Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Feb 9, 2012, 5:27 am
Greetings Readers,                 The weather seems to be having a mad battle at the moment, or as the forecasters refer to it "battleground Britain" with yesterday being bitterly cold and today we have clear skies and relatively milder. The snow is still on the ground frozen solid i...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Feb 3, 2012, 11:22 am
Greetings Readers,          It seems that most of Europe and the UK are in the grip of very cold spell, something I can attest to after taking Bluebell out for her late night walk. Foolishly wearing my much loved fingerless gloves, instead of my double thickness ones was big no no,we did no...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Jan 30, 2012, 11:28 am
Greetings Readers,               It has been a difficult week due to a very painful back and hip, although this is nothing new and flares up at regular intervals to lesser or greater degrees. This one was particuarly bad and knocked me off my feet for a few days, and I think that an inj...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Jan 23, 2012, 5:00 am
Greetings Readers,                I hope you all had a good weekend, and for UK dwellers I sense that Spring is not far off which means more sun and warm climes, and I for one cannot wait to get out that and grab some.                                As you...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Jan 16, 2012, 5:00 am
Greetings Readers,                   What a funny week it has been, we have gone form some really nice mild weather to very cold temperatures in a matter of days, so on my visit to the beach today it was very chilly and a matter of hats,gloves and a scarf...poor Bluebell was not imp...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Jan 10, 2012, 4:07 am
Greetings Readers,                 I managed to sort out to use the schedule facility by reading the help pages for Blogger and apparently once you have set it up you are supposed to publish it, although it wont go live until the set time/date, so we shall see !           ...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Jan 5, 2012, 5:00 am
TyGreetings Readers,               I made this post some days ago and scheduled it to go live on Wednesday, but for some reason it has not, although I took into account the time difference etc.....any ideas ?               I also apologise for how the previous post looks...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Jan 3, 2012, 4:05 am
Greetings Readers,             I hope you all had a good Xmas/New Year and have recovered form the excesses of too much food,booze and telly ? Where 2011 went I shall never know, time just seems to fly by these days, or perhaps it is because I am getting older and less inclined to worry a...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Dec 23, 2011, 9:26 am
Greetings Readers,         Sadly I don't have any Xmas art to show you this year, so this morning I managed to get a quick shot of Blue on the beach this morning, whilst being blown about by the wind and rain. No matter what the weather is we always have a good time there and in the Summer mo...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Dec 20, 2011, 3:27 am
Greetings Readers         It has been a while since I lasted posted, and I really needed to take a little break from some of my Internet activities including my blog.It has been a very eventful six months of which I will talk about in another post, as I want to make this one about Toffee the ...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Nov 9, 2011, 2:12 am
Greetings Readers,             I have struggled over the past few weeks to keep my blog updated over the past few weeks, and have decided to take a break for a while. I have quite a lot of personal stuff going on at the moment, which really needs my undivided attention.          ...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Oct 25, 2011, 8:26 am
Greetings Readers,        Another week has flown by and I really do not know where the time goes ! I have come to the conclusion that this must be a age thing, because in my younger days I never thought about it that much, but now it is a whole different ball game, the weeks all seem to roll i...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Oct 18, 2011, 2:28 am
Greetings Readers,                A week has gone by since my last update, however that is because I have been super busy with pictures and a lot of other stuff too and at times something has got to give. Having said that I realise now that I am crap at managing my time which seems to...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Oct 6, 2011, 11:01 am
Greeting Readers,    Firstly I would like to thank everyone for visiting, joining and making comments, they don't go unnoticed and are always appreciated....cannot believe that I now have 208 followers !    On to my new recent drawings which you can see on the left,two very different breeds an...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Oct 2, 2011, 12:47 am
Greetings Readers,          What a scorcher of a week it has been, and as much as I love the heat, it has been a little too uncomfortable for me at times, but as with all things it is not set to last so we are heading towards more normal temperatures for this time of year mid week.     Â...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Sep 27, 2011, 2:50 am
Greetings Readers,          It has been another busy week and I am almost finished with this drawing, which I have to say that I am very pleased with. It has been a while since I used Fabriano 5 for Graphite and my first attempts were appalling, preferring something with a little more "tooth...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Sep 19, 2011, 10:13 am
Greetings Readers,                September already where do the months go ? The sun is still shining and we are having a spate of lovely autumnal days, with just a few showers thrown in, however that is not bad as I am still sitting in my living room with the back door open, it is t...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Sep 17, 2011, 8:16 am
Greetings Readers,              It has been another busy week, and I am feeling a tad knackered on this damp Saturday morning, however it is all good as I achieved quite a bit including finishing this picture which I am very happy with. Next up is a beautiful Flat coated Retriever which ...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Sep 13, 2011, 4:29 am
Greetings readers,               Have you noticed I have changed my usual start sentence from my usual "hi all " to the one above, much better methinks !               This is where I am at so far, and the next update should see this done and ready to be mounted. I have ha...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Sep 12, 2011, 4:37 am
