Thrummie Bizzum

Month: May 2026

  • Not The Same Again

    Not The Same Again

    Following on from yesterday’s experiment, I have been experimenting further with the basic idea, and different ways of achieving the result. I used pan pastels on this one, which loses some of the transparency, so I am not convinced. You have to be careful when you are harvesting a few leaves for the gel plate,…

  • Act on Ideas

    Act on Ideas

    One thing leads to another, as always, and yesterdays foraging in the jungle of my garden, which led to some gel prints recording my favourite leaves, led to more foraging and more gel printing, which led to this idea that I’m experimenting with in my sketchbook. It’s rough, and needs tweaking, refining, and a change…

  • Gardening, kind of.

    Gardening, kind of.

    I’m loving what I achieved in my studio yesterday. I walked into the room this morning and was immediately inspired by the sense of having more space. I went out in the garden today and selected some leaves from what some people might consider weeds, but I consider garden friends, and used them to make…

  • Chaos and Calm

    Chaos and Calm

    I spent most of today decluttering and spring cleaning my studio. I did a lot of rearranging and organising and I’ve ended up with a lot more floor space, which makes me happy. At one point I didn’t think I would have any time left for making some art, but I managed to get it…

  • Morning Painting

    Morning Painting

    The heatwave has passed, and I got up early this morning and opened the windows to let some cool air in. This is the first time I’ve opened the windows for two weeks, because of the pollution from the fire at Ladybank. I’m not convinced all that has cleared, but the house was needing some…

  • Too Hot

    Too Hot

    Today was an uncomfortable hot day, and although I painted a few things, nothing got finished because the heat was drying the paint. In Scotland. Ugh. Til the morn, Suzanne 829/900

  • From the Dark

    From the Dark

    Painting everything a chromatic black then pulling out the lighter values is as satisfying as choosing poses that are confusing. Til the morn, Suzanne 828/900

  • Small Supplies Haul

    Small Supplies Haul

    Impossible to get a good photo in today’s mad sunshine, so apologies for that. Today’s share isn’t so much about the art as it is about the new supplies that I was playing with today. I got one of the Faber Castell Oil Based black pencils to play with, and I enjoyed drawing with it.…

  • Silence and Sounds

    Silence and Sounds

    Today’s 100 Day Project 6×6″ acrylic on canvas. I am happy to report that the stench and pollution from the recycling site fire, which I believe is still smoking, has not been reaching us today, so I am headache free with normal eyes. This meant I could do the project I had been wanting to…

  • Looking Up

    Looking Up

    Sketchbook figure pose in soft pastel and clear gesso. Til the morn, Suzanne 825/900

  • Colour Joy

    Colour Joy

    Today’s share is from today’s 100 Day Project. I started out with a ground using Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold, which is a Golden paint that was discontinued a wee while back, leaving many folk scrambling to get hold of some before all the stock went. I have a wee stash, but what’s the point of…

  • Sensory Overload

    Sensory Overload

    Today has been a LOT. I am struggling with the smell and my allergies are going mad with the stench still blanketing us from the rubbish facility that is miles away. I feel so bad for the people living close to the place because if it’s affecting me this much, they must be in absolute…