Liese<p>Well, I think my first attempt at a portrait in 15 years is finished. I'm still not 100% happy with it, but then I never am <a href="https://aus.social/tags/dune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dune</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/graphiteart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graphiteart</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/alwayslearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alwayslearning</span></a></p>
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virtuosewLast of <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/WorldWatercolourMonth?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorldWatercolourMonth</a> for this year, a technique <a class="u-url mention" href="https://pixelfed.art/hazelsoan" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@hazelsoan</a> taught me, and an opportunity to experiment with some new-to-me colours: <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/IndanthreneBlue?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndanthreneBlue</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/WinsorRed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WinsorRed</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/TransparentYellow?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TransparentYellow</a>, all from <a class="u-url mention" href="https://pixelfed.art/winsorandnewton." rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@winsorandnewton.</a><br>
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It's a portrait of Uhura, our four-foot Camelopardis Lincolniensis, so called because she was found in Lincoln.<br>
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virtuosewTall and small...<br>
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virtuosewWell, some of this is making sense.... <br>
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virtuosewI have a feeling that this fez was once used to cosplay Tommy Cooper. It is having a quiet retirement as a subject for painting...<br>
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virtuosewMeet Diana the Dragon. She wants to run away to join the circus. She just has to nail this trick first!<br>
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virtuosewPot plant seen across the room as lunch was being made.<br>
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virtuosewReady for <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/Callanetics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Callanetics</a>, taking a moment to paint.<br>
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virtuosewOn the table in the café where I had lunch...<br>
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virtuosewLittle goblet for hot chocolate..<br>
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virtuosewNot exactly seasonal, but interesting shapes!<br>
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virtuosewSquinting across the room to find a subject...<br>
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virtuosewStellated Dodecahedron from <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/BigMathsjam?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigMathsjam</a> a year or two back, and friends. Well, it sort of works...!<br>
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virtuosewOur little friend Dorf found a Very Large Friend today..<br>
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virtuosewNot seeing well today, maybe just not settled enough to perceive clearly. But every attempt teaches something...<br>
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virtuosewSitting quietly in the dappled shade of the pergola, wisteria overhead. A rare moment of peace and feeling at ease.<br>
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virtuosewToday I put together a little still life.<br>
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Didier Malenfant<p>So I may have packaged my first <a href="https://malenfant.net/tags/cloudron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cloudron</span></a> app yesterday. I need to setup a test server so I can install it and see what happens. <a href="https://malenfant.net/tags/AlwaysLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlwaysLearning</span></a></p>
Didier Malenfant<p>Today’s rabbit hole is brought to me by :docker:</p><p><a href="https://malenfant.net/tags/AlwaysLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlwaysLearning</span></a> <a href="https://malenfant.net/tags/TooManyProjects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TooManyProjects</span></a></p>
virtuosewOut and about today, so my first <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/WorldWatercolourMonth?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorldWatercolourMonth</a> painting was done <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/EnPleinAir?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnPleinAir</a> .<br>
Looking across the Mersey towards Birkenhead.<br>
Cool, overcast weather here, but the paint dried more quickly than I expected.<br>
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