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New tool

Trying out a weird, but kind useful new tool. A self-watering watercolour brush.  Neat, cheap and handy. Wouldn’t be much use on a full-size piece, but could be good for detailing or little pieces like my 2.5″x3.5″.

R. I. P. Gene Wilder

Like most people, I was introduced to Gene Wilder through one of his many wonderful film roles. My generation probably knew him as the curious Willy Wonka.  However, where I was endeared to him was in the autobiography of Gilda Radner,  “It’s Always Something”. Gilda was his wife, who died of ovarian cancer. To which of whom because of her roles on Saturday Night Live, I harboured a young boys crush.  While she wasn’t overly forthcoming of details of their life together, it gave me opportunity to appreciate more the person he was.  His death today to me,...

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