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After some consideration, I've done a bit more work.
The painting now looks like this.
I shall now leave it for a bit looking at it occasionally and see if I spot anything else that need adjustment.
I think it's done... but that's the trouble with paintings...you never know...
Until next time
Adieu
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The rework is going well.
The painting now looks like this.
The painting is nearing that difficult phase where I have to spend time lining with it before deciding if anything else needs doing.
Until next time
Adieu.
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My cousin Anthony contacted me a while ago. He knows I collect military figures and models.
He had made some of the Airfix models in his youth and still had them. He told me they were in need of repair, but he had most of the bits. I said I would be interested in any he didn't want.
One of the ones he sent me was a Yeoman of The Guard.
When it arrived it was in bits.
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I am continuing to rework this painting.
It now looks like this.
Until next time
Adieu
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I have being doing more work to this painting.
It now looks like this.
There is still more to do.
Until next time
Adieu
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I have done some work to the painting.
It now looks like this.
I will continue to work on it.
Until next time
Adieu
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Many years ago I had to have the facing-beam over the sitting room window replaced.
The builder did this in two sections and, having got to know me, decided to make a decorative feature of the cover leading.
He made it shield-shaped and I painted it with the arms I use in re-enactment.
I've had to repaint it a few times over the years and, recently, I noticed it was very chipped, worn and faded.
I have just repainted it again.
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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.
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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.
Until next time
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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.
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Here are some more details from my latest oil painting.
These are close-ups of the flowers and plants.
I am particularly please with the daffodils in the mid-ground. They are only about a half cm across.
Until next time
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My sales from the art show were a little disappointing.
I sold two cartoon prints
and
On leaving the ferryport, however, we had a little excitement, as we were flagged down by a policeman, who wanted to know where we were going.
He was a little surprised to be told " Knutsford"( which was not far away), but relaxed when we clarified this was just an overnight pitstop on our way on to London. Once he'd checked which bits of London we were heading for, he waved us on.
As we left, I saw the car ahead of us had been diverted off to one side, next to a van labelled 'Immigration'.
The rest of the trip went smoothly. We dropped Gail back to her house and then drove home.
The cats were pleased to see us.
Until next time
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Teddy and I had been persuaded to get memberships of the 2025 Eastercon in Belfast at an earlier convention.
I knew I would have to do the driving and ferry thing, as I wanted to take framed pictures for the art show.
However, as my experiment with prints had gone alright at the Filkcon, I decided to only take ten framed works and put a lot more into the print shop. This meant I could also try selling prints of some my big paintings ( which are both too large and would command too high a price to sell at a con).
We had also committed to transporting Teddy's cousin. Gail, who uses a wheelchair.
As (again) I would be the only driver, we decided to split the journey on the way there and on the way back and booked a Premier Inn and a Travelodge.
We were getting a ferry from Liverpool and the journey up began very well, We were going to go round on the M25 and go back into London a little to collect Gail. Unfortunately, Teddy made the classic mistake of commenting that we were going to get to Gail's early.
Soon after that the traffic ground to halt just before the Dartford Tunnel. Teddy looked at my phone and found out that a car had caught fire coming out of the tunnel on the other side, so we weren't an hour early; we were half an hour late.
The rest of the journey up went mostly to plan, though my satnav did try to hide the Premier inn from us. We got up early and were in good time for the ferry. I don't like boats, but the crossing was very smooth and my only mistake was not walking about enough.
The convention was great. I don't think I have been to so many programme items for years. They had Interesting Items!
There was no masquarade, but Satuday was Hall Costume day and they were going to have a Cosplay Competition that evening. I had only brought the Jedi Robes that Teddy commissions Mikki Dennis to make me. As I hadn't made them, I was just going to wear them as Hall costume, but, as they only had two entries for the Cosplay Competition, I , and every other person they could find wearing costume, was dragooned into taking part to bulk out the item.
This is the first time I've done Cosplay rather than Masquarade and I thought I'd just subvert the MC's questions by pretending rhe Galactic Chancellor had sent me to try to use the Force to alter Trade Policy and then do a couple of poses.
I did manage my plan and the judges did immediately work out I was joking.
Here's my pose ( All these photos are by Sue Dawson and are used with consent)
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Here is a close-up of the kingfisher:
I am please with the way the water splashes and droplets have come out.
Until next time
Adieu
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Here are some close up pictures of my current oil painting.
First, the figure:
and this is a closer view:
I will post more later
Until next time
Adieu
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I have done some more work to the painting.
I have tightened up the daffodils and heightened the colour of the Purple Emperor and Peacock butterflies.
I have also done more work to the fore ground and middle ground grass and leaves.
It now looks like this:
I think it might be finished, but ( as usual ) I will live with it for a bit just to make sure.
Until next time
Adieu
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I have done some more work to my current painting.
It now looks like this:
There are still a few things that I want to sharpen up, so I will be carrying on...
Until next time
Adieu
