December - AKA The Big Freeze

The workshop where I produce my pictures has been frozen up throughout most of December with temperatures inside there of minus 10 and worse. Hence there's not much getting done at the mo in there. Take a look at the ice out of my water bucket - frozen solid from inside of the shed. Imagine how much whiskey you'd need to float that little beauty in.

Meanwhile, all is not lost, I'm insulating the workshop as a work in progress, ready for the next cold spell. You watch we'll probably have the hottest summer on record now !

Look out for my next paintings coming soon in January, oh

and on that timely note have a happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year to you all.

Stop Press :-

Here we have the insulated Workshop (Feb 2011).

 Complete with an oil filled radiator for those extra cold Yorkshire days.

And those buckets in the corner, they were solid blocks of ice before.

I could just fit a nice comfy sofa in that corner over there.

Virtual Paintout - November

This is Painting #7 of 52 - I am producing one a week for a year so only 45 more to go !

 

" . .  lifes a beach . . " 

 

This painting I did for the November Virtual Paintout challenge,  http://virtualpaintout.blogspot.com/  Estrada do Pontal, Rio de Janerio -Brasil.

A different location/town is chosen every month, and using  Google Street View 

 you pick a location to paint - it's as if you are actually there.

The website explains it clearly. 

And this is the location I chose for this month's  Painting 

This Acrylic painting on Canvas board measures 10 x 6.5 ins and as always is a gift at only £10.

 

Acrylic Painting - Saint Margaret's Church, Swinton

This is Painting #6 of 52 - I am producing one a week for a year so only 46 more to go !

This is an Acrylic painting of  St. Margaret's Church in Swinton South Yorkshire.

St.Margarets.

The painting is made on Canvas board and measures 10 x 6.5 ins.

 On sale for £10 which will be donated to St. Margaret's Church fund to help with ongoing improvements, thank you.

Acrylic Painting - Thistles on Box Canvas

' Thistle Do '

This is number 5 out of 52 paintings, 1 every week for a year.

"O flower of Scotland When will we see your like again"

A colourful little number.

Measuring 10" x 8" on Loxley box canvas.

( Sold )

Virtual Paintout - October

" . . nearly there . . "

This is Painting #4 of 52 - I am producing one a week for a year so only 48 more to go !

This painting I did for the October Virtual Paintout challenge,  http://virtualpaintout.blogspot.com/  set in Arroyo, San Miguel de Allende in Mexico.

A location/town is chosen every month, and using  Google Street View 

 you pick the little yellow man up, walk him around the area and find a location to paint - it's as if you are actually there.

The website explains it clearly. 

And this is the location I chose for this month's  Painting

This Acrylic painting on Canvas board measures 10 x 6.5 ins and as always is a gift at only £10.

Acrylic paintings on chunky box canvas for sale

Painting #3 of 52 - only 49 more to go !

This is Jimmy the Giraffe spotted wandering around Mexborough last weekend, or maybe not -  I really should lay off the red wine for a few days.
Come on take him home - he's looking lost.

(6x8ins Box Canvas £10)

Acrylic paintings on chunky box canvas for sale

This is painting #1 of 52 - captured for prosterity an apple (minus the fruit fly) now on death row !
(6x8ins £10)

Painting #2 of 52 - Being bent and brown around the edges (no not me !) this fair trade variety wouldn't normally have made it's 15 minutes of fame - but you could change all that - this would look good on any kitchen wall !
(6x8ins £10)

A scene like this appeared on a lovely bottle of French Rose wine I've just finished, maybe the painting should have been completed first before I started on the wine !
(6x4ins £10)

A sprig of Pyracantha taking over the garden and invading my shed,
 firethorn is a very apt name - ouch !
(6x8ins $old)