The Elmanton Hotel

The Elmanton - Skegness, Lincolnshire

This lovely B&B sits on Scarborough Avenue in sunny Skegness.

We usually stay here on our visits to this locale and we are always looked after really, really well by our hosts.

The next time we visit I will give them a print of this, they have a few "contemporary" paintings inside and this should sit well with those.

This is an acrylic picture measuring 12" x 10" on canvas board, and is #35 of 52.

One a week for a year (well almost) !

(Enjoy)

Scarborough Foreshore

Princess Cafe

Over the Easter break we visited Scarborough,
which is not rare for folks who live in Yorkshire.
This is one of a few sketches done at the time, a colourful little cafe on Foreshore Road.

This picture measures 16" x 12" on canvas board, and is #34 of 52.

(Almost) One a week for a year !
( I'm slipping a bit but will make it up)

Thank you Mr. Hockney

Flowers from Brid

This story is a little convoluted - bear with me !

I was in the Sheffield Millennium Galleries this week having a muse around a brilliant exhibition on

"The Family in British Art"

One of my favourite paintings on display was one of David Hockney's,

portraying his mother and father in their front room in Bradford.
( My Parents - David Hockney 1977 )

Juxtaposed between them both is a vase of tulips.

This caught my eye, I know photography is frowned upon in the gallery
but I managed to snap a picture with my

pin-hole phone (for reference material) and that gave me the idea for this painting.

Mr. Hockney now lives in Bridlington, East Yorkshire - hence

Flowers from Brid

This picture measures 16" x 12" on canvas board, and is #33 of 52.

One a week for a year !

(Enjoy - and a Happy Valentines Day)

Point of Ayr Lighthouse - Flintshire

Point of Ayr Lighthouse

Point of Ayr Lighthouse, lies on Talacre Beach, Flintshire in North Wales.

It is a redundant grade II lighthouse in a spectacular position

on the northernmost point of mainland Wales.

It recently came on the market for £100k - not exactly your usual 2 up 2 down.

 This acrylic painting measures 10" x 6.5" on canvas board, and is #31 of 52.

One a week for a year.
(£10) 

Northumberland

Bamburgh Castle

Whereas it's a well known fact that Yorkshire is God's own country I believe Northumberland to be God's own coastline.

A very picturesque part of England,
Bamburgh Castle lies on this coast looking out towards Holy Island.

This picture measures 16" x 12" on canvas board, and is #30 of 52.

One a week for a year !

(Enjoy)

Paris by Nuit

Eiffel Tower

I recall looking out of our hotel window in Montmatre and saying to Mrs. D  " look the Eiffel Tower is all lit up and flashing " unfortunately by the time she put her mobile facebook down it had reverted back into darkness.

However, as our stay in this beautiful city matured, we discovered that on the hour the tower did dance to the Parisian tune 'de vie'  with ecstatic illumination.

I now understand why the great artists of this world have to live in Paris - it was/is a rite of passage.

 This acrylic painting measures 10" x 6.5" on canvas board, and is #29 of 52.

It may not have been painted in Paris but still carries the spirit.
One a week for a year we are getting there.
(£10) 

Mount Fuji Japan

Mount  Fuji

In a slight deviation from my normal contributions, this latest picture is of sunrise around Mount Fuji in the backdrop to the town of Fujiyoshida, Japan.

Unfortunately I didn't have to visit Japan for this, it was reproduced from a photo I took off the television, cheating I know !

Surprisingly enough I saw this shot while watching an episode of  " An Idiot Abroad "  a couple of weeks ago and thought "that's got potential" - thank goodness for TVRs.

Even if you hate the TV programme I think you'll agree this view is pretty spectacular.

This picture measures 16" x 12" on canvas board, and is #28 of 52.

One a week for a year !

(Enjoy)

Saint Mary's Church Angle

St. Mary's Church Angle

Angle is a very small picturesque village on the south west Pembrkeshire coast. 

This picture is of the 13th century church situated centrally in the village of Angle.

The Church has great historical value and is a memorial to all the lost mariners from this area.

 This acrylic painting measures 10" x 6.5" on canvas board, and is #27 of 52.

One a week for a year.
(£10) 

KilnBack - Angle

KilnBack

This is a picture of Kilnback, a grand house overlooking the edge of the Milford Haven estuary in Pembrokeshire.
Many years ago this house was occupied by a close family friend who has very fond memories of her time living here.

   This picture measures 16" x 12" on canvas board, and is #26 of 52.

One a week for a year - half way there !

Pembrokeshire - Broadhaven

Church Rock - Broadhaven

Broadhaven beach is a beautiful sandy beach situated on the south west coast of Pembrokeshire.

Popular in the summer, it is enclosed by low cliffs and offers fascinating rockpools at low tide.

The rocks central to the picture is Church Rock and in the distance, barely visible in the haze,
 is Caldey island just off Tenby.

This acrylic painting measures 10" x 6.5" on canvas board, and is #25 of 52.
 (nearly half way)

One a week for a year.
(£10) 

Grace & Flavour - Orchard Street Sheffield

Grace & Flavour

Whether it's a breakfast bite or a lunchtime feast, this is the genuine little sandwich bar
 with the big personal touch.

The girls, J & J will be pleased to take your order.
I walk past G&F most days so just had to paint this cosy little shop.

This acrylic painting measures 10" x 6.5" on canvas board, and is #24 of 52.

One a week for a year.
(nfs) 

Old Denaby - South Yorkshire

Old Denaby

Last week's picture Mexborough Ferry Boat Halt is just down the road from Old Denaby.

This picture of Old Denaby was started a few months ago actually while the corn fields were still luscious green, now of course with autumn on the horizon they are now mostly golden brown. 
This acrylic painting measures 10" x 6.5" on canvas board, and is #23 of 52.

One a week for a year.
(£10) 

Mexborough Ferry Boat Halt - South Yorkshire

Mexborough FerryBoat

Mexborough Ferry Boat Halt is also a track on the American guitarist Duane Eddy's new Road Trip album - recorded recently with Sheffield's very own Richard Hawley here in South Yorkshire ( check him out on YouTube - you will not be disappointed )

Intrigued with this place name and living a mere 2 miles away from Mexborough
I had to check this location out myself.

 Mexborough Ferry Boat Halt used to be a small railway station on the South Yorkshire line between Barnsley and Doncaster, and had connections onto the river Don and the canal
for the movement of industrial goods.
 The station closed back in 1871 and there is not much left there to see now. 
This recent sketch shows the now footbridge over the line where the station was, 
as an EWS Class 66 goods locomotive rolls on by.  
This acrylic painting measures 10" x 6.5" on canvas board, and is #22 of 52.

One a week for a year.

Pembrokeshire - Angle

Angle Bay

This is a view from Angle to St Annes Head across Milford Haven.
 Angle is a small village on the south west Pembrokeshire coast, and this small beach on the peninsular faces westwards, out towards the Irish sea.

Pembrokeshire is a very beautiful area of Wales and has a picturesque coastline to equal the finest in Britain.
(I'm beginning to sound like the Welsh tourist board)

   This picture measures 10" x 6.5" on canvas board, and is #21 of 52.

One a week for a year.
(£ sold) 

Pembrokeshire

Pembroke Castle

This is a sketch of Pembroke Castle from Monkton,
and was made on a recent visit down to Mrs. D's home town of Pembroke.

Pembrokeshire is a very beautiful area of Wales and has a picturesque coastline to equal the finest in Britain.
   This picture measures 10" x 6.5" on canvas board, and is #20 of 52.

One a week for a year.
(£10)