tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58574270251593981862024-02-24T02:17:28.316-08:00WATERCOLOURS BY POLLY BIRCHALLPolly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857427025159398186.post-16028057115341416492016-12-18T00:34:00.004-08:002016-12-18T02:09:26.204-08:00BRUSHO STEP BY STEP BAUBLESI cannot believe that I haven't posted for so long. I do most of my posting on Facebook and have started crafting and generally enjoying other things, so I have less time to indulge in my blog. I intend to post once a month or more. So here is a Christmas Greeting for all of you, and a little bonus for Brusho followers. The subject could be leaves, etc<br />
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<i>I wish you all a <span style="color: red;">Merry Christmas </span><span style="color: blue;">and</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Happy and Healthy New Year</span><span style="color: lime;">.</span> Greeting from Annie Arkwright too for those of you who have met her. ha ha.</i><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px;">Happy brushoing if you try it. And thanks to </span><a data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1455700485&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/joanne.b.thomas" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">Joanne Boon Thomas</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px;"> for the fun I have with brusho </span><span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="heart emoticon"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" class="img" height="16" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v6/ff3/1.5/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span aria-hidden="1" class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;"><3</span></span></b><br />
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Polly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857427025159398186.post-66395759250250577352016-07-06T06:28:00.002-07:002016-07-06T06:28:48.509-07:00ANNIE ARKWRIGHT WIMBLEDON BALL GIRL<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Did ya see that!!! Annie Arkwright from Accrington, being carried off Centre Court at Wimbledon and on TV. Did you see our Annie? She didn't have a ticket but lucky for her she found a ball girls security pass and walked in 'as bold as brass', borrowed a uniform and actually managed to get onto Centre Court for Andy Murray's match. But Kyrgios from Australia, his opponent, lost his rag. Whacked the ball so hard it ended up in Annie's mouth. Whereupon Andy rushed over to see if she was alright, gave her a big beaming smile and she swooned and fainted, flashing her purple thong in the process! Sexy minx. That was the last she saw of Andy's luscious muscly body, and it was only the first set. She will never forgive Kyrgios for that!!!! Eeeh Annie lass tha' does get into some scrapes. Never mind, ya managed ta get in fer a wee while Annie</span><i class="_lew" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" title="smile emoticon"><span aria-hidden="true" class="_4mcd" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px;">:)</span></i><br />
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Polly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857427025159398186.post-44671502880758041482016-06-10T02:07:00.001-07:002016-06-10T02:07:19.068-07:00ANGLESEY ADVENTURE & ANNIEI was privileged to be asked to join Joanne Boon Thomas and a group of other like minded people, just to paint together on the Isle Anglesey (North Wales), this included <a href="http://judithfarnworthart.blogspot.com/">Judith Farnworth</a> - and do check out her blog, her story of the holiday makes very interesting reading.<br />
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Joanne is the Queen of brusho, but there wasn't any brusho in sight, as she is a queen of watercolour too. Thanks for asking me Joanne.<br />
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Judith was my partner in crime if you like. She was my chauffeur and my nemisis at the same time, as I had to be nice to her or I wouldn't have got a lift home! Well suffice to say I got home in one piece.<br />
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First day, we visited Moelfre a lovely small coastal village just long enough to do a painting and visit the pub, before we had to scarper because of a storm. So finished off sketching back at the hotel.<br />
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Second day, First stop Church Bay where there is a restored very old thatched cottage at Swtan. Followed by a stop in Caemes Bay (I think that is what it is called) where I battled on painting buildings and boats - boy was it a struggle. I was perched high on a sea wall to get the view I wanted. <br />
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Finally we went to a Hidden Garden which are near Beaumauris. Cant find the name of the place, but it was lovely, like a small Bodnant Garden. And then home. Such fun painting with like minded people. I think there is a market for this as well as proper art courses. You learn from each other and don't feel an idiot painting on your own. A wonderful few days. Thanks for your hard work Joanne, for organising such a great trip.</div>
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Oh and finally Annie Arkwright from Accrington, popped up at the hotel and loved the Cricket gnomes in the grounds, well you know what she's like where there are men, any kind, she couldn't keep her eyes off them. Can you spot them??</div>
