Stretch 12

 Greetings

This is another variation on this piece

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New painting finished

 Greetings

I have decided that my latest oil painting is finished.

I have framed it and hung it up  until it can be varnished in October.

I  call this  "The Repose of Halcyon".

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Stretch 11

 Greetings

Here is another version of this computer art.

until next time

Adieu

Reworking Lady of Roses 1

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Many years ago (sometime in the 1990's) I did a painting in oils inspired by a still from Cyrano de Begerac.

When  I left it them it looked like this

A  few years later, I decided to do some more work to this picture and , when I had done that, it looked like this

I  have now decided to do more to this painting.

I will post more when I have made progress.

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Adieu

Stretch 10

 Greetings

This is another variation on this computer art.

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Adieu

Avoncroft 2025

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We had arrived back from the Eastercon ( in Belfast) on the afternoon of  the Wednesday after Easter.

On the Friday afternoon we travelled up to Bromsgrove to stay ( as usual) at the Hanbury Turn for our visit to Avoncroft.

We decided to do both days in costume this time. I chose something that I would not have to change completely out of in order to drive home.

On the first day, Teddy wore his Regency suit, but with a new waistcoat that he had bought at the last Re-enactors Fayre.

And I wore my Queen Ann with blue velvet coat and Full peruke.

 

and on the second day I wore my 1750's coat with my tie-wig and real beacver-felt tricorn.

While Teddy wore a Fifteenth century houpeland.

There were very few traders there. We gathered that the venue was charging them more this year and that most had decided they couldn't make the numbers work...

Still, that did mean I didn't buy much- just three bottles of mead.

We still had a good time and enjoyed the breakfasts and evening meal at the Ewe and Lamb with our friends Kate and Malcolm.

We've booked the rooms for next year.

  

Until next time

Adieu

Stretch 9

 Greetings

Here the next version of this piece.

Until next time

Adieu