Category Archives: Wider Yorkshire – watercolours

…Happy ….. Yorkshire Day …..

Posted on August 1, 2018 by neowatercolour

… 1st August……

Posted in Art, Cafe, Dogs, Greyhounds, Nature, Sheffield, Wider Yorkshire - watercolours | Tagged Dales, Greyhound, Hendersons, Pudding, Relish, RNLI, RSPB, Whippet, Whitby, Yorkshire | 2 Comments

… whats got .. Whippets .. Puddings .. and a Tango in Halifax …? …

Posted on July 29, 2016 by neowatercolour

yes, its YORKSHIRE ! … and here are just some of the delights to be found here … to celebrate Yorkshire Day on 1st August … … watercolour painting now on display, and for sale, at Wickwire, Nether Edge, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Dogs, Nether Edge, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, Shops, UK, Wider Yorkshire - watercolours | Tagged Bettys, Dales, Greyhound, Hendersons, Last Tango in Halifax, Park, Pudding, Relish, RNLI, RSPB, Sheffield, Terrier, Whippet, Wildlife, Yorkshire | 7 Comments

My Camera………

Posted on June 27, 2012 by neowatercolour

……experimental sketch. Winsor & Newton Gouache (opaque watercolour) on Michelin Map, sheet No. 236 (France Nord – Flandres – Artois Picardie). Freehand, no pencil drawing.

Posted in Sheffield - watercolours, Uncategorized, Wider Yorkshire - watercolours | Tagged Camera, Drawing, France, Gouache, Illustration, Michelin.Map, Optio, Pentax, Pixels, Watercolour, Winsor & Newton | 6 Comments

Top Tip……How to ……Sharpen Your Nose………

Posted on May 15, 2012 by neowatercolour

……..Usyaka – style. Usyaka is my Absoluely Favourite Blog, and cheers me up most days. She is an Oriental Cat (in Montenegro, I think). She is Brilliant ! 🙂 She is the first of my new “Cattitude” paintings ! See … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Cats, Cattitude, Uncategorized, Wider Yorkshire - watercolours | Tagged Cat Blog, Cat Watercolour, Cattitude, Oriental Cat, Usyaka | 6 Comments

A Blue Whippet……..called Olive………..

Posted on March 2, 2012 by neowatercolour

……who belongs to Jennifer Saunders. I heard about Olive on French & Saunders radio programme Jan. 2011. Being on the radio I didn’t of course see Olive, and was amazed when I saw a photo of Jennifer and Olive months later, to see that there … Continue reading →

Posted in Wider Yorkshire - watercolours | Tagged Blue Whippet, Dawn French, French and Saunders, Jennifer Saunders, Jennifer Saunders Whippet, Watercolour Whippet, Whippet at Kelham Island | 1 Comment

Mabel……the VW Camper……Announces……Artists for the Red Cross 2012……..

Posted on February 28, 2012 by neowatercolour

…..Here’s Mabel, a vintage, 1973 VW Camper, to announce that I will be an Artist for the Red Cross again this year. The painting I will donate is at an early stage, and will feature various Sheffield Icons. As last year, … Continue reading →

Posted in Sheffield - watercolours, Wider Yorkshire - watercolours | Tagged 1973 Camper, Artists for Red Cross, British Red Cross, Camper Van, Generation Campers, Mabel, Red Cross, Vintage Camper Van, VW Camper Van, watercolour camper van, Winter Gardens Sheffield | 1 Comment

Little Pink Shop………………

Posted on February 12, 2012 by neowatercolour

…………with hearts ! Happy Valentines Day. Winsor & Newton Pro Watercolours on Woodfibre.

Posted in Wider Yorkshire - watercolours | Tagged French Shop, Love Hearts, Pink, Saint Emilion, Valentines Day, Wine Shop | Leave a comment

Lion King…………..

Posted on February 10, 2012 by neowatercolour

……………..sketch of a newspaper advert. There is a motive behind these seemingly random daily sketches – “limbering up” for a bigger project. Cadoozle Pencil, Winsor & Newton and St.Petersburg Pro Watercolours on Moleskine.

Posted in London, Wider Yorkshire - watercolours | Tagged Cadoozle, Daily Express, Lion King, Moleskine, St.Petersburg, Winsor & Newton | Leave a comment

Hot off the Press…………..

Posted on February 6, 2012 by neowatercolour

…..a new book dropped through my letterbox today, pre-ordered some months ago (and promptly forgotten about), which reminded me of watercolour sketches I did on postcards in my earlier days. Here’s one from 2007 – Costa Coffee in Waterstones, Orchard … Continue reading →

Posted in London, New York, Sheffield - watercolours, USA, Wider Yorkshire - watercolours | Tagged Cappucino, Capuchin, Costa Coffee, Gabriel Campanario, Orchard Square, SketchBook, Urban Sketchers, Waterstones | Leave a comment

Canada Geese………………..

Posted on February 3, 2012 by neowatercolour

…..a sketchbook study from the archive (August 2002 !). Just felt like something a bit different, today. Canada Geese, Bakewell, on Winsor & Newton Cartridge paper. (P.S.the footpath runs alongside the river, with a drop of about 2 feet down into … Continue reading →

Posted in Derbyshire - watercolours, Wider Yorkshire - watercolours | Tagged Bakewell, Bakewell River, Canada Geese, Winsor & Newton | Leave a comment

Big Ron & Holly Launch New………………….

Posted on January 20, 2012 by neowatercolour

……..Postcards ! ALL proceeds from Big Ron & Holly Postcards will go to the Sheffield Retired Greyhound Fund, please email me for details. for more about the greyhounds, look here : http://www.sheffieldretiredgreyhounds.co.uk And……a huge personal Thankyou for all your kind … Continue reading →