tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50516299218550272412024-03-14T06:19:12.426+00:00JWJarts - Encouraging BeginnersHoping to inspire and encourage those interested in drawing or painting to have-a-go.John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.comBlogger311125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-10073740214009155482023-11-03T17:17:00.010+00:002023-11-03T17:24:24.563+00:00Cannon<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpGPM3c_AUSfgswOwPM2n8v05m3PHly4MPH34gKpGw_hh9sTw23a_tVq7qZp6ygCYMEMFnMGf9KuQxFQNfNCBSK2bZqmiqXamI64Taruhh8y3MuSpAH8kTp_zpRbywcB212UUW-g2Fyr07QQ-LCf0IfQUUbsJr0u-CE-mVOdMv88wTgQTcwT5ugfS/s800/MPAD99-John.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="800" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpGPM3c_AUSfgswOwPM2n8v05m3PHly4MPH34gKpGw_hh9sTw23a_tVq7qZp6ygCYMEMFnMGf9KuQxFQNfNCBSK2bZqmiqXamI64Taruhh8y3MuSpAH8kTp_zpRbywcB212UUW-g2Fyr07QQ-LCf0IfQUUbsJr0u-CE-mVOdMv88wTgQTcwT5ugfS/w640-h408/MPAD99-John.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I came across this ornate cannon, and others like it, when I visited the quaint and whacky village of Portmeirion in North Wales. Portmeirion sits in the estuary of the river Afon Dwyryd and it's cannons sit along a harbour wall guarding the village from attacks by boat.<div><br /></div><div>Whether or not these cannons are functional or merely decorative is something I've wondered about because they wouldn't be very mobile without wheels, and I wonder how well those curved legs would withstand the forces of the gun firing.<p></p></div><div>For those who've never been, Portmeirion was built by an eccentric millionaire who shipped in unusual looking buildings brick-by-brick from around the world. They are painted in bright, vibrant colours and the village is more like Disneyland than a regular village of houses. There is a ship semi-built into the harbour wall, so there is no way it could float. The village is a fantasy land, and it is for this reason that I suspect the functionality of the cannons. That said, they are great to look at and made a very interesting subject to paint.</div>
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It's from a photograph I posted in my forum as the Monthly Painting Challenge, and this is my attempt. Obviously it's a Turtle and I painted it using watercolours - what else can I say. LOL.</div><p></p>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-74274824169584220872023-10-08T17:31:00.000+01:002023-10-08T17:31:59.776+01:00When is a stamp, not a stamp ....<p>.... when it's a <i style="font-weight: bold;">Cinderella</i>. </p><p>Almost since the beginning of postage stamps, there have been 'stamps' produced that are not official <i>Postage</i> stamps. Often referred to as 'labels', these non-postage stamps became known as "Cinderella's". The term was introduced by early philatelists because, like the fairly tale character, these were downtrodden and inferior when compared to proper postage stamps.</p><p>Though Cinderella stamps have no intrinsic value, and are essentially worthless, they can still demand high prices by collectors if they are sufficiently rare. To many, like me, the interesting stories behind these 'labels', are what make them collectable. Here are just three examples from my own collection:-</p><p><b><u></u></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oBLBMz2O8Ar7Y3MCWY479KIGj5yo1wCZK3KFpRf7qdlUG-4F4ug0-ZOsfwQzcLXfQVUlHKQIj2CyrwDnwBimbkjwyIsuqZz7hc9aCbKZWlx7mekYHt-JtOUyuvhsQ5KNGJ9OUtlipJJK-jhGhrRf1LgqPC9g9eGl21ZKPYfB6QYKZ2viTLmcGvwZ/s565/20231008_153330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="515" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oBLBMz2O8Ar7Y3MCWY479KIGj5yo1wCZK3KFpRf7qdlUG-4F4ug0-ZOsfwQzcLXfQVUlHKQIj2CyrwDnwBimbkjwyIsuqZz7hc9aCbKZWlx7mekYHt-JtOUyuvhsQ5KNGJ9OUtlipJJK-jhGhrRf1LgqPC9g9eGl21ZKPYfB6QYKZ2viTLmcGvwZ/w182-h200/20231008_153330.jpg" width="182" /></a></u></b></div><b><u><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div>1. Lundy:</u> </b>Lundy