... I lapsed with my blog posting.
A while ago I was determined to keep my blog active and interesting by posting regularly and varying the subject matter. A great plan and good intentions but as as happened so many times before, I failed to stay the pace. So here I am, for the umpteenth time, wondering what to write and how best to catch up on what I've been doing since September.
I must confess that most of my leisure time has been spent on Marquetry and Model making, and very little on painting and drawing. One of my models, a scale replica of Nelsons flagship HMS Victory, has occupied me totally from the beginning of November, and is still quite a way from being finished. Prior to that I messed about with various small projects and I'm certainly finding variety very rewarding.
I'll start by sharing this pencil drawing of a hand pulling a rope. I actually drew this in April but I was so behind with my posts that I didn't get to show it.
This is a statue called "Hand Pulling Rope" by Derek Tristram and is situated in St.Aubin, Jersey. On the back of the hand an inscription reads "Ships are the nearest thing to dreams that hands have ever made". It's part of a quote by Robert N Rose and it commemorates the village's boat-building history and maritime traditions.
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