365 Days - One Blog Post Per Day - List
I am currently in the process of writing one blog post per day. Here is an audit of the blog posts. It's not complete, as unfortunately I wasn't able to automate the list compilation, but I am updating it when I have time . It's useful if you want to skim over all of the content and pick out something you're interested in.
You can also get links to groups of blog posts on the Blog overview pages (such as 'work in progress' and 'thoughts').
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Mon, 3 Mar 2025 |
1 - Orientation and catch-up post |
Time management |
Thoughts |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/where-am-i-orientation-and-catch-up-post |
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Tue, 4 Mar 2025 |
2 - Take What You Need book review |
Book Review |
Review, Book Review |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/book-review-take-what-you-need-by-idra-novey |
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Wed, 5 Mar 2025 |
3 - Shorter shadows - watching the light with an ephemeris app |
App review light direction |
Review, App Review |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/shorter-shadows-watching-the-light-with-an-ephemeris-app |
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Thu, 6 Mar 2025 |
4 - Everyday is the best day of her life |
Costume sketches |
Past Work, Review, Film Review, Thoughts |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/everyday-is-the-best-day-of-her-life |
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Fri, 7 Mar 2025 |
5 - Work in progress - on squares |
Soft watercolour curved figure |
Work in progress, Technique |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/work-in-progress-on-squares |
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Sat, 8 Mar 2025 |
6 - Gaurav Gupta's Astral Projection |
Sparkly fashion |
Review, Fashion Review |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/gaurav-guptas-astral-projection |
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Sun, 9 Mar 2025 |
7 - A primeval conceit |
Cave drawings |
Thoughts |
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Mon, 10 Mar 2025 |
8 - Amazing Lesser Known Artists |
YouTube channel review |
Review, YouTube Channel Review |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/8-amazing-lesser-known-artists |
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Tue, 11 Mar 2025 |
9 - Zapland |
Trip to London |
Travel, Review, Restaurant Review |
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Wed, 12 Mar 2025 |
10 - Soil the World At Our Feet - art exhibition at Somerset House |
Exhibition review |
Review, Exhibition Review |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/10-soil-art-exhibition-at-somerset-house |
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Thu, 13 Mar 2025 |
11 - They Are Not Venus |
Female iconography / Patterns |
Thoughts, Work in progress, Sketches |
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Fri, 14 Mar 2025 |
12 - Artistic Community - Paul Donovan |
Paul Donovan |
Artist Review, Community, Review |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/12-artistic-community-paul-donovan |
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Sat, 15 Mar 2025 |
13 - Email to Lady Fanackerpants |
Email to artists model |
Work in progress, Collaboration |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/13-email-to-lady-fanackerpants |
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Sun, 16 Mar 2025 |
14 - Cartoon Figure Drawing and the zentai girl |
Cartoon figure drawing club |
Past Work |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/14-cartoon-figure-drawing-and-the-zentai-girl |
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Mon, 17 Mar 2025 |
15 - Broken mirror |
Photo of broken mirror |
Diary, Thoughts |
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Tue, 18 Mar 2025 |
16 - Skin Tone, White Paper |
Skin tone, representation, identity |
Work in progress, Thoughts |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/16-skin-tone-white-paper |
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Wed, 19 Mar 2025 |
17 - Photogenesis |
Self image |
Thoughts |
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Thu, 20 Mar 2025 |
18 - Nature Talks With Humans - Estelle Phillips new podcast |
Podcast review |
Collaboration, Podcast Review |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/18-nature-talks-with-humans-estelle-phillips-new-podcast |
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Fri, 21 Mar 2025 |
19 - Grass Figure On a Lawn |
My Art Foundation course |
Past Work, Reminiscence |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/19-grass-figure-on-a-lawn |
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Sat, 22 Mar 2025 |
20 - Zig Zag Zentai |
Drawing a woman in a zentai body suit |
Past Work |
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Sun, 23 Mar 2025 |
21 - Meanwhile at Shredenhams Bristol |
Review of Shredenhams |
Venue review, Bristol |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/21-meanwhile-at-shredenhams-bristol |
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Mon, 24 Mar 2025 |
22 - Ted Baker paint pots dress |
Ted Baker design |
Fashion, Interior Design |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/22-ted-baker-paint-pots-dress |
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Tue, 25 Mar 2025 |
23 - Online Drawing Session With Marissa one-to-one |
Figure drawing |
Work in progress |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/23-online-drawing-session-with-marissa-one-to-one |
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Wed, 26 Mar 2025 |
24 - Bruised Gradient Soft Backgrounds |
Painting |
Work in progress |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/24-bruised-gradient-soft-backgrounds |
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Thu, 27 Mar 2025 |
25 - Can I chat and draw at the same time? |
Painting and drawing |
Work in progress, Thoughts |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/25-can-i-chat-and-draw-at-the-same-time |
