…. was on the main AOL news page on monday…..
….. see more Tardar Sauce (Grumpy Cats real name) ….. here : www.grumpycats.com
….. 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 …….
Coffee Revolution
Cowlishaw Corner
….. the finished painting, “Cowlishaw Corner”, which will be on display in the Winter Gardens from Monday, 13 May …………. 
….. Bench Saw machine that caught my eye at Gilberts (Furniture Makers) …..
Startrite Bench Saw
….. drawn from a sketch on-site …..
….. see Gilberts Blog, here : www.thisisgilbertsblog.wordpress.com
….. Winsor & Newton Watercolours on Bockingford 300 gsm …..
….. this painting …..
Porter Cottage
….. 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) …..
….. small still-life …..
Bee in a Box
….. 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/
….. seen here, in a work in progress ….. (and the whippet was really wearing the purple coat) …..
Cowlishaw Corner – Work In Progress
….. hopefully, weather permiting (which it hasn’t been so far this year)….. I will be outside Gilberts tomorrow, painting, and with some previously unseen paintings ….. (see Upcoming Events page for details)
In the Club House
….. 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 (even in the snow !) …..
– idyllic setting 🙂 …… and you don’t have to be a member – its open to everyone ……
….. p. s. huge Function Room available, Free & Spacious Car Park, outdoor seating (for warmer weather, if we ever get any) …..
The Club House
….. a Golf Pro for lessons….. and a Full English Breakfast only £3.55, what more do I need to say ? 🙂 …..
….. for more about Beauchief Golf Course, please click here …… www.BeauchiefGolfClub.co.uk
….. 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, standing room only and a new sketchbook with very “challenging” paper…) …..
In the Eye Department
…..speaking of discipline (you will gather, I have none), my very wise Agent has grounded me from attempting to go to the Farmers Market today – we are snowed (and iced) in and it was total madness on my part, so at the last minute I have finally seen the sensible option…..(and I’m still not happy about it 😦 as I SO wanted to be there !)…..as my buddy, L, would say “Waaaaaaaah !!!!”…..
….. 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 is not water-proof so the “blurriness” can easily get out of hand 🙂 …..
Gucci Fiat 500 at Nether Edge
….. Parker Roller Ball (fine, black) with Holbein Artists Watercolours on Canson 200 gsm.
….. is the local Farmers Market, for which I was asked to design the publicity flyer ….. and here it is …….
Nether Edge Farmers Market
….. its a bit wonky I now see, but thats vertigo for you 🙂 …… more importantly it features my “muse” Dennis (bottom left corner) peeking in ….. and Jean of Green End Farm, in her long green coat, who brings along her own-grown plants & shrubs (yes, an actual farmer !) …..
….. Many thanks to NENG* for asking me to do this flyer 🙂 ……
….. all being well, I will be there with my artwork, and many of the local shops open on market sundays too – such as Emma at The Old Sweet Shop (purple shop in the flyer) which has a fantastic range of eclectic artwork and gifts ….. as well as over 80 stalls, crafts, food, there is lots of live entertainment too…..
*NENG – Nether Edge Neighbourhood Group – details here : www.netheredge.org.uk
….. The Old Sweet Shop, more here : www.theoldsweetshopsheffield.co.uk
……a drawing and watercolour sketch in Caffe Nero yesterday…..
….. drawn with Parker Roller Ball (Fine, Black ink) Holbein Artists Watercolours
…..Books…..
…..for beautiful illustrations and superb information ( ? did you know a Robins heart beats over 1,000 times a minute !?) , by an artist whose work has been a true inspiration for me …..and, I do think…..
….. Birds are Brilliant 🙂 ……
…..to see more Madeleine Floyd, click here : www.MadeleineFloyd.com
….. a brilliant piece of scientific kit that caught my eye……
Stargazing – giant telescope with Keefy the Engish Bull Terrier
….see the real telescope here :
….. a Chinese Crested dog that I saw last July…..
…..for Boxing Day …..
Fiat 500 Abarth
…..Orange, in a painting…..
Hendersons – small study
…..my scanner came up with the weird angle, of its own accord. …..Winsor & Newton on Canson Watercolour Paper.
…..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 is 11 years old, and from what I could tell, she is happy to be in the painting 🙂
Nether Edge 360
Outside Sheffield Cathedral
…..Watercolour Studies, unearthed from a while ago.
Neo Watercolour by Victoria Butterell 
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