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Showing posts with label Paper Paint Pencils and Pens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paper Paint Pencils and Pens. Show all posts
Saturday, 11 April 2015
Friday, 27 February 2015
Drawings and sketches this week...
I've had a great time with the challenge over at Paper, Paint, Pencils & Pens (click link), the Theme being "The town you grew up in" ...I have extended that a little to include various places around where I grew up, including.....
My first school, Primary, which had a separate Hall next door. On one side it had a veranda, which the kids loved playing in. Looking on Google Street View it is still intact, amazing after all this time.
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From Google Street View it looks like it has been split up into separate properties and now called Bartley Grange. It used to be called Eaden's House, as the family were called Eaden. Plus, and just to make sure nobody was mistaken back then, the lane it is in was, and is still called, Eaden's Lane! Talk about making sure people know you aye!
My first school, Primary, which had a separate Hall next door. On one side it had a veranda, which the kids loved playing in. Looking on Google Street View it is still intact, amazing after all this time.
In the next drawing of the school itself, the building on the left has been extended towards the road over the years and
an extra building added on the right. I don't really remember going into
the church for services, but I guess we must have as it is so close to the
school.
'Tin Church' has thankfully been well maintained and although it has had
a fancy porch added on the front is pretty much how it was when I was growing
up.
I used to
go to Sunday School there, which I hated. The Sunday services were run by two
spinster sister. I think Spielberg would have used them had he been around
then. Both sisters wore loads of make up, but one in particular always wore
bright red nail polish. The thing is she didn't take the old polish off
and just added to it. As I usually had the misfortune of sitting at the
front near the organ (which this particular sister played), I was faced with
these terrible nails! Yikes...to this day I don't like red nail polish (I
wonder why)!!
My Gran used to work at this
house back in the 30's, when it was a private residence.
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From Google Street View it looks like it has been split up into separate properties and now called Bartley Grange. It used to be called Eaden's House, as the family were called Eaden. Plus, and just to make sure nobody was mistaken back then, the lane it is in was, and is still called, Eaden's Lane! Talk about making sure people know you aye!
Overlooking the green in Minstead is The Trusty Servant Inn. I remember visiting here with my family.
Nowadays it is very popular for functions and the meals are very good.
Here's an explanation about the
I've drawn a picture of this mythical creature...
(loaded
my brush with paint and went straight in,
waited for the first layer to dry and then added deeper colour.
When that had dried I then added the darkest detail)
waited for the first layer to dry and then added deeper colour.
When that had dried I then added the darkest detail)
Looking back to the days of my
first school, Netley Marsh, has brought back memories that's for sure.
I was always scared of going up eventually to a class run by the Headmaster (let me call him Mr. E). Well, little did I know I had no need to worry, as my Gran held a trump card on him! You see, the school Office in those days was a small hut, shed basically, back in those days. On one occasion, I was due to go off in the afternoon for a dental appointment, so my Gran came to collect me. Quite rightly she checked in with the Office first, but opened the door of the office to find Mr. E and his Secretary in a compromising situation!!! From there on he was always very nice to me and my family. It was years later that my Gran told me what had happened....wish I had known that before, I wouldn't have spent so much time worrying about going to his class, {laugh}.
I was always scared of going up eventually to a class run by the Headmaster (let me call him Mr. E). Well, little did I know I had no need to worry, as my Gran held a trump card on him! You see, the school Office in those days was a small hut, shed basically, back in those days. On one occasion, I was due to go off in the afternoon for a dental appointment, so my Gran came to collect me. Quite rightly she checked in with the Office first, but opened the door of the office to find Mr. E and his Secretary in a compromising situation!!! From there on he was always very nice to me and my family. It was years later that my Gran told me what had happened....wish I had known that before, I wouldn't have spent so much time worrying about going to his class, {laugh}.
Saturday, 21 February 2015
Elmfield House, 70a Winchester Road, Romsey...
I've added this sketch to Paper, Paint, Pencils and Pens today....
Another local town to where I grew up was Romsey. I still have relatives there whom we visit regularly which is great.