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Fri, 28 Mar 2025 |
26 - Dropping Watercolour Inks |
Batch technique |
Work in progress |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/26-dropping-watercolour-inks |
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Sat, 29 Mar 2025 |
27 - Patterns in 1980 |
1980s work |
Nostalgie, Reminiscence |
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Sun, 30 Mar 2025 |
28 - Sprinkle of Spring |
Spring diary |
Diary |
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Mon, 31 Mar 2025 |
29 - It's Not All Sunshine And Flowers |
How artist’s block can be consttuctive and the development of a character. |
Balloon Girl, Balloons, Evolution, Past Work, Thoughts |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/29-not-all-sunshine-and-flowers |
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Tue, 1 Apr 2025 |
30 - Denim Ties Syndrome |
Addicted to making things |
Thoughts, Essay |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/30-denim-ties-syndrome |
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Wed, 2 Apr 2025 |
31 - Pattern, Decoration and the Figure |
Influences |
Influences, Pattern and Decoration, Research |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/31-pattern-decoration-and-the-figure |
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Thu, 3 Apr 2025 |
32 - Collaboration - some thoughts in advance of IGNITE |
Local creative event |
Collaboration, Reminiscence, IGNITE, Thoughts |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/32-collaboration-some-thoughts-in-advance-of-ignite |
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Fri, 4 Apr 2025 |
33 - Walls Are Talking - Wallpaper Walls and Culture |
Book review |
Book review, Thoughts |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/33-walls-are-talking-wallpaper-walls-and-culture |
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Sat, 5 Apr 2025 |
34 - Frobisher |
Some of my work that my parents collected. |
Diary, Past Work |
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Sun, 6 Apr 2025 |
35 - Tendencies |
Parents |
Diary |
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Mon, 7 Apr 2025 |
36 - Collection of Cambridgeshire Artists |
A small but perfectly formed art collection |
Diary, Collection review |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/036-collection-of-cambridgeshire-artists |
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Tue, 8 Apr 2025 |
37 - Patterns En Route |
Noticing things on the way to the airport |
Travel, Diary |
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Wed, 9 Apr 2025 |
38 - Colour palettes |
Roman paints |
Exhibition review, Travel |
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Thu, 10 Apr 2025 |
39 - Glad Rags |
Fashion and murals |
Travel, Diary, Fashion |
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Fri, 11 Apr 2025 |
40 - Flambeaux |
Art and art galleries in Cassis |
Travel, Diary, Art |
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Sat, 12 Apr 2025 |
41 - Joke |
Art galleries and museums in Marseille France |
Travel, Diary, Art |
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Sun, 13 Apr 2025 |
42 - Scaffold |
Visual cues in Marseille |
Travel, Diary, Art |
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Mon, 14 Apr 2025 |
43 - Parts Per Million |
Museum exhibition in Marseille |
Exhibition review |
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Tue, 15 Apr 2025 |
44 - Happy Days with Alison Allum AKA Alison Heart |
Artist friend Alison Heart |
Artist Review |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/44-happy-days-with-alison-allum |
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Wed, 16 Apr 2025 |
45 - Eyes of Love and Eyes of Evil |
Circus exhibition |
Exhibition review |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/45-eyes-of-love-and-eyes-of-evil |
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Thu, 17 Apr 2025 |
46 - Paint and Sip |
Commercial art class |
Diary |
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Fri, 18 Apr 2025 |
47 - Sketchbook |
Pattern and figure together |
Work in progress |
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Sat, 19 Apr 2025 |
48 - Signatures |
Drawing a signature |
Work in progress |
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Sun, 20 Apr 2025 |
49 - Art Podcasts |
Which art podcasts to listen to? |
Podcast review |
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Mon, 21 Apr 2025 |
50 - Overworked Space Spots |
The rainbow stripes with splashes stuff |
Past work |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/50-overworked-space-spots |
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Tue, 22 Apr 2025 |
51 - Works in progress |
Cloth wrapped sketches, striped pattern leaves on figures from earlier |
Work in progress |
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Wed, 23 Apr 2025 |
52 - Work in progress - zig zags |
Adding pattern on top of pattern and figures (cloth)O |
Work in progress |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/52-work-in-progress-zig-zags |
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Thu, 24 Apr 2025 |
53 - January 2021 |
Snow sculptures |
Photostory |
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Fri, 25 Apr 2025 |
54 - Snowballs |
Ups and downs of a day |
Diary |
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Sat, 26 Apr 2025 |
55 - Arty ASMR booboo kiki |
When I made an ASMR YouTube channel |
Past work |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/55-arty-asmr-booboo-and-kiki |
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Sun, 27 Apr 2025 |
56 - Drawing Tina part 1 |
Online Figure Drawing session - Judith Yaws Sunday |
Work in progress |
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Mon, 28 Apr 2025 |
57 - Drawing Tina part 2 |
Online Figure Drawing session - Judith Yaws Sunday |
Work in progress |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/57-drawing-tina-part-2 |
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Tue, 29 Apr 2025 |
58 - Freelance and fancy free |
