Thursday 16 December 2010


I might bring this blog back to life for our round-the-world trip with Mary and Frank (pictured above during one of their less active moments! in Venice earlier this year) I should have blogged that; it was a great holiday with lots of really good friends. Anyway there won't be much time for sitting around on this next holiday; it's going to be pretty hectic with fourteen separate stops in New Zealand alone during the three weeks we'll be there.
There will be heavy competition from Facebook but I might manage to put a few postings and pics on here .. Just for me if nobody else is bothered!

Monday 8 February 2010

Unearthed very old works of "art"

It's been ages.
Here are a few drawings and paintings which I found while looking for stuff to put in our newly acquired studio (formerly known as "Alison's room") The studio will double up as a guest bedroom so don't worry you travellers, there will always be somewhere to put your head down whenever the need arises. (you'll just be surrounded by (mainly ancient) works of "art."
Any comments about this new content will be cautiously received and duly noted and will also be appreciated.
Hunting out old stuff will help to give us both inspiration and help us make use of the studio. Although the basics have been done (decorating; new flooring; new blind on order and new double Z bed installed etc.) we still have to furnish it with things that will suite its function.



This is in the middle of Derry .. a nice wee cottage



This is a Scottish shepherd with his wee dug trying to keep up!
2000 or soon after

Inspired by a photo in National Geographic. I didn't date it ! I think it's late eighties

Penny


Penny






Can't remember ..I think it might be Ginger
























Daddy (Gilfeather) Papa 1969




Dave's (Linney) house in France ..in various stages















































A wee but an' ben Argyleshire







Italy (well a very small bit of it) painted in situe 1998



This canal painting I did for Mary Best ..she bought it for Martin's 60th ...' not saying when!!




More of Dave's laundry

















Somewhere near Droitwich ..viewed from the canal.







Love-in-a-mist seed pods 1991






A wee hoverfly 1991




Drawn in Italy
1991









Italy 1991





Italy 1991














Ali blowing her trumpet (her own trumpet!)








Italy 1991





Wee boy Greetin' ....I think circa late sixties or early seventies (drawn that is ..he's not old ...well he might be now I suppose)





Penny 1991





Somewhere in Ireland when it was just about to tip it down! 2000?







Brockhampton house ..it's a black and white building usually but they were refurbishing it at the time I did this painting. Dave linney bought this with two others ..don't have pictures of the other two. 2002 blurred photo cause it pre-dates digital camera!