Thursday 6 May 2010

Dance to the music

A quick post of a picture that represents something I need - inspired by the EDM group challenge:




Yep, for me it's music...  I always have it playing and, since I saved up for my first Sony Walkman (1983 - remember?) I've always had a selection to take with me whenever I'm out and about.  My husband and I finally upgraded all our music systems a couple of years ago - we'd been running on a system made up of elements of my old Hi-Fi set and his, both well over 20 years old  :o) ...overnight we changed this to the best new digital stuff we could afford and also bought a really lovely new turntable because we have hundreds of albums still on vinyl (which we still regularly play) as well as all the CDs and digital downloads.  In fact we are about to start digitising all the vinyl so we can upload it to our iPods.  Oh my little iPod how I love it!!  I carry it everywhere with me, play it in the car; plug it into computer speakers when I work alone in the library in school holidays etc,etc.

This is a very quick sketch, rough around the edges but it conveys the message well enough.  The album it is set on (I had been listening to) is 'Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes' by TV on the Radio if your'e interested - great played loud!

I never properly learned to play an instrument, though can play lots of them by ear, but I just can't get beyond the most basic sheet music.  My husband is a musician though, he plays a bass.  Played bass, he hasn't been in a band for a while now.  When I first met him he was in a band called The Keep.  Amazingly a video of them playing their song 'Sit Down' has turned up recently - filmed back in 1989!!!  Where did the time go?

I will be making the draw for my giveaway on Saturday.... do leave a comment at this post if you haven't already - if you'd like the chance of receiving one of the items!

TTFN, L x

12 comments:

  1. Very cool drawing of your ipod! I haven't the faintest idea how they work, but I know lots of people love them. nancy

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  2. Great sketch Lesley....love how the background works with the white iPod and headphones

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  3. This is really good, I agree with Debra. I've always fancied one of these, maybe one day I'll treat myself.

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  4. Fabulous sketch. I like the background. Very nicely done.

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  5. Nice sketch. The background really pushes the ipod out.

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  6. Yes! I need music too. I'm having a good time looking around your blog - great stuff here. I've dabbled with ATCs and I'm impressed with what I see here.

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  7. Sketching anything that is white is a little tricky. You have done it so well. I would love having an i-pod someday.

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  8. Oh yeah I can totally remember walkman. AND YES! I totally agree with you that musics is something we all need in our lives.
    Very well presented, and really high level of realism too as the details are just amazing. =)

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  9. Terrific ipod! I like how the background brings out the white ipod too.

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  10. Lovely sketch! I never got an I-pod. I had a walkman (which btw was called "freestyle" in Sweden - really stupid to translate an English word into another english word) and I had a portable cd-player but I got lost when you needed a computer to organize the music... too many steps! But now I just bought an I-phone so maybe I will get back on track :D

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  11. great sketch! i really love the gorgeous colors in the background!

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  12. Wonderful sketch, love the background and how it makes the I-pod pop.

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