Category Archives: Art

….. Buddleia & Butterfly …..

Posted on August 7, 2013 by neowatercolour

….. a quick sketch of “something different” as its my birthday, seen this afternoon in my garden.

Posted in Art, Books, Natural History, Nature, Sheffield | Tagged Birthday, Buddleia, Butterfly, Watercolour | 13 Comments

….. Invitation to ….. a Tea Party !!! …..

Posted on August 6, 2013 by neowatercolour

….. a “Blooming Great” Tea Party, to celebrate Vintage Tablewares 2nd Birthday & raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care ….. ….. scrumptious homemade (not by me !) cakes, refreshing tea, raffle and lots of exciting stalls and happenings ….. (even a stall … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Cafe, Fiat 500, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, UK | Tagged 10 August, Birthday, Cake, Celebrate, charity, China, Cowlishaw, Event, Facebook, Fiat 500, Gilbert & Sons, Hunters Bar, Jack Russell, Marie Curie, Party, Pottery, S11, Sharrow Vale, Table ware, Tea Party, Twitter, Victoria, Vintage Tableware Company, wedding | 5 Comments

….. Ice Cream and Lemonade …..

Posted on August 4, 2013 by neowatercolour

Posted in Art, Books, Cafe, Nether Edge, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, Uncategorized | Tagged Cafe, Drawing, Fentimans, Homemade, Ice Cream, Lemonade, Nether Edge, painting, Watercolour, Yee Kwan | 3 Comments

….. some good advice …..

Posted on July 30, 2013 by neowatercolour

Winsor & Newton watercolours on The Langton Daler-Rowney block, 300 gsm

Posted in Art, Cafe, Nether Edge, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, Uncategorized | Tagged Drawing, food design, Nether Edge, painting, Poster, recycle, resources, Watercolour | 1 Comment

….. Time for Tea …..

Posted on July 29, 2013 by neowatercolour

Winsor & Newton watercolours on The Langton, Daler-Rowney 20″ x 16″ watercolour block, 300 gsm

Posted in Art, Cafe, Nether Edge, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, Uncategorized | Tagged Cafe, Cakes, Daler - Rowney, Drawing, Langton, Nether Edge, Sandwich, Sheffield, sketch, Tea, Watercolour, Winsor & Newton | 2 Comments

….. Stork ! …..

Posted on July 28, 2013 by neowatercolour

Posted in Art, Cafe, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours | Tagged Cafe, Drawing, Homemade, margarine, Nether Edge, Nutella, sketch, Stork, Watercolour, Wensleydale, Yorkshire Cheese | 5 Comments

… Lemon Polenta ….. Pear & Chocolate …..

Posted on July 18, 2013 by neowatercolour

….. and other cakes …..

Posted in Art, Books, Cafe, Cats, Nether Edge, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours | Tagged Book, Cafe, Cakes, Cook, cup cakes, Deli, Homemade, Nether Edge, pear chocolate, polenta, Recipes, Victoria Sponge | 3 Comments

….. In The Park …..

Posted on July 13, 2013 by neowatercolour

…. the small Italian Greyhound in the tartan coat is one of my favourites, called Cracker ….. he was once sheltering from the rain by wearing a Tesco carrier bag …..

Posted in Art, Cafe, Dogs, Nature, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, UK | Tagged Bouncy Castle, Brocco Bank, Cafe, Dog walkers, Endcliffe Park, fun fair, great dane, Hunters Bar, Jubilee, Playground, Queen Victoria, Watercolour | 9 Comments

….. a Very Nice ….. Coffee Machine …..

Posted on July 11, 2013 by neowatercolour

Posted in Art, Books, Cafe, Nether Edge, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours | Tagged Book, Cafe, Cappucino, Coffee, Deli, Drawing, Espresso, Fracino, Homemade, Italian, Latte, Machine, Nether Edge, Recipes, Sheffield, Watercolour | 2 Comments

….. coming soon ….. a new book …..

Posted on July 9, 2013 by neowatercolour

….. with illustrations by me ….. here is one of them ….. ….. a Limited Edition book of recipes by Homemade Cafe/Deli to celebrate 5 years at Nether Edge, Sheffield, and shortly moving on. Available from Homemade from Monday 22 July 2013 – see … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Cafe, Fiat 500, Nether Edge, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, UK | Tagged Book, Cafe, Cake, Coffee, Cook, Deli, Fiat, Fiat 500, Homemade, Illustration, Nether Edge, Recipe, Watercolour | 10 Comments

….. some llamas ….. and a hot air balloon …..

