Saturday 31 December 2016

Starling

Tweet of the Day : Starling : As this is the last day of the year...I offer up a framed painting which is a favourite of mine...which I'm not sure I want to sell...it is one of those one would like to keep as it came off so well as a painting ....a rare event....a one off...a happy accident...as artists will know is not an everyday happening....anyway here it is.....A Happy New Year everybody!!

Friday 30 December 2016

Black Headed Gull

Tweet of the Day : The Black Headed Gull : Nesting on the beach….does not sound safe does it…but they can nest right next to you and you wouldn't see them...they blend into the background beach so well.

Thursday 29 December 2016

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Tweet of the Day : Great Spotted Woodpecker :an occasional visitor to our garden and very welcome when it does...but it never stays long....a fast food stop....

Wednesday 28 December 2016

Wren

Tweet of the Day : Wren : A wren with a sense of humour …what else can it be?........

Sunday 25 December 2016

House Sparrows

Tweet of the Day : House Sparrows : At the moment living in our roof space and keeping us awake at night....but we do like them being there...and we do feed them...not seen to much these days...on the decline unfortunately....so enjoy them while you can....Merry Christmas you'll

Saturday 24 December 2016

Mandarin Duck

Quack of the Day : The Mandarin Duck : Another very colourful duck and on this pond with a great reflection...I have never seen one in the feathers so to speak....I must put it on my bucket list….

Friday 23 December 2016

Cardinal

Tweet of the Day : Cardinal : We don't see them over here in the UK...but I remember my first sighting....in golf club in Hilton Head island USA...I looked up and there was the most colourful bird I had ever seen....I was gobbed- smacked…The sun was shining on it so it looked even brighter than it usually does......totally mind blowing.....

Thursday 22 December 2016

Brambling

Tweet of the Day : Brambling : Back to the birds now something for the season a warm looking brambling sitting on a branch chirping away happily...

Wednesday 21 December 2016

Bovine Blues

Moo of the Day : Bovine Blues : Buttercup has made it back to the shack….back in her old well chewed field and warmly dressed for the Winter ahead...her adventures oversees now just a dim memory....how soon we all forget....live in the "now"

Tuesday 20 December 2016

Buttercup phones Home

Moo of the Day : Buttercup phones Home : It looks as if we will never know how Buttercup finally got out of that boat and is now phoning home to be picked up and lead back to her field…and what happened to the boat....there will be one Irish farmer who has found his cow but also wanting to know the answer to that question...the thick plottens even more thicker.....

Monday 19 December 2016

Buttercup and the Tower of london

Moo of the Day: Buttercup and the Tower of London: Buttercup floats further up the river Thames and has now reached the Tower of London....but still cannot find a place to land...what next?

Sunday 18 December 2016

Buttercup and Tower Bridge

Moo of the Day: Buttercup and Tower Bridge : So it is London and that was the London Eye…so what is this...a bridge with towers on either side so it must be Tower Bridge.....very nice....but my question is ...how do I land and how do I get out of this boat?

Saturday 17 December 2016

Buttercup and The Eye

Moo of the Day: Buttercup and the Eye : After the rough Atlantic the waves had calmed down a bit...a mouth of a river.....buildings......and more buildings.....and then this a great wheel....I wonder where I am?

Friday 16 December 2016

Third Encounter

Moo of the Day: Third Encounter: Buttercup is adrift in the Atlantic somewhere…suddenly she noticed another boat...and just as suddenly there was a movement under the boat...who was in the boat and what was it under the boat?....she needed answers......particularly... how do I get out of this boat!!?

Thursday 15 December 2016

Scottish Castle

Scottish Castle : This is a close up of the castle a day or two ago...I was intrigued by the brickwork of the sides or rather stone work but there seemed to be both when I looked closer...The sun was hitting some of the sticking out stones which made interesting shadows...hard to reproduce in acrylic paint. I'd like to have another closer look at it…..

