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Brits want political changes
The current government is an ardent supporter of financing Ukraine. It is one of the leading donors to this country, alongside the US and Germany. The UK has pledged £12.5 billion in support to Ukraine since February 2022, of which £7.6 billion is for military assistance. This includes £3 billion for military assistance in 2024/25.
By Adomas Abromaitis2 years ago in Critique
Traces of time: when love met distiny
In a quaint town nestled between rolling hills and ancient forests, there lived a young woman named Eliza. She was a historian, captivated by the stories and secrets held within the pages of old books and the worn stones of ancient buildings. Her days were spent at the town's small but charming library, where she pored over dusty tomes and faded manuscripts, piecing together the tapestry of time.
By Imu2 years ago in Critique
Are "Healthy" Actually Good For You?
Imagine a world where your drink can do more than just quench your thirst! That's the idea behind healthy drinks, also called functional drinks. These drinks claim to be good for you, giving you an extra health boost on top of just hydration.
By Aliyu Mustapha2 years ago in Critique
Righting my wrongs
Natasha sat on the tiled floor, legs crossed with the TV remote in her hand, her jaws dropped and eyes virtually bulging out of their sockets.
By Dera Sylvia2 years ago in Critique
Paisley
'Paisley' an abstract of greens: yellow green and blue green crayon. Would you wear a pattern of tie of some sort in this patten? To me this pattern and the colors I chose would make a great tablecloth for a picnic table. What do you think? Please offer your comments.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
More flowers
'More Flowers' another page that is a floral arrangement of what could be primroses or even carnations. I used purple, green, orange, blue and red crayon for the flowers and green, yellow, red and orange for the leaves for an autumnal sense in this abstract picture. This could be a matching colors activity for preschool children. Please comment.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Cat's Eye
How would you color this page if presented to you. I saw a page of eyes looking back at me and I thought why not color the eyes many different colors then just lightly use a gray crayon over the whole page. Though it is too late now I just had a thought that I should have used black to outline the noses and mouths of each of these cats. There are several cats with orange, black, blue, orange, yellow and green. I believe that this sheet could be used in preschool math to count how many cats have green or yellow eyes as an example. Please comment.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Flowers of One Kind
'Flowers of One Kind' is my title for this coloring page. I used my crayons of reds, yellow, orange and blues for the flowers and of course greens for the leaves and brown for the stems. Each flower has a partner for they are big and little. This one could be an art lesson on colors as well as a math lesson on big and little for preschool. I even tried various strokes to show my attempt at shading. Please comment.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
All Shapes
'All Shapes' really is a picture of all kinds of shapes from circles, squares, rectangles, triangles and ovals. Shapes from very small to large. At times there were even more advanced shapes in the picture. See if you can find them if you want to. I used my actual crayons for a brighter and colorful picture that is totally abstract.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Geometrics
This is a page of circles in various odd positions and generally odd shapes throughout. I used crayons in this work for a more vivid view of these shapes using blues, reds, yellows and greens. Also, I tried to follow patterns with some of the odd shapes as with the blue, red, purple colors up and down the page. Please comment.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
All Kinds of Flowers
Here is a picture from another adult coloring book that was just a drawing of many flowers, berries and leaves. I used my colored pencils bring color to these blooms. As you can see the colors are pink, blues, yellow, greens and orange. I tried to smudge some of the colors to make some of the flowers more realistic if that is the right word. Please comment.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
The Wyrm King. Top Story - June 2024.
'The Wyrm King' the third and final volume of Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. In this volume the fantastical characters are really showing themselves and their various talents. Nick and Laurie and family and still learning and making compromises as well as promises trying to be kept in helping the Nixie's and the other people and entities. Nick along with all the others learn how to help each other past and present. Once again Holly Black's artwork would make great coloring pages. All of these books thanks to Tony and Holly were great show and tell books for all ages.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique