Category Archives: Sheffield – watercolours

….. a Witch, a Clown, ….. and a Dedication …..

Posted on August 25, 2013 by neowatercolour

…. to Ginny, the Collie Dog in this painting, who sadly passed away last week, aged around 19 ….. ….. Ginny belonged to Gilbert & Sons, who have been a tremendous support to me and my artwork over the last … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, Dogs, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours | Tagged Antiques, Furniture, Gilbert, Hunters Bar, Makers, Oak, Pine, S11, Sharrow Vale, Sheffield, Sons, Warehouse, Workshop | 10 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

….. a sign of The Times …..

Posted on May 31, 2013 by neowatercolour

….. sorting out some old paintings , I quite liked this one, especially the newspaper corner – I’m not sure how I did that ! ….. this is Coffee Revolution, Ecclesall Road, popular but no longer with us …….

Posted in Cafe, Dogs, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, Uncategorized | Tagged artist, Cafe, Coffee Revolution, Ecclesall Road, ethical coffee, Gilberts, newspaper, Sale, Sharrow Vale, Sheffield, sketch, The Times, Watercolour | 10 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

….. not sure about …..

Posted on April 19, 2013 by neowatercolour

….. this painting ….. ….. the building attracted me, white brickwork, signs galore, curved corner facade ….. but didn’t emerge as I envisaged (still, they rarely do). A definite challenge, and I think I’m finally happy with it (especially the Basset Hound) …..

Posted in Dogs, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, UK | Tagged Ale, Basset Hound, Ecclesall, Food, Hunters Bar, Juke Box, Meadow Terrace, Porter Cottage, pub, Sharrow Vale, Sheffield, Watercolour | 13 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

…..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

….. 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

…..Tostati…..

Posted on March 10, 2013 by neowatercolour

……a drawing and watercolour sketch in Caffe Nero yesterday….. ….. drawn with Parker Roller Ball (Fine, Black ink) Holbein Artists Watercolours

Posted in Art, Sheffield - watercolours | Tagged Cafe, Caffe Nero, Cappucino, Coffee, Ecclesall Road, Latte, Sheffield, Tostati | 8 Comments