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Polly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857427025159398186.post-82073026666476987532016-04-19T12:36:00.000-07:002016-04-19T12:36:51.129-07:00LIVERPOOL & MOZART & FUNI love being an Urban Sketcher, it is fun, fun, fun.! Perhaps there is a group near you. Our latest adventure was to Albert Dock in Liverpool.<div>
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I urge you to look for a group near you and join. It is great fun meeting, chatting and sketching with like minded people.<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the Tate cafe in Liverpool. Eating lunch and using an ordinary pen to try and c apture the Mozart musicians. The nerve of people who kept getting in my way!</td></tr>
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Polly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857427025159398186.post-2330470221004963042016-04-10T01:32:00.002-07:002016-04-10T01:32:43.396-07:00NUDES GALOREHi. I've joined a life drawing group. What a challenge! Actually it is a theatrical life drawing group. Well I'm not that good at drawing the body so I practiced like mad before I went. Cramming and more cramming. Here's some of my practises, some of the life drawing class and some brusho fun because I got bogged down with all the practising. I feel the cramming paid off. Pity I didn't do it more when I was at school!<br />
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Polly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857427025159398186.post-21092843234612636182016-04-03T01:14:00.000-07:002016-04-07T13:14:32.196-07:00ANNIE/ICON/CADBURY'S EGG/ZEBRAWell our Annie Arkwright from Accrington, had a very busy Easter, indeed to goodness.<br />
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First of all she had a couple of days in Spain. She dashed off to the loo and when she got back to the Easter Parade one of those carrying the icon had fainted with the heat, so our Annie stepped in to help you. Don't you just dread this happening. Eeeh Annie your bloomers are on show for all to see.<br />
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Then our lovely Annie went to an Easter Parade, dressed in her very best Easter finery. But Eeeh lass I think you have your costume on upside down. Hope she doesn't do a hand stand or we might see her bloomers again.<br />
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And then, for a treat, Annie went to the Zoo. You know how she loves to wear very fashionable clothes. Well this year stripes are in, as you know. Excitement was rife at the zoo, as the new baby zebra was to be shown to the public. Well, the photographer thought he was seeing a funny shaped zebra, but guess what, it was our Annie stroking the new baby Zebra. Now you see her now you don't. What a special snapshot. </div>
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<span style="color: #141823;">Annie Arkwright from Accrington got a lift yesterday,to Liverpool with Dan Druff her 99 year old neighbour. She got the 9.30 ferry to Dublin and hot footed it to The Leprechauns Rest in Ballybunnion, to take part in the St Patricks Day Celebration. But, oh dear, she got the date wrong so she was the only one that turned up for the Irish Dancing Competition. Eeeh Annie lass what an eejit! Good news is she had lots of spectators watching only her, including May O'Nays and Paddy O'likely (he's on the front row). Enjoy the craic Annie and the black stuff!</span></div>
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I'm sorry not to have been blogging for a long while. I have hardly painted anything. Strange how you can lose that inspiration. Well I am now back on track. I have paintings in my head. You know the feeling.</div>
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I did, however, challenge myself to try one of these DIY FREE websites for my art. Well they say it's easy, you just drag and drop blah de blah. I have no one to help me so this was done all by myself through trial and error. Bit by bit I struggled through, forgetting from one visit to the next how I did each action. Did I literally sweat over this. Well I did it! Me! I wrote my own web site. I will absolutely panic if anyone gets in touch though, but oh I feel so proud of myself. Perhaps you will take a look and give me some feedback on here. <a href="http://artbypollybirchall.weebly.com/">http://artbypollybirchall.weebly.com</a></div>
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Now here is a happy story. My friend Annie Arkwright from Accrington has found a new home. (The picture was my first ever of Annie - just to put you in the picture - has been bought by a friend of mine).</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "schoolbell"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.4px;">You see Annie was a gentle, quiet, kind, motherly type of figure, who everyone called Auntie Annie. She was a good artist, in particular painting weird and wonderful abstracts, she baked lovely cakes for special occasions, like weddings, special anniversaries and for Christmas. A right clever devil really. Until, one day she picked up a book by accident off the shelf in the library. She thought it was an instructional art book about colour mixing. She really needed help with her greys.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "schoolbell"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.4px;">Annie here is reading Fifty Shades of Grey! She has now decided to grow old disgracefully. She's going to ditch the yellowed bloomers and thermal vest and buy a black and red basque from Evans, and has joined a northern dating agency on t'internet, who claim "We'll get yer a bloke lass". I say, Go Girl!!!</span><br />