is a small island that lies 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the coast of Devon, England. In 1928 the General post Office withdrew it's interest in Lundy so it's owner, Martin Coles Harman introduced his own service, carrying mail free of charge to the mainland. In 1929 he introduced the first Lundy stamps to offset his costs. At first the Lundy stamp charge, or <i>Puffinage</i>, only covered carriage to the mainland but since 1974 an additional charge has been incorporated and separate UK stamps are no longer needed. Lundy is the oldest private postal service operating in the world today.<div><p></p><p><u style="font-weight: bold;"></u></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIEVMJN2RXb5yKqsTRZ9WhoU46x41qsrXM8NwtNMu5RNyjfeVKMvEF2if8SUXY5-kT37sXNnUcYx3KD8a83FZQ5-SeI0DY43gVdDLw5EjOWKWNf7qIRYY46BnMA6PioFbn8N-MyezuchJCu-y1NHFMYvlTEREFXlKm3j0EUD5XSTeUvmguaQfwxcH/s400/20231008_153417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="400" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIEVMJN2RXb5yKqsTRZ9WhoU46x41qsrXM8NwtNMu5RNyjfeVKMvEF2if8SUXY5-kT37sXNnUcYx3KD8a83FZQ5-SeI0DY43gVdDLw5EjOWKWNf7qIRYY46BnMA6PioFbn8N-MyezuchJCu-y1NHFMYvlTEREFXlKm3j0EUD5XSTeUvmguaQfwxcH/w320-h266/20231008_153417.jpg" width="320" /></a></u></div><u style="font-weight: bold;"><div><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></div>2. Berlin Airlift:</u> The Berlin Blockade (June 1948-May 1949) was one of the first major crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. From 26 June 1948 to 30 September 1949, American and British air forces flew over Berlin 250,000 times, dropping essential food and fuel. The plan had been to drop 3,475 tons of supplies daily but by the spring of 1949, twice that was often being delivered. As an off-shoot, a concurrent Operation Little Vittles saw aircraft nicknamed "raisin bombers" dropping candy to generate goodwill among German children.<p></p><p><u style="font-weight: bold;"></u></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFTx3STnf6lUqZ-YkYs3NEQElk9dfOAt9NrJMmUleX6CyK3lucEm__qqLPDXLaiXV0KrXUA6krBxRvvtSHEspT4vYZQIa1gQMzxsGLHAnubHi5lea4WOZy_a6KPUyyWMF1IGLpjxRkMlX7BeNCfJ6X3xgdTc4sR2rBEbamIb8llSgRRmZHBs2OdQt/s600/20231008_153403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="600" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFTx3STnf6lUqZ-YkYs3NEQElk9dfOAt9NrJMmUleX6CyK3lucEm__qqLPDXLaiXV0KrXUA6krBxRvvtSHEspT4vYZQIa1gQMzxsGLHAnubHi5lea4WOZy_a6KPUyyWMF1IGLpjxRkMlX7BeNCfJ6X3xgdTc4sR2rBEbamIb8llSgRRmZHBs2OdQt/w320-h158/20231008_153403.jpg" width="320" /></a></u></div><u style="font-weight: bold;">3. Republik Maluku Selatan:</u> Labels inscribed 'Republik Maluku Selatan' are among the most well-known of all Cinderella stamps. Part of modern-day Indonesia, the 'Republic of the South Moluccas' was a self-proclaimed (and unrecognised) independent nation, established on 25 April 1950 from part of what had been the Dutch East Indies. Most South Moluccas stamps are known to be the work of New York stamp dealer Henry Stolow, and aimed squarely at collectors. Maluku Selatan stamps are therefore considered to be bogus or fantasy issues. I'm sure the very badly guillotined stamp in my collection would be worth good money if it were a genuine postal stamp rather than a worthless piece of paper.<p></p><p>Cinderella stamps .... of little value but far from boring.</p></div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-3604111650973395522023-09-29T20:20:00.000+01:002023-09-29T20:20:34.438+01:00Artistic Licence or not?<p><br />My neighbour recently moved out of the area. She'd been here many, many years but we've only known her since we moved here, almost 5 years ago. I thought it would be nice to do her a drawing of her bungalow as a memento of her time here. I popped outside with my camera and took a photo to use for reference. It was a gorgeous sunny day and the sun was shining brightly.