Tag Archives: Ecclesall

….. The Other Half ….. (Whippet in Purple Coat, Part 2)…..

….. the finished painting, “Cowlishaw Corner”, which will be on display in the Winter Gardens from Monday, 13 May …………. 

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….. a cute little….. Startrite …..? …..

….. Bench Saw machine that caught my eye at Gilberts (Furniture Makers) ….. ….. drawn from  a sketch on-site ….. …..   see Gilberts Blog, here : http://www.thisisgilbertsblog.wordpress.com ….. Winsor & Newton Watercolours on Bockingford 300 gsm …..

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….. not sure about …..

….. this painting ….. ….. the building attracted me, white brickwork, signs galore, curved corner facade ….. but didn’t emerge as I envisaged (still, they rarely do) and has been languishing unfinished till now. Even with the Pub Landlord and … Continue reading

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…One can never have too much…..

…..Orange, in a painting….. …..my scanner came up with the weird angle, of its own accord. …..Winsor & Newton on Canson Watercolour Paper.

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…..Thelma and ……

……no, not Louise !……Alfie the Boxer puppy….. …..Holbein watercolours on Daler-Rowney Aquafine 300 gsm watercolour paper.

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…A New Arrival……

…… its Ethel, the Baby Elephant, who joins Giraffes, Gecko’s,  Rhinos, Mermaids at Gilberts……. ……Ethel is also over on a new “sister” blog (temporary until Paula of Gilberts takes over the Hot Seat) …..see it here : http://www.thisisgilbertsblog.wordpress.com

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…..”Noisy and Bustley”…..

…..is how my paintings have been described by a young local Blogger called Tilly – I am thrilled with this ! – Tilly also notes that I am “still alive” (unlike Vincent Van Gogh). Checkout Tilly’s cool blog, here : … Continue reading

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….”Keeping My Eyes on You”……

……is the watercolour which had a tremulous start, plein air (see “Big Innovation” 9th September post), but has, amazingly,come to fruition…… …….its not clear in this painting who – the Giraffe, or the Gecko, is keeping an eye on who !  - maybe … Continue reading

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Big Innovation !……Two Giraffes……..AND……a Movie……

This gallery contains 11 photos.

………well, a slide-show !…… of plein air painting again yesterday……..(despite having a very painful, possibly broken, Big Toe, too), watch it here, (click on the ”11 photos” link above) : ……..and still breezy      Superb photos (especially the tremendous aerial shots !) all … Continue reading

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Otto’s……….

……..finally finished, from 3 Plein Air sessions, started on 11th August, (* see link below) and will be on display this coming saturday, see Upcoming Events page for details. this painting started here : http://neowatercolour.com/2012/08/12/the-lesser-spotted-artist/

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The Lesser-Spotted Artist……..

……..amazingly, I didn’t chicken out yesterday (despite some drizzle, early morning, which would have been a perfect excuse !)……..and set up my easel, and latest paintings, “on-street”, outside Gilberts Antiques & Pine on Sharrow Vale Road…….. ……painting the street-scene did … Continue reading

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Cute French Bulldog……..

……..”Fifi”…..will be with me tomorrow, along with some of my other watercolours, outside Gilberts (next door to the Lescar) on SharrowVale Road, 11 am – 2pm (*)……where I will also be attempting a Plein Air streetscene watercolour…… * unless I faint in … Continue reading

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I couldn’t resist ..!…………Scooby Doo………

………Where Are You ?!………right here at the Farmers Market a few weeks ago………collecting funds for Hospital Radio which is run solely by volunteers and relies on donations……… ………this chap was dressed as Scooby all day ! Brilliant ! ………I think … Continue reading

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A Very Cute…………French Bulldog…………

……that I saw this morning (*), prompted me to finish this painting I started in 2010 (a precursor to the “Two Pugs” – one of my personal all-time favourites)…… ……the one in this painting, (shall we call her Fifi ?) looks … Continue reading

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Two Pugs…………new version………………..

………………………the beige one has a bit more attitude this time ! (and better legs – they’re not easy to do, you know). Part of a new project………….. here’s the original version…………………….

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