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Before she read 50 Shades of Grey, Annie Arkwright from Accrington, was a staid old fashioned librarian who wore pleated skirts and long lace trimmed bloomers. Well the Old Annie has found a new home with <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100000517943964" href="https://www.facebook.com/olwyng1" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Olwyn</a> in Carlisle. Annie, bold as brass, said she were going ta cycle all th'way there. Look at her face - she doesn't like those bumpy cobbles! And aye up, beware, way up there in Carlisle, lock up ya men, she's got 50 Shades of Grey in her front basket. Ta ta our Annie, you will be very happy further up north, they're a reet grand family. Ta ra Lass. I'm getting all emotional ...... </div>
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A new venture for me and something others have taken up on their blogs that I know of. It's a great idea and I am loving every moment. I have become a member of an Urban Sketching Group - Liverpool Urban Sketchers. We meet once a month and sketch around this lovely city. Here's a small idea of what we have done.</div>
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I must go again. Polly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857427025159398186.post-36885338197700077642015-11-06T08:09:00.000-08:002015-11-06T08:09:07.472-08:00REMEMBERING<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>We will remember them.</i></span></b><br />
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Polly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857427025159398186.post-20634338298427174452015-10-31T00:33:00.000-07:002015-10-31T00:34:27.526-07:00HAPPY HALLOWEENWinner of this year's 'Most Beautiful Witch of the Year' is Wynona the Witch from Witchville. Who likes to thanks her family and fiends for making this possible.<br />
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<br />Polly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857427025159398186.post-38476531921962020522015-10-26T02:12:00.000-07:002015-10-26T02:16:07.547-07:00SWITZERLAND & WOBBLY TRAINS!!!I have been trying to spend less time on the internet and my blog is one of the things I have been neglecting. I can't believe how long it is since I last did a post. Sorry, because that also means I have been neglecting my blog friends.<br />
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Recently spend 2 weeks by trains visiting mainly Switzerland. So long on the train I did some painting and sketching. Not easy. It is amazing how wobbly train journeys are when you are trying to paint some detail.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Stresa on Lake Maggiore, some wobbly people cos of the train!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the Bernini Express on the way to Turano</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painted from a pic in magazine. Mint ice cream cake. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the Bernini Express brochure The red is the train</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For sale on the Glacier Express this little mountain goat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painted since our return. This was the view from our hotel. One of those 'special' memories that I just had to capture<br />
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Polly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857427025159398186.post-55001586925278088322015-09-01T00:27:00.000-07:002015-09-01T00:27:35.289-07:00TALKING AND WORKINGI am a member of Churchtown Art Club (which is on facebook) and this weekend we had an exhibition. Three of us work on the day, answering questions about painting and the club. Here is what I managed to painting while chatting. Some of the paintings went awry, but hey, I had fun.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brusho and bleach. If you can spot her, there is a nude hidden away. Her face has been bleached out as it was awful, I will adjust sometime in the future</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was my warm up exercise to see how fast the paint was drying and if my brush was working!! Painted the whole sheet yellow , then nagatively painted around the Budapest Parliament buildings, upside down. Not easy for the first painting of the day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eccinachea (can't spell it). I have to concentrate when doing my nemisis, flowers, and went a bit awry with the r/h flower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This painting is from a photograph my Sharon Whitley, and was a challenge, thank you Sharon. Brusho, Ink and bleach. End of the day when I was flagging. But the most fun of the four to paint.<br /><br />Have a lovely week everyone.</td></tr>
