Yes, that is correct. To mark my upgrading my WP plan to one that supports videos I thought I would inflict one on you lot.
Apologies to those expecting a Lancashire lad to sound like George Formby.
Plants, Botanical Art, Humour and Random Stuff by Darren Sleep
Yes, that is correct. To mark my upgrading my WP plan to one that supports videos I thought I would inflict one on you lot.
Apologies to those expecting a Lancashire lad to sound like George Formby.
Really cool to see you work!
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Thank you my friend!
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Ohhhhhh! Interesting! I must try it tooπ
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Please doππ
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I miss your soothing voice! So nice to see you work. Great tip.
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I miss yours too. You have my number! ππ
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You are brilliant my friend. Do is right! Your voice is soothing. I love these and I love the embossing tool, I believe I will have to pick one of those up π I hope you do these often.
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Thank you so much Lisa. I really would like to hear your voice one day. Try to get the Pergammon tool. It has a smaller ball pint than most and is good for hairs etc as well as veins.
There is another technique for veins I will show next tmeππ
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I may have to upgrade my WP plan π I am going to look for that right now. Im so excited to see the next one. I enjoy them so much!ππ
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You could always start a youtube channel that is unlisted and just post the links on WP. That would both be free and would not use your WP storage allowanceπ. I just started one before upgrading my WP plan. If I make it public it will get a bigger audience too. For now I may post in both places.
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That is a great idea! I’m getting close to my storage limit on WP. Much love and hugs!
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Found it on Amazon. Cant wait to try it, will be here on Tuesday π
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You were lucky. It had very sporadic availability on amazon uk when I was looking for one! Have funπ
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Darren I’m delighted to know you a little bit more by hearing your voice! Well done with your first post, very accessible and interesting! Wishing you every success with your video upgrade and a big increase in followers as you share your amazing talent!
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Wow. Thank you Marie. What a lovely commentππ
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My pleasure Darren!
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I love this new departure! Really interesting to see how you work. I am going to share this with my arty daughter. Out of interest, where did your botanical art come from? Has it always been a hobby or do you have an arty job? I ask because my daughter is 14 and thinking about career choices. She is very creative and loves drawing and making, but also loves computing. I don’t know where to start in advising her – would love for her to gain work experience to inform her decisions. Any thoughts would be welcome!!
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Thank you Aliπ.
I sympathise with your daughter. We have a niece a couple of years older who will be thinking about university next year.
I always wanted to work in science. And I do – I am an environmental chemist for a research institute at Lancaster university.
I donβt enjoy it. I would never recommend going into academia in this country. You get all the corporate BS but without the pay.
Though I work as a chemist my degree is in biology. And my interest in plants and nature came from my paternal grandfather.
The art thing is funny. I have always been able to draw but was never encouraged at home or school. Then one day after ten years of marriage my wife bought me a drawing pad and pencils and said she thought I should try drawing. When she came home that night she was somewhat taken aback by my competent drawing of a cyclamen pot plant on our windowsill. She never knew I could draw.
When I was in my early 40s I saw an advert for a botanical art coloured pencil weekend course at our nearby adult college. The tutor, Susan Christopher-Coulson, recognised my potential and encouraged me to do further courses, culminating the the Society of Botanical Artists diploma course which I completed with a distinction in 2016.
So at the moment it is a hobby which I am now turning into something that might bring in some money and maybe one day replace my unloved day job.
I guess the message is that I think it unrealistic to choose your life direction in your teens. Things change as you grow up. I never knew what I wanted to do with my life until I was in my 40s.
With regards your daughter. Has she considered graphic design/ digital art/ games design/ animation? It is mostly digital these days and would appeal to both her interests.
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Wow! What an amazing testimony Darren! Your talent is so profound that it’s hard to believe that botanical art is not your day job already! Don’t give up drawing and don’t give up hope.
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Thank you SO much Sharon π What a lovely comment.
I’d be happy to take the risk now and throw myself into art full time. Especially given my projects with Lisa and Dominique which look promising. My wife is rather more cautious however π
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Very nice to hear your voice! And definitely enjoyed seeing how you did that leaf!
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Thank you so much Julieππ
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Thank you Darren. This is a terrific video. I look forward to learning more.
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Thank you Brigidππ
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What a great work! You have an awesome site. I hope you will visit my travel blog: https://my-anasa.com/
Thank you!
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Thank you! Will doπ
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Many thanks π
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I’ve never thought of using an embossing tool to create negative spaces, that’s ingenious! π
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Thank you Valπ. I can’t take credit for it as I was shown it by another artist. A hard 7H pencil can be used too but leaves a slight mark. Ok for slightly grey hairs.
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The master at work! So lovely to finally hear your voice Darren – it is really soothing :O) xx
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Thank you Lisa π xx
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Wow! Is that something that can be used with watercolors? I currently use masking liquid but it’s clumpy and not as fine tipped.
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I suspect with watercolour you would get the opposite effect and the paint would concentrate in the embossed lines. Might be an interesting effect though.
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Iβm going to give it a whirl. π
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Go for it! π
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Love it! Never thought about that when I draw leaves, so thankyou! Also your drawing is brilliant! π
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Thank you Gillπ. The new video today has a different technique for the same thing.π
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What a clever idea, to use the embossing tool! You voice is so soothing! You should read books on tapeπ
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Like most people (except politicians) I hate the sound of my own voice. I can hear new confidence in it now, which is interesting. Thank you!π
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You definitely know what you are doing!!
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I love the idea of the videoπ
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Thank youπ
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Great vid! Was that a banjo I heard in the background? π
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Thank you π
Might have been. My music choices are very eclectic and there is often bluegrass in the mix π
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Did you miss the joke or are you pretending to have? Didn’t George Formby play the banjo???
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I missed it! Sorry π
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No worries. It’s just as well I didn’t ask you how the window cleaning business is going π
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You do know I am going to have that song in my head all afternoon now???
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