Hi all,     Greetings from a wet and windy Uk on a Monday morning ! Never mind it is not going to last, apparently it is going to clear this afternoon leaving us with some warmish sunshine, which will be nice.   Ploughing on with this now, and you can see that I have started to render the dog on...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Sep 9, 2011, 2:21 am
Hi all,        Bit behind with my updates again, just another week of feeling not so good and a bout of tonislitis to boot. I am sure the weather has something to do with it, as the UK has turned autumnal very quickly so it has been a mixture of high winds, rain and feeling a tad cool! Having ...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Aug 30, 2011, 3:56 am
Hi all,            Reading these posts from my bloggy pals Jeanette (illustrated life) and Sue (pencilpix) I thought I would do a post too and pass it on hoping some of you may do the same. As most of you who read this blog will know that I have a little rescue myself, who came to us a rea...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Aug 27, 2011, 6:47 am
Hi all,           It has been a week since my last update on this blog, but I have not been idle, my pens,pencils and ink have been furiously busy tangling away on artiinspirations and it has been much fun with lots more to come.          This another Rottie drawing that I started s...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Aug 21, 2011, 3:41 am
Hi all,           It has been a rough week and I have kinda got lost in time too, due to the amount of pain killers that I have had to take, mixed with lots of sleepless nights and bouts of nausea, it has not been good. The Arthritis is bad enough and sad to say not getting better, but down...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Aug 14, 2011, 10:55 am
Hi all,       Yesterday I went to a local dog show where I had a great time and met up with some old friends. The day dawned grey and wet and for a while I was doubtful if it would clear and if we would have any sunshine, but I was not let down, because by about midday it was beautiful.  Alw...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Aug 12, 2011, 10:19 am
Hi all,         Just a quick post today about Google + which I imagine that quite a few of you heard about over the past few months. Having just nabbed myself an invitation I have set it up and am playing around to see how I like it. I do love google and all that goes with it and use most of ...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Aug 9, 2011, 10:10 am
Hi all,       Kinda of stuck for a blog title and did not want to repeat myself with same titles, so as it is weather wise a lovely day here in the uk, thought that would be apt.  It is a shame that I cannot not apply that to the rest of the country with the awful rioting and wanton destr...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Aug 6, 2011, 3:13 am
Hi all,        Another little update on the GSD, but I have to say that when I scanned this I realised that it was not looking how I wanted it to. I could see straight away that there were parts that needed tweaking, and although the reference photo is "usable" it is not the best to work from....
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Aug 3, 2011, 10:27 am
Hi all,     I know that I said I would not create another blog again, but on further thinking because I find myself veering into new creative adventures I feel more comfortable keeping it separate from this blog.To me what I do here is fine art portraiture,pet portraiture,wildlife etc created in ...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Aug 3, 2011, 9:55 am
Hi all,        Behind with my updates a little this week, had a few minor setbacks health wise but am getting back to normal now. Another GSD has landed on my desk this one called Juke and is about approximately a year and a half old so really still a pup yet. I don't know this dog very we...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Jul 27, 2011, 10:38 am
Hi all,        Hmmm strange things happening today as this is the second time I am making this post as the first one just sort of disappeared......blogger gremlins out and about perhaps ?      Well I am back to normal now as my router turned up this morning, and after a quick switch aroun...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Jul 27, 2011, 3:03 am
Hi all, Well my new router is set to arrive today I hope. It should of been here sooner but like a lot of things these days it did not. Feeling a little bit frustrated that I cannot get online properly and do all the things that I need to, but thank god for my Android phone which let's me do smal...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Jul 23, 2011, 3:54 am
Hi all, Just a quickie today to say that I have no internet as such because I am swapping providers. This post is being made via my phone so I am able to do a limited amount of stuff. Should be back to normal by Monday...I hope. posted from Bloggeroid
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Jul 20, 2011, 5:40 am
Zentangle, a group on Flickr. Hi all, This is my first post for things that I love and inspire me,which today is Zentangle love. Being a member of quite a few groups on Flickr I am always amazed at the beautiful different types of art that I come across, and I just love Zentangle. I could not jus...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Jul 18, 2011, 6:10 am
Hi all,       Have finally finished these few stones now, although the picture is a little blurry. I really liked doing these and got quite creative with the colours and design, especially the longish ones as I made the dots quite prominent and that it turn makes it very touchy/feely.  I d...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Jul 17, 2011, 8:46 am
Hi all,        Back online today and regaining some normality thanks heaven ! The router turned up and after a quick switch around of puters and stuff everything is running smoothly. I really do ask myself a lot how on earth did we cope before the age of technology, as I can still remember the...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Jul 13, 2011, 2:00 am
Hi all,          I have been having a think about how I run this blog and have come to the conclusion that I need to make a few changes as my posting has fallen down quite a bit of late. Originally this was set up to talk about my art, wip, techniques etc and it will still be about that, but...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Jun 30, 2011, 3:16 am
Thistle and Butterfly, originally uploaded by KatherineJFT. I just came across this beautiful piece of work by Katherine, who is such a talented CP artist. I just love the vibrant colours and almost fantasy feel of it, an instant fave for me.
