There she goes, my beautiful world

Iv'e not posted anything for an age. Something to do with murky weather I think! Here are my two girls Natalie and Beth, the Nintendo obsession speads, It makes for fascinating studies though!

Why don't l like Marmite?

It could possibly be an EDM challenge, draw something that tastes disgusting but some people like. I keep trying to like it but it just isn't happening!

Fifteen feet of pure white snow ...

I got stuck in traffic yesterday on the way into work, there was a blizzard as the snow came down heavy and the wind blew it up from the surrounding fields. I watched a van slip off the road and into a ditch. Today, nothing... seriously nothing. It was as if it never happened! Funny thing weather, glad I don't live in London - It is so bad there they may have to drop Red Cross parcels, apparently.

And the winner is... (paws for dramatic effect!)

Thank you to all those that entered the great cat picture giveaway and those amazing stories you posted on my site. The winners were drawn by my son William who can't read my writing so it is completely fair!
Without further ado...
Into my arms ... Shelley
Thinking ... Angie in AZ
Duvet, no it's Christmas time Lynn Feudner
I'll pop these in the post as soon as possible ( If the winners would like to go into my profile, pick up my email address and send me their addresses I'll get onto it as soon as possible).
Now.. back to some artwork.

Just like a king

I watched an hour of the best TV in a long time. BBC4 showed an hour of Seasick Steve! It was wonderful. So I got up this morning (sounds like the opening of a blues song!) and painted. Not the best painting ever but it made me get my paints out and do something so thank you Seasick!

Lost in space ...

There are times when the children are around and all of a sudden you realise they are quiet, no requests for biscuits, lunch, drinks, sweets ... the joy of Nintendo DS. I would like to buy the person who invented it a drink - I know... they shouldn't have their heads in games all day long but now and again - blissful peace :-)

Into my arms ...

Thinking ...

Duvet - No it's Christmas time

Such a purrfect day ..

It's a tidy up evening tonight, and I've been looking through some old folders, blowing the dust off and found a series of sketches I did for an exhibition I had with a friend that supported a local animal charity. These sketches were done from photographs taken by the people who work for the charity - Cats Protection. The thing that hit home for me was the vunrability (scuse speling) that these cats demonstrated. These cats had all been mistreated or abandoned. A big problem here in rural Lincolnshire, that hit home for me. I have a fifteen year old feral cat called Homer, he won't come in the house but happy to be fed on the doorstep or steal from other local cats. Seems he is quite at home next door with his friend Charlie the cat and not adverse to calling in local premises for a warm now and again. (If only Fudge would - but that's another story). In the spirit of great giveaways - for cat lovers only I must add!!! Let me know if you would like one of these sketches and I'll put your name into a hat, if drawn, send it off at the end of January. I'll post each one seperate and you can choose which one you might like - I'll leave it up to you!

I was just a boy when I sat down ...

There is a narrative in this picture that I didn't realise until I finished sketching it. Not the best in terms of technical ability, but then I have little anyway. I like the stories that you can bring to mind when you look at it and it never ceases to make me smile. Feel free to suggest a caption!

Leaving out the details ...

I find that I constantly strive to get everything into a sketch. I took the children and that darned dog, Fudge out in the fog and the wet - I was determined to try and sketch from some photos I took and resist putting the detail in - nearly killed me!

I got a toy for Christmas!

I have a new scanner - no longer shall I have to scan on my old machine, drop it onto a floppy disk ( yes I know sooo eighties), upload onto new computer and format in photoshop. This is a painting using acrylic paint on a piece of wood that I found.

Something old ...

I painted this when Beth was four, she was creative then and will always be I guess. I found this picture by accident and it occured to me, it is part of the thread that runs through my work - should have been a teacher!

Forget about Winter for a moment ...

I finally got round to painting the children on the jetty catching crabs. It was strange to do a warm painting after all that snow! It is timely though, I'm going back to Runswick Bay this weekend, staying in a cottage with friends. Wine and log fires, nice.