Posted the first 100 prints (of 500) to ARTiMANS in Soller Mallorca this morning, called into the Millenium Gallery Shop and discovered my Sheffield Prints and Cards are now on display... nice sunny day, some free time - went on a short cicular walk from home, down into Porter Brook Valley, up through the beech woods, along Fulwood Lane, looked down on Sheffield City 5 miles below, past the Alpaca Farm and back to the Village - Home Sweet Home!
- The Civil Service Club, Great Scotland Yard, LONDON
This where we stay when we visit London with our group of friends
- Prints & Cards ready for Sheffield Millennium Gallery Shop
288 A5 size cards
40 A4 size prints in A3 size mounts &
6 A3 size prints in A2 size mounts
in packages & ready to be taken into the Millennium Gallery Shop in the centre of Sheffield!
Pagoda at Kew Gardens London
This building is the Pagoda at Kew Gardens and is very special to me. I first saw the other side of it in 1967. I was the goal kicker for Sheffield University Rugby Team playing Loughborough College in the UAU "Cup" Final at Old Deer Park which is located on the far side of Kew Gardens. I missed 2 vital kicks which meant we didn't win the "Cup". I think I was admiring the Pagoda and kicked the ball towards the building instead of between the posts! I was reminded about those missed kicks over 40 years later. Anyway, the pencil sketch was drawn in-situ on the afternoon of 5th December this year, I ran out of daylight due to the time of year and have been so busy on the commercial side of my artwork, I've not had enough free time until today (29th Dec) to finish painting the work. This explains my lack of Blog/News for the best part of a month!
Brutalist Architecture
From our visit to London just over a week ago. Two icons of Brutalist Architecture of the 60's - The Hayward Gallery and The Queen Elizabeth Hall Purcell Room on the South Bank sketched from the North Bank of the Thames.
Heeley Art Club
2 weeks ago - Heeley Art Club Working Evening "Painting with Pure Colour". Thought it would be an idea to paint in the style of a mosaic The first image (sea eagle-like) was a practice. The second image is the base drawing for a seaside idea - Victoria (who was sitting next to me) complained she was getting a migraine and left the building early! The third image is the pure colour version, by the time I finished it I was getting a headache! The sun streaking across the sky is pretty obvious but can you spot the 2 seagulls, crab and rolling waves? The green & brown bits echo the colours and aroma of the seaweed and the blue and white streak in the foreground bring out notes of reflections in pools of seawater left in the sand by the receding briny. Before you ask, I have visited Park Guell. Feel free to print out the base drawing and colour it in but don't forget to take some paracetamol first!
Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square, London
As the sun was setting last Saturday. The view of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London. The location was a dead end narrow road called Warwick House Street. There was a police dog squad van at the end waiting for things to kick off in the Square (which didn't happen). There were enough yellow non-parking lines in front of me which lead me to believe that no one would park there. Wrong. Within 20 minutes a white van pulled up and straddled the lines. Finished the sketch under the street lighting - it's that time of year in the UK!
Michael Portillo @ Puerto Soller Mallorca
Michael Portillo was on BBC 2 last night (and repeated tonight) taking the Train and the Tram from Palma to Puerto Soller in Mallorca! It's our favourite place - but don't tell too many people! My paintings are the view to Portillo's right. I painted the image on the right from almost exactly where Portillo was sitting but I was actually sitting in the sea behind him and using the sea water as my watercolour medium.
Puerto Soller Mallorca
This is my last post of an Urban Sketch from our holiday in Puerto Soller, Mallorca at the start of this month. It's the view looking along the promenade from outside our favourite Hotel in the Port it's called the Miramar. I drew and painted it on 1st October and it's now in the private collection of our new friend Shirley in Soller.
Valldemossa again!
This is my sketch on October 6 (just over 2 weeks ago) from our visit to Valldemossa, Mallorca. I sketched it from the most excellent Café Cappuccino looking down the Carrer Cami Antic a Palma. I'm just about prepared/ready for the "10 Artists and 10 paintings" at Baslow (next to Chatsworth) in Derbyshire this weekend. Pop into the Exhibition - there are prints and cards for sale as well as original artworks.
10 Artists Exhibition at Baslow
Anywhere near Baslow (next to Chatsworth) in Derbyshire this weekend? Pop into this Exhibition - I'm one of the 10 Artists!
No 2 Cami des Cingles, Puerto Soller, MALLORCA
This is where we stayed in Puerto Soller, Mallorca 2 weeks ago now. First floor above the Albatros (not mis-spelt here - only on the drawing!) Bar. I gave the original to Aug & Ben - they were the sons of Rachel Fox (the photographer for the Majorcan Daily News). Hope it inspires the young men!
Palma, Mallorca
Placa del Mercat - Palma, Mallorca last week. It's a bit Gaudi-ish!
Valldemossa, Mallorca
Valldemossa, Mallorca from our recent holiday. This was a really unusual sketch for me - I did it standing up! (looking over a wall)
Postcards from Mallorca
We're back home safe, sound and (a lot) colder! Attached the full range of grandchidrens' postcards sent from Puerto Soller - no words, just drawings again!
Heeley Art Club Exhibition
In or near Sheffield? Come to our (Heeley Art Club) Exhibition. I have the 2 paintings on the right on display.
Re-union Dinner - 47 years on! This is me last night with Dr Neville Jones. His decision in 1965 after seeing me play my very first game at the position of fullback put me straight into Sheffield University Rugby First Team. He was the Coach and Strategist for our highly successful team. My life changed at that moment, I stayed in Sheffield to play rugby for the City, got my first job as an architect, met my wife Liz, had a family and the rest is (my) history! Grateful thanks forever Neville.
House painting
Some might/might not have been wondering why I've not postedany paintings for a couple of weeks. The reason is I've been painting (decorating) our house! Notice the dark oak staining to the window mullions and curved top door in the distance.
I also replaced the fascia board and guttering, working carefully around the live gas pipe. That's my studio/workroom at the top of the photo.
Stained fascia and gutter fixing bracket detail:
Financially better off, artistically, progress on hold!
Starry, starry night at Whitby Abbey
Heeley Art Club tonight - the task "working in the style of your chosen artist". Guess mine!
The Forum - Rome
Not been there recently so I thought I'd do a Travel Poster
