Vector Graphics
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Espresso
I tend to think of espresso as simply being proper coffee – with nothing added to disguise, mute or dilute the taste of the beans. This brand in particular I also associate with being abroad, mainly because I have often been served it on the continent. In fact this make of coffee is also available…
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Frame or Border
Another doodle. This one started in my head as a kind of Russian doll arrangement of picture frame within picture frame within picture frame etc … To start with things were quite easy. Working outside in, the starting point is a wall, then a frame, then a mount, then a … eventually I decided on…
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Clcok Faec
This started out as a simple six-fold symmetrical doodle, but before long it had turned into an antique clock face. At that point it seemed more interesting to mix the numbers up a bit and set the hands to an impossible position. Then I realised that couldn’t tell which hand was which …
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Weave
So, this is an example of what happens when I really doodle. It starts out as a perfect pattern, but then somehow it screws up – in this case literally! I’m not sure whether this image offers a window into the dark recesses of my psyche or whether instead it is merely the result of…
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Tiles
I have always been rather taken with these symmetrical patterned tiles. I first became aware of them in Morocco, so initially thought of them as “Moroccan” tiles, but then I saw them in Spain as well, so switched to the adjective “Moorish”. More recently I have seen similar tiles in many other countries bordering the…
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Galata Tower
The Galata Tower in Istanbul is now almost 700 years old. Today it dominates a hillside otherwise covered in a jumble of more modern and more modest buildings, the tower still offering the views it was designed to give over the city and the surrounding crossroads of land and sea routes. In my head (weird…
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Latte
I often drink my coffees with barely a thought for the barista’s art work on top, but this one caught my eye and was duly immortalised in a photo before I took my first sip. Having become entangled in the creation of a couple of pictures that have become way too complicated and detailed, I…
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Sunset Regatta
Another piece based on my imagination and mainly composed of triangles, this time with just a few supporting semicircles. I’m not a sailor, but nevertheless I rather suspect that most regattas aim to finish before sunset so that they can see what is going on. However, that detail would have somewhat spoilt this arrangement.
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Daffodils
Daffodils are coming into bloom – at least around here – so spring is in the air! I have drawn daffodils before of course, I have even posted one already on this site. Here I have decided to create a rather stylised depiction of these sentinels of spring, based rather loosely on what I think…
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Bus Montage
Many buses in Sri Lanka have very fancy decoration – this one was I think the fanciest but there were many others that had been glammed up to a similar extent. I was told that they do this to get noticed and so attract extra passengers. I’m not sure if the paint jobs attract extra…
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Box
I have mentioned before about my liking of the box or kei cars in Japan. On my recent visit I was pleased to see they are as abundant as ever on the roads, and the most recent designs are even smarter than before. This one caught my eye early on in the trip – I’m…
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Bruges – Steenstraat
Here is another picture of Bruges, this one of a baroque Flemish building that is now a clothes shop on Steenstraat. I have attempted a degree of what I think is called geometric abstraction – and whilst the amount of abstraction that I have achieved is rather limited, nevertheless the overall result is quite pleasing,…
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