THE REAL ME!

Good morning.  Here are some wonderful pics of me.  Not airbrushed!  And this is the real me serious and pensive! Also a self portrait that I did about 3 years ago.  Which reminds me I should do more portraits, something I haven't done since.  So much to paint, so few hours in the day! Need 30 hr days at least.

THE REAL ME

You all thought I was a normal person, well I am now after having plastic surgery.  I found that children were frightened of me, adults turned their faces, and animals ran from me as fast as they could!  I had this thirst for any liquid that was red.  Here is a picture of me that I left for my husband when I went away on an art course  so that he didn't miss me too much.  The art course didn't last too long, as I was the only person left in the end.  They said there was a curse on the building, and they heard howling noises at night.  I never heard anything at all!

Anyway when I came home I had a lot of toothache and when I went to the plastic surgeon he suggested surgery around my mouth and suggested I needed contact lenses. I cursed him for amount the work cost me. £££££  He has now disappeared. They say that  Dr Acula left after my surgery.  I wonder why ?

SUNRISE & GEESE

I stood in awe watching the Geese formations as they passed over our home and seemingly into the sunrise.  What a winning combination.  Needless to say it was the few stragglers who caught my attention the most.

They were saying -  it's your turn to go up front, no it's not it's your turn. Oh do

hurry up kids we're going to be late for the free sunrise breakfast at the Martin Mere Cafe!

 

 

 

Let's hope there's no more rain this week.

FRIENDS OF MINE

We recently spent a couple of days in Grasmere. The first day was a glorious autumn day and the reflections in the lake were wonderful. After that the normal pouring rain. We treated ourselves and stayed in a newly renovated and extended hotel called The Daffodil (used to be the Prince of Wales much better name) It is now modern but sparsely decorated except for the brilliant caricatures down the corridors, which inspired me to have a go at doing some.  I found it harder than I expected even though I used Sue Macartney-Snape's pictures (those down said corridors) as my inspiration.

Now let me introduce you to some friends of mine, for today here is Fag Ash Lil (in the style of Sue's pics)

Fag Ash Lil is from Nuggleton by the Sea.  She badly wants to be a WAG and marry a rich footballer.  Her role model is Victoria Beckham.  So she cut her lovely long hair, bought a really smart dress and accessories and thought she looked ever so posh (but they were infact from Primark). She tried to behave dead posh too, but then gave herself away by saying "eeh eck" and "eeh by gum" cos she were from up north, tha knows.

PAINTINGS OF ME!!!!

Well, you ARE in for a treat!  Two amazing paintings, self portraits,  and a photo of my beautiful, sophisticated, sexy self.  Three completely different styles. 

Had been to Paris and was inspired by the artists in Montmartre.  Done in pastel on cheap pastel paper, yes I'm a cheap skate, you can see the lines on the paper.  It sorta looks like me.

After going to the Klimt exhibition at the Tate Gallery in Livepool, I painted this from of photo of me sat on holiday on a balcony in Spain somewhere, yonks ago.  I added the embelishment in gold pen.

Well, lucky hubby, he had a few days relief from me when he went on a golf holiday.I put this picture in his suitcase to remind him what he was missing! Photoshop can make you look better than you are.

 

WHICH ONE IS YOUR FAVOURITE?

PAINTINGS WITH US IN THEM

Each year my hubby and I go with two other couples to stay in a cottage (house really) in Grasmere.  I always have a theme.  This year it was Art.  I always give my friends some form of gift.  Anyway, I searched my small brain for a few ideas and came up with the following:-

Derrick in my very favourite painting

Me posing as Henry VIII or Polly VIII

Dave painting in a William Heaton Cooper View one of his
favourite artists The view is one of Coopers paintings in his beloved
Lake District.  Check them out they are lovely.

Pam as Mona Lisa (couldnt get head right)

 

Beryl having a Beryl Cook moment

 





Malc IS the Laughing Cavalier!!!

 We have a great time, exercising our chuckle muscles.
We are each responsible for the meals for a whole day, and
yes that does include the men.  Very interesting it is too. 
We have some reet good grub.

Dave and I, if the weather is reasonable, go out and paint
en plain air.  How arty is that!

Can't for the life of me get the pic of Malc to go
higher up.  Computers!!!



PHOTOS

My last blog mentioned the Anniversary of The Beatles first hit Love Me Do.  Recently my friend's daughter got married on the same day, so I did the bottom photo for her.  You can tell from the Limo that it was an unusual wedding.  Wish I had a pic of the wedding cake, which had robots on the top.

Don't they look cute!

I'm chuffed my computer is still doing ok.  I am trying to download music for a slideshow that I am doing of my nephew's wedding.  That's been a challenge and a half.  Like to stretch myself.  Hence starting a blog in the first place.  Hope you all have a great weekend.