Bad Weather in France

Curly Bob is still busy trying to convince floating voters in Rotten Borough that he is the right bear for the job.

At least having him out of the house allows me to get some painting in around other matters.

We holiday in France when we can and the Brittany coast is a great source of inspiration. Bob hates getting his fur wet so the storm scene I have painted was based on a photograph

It is titled " Le Phare et la Mer Orageuse -The Lighthouse and Stormy Sea"  an acrylic painting on 40cm x 30cm canvas which is for sale in my Etsy shop.

As always all profits to a worthy cause so please like my page on Facebook and on Etsy. It all helps!

"Le Phare et La Mer Orageuse - The Lighthouse & Stormy Sea", 2019

Curly Bob for P.M.!

Curly Bob has come to the end of his 6 weeks of his 2019 Election campaign to drum up his support in Rotten Borough. We caught up with him and he gracious enough to allow us to photograph him with his bear friendly IPhone which he also uses to run the Emporium online and elsewhere.

While on his " battle bus" Bob & I agreed that we should publish something a bit brighter given the dire weather to lift the spirits of his fans. Therefore here is "Brittany Cottages #3", an acrylic painting on canvas, 2019 and it is 20ins x 8 ins. As always it is available in our Etsy shop.

If you like this please "like" this on my Facebook Page.

Thank You.

"Brttany Cottages #3", 2019

Curly Bob on the Campaign Trail

Bob's 2019 Election Rosette

The Weather Takes a Turn For The Worse

Curly Bob has been busy with the hustings here in Rotten Borough. However given that Christmas is now fast upon us he has asked me to post something in keeping with the season i.e. with some snow in it.

Therefore I have selected a work from our last winter holiday in North Wales.

It is called "Snowdon, Early Snow" and is an acrylic painting on 40cm x 30cm canvas. It is available in my Etsy shop.

More on Bob's election antics later in the week.

"Snowdon, Early Snow", 2019

Facebook Page Launch!

In line with Curly Bob's desire to spread the work across Social networks we are launching a page on Facebook officially tonight. It will mirror the content on this blog but will reach more of his friends on Facebook.

Todays offering is an acrylic on canvas incorporating some mixed media preparation for the paint surface.

It is called "Fort, Corsica" and I painted it in 2017. It is for sale in my Etsy shop.

Back to Cold, Wet & Windy!

After the heat of the desert Curly Bob thought we should have something more local. My wife's cousin lives on the edge of the Trough of Bowland so this view came to mind. I painted it  for my exhibition in Eccles a couple of months ago.

It is mainly acrylic paint and mixed media beneath. The Trough is a beautiful place but can look very moody when the cloud comes down.

The painting is called "Ward Stones, Trough of Bowland". It is 40cm x 30cm and is painted on canvas. It is for sale in my shop on Etsy . If you like what you see please "Like" my Etsy shop snd Facebook page.

Freezing Snow Followed by Hot Sand!

This is called "Sinai Sunrise"  in which I attempted to capture a cool foreground with the promise of the day's heat to come. As with all my works they are unframed, gallery wrap style and ready to hang.

The previous painting posted in my Etsy shop was a snow covered mountian in North Wales so we thought this would be a change of scenery.

If you like it please vote for it on my facebook page.

Thank you to All At CPIU, Salford Royal Hospital!

I have just spent half a day in the CPIU at Salford Royal Hospital having a blood test and would like to thank Karen & all her colleagues for looking after me. Their dedication, friendly attitude, care, consideration and supportive attitude are everything that makes the NHS and SRH so special.

Sadly Curly Bob didn't come with me to say hello because he hates needles!

Bob has pointed out that hospital or not today is posting day. My next work is "South Stack , Anglesey", another acrylic painting on canvas from 2017.

It is for sale in our Etsy shop with all profits going to our causes (see list).

As always please vote for it on our Facebook page , if you like it. Thank You!