no kidding

I don't know how to pronounce trompe l'oile (not even sure how to spell it) but the idea of fooling the eye; making a painting or drawing look like a real object is occasionally appealing.

These are two of a short series of watercolours I painted of ivy leaf cut outs. I can't remember where the idea came from, I began by painting ivy leaves life size and then for some reason drew them , cut out the shape leaving a bit so the shape and hole could be seen, then drew and painted the result, quite enjoyed trying to make the picture look 3D.

bought a book of poems by Ted Hughs at the market yesterday called Crow, wierd stuff, but one must broaden ones kultural horrizons. otherwise we'd all be watching Big Brother. On the subject of culture,

one of my favorite quotes is from whatshisname, the hard- man footballer turned actor (Juggernaught on X- Men) also on AA advert: 'anyone who watches tv soaps shouldn't be allowed to vote'

Listening to Ryan Adams; Gold.