Artist LC

  I feel this is my best portrait yet. Done with one finger on an iPad it has taken days  to smudge in the colours and get it as detailed as possible to be accurate and recognisable. I am really pleased with it, I have to admit. It is a tiring task yet also very invigorating as the person begins to appear out of the blank screen. Always a nerve racking process. But so rewarding in the end.

  Just to share the recent updates on the PennyPaws art page, which has grown amazingly. https://pennypawsrescue.org.uk/2023/11/28/the-beautiful-rescue-dog-art-of-lc/

 Interesting how the back ground colour can lift a picture or alter it significantly. This picture was previously done on a black background. The lighter background enables it to be turned into a poster. I am happy to support raising awareness of the saved PennyPaws  dogs in Romania who all in need ongoing funding till they come to the UK. https://pennypawsrescue.org.uk/2025/02/28/please-help-us-feed-the-50-rescued-dogs-in-romania/

  GREG IS MY WORLD My physical life is incredibly tormented and empty. This is how I describe it:  My life is at best a whirlwind of disconnected fragments, Jangled together in an unpredictable nightmare That traps me in the centre of a storm I could not see coming  and have no idea how to stop. Or escape from, Completely beyond my control I am at the mercy of a pattern I can barely grasp Or cling on to.” Yet here too Greg stays and loves me, we build a life together, trying to rise above it or just be in it, in all its chaos. I drew this picture on the computer. It is incredibly hard work to draw with one finger, a huge effort. I added some words to try and convey some of the beauty that he exudes to me and the world.

  Having drawn so many dogs and paid more attention to the fine detail that really brings them to life, it has given me more confidence to work on improving my portrait skills. I am delighted with this picture of my husband which I did using one finger on my iPad. However I am trying to regain my physical control and coordination to draw in pastel since a face operation affected my sight and hand. So I hope to be able to do, at least, simple pastel drawings again.

  Glad to help raise awareness of this beautiful dog who is in need of specialised help and a new home. For more information about Bear, see a PennyPaws website and their doecial fund rausing page. https://pennypawsrescue.org.uk/2025/01/26/buildforbear/

A porn to try and convey what I am experiencing at the moment, struggling with horrendous throbbing pain, cognitive and visual disappearance and physical inability to draw as I want to. Or at sll. My head is pounding,  my temples are throbbing  rhythmically  in time with the tormenting,  agonising throb  that is pounding me, in the centre of my feet,  the one that is also assaulting me in the midpoint of my shins,  along with the intense, burning,  never-ending throb  that carves into my hands,  pulls at my inner wrists,  my lower and upper arms  and even my armpits,  my back,  my sides,  my chest muscles,  my neck,  the back of my head  and distorts the senses in my face. My mind has reduced.  My language  has deconstructed down  to irritable swearing and angry words,   destroyed literally  by the slightest sound, movement , jolt or surprise.  All articulate,  be...