Tag Archives: Greyhound

….. “pssst .. !” …..

Posted on June 6, 2014 by neowatercolour

….. seems a good caption for this painting ….. dedicated to Eddie and his other Retired Greyhound friends who are waiting for their Forever Homes at Sheffield Retired Greyhound Trust

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… Off to Lunch ….. at the Cafe Rouge …..

Posted on June 2, 2014 by neowatercolour

….. here’s Eddie the Retired Greyhound, hoping his favourite dinner is on the menu today … chicken innards !! … although, it looks like another scallywag has got there first ! …..

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… Sheffield ?? … then it MUST be …. Greyhounds !! ….

Posted on January 1, 2014 by neowatercolour

….. Happy New Year everyone ! ….. and I realised for this New Year I need to go back to my painting roots – greyhounds & whippets 🙂 ……  ….. this is a semi-real scene from Sharrow Vale Road (work in progress) … Continue reading →

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….. 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 …………. 

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…Not a Greyhound…..and not called Sandy…..

Posted on December 9, 2012 by neowatercolour

Selkie the Lurcher, Nether Edge …..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 … Continue reading →

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30″ x 7″…………………..

Posted on June 21, 2012 by neowatercolour

is the final size of the epic, “Nether Edge 360″ (framed 36″ x 13”).  My favourite part is “Sandy” the Greyhound, bottom right corner. Winsor & Newton on Saunders 300 gsm.

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? How Do I Know When a Painting is Finished ?…………

Posted on June 20, 2012 by neowatercolour

…..people often ask me.  Well, in the case of Nether Edge 360….. ….. when a Greyhound walked past !   Almost complete, the painting just needed a little “something special”, when ….. …..at the cross-roads this morning, waiting for the traffic lights to change, in the … Continue reading →

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A Whippet ? …….or……..a Greyhound ?………………..

Posted on March 3, 2012 by neowatercolour

………this local character sporting a natty blue coat with white piping, could either be a large whippet or a small greyhound. I have only ever seen him/her whilst negotiating a busy roundabout at Hunters Bar (near the school in the background). ………this … Continue reading →

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