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Tag Archives: Farmers Market
…..eye,eye…..
….. here’s a recent sketch whilst waiting for someone at the Eye Hospital. A more obscure subject than usual, but making myself draw things as they arise, whether I “like” them or not, is a good discipline I think…..(adverse conditions too - busy hospital, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours
Tagged Dell, Eye Department, Farmers Market, Glossop Road, Gluco Juice, Hallamshire Hospital, Opthalmology, Sheffield
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….. next Sunday…..
….. is the local Farmers Market, for which I was asked to design the publicity flyer ….. and here it is ……. ….. its a bit wonky I now see, but thats vertigo for you …… more importantly it features my “muse” Dennis (bottom … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Sheffield - watercolours, UK
Tagged Byron, Cafe, Crafts, Entertainment, Farmers Market, Food, Glen Road, music, Nether Edge, Old Sweetshop, Oxfam, S7, Salvation Army, Sheldon Road, watercolours
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…..Shake Off Any Cobwebs…..
….. a Chinese Crested dog that I saw last July…..
Posted in Art, Dogs, Sheffield - watercolours, Uncategorized
Tagged 2013, Chinese Crested, Dog, Drawing, Farmers Market, New Year, sketch, Watercolour
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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.
Posted in Art, Sheffield - watercolours, Uncategorized
Tagged Ecclesall, Farmers Market, Gilberts, Hendersons, Newton, Relish, Sauce, Sharrow Vale, Sheffield, sketch, Watercolour, Winsor, Yorkshire
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…Not a Greyhound…..and not called Sandy…..
Selkie the Lurcher, Nether Edge …..Last sunday at the farmers market, I spotted a greyhound with a distinctive collar, like the one featured in my Nether Edge 360 painting….. …..Brilliantly, it is definitely the very dog ! who is actually a Lurcher, and is called ”Selkie” . She … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Dogs, Natural History, Nature, Sheffield - watercolours, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Tagged 360, Byron, Farmers Market, Greyhound, Homemade, lurcher, Nether Edge, Old Sweet Shop, Oxfam, Panorama, Sainsburys, selkie, Sheldon, Watercolour
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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
Posted in Sheffield - watercolours, Uncategorized
Tagged Cafe, Ecclesall, Farmers Market, M&S, Nero, Simply Food
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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
Posted in Sheffield - watercolours, Uncategorized
Tagged Antiques, Broadcasting, Ecclesall, Farmers Market, Fox, Gilberts, Hospital Radio, Lescar, Pine, Plein Air, Puppet, Scooby Doo, SharrowVale, Watercolour, Workshop
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? How Do I Know When a Painting is Finished ?…………
…..people often ask me. Well, in the case of Nether Edge 360….. ….. when a Greyhound walked past ! Almost complete, the painting just needed a little “something special”, when ….. …..at the cross-roads this morning, waiting for the traffic lights to change, in the … Continue reading
Posted in Greyhounds, Sheffield - watercolours
Tagged Farmers Market, Greyhound, Machon Bank, Moncrieffe Road, Nether Edge, Sheffield, Sheldon Road
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From the cross-roads………….
………at Nether Edge, a “360 Degree” street-scape. An early morning scene – no traffic (and no traffic lights, etc, either). Painting in progress……
Posted in Sheffield - watercolours
Tagged Cross roads, Farmers Market, Machon Bank, Moncrieffe, Nether Edge, Sheldon Road
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Bella………..having a day out……….
….at the Farmers Market last sunday. Pouring with rain for the 2nd week running. Luckily Bella was wearing her snazzy pink coat. Another great character was Cracker, the tiny Italian Greyhound, who had not only a superb coat, but also sported an … Continue reading
Posted in Sheffield - watercolours
Tagged Famous Sheffield Shop, Farmers Market, Sharrow Vale, Sheffield
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Streetscene……..Cafe #9….(and of course, Big Ron & Holly)……..
Cafe #9, Big Ron & Holly, Nether Edge Road See Big Ron & Holly in action – their Grin Up North filmshhoot, here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJq7ZzAGtu0 Grin Up North supports the Sheffield Retired Greyhound Fund : http://www.sheffieldretiredgreyhounds.co.uk
