• what is going on in the immediate vicinity. The ambient temperature is the air temperature around you.

    Ambient music was invented by Brian Eno, ex of Roxy Music. A kind of mushy electronic wallpaper that sets a mood. In theory, the music should respond to your mood rather than set it, but I don’t think they’ve sorted that bit out yet. Unless you know different?

    Learn a new word every day.
    Repeat it and remind yourself what it means at least three times in a day.
    Try to use the word in conversation or writing today.
    Get a dictionary and look words up.

  • This video is embedded on my blog to see if it turns up on Facebook. If it does, please don’t tell me, I’ll know! Maybe I posted the link last time or wordpress will strip out the embed links. Here goes.

  • I’ve just reuploaded this lesson to youtube because it has been stuck for two months – it’s something that happens on youtube. As ever, if you like it, please rate it with the stars in the top left hand corner. Enjoy and draw — grrrr!