{"id":26846,"date":"2025-03-03T22:53:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T22:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=26846"},"modified":"2025-03-04T08:43:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T08:43:46","slug":"art-caint-win-em-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=26846","title":{"rendered":"ART: Cain\u2019t Win Em\u2019 All\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"594\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4854-1024x594.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26841\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4854-1024x594.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4854-300x174.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4854-768x445.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4854-1536x891.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4854.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hmmm!?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hmmm\u2026 Well, you can\u2019t win \u2018em\u2019 all. Not much in the way of making art today. And this &#8211; the above &#8211; is all there was. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4856-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26842\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4856-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4856-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4856-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4856-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4856.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">More crucifixion biz\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The black and white pen drawing? Well\u2026 hmmm!? I s\u2019pose it\u2019s me trying to be boldly, bravely, foolishly unfiltered. It\u2019s a bit cartoony, to be honest. I don\u2019t like it, as is. Is it going anywhere? I\u2019ve no idea!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4855-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26843\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4855-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4855-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4855-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4855-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4855.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hand studies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I wanted to work a bit on contorted hands, in this wee interlude. That\u2019s what these am. Again, none too chuffed. But is there any mileage in any of this? Again\u2026 no idea!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I s\u2019pose at least this means I\u2019m taking some risks? maybe there\u2019s something sculptural I can get from some of the hand studies?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"309\" height=\"153\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4859-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26847\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4859-1.jpg 309w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4859-1-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Better? Worse? Indifferent?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"928\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4857-1024x928.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26844\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4857-1024x928.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4857-300x272.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4857-768x696.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4857-1536x1392.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4857.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Working on the inky one\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1002\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4858-1024x1002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26845\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4858-1024x1002.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4858-300x294.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4858-768x752.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4858-1536x1504.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4858.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Poss\u2019 sculptural possibilities?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hmmm!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1012\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4860-1012x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26849\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4860-1012x1024.jpg 1012w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4860-296x300.jpg 296w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4860-768x777.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4860-1518x1536.jpg 1518w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4860-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4860.jpg 1976w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">State of play at end of day\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I think I\u2019ve improved the black and white pen and ink version, somewhat. Maybe I can explore the ideas within it more? We shall see\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hmmm\u2026 Well, you can\u2019t win \u2018em\u2019 all. Not much in the way of making art today. And this &#8211; the above &#8211; is all there was. The black and white pen drawing? Well\u2026 hmmm!? I s\u2019pose it\u2019s me trying to be boldly, bravely, foolishly unfiltered. It\u2019s a bit cartoony, to be honest. I don\u2019t like &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=26846\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;ART: Cain\u2019t Win Em\u2019 All\u2026&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paGwUa-6Z0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26846"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26846"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26859,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26846\/revisions\/26859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}