The Other Art Fair 2013 Ambika P3, Marylebone Road, West London

The Other Art Fair 2013 Ambika P3

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Wow, Matt Lucas pop in on Friday - here he is with the brilliant Artist Agnetha Sjogren. I was too shy to ask to have his picture taken at my space.

The Other Art Fair is getting closer

"And in the end" 2013
Mixed media and oil paint on canvas
24 inches by 35 inches (60 x 90 cm approx).
 

With less than a week to The Other Art Fair - the last of the large scale paintings is complete... I just hope we have good weather so the oil paint will be dry by next Thursday.

Floating world - work in progress

"Untitled (Floating World #1)".
Oil Paint & Mixed Media on Canvas
36 inches by 24 inches
Unfinished

"Untitled (Floating World # 2)"
Unfinished

 

 



"Untitled (Floating World # 2)"
Unfinished

 

Finally, an art critic who gets me!

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Getting somewhere - maybe!

"Untitled (with movement)"
Water-based / Mixed Media painting on canvas.

More playing with iPhone, laptop, projector and assorted brica-brac: Burley Dragon's Den

Virtual  Burley Dragon's den

"Burley is notable in English folklore for being the supposed location of a dragon's lair at Burley Beacon, just outside the village.[18]

There are several local version of the tale. In one version, the creature "flew" every morning to Bisterne, about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Burley, where it would be supplied with milk.[18] In order to kill the dragon, a valiant man built himself a hut at Bisterne, and with two dogs lay in wait.[18] The creature came as usual one morning for its milk, and when the hut door was opened the dogs attacked it, and while thus engaged, the dragon was killed by the man.[18] The dragon slayer himself, says another version of the tale, only succeeded by covering his armour with glass.[18]

The documentary version of this tradition is contained in the margin of a pedigree roll written prior to 1618, and preserved at Berkeley Castle. It actually names the dragon-slayer as Sir Maurice Berkeley, lord of the manor of Bisterne in the 15th century.[19] The document describes the dragon as "doing much mischief upon men and cattle ... making his den near unto a Beacon."[19] Sir Maurice Berkeley killed the dragon but died himself soon afterwards.[19] "- Quote from Wikipedia

Exploring watercolour

My watercolour studies of  bone china teacups.

1st try: As means of a warm up, I decided to just go for it!

 

2nd try: More focused.