Sep 21, 2024
Came across an abandoned chalk works on our walk!
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Came across an abandoned chalk works on our walk!
I kind of enjoy making little blog posts sharing (romanticising) my life a bit, so here's my morning!
I've been making compote for my oats out of fruit I've been gifted/picked so it doesn't go off, this one tastes slightly like onions because I didn't wash my chopping board well enough after just making soup... but it's...still good. Anyway I am very melancholy about the season changing so I decided to make time to go out and paint before it gets too cold!
The footpath had been plowed over and it was so tiring climbing over these massive ridges to get to the forest, but someone has to make it a path again I guess. Also, I decided to document the awful stage in every painting that I was VERY unsure I'd be able to get past this time. It's nice to know that it worked out!
I made a gurney style easel (so it attaches to a tripod) and I was very pleased it actually worked, with...some adjustments (velcro) to cover my failings. [thank u for commissioning me >:) this is what I was getting stuff for]
I'm pretty happy with it, the light moved loads and I lost my initial impression, but it still has the vibes! I also saw a squirrel run over that central branch which was so cute...
Spotting other points I was like 'damn, I wanna paint this too'- but I actually chose somewhere entirely hidden bc I was quite scared I'd make a mess of it and someone might see. (I've seen like...one person here ever, in years. Still.)
Hometime + big lunch because I was fucking starving lmao. The whole setup fits quite neatly into/onto my backpack which i'm pleased abt!
inspired by @shiny-eyed-corvid to share some of the stuff I pick up, 3 are from today and the rest I finally dug out of pockets and cleaned. Found in fields and forests nearby <3.
I found so many cool things in the fields today! Mal is probably for malton but STILL. I also found my first ever pipe stems 💪😤. Also a squashed thimble, and a cute marble!
I washed them in the stream and left a few behind after thinking abt it haha. I do love the beige and browns but they're very common here, I also found a few more blue rimmed pieces but I've already got a lot!
A tractor took out the power line, but we found this beautiful valley of bluebells while delaying our return home, so it was kinda worth it.
Some stuff from recent walks, and some cool field finds! I was very excited by the pylon insulator, and the end of a pipe! Also my 'mal' glass collection is growing >:)
Some recent walks, it's been amazing lately so I've been going out to practice drawing trees (and cows...and lambs) I also found a ladys bag in a random woodland stream while I was drawing and managed to get it back to her 💪🤣.
The last pics are from today where there was actually an insane amount of pottery in the stream (I only took 3 bits home)
I've added a 'my art' tag, since I keep writing essays!
It's not perfect but it's got most of it, thank you mass post editor haha.
also I use mal talks , mal crafts , and mal wanders if you want to filter specific stuff out on a regular basis.