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Polly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857427025159398186.post-74659568440142458622015-08-23T00:13:00.000-07:002015-08-23T00:13:15.711-07:00HOLIDAY THIS AND THAT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here is a mix of this and that seen and sketched on holidays.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seen in a shop and there are suggestions that it is Annie Arkwright from Accrington (See label 'friends of mine' if you haven't met her) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketch of an ABC castle on the river Rhine in Germany. If you didn't read my last post ABC stands for Another Bloody Castle!!!<br /><br />Have a lovely week y'all. Keep safe.</td></tr>
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<br />Polly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857427025159398186.post-76344481884495071692015-08-16T00:50:00.000-07:002015-08-16T00:50:48.984-07:00WINDMILLS AND WEATHERHad a wonderful holiday cruising from Amsterdam to Budapest. Weather hot, hot, hot once we left the windmills behind. So hard to paint outdoors the paint was drying on my palette before I put it on paper. Did a sketch or smallish (A4) painting each day, to add to my memory drawer. Here are some for you to see.<br />
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I love doing these paintings when on holiday, as they are just for me, no pressure just fun, fun, fun.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Done on the spot while hubby was watching cheese being made. I don't like the smell so sketched instead. It's a reconstructed village outside Amsterdam where you can see clogs being made etc.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking at the ABC Castles. (Stands for Another Bloody Castle!!) Excuse the swear word but that was quote by someone else. Obviously I wouldn't say that.<br /><br />Happy Sunday and have a great week, and if you are off on your travels, do take a pad and pen with you. </td></tr>
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<br />Polly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857427025159398186.post-82663927085463257612015-07-26T11:46:00.001-07:002015-07-26T11:46:51.616-07:00WILLIE ECKERSLYKE TRIES CRICKETMy friend Willie Eckerslyke always wanted to play cricket in a reet proper cricket team,wearing sexy white clothes and a fashionable hat. So he could go out and be in, then go in when he was out, and play at silly mid off. What a sensible game.<br />
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Yesterday he was asked by a team, who were desparate for another player, to be first bat. Well Willie with his luscious long legs looked the part wearing his helmet, his pads and his box. Well eeeh by gum, he tried his hardest. By 'ecky thump he did. But looking at the photograph of him and what happened in the background, do you think he will be asked to play again? Willie Eckerslyke!!!<br />
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Have a great week one and all, wherever you are. xxPolly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857427025159398186.post-73261967730507066332015-07-19T00:21:00.000-07:002015-07-19T00:21:32.466-07:00PETALS TO PRICKLES<br />
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Here's my weekly visit to my blog. Yes that's my limit now, been spending far too much time on tinternet. Consequently I apologise if I miss some of your lovely posts and spend less time visiting your blogs. <br />
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Now then, most of you know I don't like painting flowers, cos I battle like mad with them. But just lately I have had a Eureka moment!!! Yep, been pleased with my blooming battles, get it blooms.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well this was going awful, painting away at Churchtown Art Club, that I go to (check out their site on facebook) so took it home and ran it under the tap, Then put in a wet in wet background and scrunched on some cling film. Added a few darks and hey presto, a miracle, a decent painting. So never give up (which is what I would normally have done) I have called it Dancing Fuschias.<br /><br /></td></tr>
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No idea what this flower is, it's like a Rudebekia. Can't spell it. Saw someone had painted yellow flowers on facebook, and I thought what a cheerful colour, saw masses of these in a magazine so had a bash. They cheered me up just painting them.<br />
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A battle and a half!!!! Brusho Thistle. I threw everything at this and I considered it a failure, until I posted it on facebook. Well what was going on? Either they were all being kind or it actually isn't as bad as I thought.<br />
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Now all I ask is you look around at the beautiful flowers around you and think how wonderful nature is. A miracle around every corner.Polly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857427025159398186.post-12416403573590960272015-07-13T11:54:00.000-07:002015-07-13T11:54:02.229-07:00WILLIE ECKERSLYKE AND ROGER FEDERERWell Annie's friend Willie Eckerslyke was chosen, and what an honour, to carry Roger Federer's bag onto Centre Court at Wimbledon, for the men's final. He isn't very strong, but he tried his very best. Oh dear the bag was heavy, and out dropped Roger's favourite red racquet. Look at what happened. Do you think he will be asked again? Willie Eckerslyke! (sorry for those of you who don't speak Lancashire accent, but it is a play on words, perhaps you will get the joke).<br />