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ov7wE8XroQfADYxx-gGK0fAZ0aVcsdMziF2kiLZYC0Ji-b5tr3G1oF4_-WtsTP76sORZr66KggaSMcjn4c9Cofuhex0frrmJ-ztL8hIBj4ax2vHKO1B64bR0xryELx93manLVcH47PeW655Aa1SUYJMBWRryaFcDgnFt9fzdhwH2XjPOrbVKyhz7/s1024/LesleyBungalow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1024" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ov7wE8XroQfADYxx-gGK0fAZ0aVcsdMziF2kiLZYC0Ji-b5tr3G1oF4_-WtsTP76sORZr66KggaSMcjn4c9Cofuhex0frrmJ-ztL8hIBj4ax2vHKO1B64bR0xryELx93manLVcH47PeW655Aa1SUYJMBWRryaFcDgnFt9fzdhwH2XjPOrbVKyhz7/w640-h416/LesleyBungalow.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Though I was initially quite pleased with my effort, the more I looked at it, the less I liked it. At first I was unsure why but then realised it was because of the shadows. The reference photo was taken on a very sunny day with strong shadows and, as usual, I stuck too rigidly to the reference. Those dark angular areas were spoiling the shape of her house. </p><p>Unfortunately for my neighbour there were some delays with her move but that afforded me the time to do the drawing again. This time I used our old friend 'artistic licence' and I imagined the house without the shadows. That left too much white paper so I decided to draw in the brickwork, which I don't normally do other than a few small sections hinting at what might be there. Doing so has separated the house from the white of the paper and allowed the shape of the building to have more depth and dimension. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugJ2jQeyQlRTBYy9VMqm1rsAaaVhNqPeFwgYKCJiDgnSvTmewH2PsaTTQG-Zhwlr95z6Be0jv9diff2WjuEae8ZrOiU7Tct19z4xJRDgZTTinbzrXfuIJWtqG4n1D5awfqhd_2L6WKGjC7PItkYM67h13Vs3N5HlpXwQq4WfLsbnVTsCnDEqi09Qq/s1024/DSC_9977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugJ2jQeyQlRTBYy9VMqm1rsAaaVhNqPeFwgYKCJiDgnSvTmewH2PsaTTQG-Zhwlr95z6Be0jv9diff2WjuEae8ZrOiU7Tct19z4xJRDgZTTinbzrXfuIJWtqG4n1D5awfqhd_2L6WKGjC7PItkYM67h13Vs3N5HlpXwQq4WfLsbnVTsCnDEqi09Qq/w640-h426/DSC_9977.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I was much happier with the second version so that is the one I gave her, and she was delighted. I'll be really interested to hear how you all view the differences, and which of the two you prefer.</p>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-1192730285828526432023-09-24T18:04:00.001+01:002023-09-24T18:04:36.170+01:00Log Cabin - Part 2<p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The restoration of my fathers Log Cabin was not going very well. My first plan was to glue the 'logs' to the roof with an all weather PVA glue but I hadn't split the branches accurately enough for them to lay flat while the glue set, and all attempts to weigh them down proved unsuccessful. </span></div><div><div><br /></div><div>My Plan B was to use fine panel pins to tack the logs into place, either instead of the glue or in addition to the glue. That didn't work either because the old roof was too brittle and weather worn and hitting the nail with a hammer simply made a hole in the roof. There just wasn't anything solid enough to hammer too.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKYuJFw1Z8OiazEnkDH_H0WGjqgwkzaNO1DLR1NQZ4Vap5YtBYYjN5Euq20gnE2edhpyqrogLd7W0BjcOP3Gh-qgDwq6VLCUuJqbdM6sBclJaeohSckl6L_iV5OQaPju5ahGoL6PPIvxtgi6j7teAW9QpIh4E22G_L3GXy8SLZPi9YrtHGosowden/s1024/DSC_6842.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKYuJFw1Z8OiazEnkDH_H0WGjqgwkzaNO1DLR1NQZ4Vap5YtBYYjN5Euq20gnE2edhpyqrogLd7W0BjcOP3Gh-qgDwq6VLCUuJqbdM6sBclJaeohSckl6L_iV5OQaPju5ahGoL6PPIvxtgi6j7teAW9QpIh4E22G_L3GXy8SLZPi9YrtHGosowden/w200-h150/DSC_6842.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So I moved on to Plan C ..... I removed the roof completely and made a new one.