Random Thoughts of a Bored Artist

Each entry is a postcard sized watercolour sketch based on real events and memories from my life*. I will post one daily for a year.

Monday, 29 February 2016

2.0 Day 262 - Tomato Is A Fruit, But...

Posted by Folkestone Harbour Yarnista at 13:27 No comments:

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Labels: bad food, china, chocolate cake, Day 262, fruit, garnish, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, tomato, watercolour

Sunday, 28 February 2016

2.0 Day 261 - Magpie Cleaning

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Labels: cleaning, Day 261, gutter, guttering, magpie, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, watercolour, wildlife

Saturday, 27 February 2016

2.0 Day 260 - Sleepwalking

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Labels: awkward, bed, boarding school, day 260, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, school, sleepwalking, watercolour

2.0 Day 259 - Current Affairs

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Labels: conversations, current affairs, Day 259, nice things, painting a day, politics, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, scary, watercolour

Thursday, 25 February 2016

2.0 Day 258 - Style Over Substance

And here's J.C. dealing with exactly the same b*llock's 30 years ago:

Posted by Folkestone Harbour Yarnista at 04:37 No comments:

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Labels: conviction, corbyn, Day 258, ideas, important, intellectual, Jeremy, painting a day, politicians, politics, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, rubbish, stupid, style over substance, tories, uk, watercolour

Wednesday, 24 February 2016

2.0 Day 257 - Vegetable Fhtagn

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Labels: baby, celeriac, cthulhu, Day 257, fhtagn, lovecraft, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, vegetable, watercolour

2.0 Day 256 - Naomi Campbell

Posted by Folkestone Harbour Yarnista at 04:20 No comments:

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Labels: cat, Day 256, dream, feeding, ham, kitty, naomi campbell, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, watercolour

Monday, 22 February 2016

2.0 Day 255 - This Is A Warning...

Posted by Folkestone Harbour Yarnista at 13:30 No comments:

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Labels: Day 255, drunkards, fed up, fighting, folkestone, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, shouting, super soaker, warning, watercolour, waterguns, we've had enough

Sunday, 21 February 2016

2.0 Day 254 - Purrmaids

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Labels: cat, Day 254, mercat, mermaid, painting a day, postcard, purrmaid, random thoughts of a bored artist, sculpture, watercolour, zeitgeist

Saturday, 20 February 2016

2.0 Day 253 - Catshaming

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Labels: black cat, cat, catshaming, Day 253, diet, fat, fat cat, kitty, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, vet, watercolour

Friday, 19 February 2016

2.0 Day 252 - Spring Is Coming!

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Labels: cat, coming, Day 225, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, season change, spring, sunbathing, sunlight, watercolour

Thursday, 18 February 2016

2.0 Day 251 - Inspiration Exists

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Wednesday, 17 February 2016

2.0 Day 250 - Dear Universe...

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Labels: chemicals, Day 250, dear universe, dye, ginger, hair, nice, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, water system, watercolour

Tuesday, 16 February 2016

2.0 Day 249 - Last Time, I was Seven...

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Labels: bunched, caught up, Day 249, embarrassing, folkestone, in public, in tights, main street, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, skirt, up, watercolour

Monday, 15 February 2016

2.0 Day 248 - Holiday Snaps

Posted by Folkestone Harbour Yarnista at 13:19 No comments:

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Labels: Day 248, funny, holiday, koala, mum, painting a day, photo, photos, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, snaps, tree, watercolour

Sunday, 14 February 2016

2.0 Day 247 - St Valentine's Day; You're Doing It Wrong!

Posted by Folkestone Harbour Yarnista at 05:18 No comments:

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Labels: beheading, bombing, cripple, Day 247, fatwa, invented, legend, love, massacre, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, romance, saint, st valentine, valentines, valentines day, war, watercolour

Saturday, 13 February 2016

2.0 Day 246 - Ridiculously Hungry

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Labels: 3 meals, Day 246, eating, food, friends, hungry, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, ravenous, starving, watercolour

2.0 Day 245 - Wine Is Better Than Painting

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Labels: better, Day 245, drink, drinking, painting, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, red wine, vino, watercolour, wine

2.0 Day 244 - Hiding From The Vet

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Labels: cat, Day 244, funny, hiding, kitty, ninja, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, vet, watercolour

Wednesday, 10 February 2016

2.0 Day 243 - I Can Smell Again!

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Labels: cold, Day 243, nose, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, scent, senses, smell, watercolour

Tuesday, 9 February 2016

2.0 Day 242 - Flamingo Chick

Posted by Folkestone Harbour Yarnista at 13:15 No comments:

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Labels: bird, chick, curiosity, david attenborough, Day 242, flamingo, painting a day, pink, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, watercolour, wildlife

Monday, 8 February 2016

2.0 Day 241 - The Year Of The Monkey

Posted by Folkestone Harbour Yarnista at 11:47 No comments:

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Labels: 2016, chinese, chinese new year, Day 241, greeting, monkey, new year, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, watercolour, year of the monkey

Sunday, 7 February 2016

2.0 Day 240 - Knitting or Murder!

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Labels: cardigan, Day 240, hand knitting, knit, knitting, love, lush, lush cardigan, meditative, murder, painting a day, postcard, project, random thoughts of a bored artist, tin can knits, watercolour, work in progress

2.0 Day 239 - Oldest Known Knitwear

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Labels: 3rd century, 5th century, Day 239, egyptian, knitted, knitting, knitwear, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, red, sandals, socks, split toe, stocking stitch, watercolour, wool

Saturday, 6 February 2016

2.0 Day 238 - Virus

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Labels: cold, Day 238, illness, microscope, microscopic, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, science, virus, watercolour

Thursday, 4 February 2016

2.0 Day 237 - Garfield

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Labels: cartoon character, childhood, comic strip, garfield, jim davis, nermal, odie, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, watercolour

2.0 Day 236 - Snot Monster

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Labels: cold, coughing, Day 236, flu, ill, illness, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, snot monster, unwell, virus, watercolour

Tuesday, 2 February 2016

2.0 Day 235 - Senior Selfies

Posted by Folkestone Harbour Yarnista at 12:26 No comments:

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Labels: Day 235, funny, holiday, new zealand, painting a day, photos, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, selfies, senior, sydney opera house, watercolour

Monday, 1 February 2016

2.0 Day 234 - Wierd Laws #8 No Knitting

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Labels: Day 234, fishing, knitting, new jersey, painting a day, postcard, random thoughts of a bored artist, usa, watercolour, wierd laws

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