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Jun 28, 2011, 2:48 am
Hi all,          I hope that you UK dwellers did not suffer too much in that dreadful heatwave that we had yesterday ? I have just been away for a short trip to spend some time with me mum and yesterday I returned travelling by train, and I cannot tell you how glad that I was to get in, drop...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Jun 19, 2011, 1:12 am
Hi all,          Another busy week has gone by and the decorating/sorting/cleaning up are in the final stages which I have to say I am very pleased about. Yesterday was aimed at downsizing again, and we went through boxes of stuff being very harsh on what to keep and what not, and although i...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Jun 14, 2011, 3:43 am
     Hi all,         I know I have neglected my blog again, but I am still tied up with getting sorted in my new home and any art I have been doing has been aimed at one specific large picture which is almost completed now, and that I hope to show later on this week. I did not get an...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Jun 4, 2011, 5:04 am
Hi all,     Well it has been a while since I have updated my blog, but if you have read my last few posts then you will know that I have recently moved and as we it know it can be a stressful experience ! The move itself went ok but there has been much work to do at our new home which has really...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Apr 26, 2011, 2:16 am
Hi all,  Hope all you UK dwellers have enjoyed the Easter Sun we have had, it has been lovely and must say most welcome after such a long winter. Bluebell has spent a whole lot of time at the beach playing in the water and hunting in the scrub adjacent to the river, so much so a half hour walk i...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Apr 16, 2011, 2:32 am
Hi all,        Thanks for all your recent comments, much appreciated as always. In between bouts of packing and clearing out I kept a little sketchbook handy so I could just doodle around with some pens when I had a few minutes spare. This is a sort of tangled fish theme and obviously not fini...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Apr 6, 2011, 3:04 am
Hi all,       What a week so far, been busy clearing stuff out and making a few runs to the local recycling center...cannot believe how much stuff we have acquired in the past few years ! We have been quite harsh on what to keep and what not, as some of the stuff has been in the shed and not se...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Mar 29, 2011, 2:48 am
Hi all,            We have finally hit the jackpot here in the uk as for the past week we have had some lovely sunny warm days, so much so that I was able to put Bluebells bed outside for her to sunbathe on. She is a funny little soul as she does love the sun and as soon as it is out she...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Mar 17, 2011, 3:26 am
Hi all,          I have just realised that it has been a week or so since my last post, and I don't have any excuses for that except I have been tied up with some personal stuff and finishing off these stones for a friend. This is my last lot for a while now as it is for all my other painti...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Mar 7, 2011, 1:46 pm
Hi all,       As you can see left, I have now finished the Irish Setter, and what a joy she was to do,just love that collar ! Having the pencils back in my hands felt sooo good, and I am raring to get started on the Mastiff.  I would of had done a little this week, but I have been busy paintin...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Mar 1, 2011, 1:56 pm
Hi all,         Another post today methinks I am on a roll ! This is where I am at with this picture which is almost done now.  I do love doing some of these funky collars on dogs, and with a dog that has a lot of white in the chest neck area, or is quite pale can help break up a very large ...
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Vicki S. posted an article on Art With A Pencil - Mar 1, 2011, 6:41 am
Hi all,        Another week has gone by and I have been busy sorting out some of my art equipment and having a little tidy up lol...well sort of ! Having had a much too long break from the pencils I have been itching to pick them up and get on with some drawing and as you can see on the left t...
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