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.

Until next time

Adieu

Stretch 10

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This is another variation on this computer art.

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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

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Stretch 9

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Here the next version of this piece.

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Painting Detail 3

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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.

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Stretch 8

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Here is yet another version of this computer artwork

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Eastercon Belfast 2025 1

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My sales from the art show were a little disappointing.

I sold two cartoon prints

and

We had a very slightly heavier swell for the ferry trip home, but I still coped fairly well. Though it did leave me with  the rather odd sensation of the floor moving if I stood still for too long. That lasted a couple of days.

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

Adieu