The Courtyard - Haddon Hall - Derbyshire. My favourite Stately Home - about 15 miles from our home. A sort of panoramic painting - almost 270degs around. Vertically....varies! Thanks daughter Sian for the idea.
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Haddon Hall - Courtyard
The Courtyard - Haddon Hall - Derbyshire. My favourite Stately Home - about 15 miles from our home. A sort of panoramic painting - almost 270degs around. Vertically....varies! Thanks daughter Sian for the idea.
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
London, Old Royal Navy College
London - Greenwich - the entrance to the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College
London, Greenwich Hill
Greenwich Hill silhouette - my left leg was in the Eastern Hemisphere, my right in the Western - I was bang on longitude zero!
London, National Gallery, Trafalgar Squre
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square from the steps in front of St Martin in the Fields
London - Albert Hall
Albert Hall Interior - 100th National Brass Band competion of Great Britain. This was on from 10.30 to 6.30 but I managed to get outside occasionally to do a bit of sketching.
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Ffion Rose/Great Sand Dunes onesie
Our beautiful granddaughter Ffion Rose models the onesie I decorated with a painting of the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Southern Colorado when we were over there last August. Won't be long before she grows out of it..... next the Great Sand Dunes of the Sahara?
Monday, 19 September 2011
Colorado - Seven Falls
Just south of Colorado Springs - my dream come true - seven falls in one! It was a long way up those steps!
Colorado - Pikes Peak
Firey sunset over Pikes Peak with the bright red rocks of Garden of the Gods in the foreground.
Colorado - cliff dwellings
Inspired by Mesa Verde The next few posts will be my acrylics from our trip to visit our first granddaughter Ffion (and Mum Anna & Dad Chris) in Colorado Springs
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Atlanta Airport - return
Atlanta Airport on the return flight to the UK - they said the busiest airport in the world. It certainly was busy from where we were sitting!Sunday, 4 September 2011
Whitby Harbour, North Yorkshire
Low resolution image of my painting (which was sold) - thanks buyer.
Saturday, 3 September 2011
Manchester Airport
Start of our American Journey Monday morning 3 August. Here's where my iPad comes into it's own. That's our Delta 767 that took us safely to Atlanta.
Atlanta Airport
Outward bound to Colorado Springs - stopover at Atlanta Airport. Feel the heat in the docking bridge between the aircraft and the air conditioned Terminal. Had a nice glass of red at the piano bar Terminal E. Saw dozens of Delta aircraft and one or two AirTran - like this one.
Sunday, 31 July 2011
Sunset in watercolour
Been practising my sunsets before we see those unbelievable Pikes Peak flaming red sunsets!
Saturday, 30 July 2011
England, Sheffield, Ringinglow
There's a small group of poppies in the cornfield opposite Firs Farm on Ringinglow Road. It's on my regular (3.5 mile) speed walk to buy the local paper. The painting is drawn from my memory/imagination - that's supposed to be Hangram Lane in the mid ground and Fulwood/Crimicar Lane in the background. The sheep have their own fields, trees are omitted for clarity! Can you tell I've bought myself some coloured inks.
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Whitby Church, North Yorkshire
Come to my Art Club Exhibition (Heeley Art Club) at the Winter Gardens in Sheffield from now until 3 o'clock on Saturday 23rd July. The Winter Gardens never close! My Whitby Church is there.
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Monday, 16 May 2011
Wales, Vale of Neath
Lower Ddwli waterfall, Vale of Neath - don't all rush there - it'll spoil it! (If you can pronounce it without spitting your'e a better man than I)
Wales, Aberdulais, Neath
Vale of Neath (my hometown) - Aberdulais Tin-Plate Works from an old photograph - I've added the colour using my artistic licence (again).
Sunday, 15 May 2011
England, Sheffield - Napoleons
Our local (Ecclesall Road) Casino and a very nice restaurant. I've been meaning to do a drawing of this building for some time now. A bit of artistic licence on the shadows! First time I've used silver ink - pity it doesn't sparkle on this image.Cornwall - Crowns Engine Houses
North Cornwall - saw this scene on Countryfile last Sunday. Gorse bushes overlooking Engine Houses overlooking sea. Thought I'd try out acrylic paper for the first time.
Friday, 29 April 2011
Monday, 25 April 2011
Mayfield Valley -01
My second "plein air" acrylic northwards across the valley from the field at the back of our home
Saturday, 23 April 2011
High Bradfield, North Sheffield
Delivered 8 paintings to St Nicholas' Church Bradfield today - there's an Art exhibition there on Easter Monday and Tuesday..... I just can't resist sketching a good old church! There's a spectacular view over the Loxley Valley to the south - thought I could see Robin Hood in the distance.
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
Wales - Elan Valley
Bridge over the Afon (River) Elan with the pump house on top of the Dam to the Penygarreg Reservoir in the background.
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
Sheffield Hillside
Inspired by housing cascading/cascasading down towards Hunters Bar - been to Marion's Art Class again!
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Monday, 28 March 2011
England - Derbyshire - Combs Road
5 of 5 on our sketchcrawl. Coombs Road near Bakewell. The new lambs were out gambolling - 2 were relaxing under the water butt.
England - Derbyshire - Hassop Station
4 of 5 on our bike sketchcrawl - lunch at Hassop Station cafe. A helicopter flew by!
England - Derbyshire - Hassop barn
Ruined barn near Hassop Station Derbyshire. 3 of 5 on our bike sketchcrawl.
Sunday, 27 March 2011
England - Little Longstone - Derbyshire
On our Sketchcrawl (by bike) today - Little Longstone from the Monsal Trail
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Monoprint
I produced my fist monoprints last night at @ Liz Churton's workshop at Heeley Art Club!
Check out www.lizchurton.co.uk
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
England - Sheffield - Lady's Bridge
View over the River Don at Lady's Bridge from outside Sheffield Market. I helped on the AutoCAD drawings for all those new buildings on the left... before I retired!
Saturday, 26 February 2011
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
FRANCE - Villy en Auxois
Not far from Dijon. I was surprised at the timber frame to the steeple - I was expecting stonework. Seems obvious now.
