Tag Archives: Grand Depart

….. Phew ! ….. Tour de France ….. Yorkshire …..

….. finally !  2 months on from the Yorkshire “Grand Depart”, my painting of the Leeds – Harrogate – Sheffield first 2  stages, is complete. The painting features all my personal favourite elements, (including some fantasy ones – retired greyhounds … Continue reading

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….. Happy Birthday ! …..

…..to me 🙂 ….. and Great News ! ….. my “Sprite” greyhound painting raised a grand total of £500 ! for Sheffield Retired Greyhound Fund, when the auction finished on 1st August ….. a really great result and it will … Continue reading

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….. here’s …… Sprite ! …..

….. my alter ego (IF I was a greyhound ! ) who marks the news that I am now an Artist for the Retired Greyhound Trust….. ….. this watercolour is almost 3 feet tall !! Sprite is sporting a yellow jersey in … Continue reading

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….. at the ….. Town Hall …..

….. an awesome subject to paint ! … its been a challenge. My favourite elements are the green Police Box, Taxi whooshing round the corner, statue of Queen Victoria, yellow Tour de France sunflowers, and … by far … Sprocket … Continue reading

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