Tuesday 30 June 2009

Monday 29 June 2009

LIL

IMAGE

Hina Olympus OM4 cgi

STYLE


A PICTURE SAYS A THOUSAND WORDS

But not this one.

A BEACH IN NORFOLK

Charlie Prince

EXTENDED FAMILY

I am one of a family of seven children,during WW2 living in the country, when the London blitz started my parents took in two evacuated families making up a fair old number.God knows where we all slept,I cant remember,but it was happy days for all us kids with loads of adventures,I do remember that! This is a photo taken one afternoon,me somewhere underneath.
For some reason later in the war we moved house right into the centre of London and gained first hand knowledge of bombs and rockets before moving back out to the safety of the Essex coast.

Sunday 28 June 2009

DREARY OLD POLITICS


THE SULTANS ELEPHANT


The best thing Livingstone did for London.

THEN AND NOW

Frome Somerset

SNAP

Model with OM 1 photographed by me with OM4

Saturday 27 June 2009

"JUZ NIGDY"~~~~~~~(never more)

THE ARTS~~~~~~~ in the studio

An old joke but still going strong.(and saves me thinking up new ones)

MATISSE

HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY PAUL

25 Wholesome years and still talking

Friday 26 June 2009

Mei

Has a sleep

COMPUTER JARGON TRANSLATED



Ancient pen and ink

GLASTONBURY


Raining outside...must be that time(click for latest news,twitter and pictures)

Thursday 25 June 2009

INTERMISSION

LITTLE KNOWN FACTS


Did you know Van Gogh had a blue period?

TEX WILLIAMS


Bring back the 50s when we didnt mind dying.

ODDS


showing a lot of leg

Modigliani unstretched

Wednesday 24 June 2009

COAST PAINTING

Quick acrylic wash sketch. 1990 ish

SONGS FROM MY DADDY'S RADIOGRAM

TALLEST TO THE RIGHT

Picture from awkward family photos.

GIRL ON A CHAIR

Out of one of my old sketch pads.

CARNIVAL


Design for a carnival float for the Bridgewater circuit, the eyes would be worked from inside,not accepted,may frighten
the kids! was the reason given...probably would have gone down well in
Germany where the children are raised to race F1 cars and not be scared of dummies

OILS

oil on canvas 1975 ish

Tuesday 23 June 2009

HOW TO DANCE PROPER

WIMBLEDON


WIMBLEDON LASS


Sketch book doodles
From an old sketch book

Marino Marini


To all those that came to the Notting Hill parties late 50s. You've got to remember this one. My one was on a 45 rpm

Sunday 21 June 2009

Could teach MPs a thing or two eh?

A Well-Planned Retirement

*Source: The London Times

Outside Bristol Zoo there is a car park for 150 cars and 8 coaches/ buses.

It was manned by a very pleasant attendant with a ticket machine, charging cars £1 and £5 for coaches.

This parking attendant worked there solidly for 25 years.

One day, he just didn't turn up for work.

"Oh well," said Bristol Zoo management, "we'd better phone up the City Council and get them to send a new parking attendant."

"Err ... no," said the Council, "the car park is your responsibility."
"No," said Bristol Zoo management, "the attendant was employed by the City Council wasn't he?"
"NO!" insisted the Council.Sitting in his villa somewhere on the coast of Spain, is a bloke who had been taking the car park fees, estimated at £400 per day at Bristol Zoo for the last 25 years. Assuming 7 days a week, this amounts to just over £3.6 million!And no one even knows his name.

Thanks Jessie

CHRISTOPHER WOOD 1900~1930

One of my favourite artists.silly sod killed himself.
What a waste.

THE FEVERFEW IN MY GARDEN


Feverfew is edible and medicinal. has a good reputation as alternative medicine and extensive research has proved it to be of special benefit in the treatment of certain types of migraine headaches and rheumatism or arthritis. The plant is rich in sesquiterpene lactones, the principal one being parthenolide. Parthenolide helps prevent excessive clumping of platelets and inhibits the release of certain chemicals, including serotonin and some inflammatory mediators. Constituents of Feverfew are Volatile oils, containing pinene and several pinene derivatives, bornylacetate and angelate, costic acid, b-farnesine and spiroketalenol ethers. Other constituents include essential oils, flavonoid glycosides, pinene derivatives and costic acid. Feverfew should be taken regularly to receive maximum benefit and protection from migraines. The leaves and flowering heads are antiinflammatory, antispasmodic, aperient, bitter, carminative, emmenagogue, sedative, stimulant, stomachic, vasodilator and vermifuge. An infusion made from the whole plant is used in the treatment of arthritis, colds, fevers, as a sedative and to regulate menses. Also used as a foot bath for swollen feet. Applied externally as a tincture, the plant is used in the treatment of bruises. Chewing several leaves a day has proven to be effective in preventing some migraine headaches. Feverfew’s sedative properties make it useful in hysterical complaints, nervousness, low spirits, and is a general tonic. Also said to be good as a syrup for coughs, wheezing and breathing difficulties. The dried flower buds are said to have the same properties as pyrethrum, and used as an insecticide. An essential oil from the plant is used in perfumery.
Handy stuff to have around? But best of all it's easy to grow and looks stunning.

Saturday 20 June 2009

TINY GRIMES


No relation!

Speaking of which


SILVERSTONE...I took this with my trusty Rolleiflex mid fifties during a vintage race,wheel departing from its master just as they passed by. In those days one could stand right alongside the track,health and safety hadn't been thought of yet but if you stepped actually on to the track a steward would shout at you not very politely. The gentleman on the left wearing a flat cap as most racing enthusiasts did,far better than those ghastly baseball caps now being warn.
The workman on the ladder didn't fall off. The car remained upright.This photo doesn't show all the sparks that were flying.

Friday 19 June 2009

HITCHENS~~~~~~1976


Woods

BATH TIME


WIMBLEDON


LAUGH A MINUTE

Old doctor(who has been gossiping for three quarters of an hour) "WELL,WELL,
I MUST BE GOING,I'VE GOT TO VISIT AN OLD LADY IN A FIT.

Punch 1911
The car of your dreams.

Mr Fats

GEORGE BARBIER


Thursday 18 June 2009