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….. a cute little….. Startrite …..? …..

….. 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 …..

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….. not sure about …..

….. 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) …..

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….. Bee in a Box …..

….. 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/

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….. a Whippet in Purple …..

….. 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

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…..stargazing…..

….. a brilliant piece of scientific kit that caught my eye…… ….see the real telescope here : http://www.thisisgilbertsblog.wordpress.com

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…..Shake Off Any Cobwebs…..

….. a Chinese Crested dog that I saw last July…..

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…..a little Abarth…..

…..for Boxing Day …..

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…One can never have too much…..

…..Orange, in a painting….. …..my scanner came up with the weird angle, of its own accord. …..Winsor & Newton on Canson Watercolour Paper.

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

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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…..Church Street…..

“Heart” Church Street,Sheffield …..Watercolour Studies, unearthed from a while ago.

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…When The End Snapped Off……

…..my trusty Stanley “Lifeguard” Tape Measure, there was nothing to stop the ruler part shooting back into the casing, at a speed to slice through anything, eg.fingers, in its path !….. …..I really thought this family “heirloom”, with its tough, solid, steel casing … Continue reading

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…..How to Fly…..(Usyaka-style)…..with news……..

……of the result so far, from the sale of “Usyaka Sharpens Her Nose” – postcards, banners and the Original Watercolour* – of 236 Euros….. ….. (a Big Thankyou to everyone, and a *Special Thankyou* to Caroline) ….. …..this money is now, yes, already…..helping … Continue reading

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……Frankenweenie…..??…….

…..what a brilliant name !…….love the title of this film, but possibly a bit too scary for me  🙂      

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…. A bit too …….plein air……

……today,perhaps…..very windy…..at least my easel stayed upright this time, but my paintbox blew completely over (twice), so as well as the cat hairs, I now have bits of grit in the watercolour pans… Nice !….”authentic” maybe……    

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….Launching U.S.A……..(Yes, its Usyaka ! !)……

……yes, this Appeal took off, today, here in Sheffield….. ……the “Usyaka Sheffield Appeal” is my attempt to raise funds to help homeless cats & kittens in Montenegro, home of Usyaka, where there are no official shelters or welfare facilities for cats…… ……as … Continue reading

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….”Keeping My Eyes on You”……

……is the watercolour which had a tremulous start, plein air (see “Big Innovation” 9th September post), but has, amazingly,come to fruition…… …….its not clear in this painting who – the Giraffe, or the Gecko, is keeping an eye on who !  – maybe … Continue reading

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……a Technical Error.r.r.r……..

…occured on the last post leading to 2 versions of it appearing with different titles and one with no commentary (just to bore you, the one called “M&S” was the wrong one, but frustratingly, has got the “likes” and some comments !) so … Continue reading

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….a Living Wall……..and some Puffins……

……the “Living Wall”, designed to encourage birds and a natural habitat, on the exterior of the Marks & Spencer “Simply Food” Eco-building……and in the Cafe inside, a lady in a SUPERB fleece with Puffins all over it. I want one  🙂  …..#5 … Continue reading

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Big Innovation !……Two Giraffes……..AND……a Movie……

This gallery contains 11 photos.

………well, a slide-show !…… of plein air painting again yesterday……..(despite having a very painful, possibly broken, Big Toe, too), watch it here, (click on the “11 photos” link above) : ……..and still breezy   🙂   Superb photos (especially the tremendous aerial shots !) all … Continue reading

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Otto’s……….

……..finally finished, from 3 Plein Air sessions, started on 11th August, (* see link below) and will be on display this coming saturday, see Upcoming Events page for details. this painting started here : https://neowatercolour.com/2012/08/12/the-lesser-spotted-artist/

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