Posted on June 20, 2013 by neowatercolour

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Posted in Art, Cafe, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, UK | Tagged Byron, Entertainment, Farmers Market, Food, Nether Edge, S7, Summer Fair | 14 Comments

….. this Grumpy Cat …..

Posted on June 6, 2013 by neowatercolour

…. was on the main AOL news page on monday….. ….. see more Tardar Sauce (Grumpy Cats real name) ….. here : http://www.grumpycats.com

Posted in Art, Cats, Nature, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged AOL, BT, Elvis, funny cat, Grumpy Cat, ISP, Meme, movie star, sketch, Talk Talk, Tardar Sauce, telephone, Watercolour | 14 Comments

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

Posted on May 11, 2013 by neowatercolour

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

Posted in Art, Fiat 500, Greyhounds, Nether Edge, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, UK, Uncategorized | Tagged 500, Antiques, Art Club, Cowlishaw, Drawing, Ecclesall, Exhibition, Fiat, Gilberts, Greyhound, Heeley, Hunters Bar, Maserati, Millennium Gallery, Otto's, Pine, Rain Rescue, Restaurant, Sharrow Vale, sketch, Watercolour, Whippet, Winter Gardens, Wood, Workshop | 11 Comments

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

Posted on May 2, 2013 by neowatercolour

….. 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 …..

Posted in Art, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, Uncategorized | Tagged Bockingford, Cowlishaw, Ecclesall, Furniture, Hunters Bar, Open Studios, Saw, Sharrow Vale, sketch, Startrite, Watercolour, Workshop | 6 Comments

….. Bee in a Box …..

Posted on April 12, 2013 by neowatercolour

….. small still-life ….. ….. of a unique, hand carved wooden bee, Made in Sheffield, by Nick Hunter ….. and an antique badge, in a matchbox ….. see more of Nicks work, including superb Birds, here : http://nickhunterwoodcarver.wordpress.com/

Posted in Art, Birds, Natural History, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, UK, Uncategorized, Wildlife | Tagged Bee, Birds, Carving, Craft, Heeley Art Club, Nick Hunter, Sheffield, sketch, Traditional, Watercolour, Wood | 4 Comments

….. a Whippet in Purple …..

Posted on April 5, 2013 by neowatercolour

….. seen here, in a work in progress ….. (and the whippet was really wearing the purple coat) ….. ….. hopefully, weather permiting (which it hasn’t been so far this year)….. I will be outside Gilberts tomorrow, painting, and with … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Dogs, Fiat 500, Greyhounds, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, UK | Tagged Antiques, Bull Terrier, Cafe, Cowlishaw, Fiat 500, Furniture, Gilberts, Hunters Bar, Lescar, Maserati, Otto's, Restaurant, Sharrow Vale, Sheffield, Steel Road, Watercolour, Whippet | 16 Comments

….. looking for THE place to be ?…..

Posted on March 25, 2013 by neowatercolour

….. its here !….. up in the Golf Club House ….. just a stones throw away, yet I’ve never ventured in ….. What did I find ? a very warm welcome, refreshments, food, comfy sofas and fantastic views across the course … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Golf, Sheffield, Uncategorized | Tagged Bar, Beauchief, Breakfast, Coffee, Course, Drinks, Food, Function Room, Golf, Learn, Play, Sheffield | 3 Comments

…..eye,eye…..

Posted on March 24, 2013 by neowatercolour

….. 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 | 8 Comments

….. revisiting one of my favourite …..

Posted on March 22, 2013 by neowatercolour

….. subjects – yes, Fiat 500’s !….. here is a little black “Gucci” one at Nether Edge, that I have spotted a few times. I’m not sure about these ink sketches/watercolours, but I quite like doing them as the ink … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Fiat 500, Nether Edge, Sheffield, Uncategorized | Tagged 500, Brincliffe Edge, Byron, Cafe, Fiat, Gucci, Homemade, Machon Bank, Market, Nether Edge, Old Sweet Shop | 11 Comments

….. next Sunday…..

Posted on March 18, 2013 by neowatercolour

….. 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 | 9 Comments