Monday, 11 August 2008

yellow tyne bridge

here's another version of the tyne bridge last time used a lot of blue this time I thought I'd try it with no blue actually a tiny bit found its way in but not that you'd notice. some more photos of NewcastLe


Sunday, 3 August 2008

who made me?


I see that professor Dawkins is being given more time to do a bit of christian bashing on telly, here's a link to another scientist who is a christian, a bit more measured than Prof Dawkins, whatever you believe there is a lot of intelligent discussion out there but of course in my opinion (for what that's worth) television producers are often more interested in controversy than truth.



no art (Im on holiday) might look out a photo though just as a reward for your bothering to look

Wednesday, 30 July 2008

spider web




its not often in fact almost never that I feel inspired to write a poem but the other day looking at spiderwebs bedewed ( if that is a word spellchecker says no its not), I was inspired


mist and dew have revealed

the secret presence of a hundred spiders

does the fear and loathing of arachnophobia briefly give way

to appreciation of God's silversmiths?

Sunday, 27 July 2008

the big picture more photos

More photo's of the big picture, with most of the people to blame, or thank !apologies for quality of some of the pictures not all were taken by my own expert but wobbly hand!


the big picture 08

if anyone has looked for these and not found, apologies; I forgot to put these photo's on, Here are the results of our latest big painting event July 19 at the linskill Centre, a great day was had by all (once the extreme anxiety wore off a little) and the results are impressive. About 60 of us were working away for 4 hours or thereabouts and the resulting painting isl be on show at the centre for the next two years!! worth a look if you are in the vicinity.



Thursday, 24 July 2008

this looks canny rural but is in fact urban being the east end of the International Paint factory on the riverside opposite Walker, I have softened it somewhat. this is a second square format version with less contrast in the top part so as not to distract from the centre.
And this is a view of the Tyne Bridge with two seagulls

fell in some mud this morning!

Thursday, 17 July 2008

posted another painting but on teh phot blog by akkident, look it up on link to the left!!