Video of journey into town in Summer |
Travel |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/58-freelance-and-fancy-free |
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Wed, 30 Apr 2025 |
59 - The Online Modelling and Drawing Scene |
How it works / key players / models |
Modelling Scene |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/59-the-international-online-modelling-and-drawing-scene |
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Thu, 1 May 2025 |
60 - A year or so ago |
Some loose line drawings inc Tina with black eye by mistake |
Work in progress |
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Fri, 2 May 2025 |
61 - Sips |
Local hipster bar |
Venue review |
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Sat, 3 May 2025 |
62 - Shopping for art materials online |
With some half wallpaper drawings |
Work in progress |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/62-shopping-for-art-materials-online |
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Sun, 4 May 2025 |
63 - Life drawing in the present |
LONG Trying to create life emotion and energy in the drawings |
Thought piece |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/63-life-drawing-in-the-present |
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Mon, 5 May 2025 |
64 - Procrastination |
Finding other things to do and warming up on a single sheet then moving to squares |
Work in progress |
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Tue, 6 May 2025 |
65 - Fired up |
Found 2 good sets of drawings in the piles pink multicolour |
Work in progress |
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Wed, 7 May 2025 |
66 - Missing puzzle piece |
Pink multicolour - trying white squares in place and warm up drawings |
Work in progress |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/66-missing-puzzle-piece-composition-squares |
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Thu, 8 May 2025 |
67 - Review of entries to Queens garden comp |
St James Park London |
Competition review |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/67-i-walked-around-the-queens-garden |
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Fri, 9 May 2025 |
68 - Matthew Dean landscapes show review |
Salisbury art scene |
Art show review |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/68-matthew-dean-exhibition-preview-at-studio-53 |
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Sat, 10 May 2025 |
69 - Making Headway Part 1 |
Drawings on top of pink multicolour squares |
Work in progress |
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Sun, 11 May 2025 |
70 - Making Headway Part 2 |
Pink multicolour squares coming together. Colour on top of drawings |
Work in progress |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/70-making-headway-part-2 |
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Mon, 12 May 2025 |
71 - Alison Heart |
Daisies Northwich and Valencia |
Review |
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Tue, 13 May 2025 |
72 - Planning and logistics |
Sharing planning process |
Work in progress |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/72-planning-and-logistics |
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Wed, 14 May 2025 |
73 - Life Drawing with Helen Roeten |
Images |
Work in progress |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/73-life-drawing-with-helen-roeten |
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Thu, 15 May 2025 |
74 - Black and White Version |
Images |
Work in progress |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/74-black-and-white-version |
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Fri, 16 May 2025 |
75 - David Hockney and David Choe - Irreverent |
Short piece or writing / review |
Review |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/75-david-hockney-and-david-choe-irreverent |
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Sat, 17 May 2025 |
76 - A and B Polarity |
Videos of painting and testing magnets |
Work in progress, technique |
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Sun, 18 May 2025 |
77 - Varnish - A Sticking Point |
Short piece with 3 sketches |
Work in progress, technique |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/77-varnish-a-sticking-point |
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Mon, 19 May 2025 |
78 - Raising An Eyebrow |
Drawings of Nasim |
Work in progress |
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Tue, 20 May 2025 |
79 - Tina Sketches 18 May 2025 |
Drawings |
Work in progress |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/79-tina-sketches-18-may-2025 |
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Wed, 21 May 2025 |
80 - Along The Edge |
Installation work in London |
Past Work, Behind the scenes, Balloons |
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Thu, 22 May 2025 |
81 - Crystal Palace |
Christians house and the park |
Travel |
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Fri, 23 May 2025 |
82 - Anthony McCall at the Tate Modern |
Light show and Borough Market |
Review, Exhibition Review |
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Sat, 24 May 2025 |
83 - Vintage Original |
Looking at the sparkly glitter piece on steel tiles |
Past Work |
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Sun, 25 May 2025 |
84 - Lemon Turd |
Painting the chairs, bisley, Dad being comedic |
Arty Family |
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Mon, 26 May 2025 |
85 - Estelle Phillips launches new website |
Review |
Review, Website review |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/85-estelle-phillips-launches-new-website |
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Tue, 27 May 2025 |
86 - Inflation and Deflation |
Photos |
Past Work, Balloons. Photography |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/86-inflation-and-deflation |
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Wed, 28 May 2025 |
87 - Balloon Character Sketches |
Mostly drawings |
Past Work, Balloons, Drawing |
https://www.shimmyshim.com/blogs/news/87-balloon-character-sketches |