here's another version of the Tyne bridges, purple can be a bit dodgy in my opinion but I thought I'd give it a go, rather enjoying working a short series it takes the what should I paint? out of the equation and focuses on some degree of development or at least variation.

Photos from a short break in Redcar.

a couple of quick watercolours of st Mary's Island, I haven't done much in the way of watercolour for a while so I am quite pleased with these, not very adventurous, but not bad. although pink one is atrociously poorly photographed, must (might?) rectify that when I can be botherererererered.

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

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.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-433628/Do-stop-behaving-God-Professor-Dawkins.html

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

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?

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.