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<br />Polly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857427025159398186.post-37504101196038650392015-07-07T12:13:00.002-07:002015-07-07T12:13:52.032-07:00ANNIE ARKWRIGHT CATCHES BALL AT WIMBLEDONAye lads and lassies, Annie Arkwright from Accrington didn't qualify this year for Wimbledon as she turned up in bright red gear and was immediately disqualified. But she was accepted as a line judge. She loves her uniform but hates the 'ecky thump' hat!!! Today, on Centre Court she accidentally caught the tennis ball between her boobs. Well the crowd went wild at this glorious catch. But, eeh our Annie didn't know why, as she couldn't see where the ball had landed.<br />
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If you are a tennis fan, like I am, enjoy the rest of Wimbledon.Polly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857427025159398186.post-54353879077158937522015-07-04T01:57:00.001-07:002015-07-04T04:21:53.762-07:00COLOUR MIXING - WATERCOLOUR ( PART 1)I recently held my very own workshop!!! Yes, honest. Talk about stress. But I heard in our little art club that people didn't know about warm and cool colours, transparent colours etc. So, I plucked up the courage and gave it a go. <br />
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I was very influenced by two artists in particular. Hazel Soan whose workshops and holidays I have been on and is the Queen of Colour Information, and Colin Ratcliffe who was a tutor at Higham Hall in the Lake District who passed on the setting out of your palette and separating cool from warm colours.<br />
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Here is just some of the information that may be of use to one or two of you. <br />
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<st1:stockticker><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;">FIRE</span></span></b></st1:stockticker><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"> & ICE</span> </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Here’s
the notorious colour wheel, that I like to think of as Fire and Ice. Bright
reds and yellows against the iceberg colours, some colours veering towards fire
and some towards ice. Eg. alizarin veers towards blue on the wheel where Ultramarine veers towards red. <span style="color: red;"> </span></span><i><span style="color: red;">I use mostly</span> <span style="color: red;">transparent colours to avoid mud</span></i>. I am going to ignore staining and non
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<b><span style="color: red;">BOOKS THAT I RECOMMEND BY HAZEL SOAN (QUEEN OF COLOUR).</span></b> </div>
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3. Learn Watercolour Quickly – Hazel Soan (see chapter 3)<br />
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Here’s my palette with warm colours separate from the cool,
so I don’t have to think about where my cool colours are so that I don’t get a
bright mix if I don’t want one. <b>Transparent
colours</b> are the darkest (apart from yellow), you can hardly tell what
colour they are e.g. Pruss, alizarin and modern names like quinacridone and
permanent<b>. Opaques</b> are the lighter creamy colours and
are heavier pigments, which makes them opaque you more likely to get mud. E.g.
Cad Red. & Cobalt. Similar colours may be trans or opaque with different
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Artists v Students.
Colours are the same, main difference is the stronger pigment in the
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">WATER</span></span></u></b></div>
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Control of water is most important. Lots of water and the paint
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Less water and the paint won’t spread as far. Lay lighter colour down first and add second
colours alongside, same wetness, the <b>second
colour pushes away the first</b>. If you want to add a deeper controlled colour
like a spot, <u>wait til the shine goes off the</u> <u>paper and drop in thicker
paint</u>, the thicker the less it will spread.</div>
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I recommend 2 pots of water, one for clean water, so you are
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Big v small brush.
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Smaller brush need less water so more control, good for
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Be bold with your colours. Watercolour dries much dries
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<b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Milk,
cream, butter are the consistencies of paint, from washes to laying in thick colour into an already wet wash.</span></b><br />
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<u><b><span style="color: red;">COOL & WARM VARIANTS OF THE PRIMARY COLOURS</span></b></u></div>
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Cool Red Alizarin
- <st1:city>Perm.</st1:city>
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Warm Red Cad
Red - Vermillion, Pyrrol Scarlet
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Cool Yellow Aureolin
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Warm Yellow <st1:state>Ind.</st1:state>
Yellow - Cad Yell, Hansa Yellow, New
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Cool Blue Pruss
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Warm Blue Ultra
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Raw
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Yell.