Wednesday 14 December 2016

Close encounter

Moo of the Day: COW WEEK ; Cow week continues with Buttercup ( for it is she) escaping the rower of the boat ( Whatever happened to him?) and setting out on an exciting adventure...there is not a lot she can do about it...she's adrift in a boat without a paddle....her first encounter is with a flying fish.....do cows like fish? have they ever tasted one? The thick Plottens…

Tuesday 13 December 2016

Boat Trip

Moo of the Day: COW WEEK ! It starts with "boat trip " a strange site but an interesting one…saw this in Ireland where a cow was being taken from one island to another ...it wasn't far enough to get a proper boat or a saver one...they somehow got this cow into this rowing boat and set of to next island...how they got it out if the boat boggles the mind...and set mine a'going....all the paintings this week are of what might of happened to this poor cow.....watch this space!

Monday 12 December 2016

Buttercup and Politics

Moo of the Day: Buttercup visits The House Of Parliament…this poor cow has been cast adrift in a small rowing boat and has decided to visit London…it is part of a series I am painting for my dailypaintworks auction..it's called COW WEEK and starts tomorrow…don't miss this exciting story…


Sunday 11 December 2016

Arnie

Woof of the Day : Arnie: A tough little dog this one...looks as if he works out....always down the gym...we passed him in the street and he looked at me just like this...never sure what to think...are they the same as cats regarding this...this didn't look menacing it was just a "look"...I think I'm getting paranoide...ahhh they are all out to get me....save me from the cats and the dogs staring at me.......I think I'll have a cup of tea and a sit down…I'll feel better later.....

Saturday 10 December 2016

Cheeky Grin

Meow of the Day : Cheeky Grin : This is another look I have just received from a friendly cat passing through our garden...I explained to it that we have birds feeding here and we didn't want them attacked and eaten by cats…I gave me the "look" and cheekily grinned ...why can you do?

Friday 9 December 2016

Tiger

Meow of the Day : Still trying to get that look that cats give you when you talk to them....what are they thinking?…I showed one a card trick the other day and got the same look…Impressed I hoped but the truth is…I haven't a clue...but enjoyed painting it...

Thursday 8 December 2016

path 1

New Forest Path :  Just reviving my long neglected website and found this landscape I did in the New Forest reminding me that it is a great place to paint…I promised myself that I would spend more time there next year…..and get some great landscapes under my belt.

Wednesday 7 December 2016

Castle

Castle : Again one of my students ideas that he was copying from a photograph…my idea was to paint a copy of it along with him as he worked on his...so that I could show him the next step on my painting without working on his....

Tuesday 6 December 2016

Tabitha

Meow of the Day : Tabitha : I started this drawings as a rough idea for tomorrows painting but it just went on and on a developed a mind of it's own…funny how some paintings do that...very unexpected ...so what started as a rough idea ended up as a finished pen and ink drawing....looking at it later I have added some colour to the eyes...

Monday 5 December 2016

The Red Warehouse

The Red Warehouse : One of my students ideas that she was copying from one of her own photographs...my idea was to paint a copy of it along with her as she worked on hers...so that I could show her the next step on my painting without working on her painting....one of the many faults I have....I get carried away and think it's my painting and just carry on with it and completely forget it is the work of someone else ...ho hum...

Sunday 4 December 2016

Sam the Man

Meow of the Day : Sam the man : This is Sam a very light coloured cat almost no colour at all...so this time I tried to as lightly as possible using the acrylic paint like a watercolour...to get that wispy affect....I like the look of this and will try it again….as it has much power...

Saturday 3 December 2016

and the cow jumped over the moon

Moo of the Day: … and the cow jumped over the moon…: I 've always wanted to do that ever since I read about it in a children's book….hey diddle diddle….and no one is looking … o…a short run and up I go….clearing the moon by inches …from where you are standing…of course …..


Friday 2 December 2016

Midnight Crow

Tweet of the Day : Midnight Crow : We don't usually fly at night but tonight I just felt like it....so here we are...trying to find out what night birds are eating ...Owls are alway munching on something as they pass my nest keeping me awake....I want some of that…. problem is I can't see a thing !!

Thursday 1 December 2016

King of the Castle

Baaa of the Day : King of the Castle : Here we are nearly "teenagers " no longer hanging about with Mum like Snuffles there….we're off to have some fun...a bail of hay is all we need..we can play here all day..till elevenses that is then it's back to Mum for refreshments...