Angelic Messenger

 Greetings

Here is a new -and heavenly- drawing from my sketchbook

Until next time

Adieu

Beachparty Boy

 Greetings

Here is a new coloured pencil drawing from my sketch book

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Adieu

Christmas Tree

 Greetings

Each Christmas I put up all the decorations and dress the tree. 

Here is how it looks this year.

As I follow the medieval Christmas tradition, the decorations will not come down until Candlemas Eve ( 1 February).

Have a cool Yule

Until next time

Adieu

Christmas Wreath 2022

 Greetings and Happy Christmas

Every year (so far) that I have lived in this house, I make a new Christmas wreath on an old metal wreath frame my parents used to use. 

I make the wreath using yew, bay and holly from my garden.

Here is this year's wreath.

Until next time

Season's greetings

Adieu

Dublin Worldcon Masquarade

Greetings

In 2019 we went to the Science Fiction Worldcon in Dublin.

Teddy and I were part of a set in the masquarade, based on Julian May's Saga of the Exiles.

I have not previously been able to access the official photos( taken by Andy Trembley and used here with consent).

This is my costume and is my own work (except for a few accessories)

The set was called 'Group Green' and represented a set of outcastes being sent back in time.

They were all allowed to chose clothing and items to take back with them.

This character chose to go dressed in a Seventeenth Century opera costume from 'The Flying Dutchman'.

The doublet, britches and casaque are black wool.

The doublet is edged in black velvet and silver and gold twist braid. It has white cotton pullings-out in the slashes.

The casaque (a cloak with buttoned side panels which can be rebuttoned to form sleeves and turn it into a coat) had a vast number of buttons and is sewn opera-style into the cloak form.

I was also involved in making things for Teddy's costume and will post about that later.

Until next time

Adieu

Silhouette

 Greetings

Here is a new bit of computer art.

I was watching an old film the other day and noticed that the truckdriver protagonist had a naked girl silhouette on his truck.

I decided to try to produced the male equivalent.

This is the result.

I also did another version where he is happy to see me, but that would not be appropriate for this blog....

until next time

Adieu

Steampunk Lifeguard

 Greetings

Here is a new drawing from my sketchbook.

Until next time

Adieu

Boxers

 Greetings

Here is a new drawing of a young man in his boxers.

This is mixed media. This time it's ink and white acrylic.

I think it's a rather good combination.

Until next time

Adieu

Bristol

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In 2012 neither Teddy, nor I wanted to be in London whilst the Olympics were on, so we went to stay with our friends Karen and William in Chicago.

We took period costume with us, as they told us we would be going to the Bristol Renaissance Faire (  near Bristol, Kenosha County, Wisconsin).

I have previously posted about this ( seven years ago).

Karen recently sent Teddy this picture from that event, having noted that I was in the background.

I think it was taken at the jousting field and I am standing on the review stand.

Karen says I look disapproving- though of what I could not say...

Here is a close up.

Perhaps I thought the member of the public was not sufficiently respectful  of her Majesty ( Wearing purple in the foreground)...

Until next time

Adieu