Ochre - Warm (semi opaque)</div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">COLOURS I CANNOT DO WITHOUT</span></b></div>
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Try and have a limited palette when painting, it’s more
harmonious and easier for colour mixing.</div>
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Opaques are useful at the end of the painting for highlights
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2<sup>nd</sup> wash pushes away the first</div>
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Ways to mix your colours/put a dry layer over another dry
layer on paper/blend on paper wet in wet/mix in your palette</div>
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<u><b><span style="color: red;"><o:p>List of </o:p>Transparent/opaque/warm/cool/colour mixes (I treat semi
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<i><u>NB Some makes are slightly different so you need to check. My notes are based mainly on Winsor & Newton.</u></i> </div>
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<b>TRANSPARENT</b>:
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They’re darker and look almost black in your palette.</div>
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<u>Warm Colours</u></div>
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Burnt Sienna</div>
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Burnt Umber</div>
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Indian Yellow</div>
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Sap Green</div>
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Ultramarine</div>
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<b>OPAQUE</b>: Chalky colours, more likely to cause muddy
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<u>Warm Colours<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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Cad. <st1:city>Orange</st1:city></div>
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Cad. Red</div>
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Cad. Yellow</div>
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Cobalt Blue</div>
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Sepia</div>
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Yellow Ochre</div>
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Cool + Cool = Bright</div>
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Warm + Warm = Dull</div>
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Cool + Warm = Softer colour</div>
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Opaques are good for adding highlights and oomph at the end
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<o:p> </o:p><u>Cool Colours</u></div>
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Alizarin Crimson</div>
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Aureolin (Yellow)</div>
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Permanent Rose</div>
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Prussian Blue/Pthalo Blue</div>
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Raw Sienna</div>
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Raw Umber</div>
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Viridian</div>
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<u>Cool Colours</u></div>
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Cerulean Blue</div>
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Indigo</div>
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Lemon Yellow</div>
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<u><span style="color: red;">Here are the examples I asked them to try using their own mixes. With some suggestions for colours which you might be able to read on the sample sheet.</span></u></div>
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I will do another short post, with some suggested colour mixes.</div>
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.Remember you’re an artist like a musician or a poet. You are here to entertain not record pictures exactly the same as a photograph, so take risks, change composition and colours. Let the colours flow into each other. Let your imagination run riot. Have fun. It’s playtime!</div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Remember, if you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got!</span></b>
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Polly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857427025159398186.post-69247414169918803322015-06-28T01:30:00.001-07:002015-06-28T01:30:37.367-07:00ANNIE ARKWRIGHT IN PARISHere is my last painting from our holiday in France. You wouldn't believe who we bumped into, yes Annie Arkwright from Accrington. In our favourite Parisian Restaurant, Chartier in Montmartre. An 'historique' brasserie. An old traditional building with high ceilings and lots of brass, good reasonably priced food. The order is written on a paper table cloth! I am sure the waiters have been there for years.<br />
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Anyway, Annie has been learning french. She ordered Le Heinz Soup de Tomate avec le legs de frog, main course Le Pie de Porc and Pomme Frites. For dessert Le Spotted Dick (A British dish Annie, not French they won't have that here). Er Pardon Madam????? Er, her eyes lit up, something she understood, Peche Melba then. The waiter was in a turmoil. Then finally, she said, avez-vous une cuppa? Mon Dieu he shouted and shrugged his shoulders, as only the french can do, Zee crazee Eeenglish woman. She spoke in a broad lancashire accent which didn't help. Eeeh by gum lass, tha needs ta take more lessons.<br />
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She is still there, one of the waiters fell for her!! A reet grand rendez vous, for our lovely Annie.<br />
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<br />Polly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857427025159398186.post-18888606583982135672015-06-24T23:42:00.000-07:002015-06-24T23:43:15.830-07:00BRUSHO WITH JOANNE BOON THOMASI recently went to a workshop run by The Brusho Queen, Joanne Boon Thomas. Very informative but fun thrown in for good measure. She is very generous with the information she passed on to us and is warm and friendly. Here is a the work that we did. They are on Half Imperial Langton Paper.<br />
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Can't say the name of the flower but remember it is An Enemy - er really an anenome! Some spraying technique and then used like like watercolour. Such vibrant colours.</td></tr>
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Just using two colours. Turquoise and Orange! A tiny bit of Ultra under and in the boat. Same method as above.<br />
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If you haven't heard of Brusho and would like to see it in action, you can find a video by Joanne Boon Thomas on Youtube and many of her painting on google.<br />
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Brusho is like dye crystals or ink, like salt, you can sprinkle and spray, use bleach and play with the paint or use like watercolour. You can get effects with it that you can't with watercolour. I call it my playtime when I use it. Originally it was used for textiles. It is also used in schools as it is non toxic. It does, however, stain your fingers temporarily, so I have to wear an apron, as I am a messy painter at the best of times.<br />
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Do check out her lovely work on google images, pinterest or visit www.artybyboon.co.uk.Polly Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071252070928856360noreply@blogger.com9