Uppermill Gallery

Earlier this month I was asked by the Millyard Gallery in Uppermill which is 'ovver t' tops'as they say in this part of the world, if I would bring over some flower pieces. They thought it would be rather nice to have a  window display for Valentine's Day.

They took six of the seven pieces I showed them and I was very pleased.  

How nice it would be if someone bought a picture of a flower which will last for a very long time instead of a bunch of flowers which will quickly fade........

I live in hopes..........

I should really have cleared away all my rubbish on the chair - it does rather spoil the picture. I shall never be a photographer.....

Latest piece

TRILLIUM PAGE.

I do rather love trilliums but have no room to grow them and they don't really do well in the UK anyway being natives of North America. Their seeds are spread by ants - now there's a thing.....

Completed this rather dense piece this week and have been quite pleased with it. There's a lot wrong with it I think - but I'm not saying what!!!

It will look better framed...

Newly framed work.

The lovely framer, Rob has delivered my pictures beautifully framed in whitewashed oak.

WHITE TULIP

Water colour

32" x 16"

Price: £225

BLACK PARROTS

Water colour.

Size:23" x 18"

Price: £225

HYDRANGEA

Water colour.

Size: 25" x 18"

Price: £225

I'm not much of a photographer.............

Flickr photos...

Have spent ages uploading stuff on to flickr - what a tedious job.

 I can never understand why when I click on  a button one thing happens and when I click on it again - something else happens. 

I become VERY frustrated..!


Anyway - the link is:-

www.flickr.com/photos/slawitstudio

Sold..!

Bought on Friday 28 December as a gift for an anniversary.

I always rather liked this so it was good to know that it was going to someone who would appreciate it.

More paintings to be framed now..........

In the Steppes of central Asia..

I am beginning to work seriously on a major piece inspired by Borodin's In the Steppes of Central Asia. This piece of music is one of my most favourite. The pictures are wonderful...

I recommend it to you all.

Borodin's day job was  being a chemist. He never gave it up because he din't think he was a good enough composer. I always find that really sad - his work was wonderful...

The painting will take rather a long time I fear but I intend to stick with it as it has been lurking inside my head for quite a while....It needs to see the light of day.

It's Slawit Bob's Birthday!!!

Slawit Bob is now a whole year old.

No more puppy crumbs for him - he's eating Big Boy's Food from now on.

He doesn't know it yet but a trip to the vet is on the cards.

Just to ensure that everything is in order you understand.

Slawit Bob wouldn't want his fans to think that anything was not quite right with him...