Cryptofauna 4

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Here is a sprite from the display case

This is the Green Fairae

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Dock Tart

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Here is a new piece of computer art.

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Cryptofauna 3

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An early second post again for this week...

Here is a further creature from the display case

This is the Jack O'Green

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New Orc ,New Orc

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It just popped into my mind.

That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it...

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Cryptofauna 2

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Here is another creature from the display case.

This is the Azurewing

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Eastercon Artshow

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Here is a picture of my Art Show exhibit at the Eastercon.

I've always maintained that achieving a balanced display is an art in itself...

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Cryptofauna 1

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Here are detail pictures of two of the compartments.

This is the Redhorn

and this is the Oakgall Wyrm

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Eastercon 2024

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I have just come back from the Eastercon, which was in Telford this year.

Both Teddy and I have had quite gunky colds (non-covid) which have proved very persistent and are failing to obey the usual progression.

As Teddy's version causes him to cough for long periods during the night, he decided to stay home.

I had pictures in the artshow and was giving our friend Julie a lift, so went without him.

It was held in a conference centre with adjacent hotels, which I usually do not like. In this case, however, the hotel was very close to the centre, so it wasn't a problem.

The centre also had a large central bar area which made meeting and conversing with lots of people pleasantly easy.

I attended more program items than I usually do, ranging from archaeology of bones, via regalia and robes and the use of fairy tales to comedy and the Muppets.

I was please with my artshow display ( which I may post about later when I've furkeled the photos) and sold two items:

Catspaw

and 

British Woodland Cryptofauna

...so, all in all, an excellent result.

Driving to and from the convention was a bit of a pain due to weather  and delays caused by other drivers not driving right for the conditions, but  I enjoyed this convention more than the previous time I'd ended up going on my own.

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Cryptofauna

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I have recently done a little more work to the display case of British Woodland Cryptofauna.

Here it is with the case closed.

And open.

I will post more detail pictures later.

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Dragon Blade 8

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Here is the last variation.

I have applied some  censorship to this one, as with the previous version.

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Diving Board

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Here is a new coloured pencil drawing from my sketch book

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Dragon Blade 7

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Here is the penultimate variation of this piece.

Some censorship has been applied for this blog.

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Dragon Blade 6

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Posting early this week due to life...

Here is a further version of this computer art piece

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Officer Jane

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I revisited a small acrylic painting I did in 2021, as I was not quite happy with it.

I have reworked it. I t now looks like this.

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Dragon Blade 5

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Here is the next version of this computer art.

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More work on new painting

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I have done some more work to the new painting..

I have added more glazes to the landscape , water and figure.

It now looks like this

It previously looked like thsis

As you can see, the additional glazes are beginning to blend and deepen the colours.

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Dragon Blade 4

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Here is a new  version of this computer art

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Mourning

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Not long ago, I  had to attend the funeral of  a former member of the Paladins of Chivalry who sadly died many years before her time.

We were told that it would mostly be a celebration of her life and, in keeping with her philosophy, we should wear what we liked -but ti be sure to wear fabulous shoes.

Now, I don't have much fabulous footwear- but I do have hessians and with hessians one has to dress appropriately...

Teddy took this picture when we had come home.

 I wore black jeans and the black Georgian shirt ( with black and gold lace) and black grograin silk waistcoat from my Purple Pimpernel costume. These are the last two items that still fit from that costume, now my chest measurement has increased to 44 inches  ( it must be all that sword fighting in armour...).

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Dragon Blade 3

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Here is another version of my latest computer art

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Catspaw framed

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I do all my own mounting and framing, as it cuts down on my costs.

I often use second hand frames.

I have not blogged about this before,as it it nigh on impossible to get a nice photo of a glazed piece(due to all the reflections- as I may have mentioned before, I'm a painter-not a photographer..)

I have used this frame before on a painting that now languishes in a portfolio, but I discocvered it fits my new painting 'Catspaw' very well indeed.

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Dragon Blade 2

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Here is another variation of this new piece

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Crypted Fossil Imp

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Here is the last of the current batch of cryptid fossil I have mounted up

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Turning The Page 15

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Here is the last version, as nature intended- but censored...

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Cryptid Fossil Cat Fairae

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Here is another of the crypted fossils mounted up

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Turning The Page 14

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We are nearly at the end of the variants of this piece and the page is now so naughty that the censor has been at work again...

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Cryprid fossil Firelizard

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I now have mounted up this cryptid fossil.

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Turning The Page 13

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Here is the next quite naughty version...

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Dragon Blade 1

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Here is the first variant of this new work

There are more to follow...

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New Boy Sculpture 1

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Here is a new Fimo sculpture I have recently completed'

Here is another angle

I will post more view s later

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Dragon Blade

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Here is a new piece of computer art based on an old acrylic painting I did some years ago.

I first painted the image before I started using airbrush and have now been able to achieve some of the effects that I could not at that time.

As usual, I have made several versions, which I will post later.

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Turning The Page 12

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Here is another version.

As this is getting naughtier, a little censorship has been applied...

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12th Night

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Whilst I celebrate Christmas the Medieval way (from Martinmas on 11 November to Candlemas on 2 February), I try to limit my festive meals to three.

I usually enjoy a meal with my fellow Paladins of Chivalry early in December, this is followed by the meal on Christmas Day and , finally, by a meal for Twelfth Night( which I usually have on  6 January).

I do not often blog pictures of meals, but this is an exception, as I use my favourite china, best glassware and silver cutlery for my meal of roast duck breast with roast potatoes, cranberry & apple stuffing, bread sauce, cranberry & orange sauce, pigs-in-blankets and red cabbage with cranberry.

Served with a red wine.

Dessert is, of course, Christmas Pudding with my own brandy butter( I am not niggardly with the brandy)- served with Vintage Port.

This is also one of the rare occasions when my antique table is not covered and protected by its  heat-proof tablecloth.

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Turning the Page 11

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The Page is getting naughtier by degrees...

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Turning the Page 10

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Happy New Year

Here is another present from under the tree...

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