The sketch is of my in-laws house (and where they lived when I first met my husband) back in the days they lived there some 30 years ago, the right-hand side of the semi-detached property, known as Elmfield House, it actually went back further so was quite a sizable property. It also had a cellar (which unfortunately flooded every time the local river swelled, although a handy little pump helped resolve that).
It also had a ghost! oh yes, and both my m-i-l and f-i-l saw it. Mum saw it floating up the stairs one day, and Dad saw it standing at the bottom of their bed. These occurrences weren't at the same time, but several years apart. Neither mum nor dad were prone to imagination, so for them to say they had seen it, this had to have happened. They called in the Vicar of Romsey Abbey to do a blessing after dad saw it, I think it spooked him a bit. Not sure that helped as I was aware of it even after this! All said, it was a comfortable home which was loved.
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Another local town to where I grew up was Romsey. I still have relatives there whom we visit regularly which is great.
The sketch is of my in-laws house (and where they lived when I first met my husband) back in the days they lived there some 30 years ago, the right-hand side of the semi-detached property, known as Elmfield House, it actually went back further so was quite a sizable property. It also had a cellar (which unfortunately flooded every time the local river swelled, although a handy little pump helped resolve that).
It also had a ghost! oh yes, and both my m-i-l and f-i-l saw it. Mum saw it floating up the stairs one day, and Dad saw it standing at the bottom of their bed. These occurrences weren't at the same time, but several years apart. Neither mum nor dad were prone to imagination, so for them to say they had seen it, this had to have happened. They called in the Vicar of Romsey Abbey to do a blessing after dad saw it, I think it spooked him a bit. Not sure that helped as I was aware of it even after this! All said, it was a comfortable home which was loved.
Google Street View
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Friday, 20 February 2015
Paper Paint Pencils and Pens
Yes...Paper Paint Pencils and Pens
if you haven't visited this blog, then I thoroughly recommend it. You can join in and add your drawings, paintings and sketches there. Working to a Theme that changes regularly you will never get stuck for some inspiration.
Okay, so I co-admin. on it...I am bound to sing its praises....but so worth joining. Lynn Cohen in the USA is the brains behind this great blog.....
if you haven't visited this blog, then I thoroughly recommend it. You can join in and add your drawings, paintings and sketches there. Working to a Theme that changes regularly you will never get stuck for some inspiration.
Okay, so I co-admin. on it...I am bound to sing its praises....but so worth joining. Lynn Cohen in the USA is the brains behind this great blog.....
The current Theme is : "The town you grew up in"
February 16th-28th suggested by one of our contributors Elaine Pang (jaguarish)
Here are some of my
sketches so far for the Theme....
and I have to admit having had a great time
looking back at the town/local area
I grew up in and called home for so long.
and I have to admit having had a great time
looking back at the town/local area
I grew up in and called home for so long.
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| Lyndhurst Hampshire |
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| Minstead Church New Forest |
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| My Secondary school - Bartley |
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| My first job was in this building - a bank. |
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| The Pier Southampton |
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| Thatched pub at Lyndhurst Linking to Paint Party Friday today I hope you will visit both blogs: Many Thanks to EVA & Kristin for hosting Paint Party Friday and to Lynn Cohen for her work on Paper, Paint, Pencils & Pens. HOPE YOU WILL STOP BY AND TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE WITH US YOU WILL ENJOY IT....I'M SURE. ***** |
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
When ink and paint collide
Another submission to Paper, Paint, Pencils and Pens. This time Strawberries
I used my Lamy Al-Star for the outline and when the paint hit it, the ink ran which gave it a random out of control look....just what I like.
Lamy-Al Star .... black cartridge
Pyrrol Red .... Daniel Smith watercolour
French Ultramarine Blue + Cadmium Yellow .... Winsor & Newton watercolour
when the paint was dry I used White Gouche+Cad. Yellow for the pips.
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| Paint my Photo - Courtesy Tracee Murphy |
I used my Lamy Al-Star for the outline and when the paint hit it, the ink ran which gave it a random out of control look....just what I like.
Lamy-Al Star .... black cartridge
Pyrrol Red .... Daniel Smith watercolour
French Ultramarine Blue + Cadmium Yellow .... Winsor & Newton watercolour
when the paint was dry I used White Gouche+Cad. Yellow for the pips.
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