July 4th, 2009
If this morning was any indication, today threatened to thunder uncontrollably down hill into what all you cool internet types would recognise as a Big Fat Über-Fail!
Having this week purchased additional gear to make the most of drawing and sketching on-site (as opposed to snapping photographs and sketches then working purely in my “studio”), I [...]
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June 29th, 2009
I am sketching at a nearby church late on Sunday morning (see image), and experience an interesting encounter. Some of the dialogue here may be paraphrased but I assure you not exaggerated.
I stand at one side of the gated entrance – the most interesting composition in that particular light – and peek up from my [...]
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June 1st, 2009
MT49 – Press Gang Culture: The UK MP expenses fracas has me all riled about the media and reminds me why I do not read newspapers. An update on the final episode of Persistent Spirit. Some new projects on the horizon, including a video show!
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May 5th, 2009
We sat grabbing a café solo (espresso) at our favourite restaurant last week in Dénia: Manduka. An ideal opportunity to grab a pen and sketchbook.
There I was, scribbling away nothing more interesting (to most) than the view directly ahead of me, over the nearby tables and along the street towards Dénia’s port and town. About [...]
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April 24th, 2009
I am never one to share the cry of scare-mongers without looking deeper. So when changes to the Terrorism Act appear to have given the Police rather draconian powers against photography in pubic, I wanted to gain some clarity on our regal rights. It turns out those scare-mongers have been at work again.
We regularly read [...]
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April 15th, 2009
I adore Moleskines. I love them for writing, but I struggle to be satisfied with them for sketching. So the once quiet hunt for the ideal sketchbook recently took a turn for the better.
What’s wrong with Molesknes for sketching? The very uniform and predictable paper – which is either a little too heavy or a [...]
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April 14th, 2009
Sometimes the intent fails but the outcome is far more interesting!
A short outing to Weyland’s Smithy (an ancient burial site) yesterday resulted not in great photos of the barrow itself, but what we found when wandering around nearby.
Much of my fail yesterday was due to not spending enough time learning (or rather re-learning) how to [...]
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December 2nd, 2007
It has arrived!
The Prelude Episode of the first TableRappers book, Persistent Spirit, is now available for you to listen to and download.
You can listen to the episode right on tablerappers.com by clicking the triangular play button at the top of the right-hand column.
To be sure of getting the latest episodes as soon as they are released, use the RSS Feed to add TableRappers to your podcatching software, or iTunes to get it on your iPod.
Persistent Spirit Chapter One, will be released January 2008
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May 2nd, 2007
There are times when you would sell your gran for a big lens! Yes, It was a real live one.
Waiting for a train was uploaded by neil… via flickr.
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March 10th, 2007
One of the big problems in working an effective GTD system is making everything play nice together – connecting all those micro systems which form part of the ideal GTD solution.
As well as recording what I need to do, I have lately taken to recording what I’ve done. I keep a basic journal (in a [...]
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