting was actually looking at & drawing carpets along the lines of "a world of its own" |
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