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Though this meant starting again, the decision to make a new roof was the right way to go. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl28ZVycEiP8HuZH5Pfj5NJnjZGm49O8rZanolWsgXAa-pPTA-9tAccK4M97rYrOmlZjUxIatyl5DgujxxMy6iUj-g6AGA44GXH10hEBKiNddQcRyCTu0IUZm9fQ2pJpkAFUV_3nwNUYIhombyiANV0VSawys3fJyByKF7sOYJ62KFTGoifIjwKDew/s1024/DSC_6854.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl28ZVycEiP8HuZH5Pfj5NJnjZGm49O8rZanolWsgXAa-pPTA-9tAccK4M97rYrOmlZjUxIatyl5DgujxxMy6iUj-g6AGA44GXH10hEBKiNddQcRyCTu0IUZm9fQ2pJpkAFUV_3nwNUYIhombyiANV0VSawys3fJyByKF7sOYJ62KFTGoifIjwKDew/w200-h150/DSC_6854.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I cut some plywood to the right size and then nailed the branches to it. It meant I was working with a much stronger base so I was able to secure the branches quite firmly.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I'd trimmed the logs to give a nice straight edge to the roof it was only a case of fixing the new roof panels to the rest of the building.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheh2HwyqPi8OMOVQBLFeXO_Sz_s1D0xx7H_jg92nZuK8k2SM6mfZ8OX4hIzLm1ZPALKA7pDnD3U-SPBtS8_JgL_EV2tZFDrrAXCwdAgVBesWnmPISUmHpdVdK0Kf3m3uaBi8iImAKJg-8K8ejg8MsSR6dtejDtfXi4qNOuzVQ82eAZEGnfM88JLlGD/s1024/DSC_6865.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheh2HwyqPi8OMOVQBLFeXO_Sz_s1D0xx7H_jg92nZuK8k2SM6mfZ8OX4hIzLm1ZPALKA7pDnD3U-SPBtS8_JgL_EV2tZFDrrAXCwdAgVBesWnmPISUmHpdVdK0Kf3m3uaBi8iImAKJg-8K8ejg8MsSR6dtejDtfXi4qNOuzVQ82eAZEGnfM88JLlGD/w200-h150/DSC_6865.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">So, the cabin itself was finally finished, however, there was also a small Well that was in a poor state .... and yes, the 'bucket' is an old toothpaste cap. My Dad was nothing if not inventive. :lol:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Restoring the Well just involved some glue on the upright posts and a couple of small pieces of plywood to fashion a new roof.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To round it all off, the cabin itself was given a really thick coat of exterior varnish. It made it look wet initially but I knew that the weather would soon reduce the shine. I wanted to give it as much protection as possible from the elements. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YOYKZt47HMA31rN4gLufX1K2LJEC-KI0qPyjw_woR-_dRQd5WuIkJsbL1e27SugoB2p95o3k_6dm3tYg4xgoMAnJdRWlVnNavGPoji0sfC1nbt7QunmN3YxD_K4WAuF-VVkJ0qCQgPiqCcrKzZdnhWJzjtQqKCs3wdxW2Ag7SN0AyrOPLwDobj1i/s1024/DSC_6992.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YOYKZt47HMA31rN4gLufX1K2LJEC-KI0qPyjw_woR-_dRQd5WuIkJsbL1e27SugoB2p95o3k_6dm3tYg4xgoMAnJdRWlVnNavGPoji0sfC1nbt7QunmN3YxD_K4WAuF-VVkJ0qCQgPiqCcrKzZdnhWJzjtQqKCs3wdxW2Ag7SN0AyrOPLwDobj1i/w640-h424/DSC_6992.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I found a nice spot in the garden for it and it's nice to have it back on show. <span style="text-align: left;">In some ways it doesn't feel right leaving it outside in all weathers, but that's what it's made for. It's lovely catching a glimpse of it every time I wander down the garden and I can see it clearly from the sun room every time I pass the picture window. If I only get a season or two out of it, it will have been worth the effort.</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-32902915077906337342023-09-18T19:55:00.000+01:002023-09-18T19:55:17.404+01:00Log Cabin - Part 1<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9bL9BKotFmic8PYUiOTeWF5uLwwBlzMuIMpHKEJfFtFmYORokCQvuV26Uhk5at1tYz_T8UaxjhkywNJtz1B9V05IaF1NCDUzvFbZcxWoSswUqMVWYBVBXFk4X_dNp4mCod7sKY4RlFjmx3LsYBIJFNjrshbuYdHy7E9SbOKFg5QvE2jQD4_jHFrd/s1024/DSC06936.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9bL9BKotFmic8PYUiOTeWF5uLwwBlzMuIMpHKEJfFtFmYORokCQvuV26Uhk5at1tYz_T8UaxjhkywNJtz1B9V05IaF1NCDUzvFbZcxWoSswUqMVWYBVBXFk4X_dNp4mCod7sKY4RlFjmx3LsYBIJFNjrshbuYdHy7E9SbOKFg5QvE2jQD4_jHFrd/w640-h480/DSC06936.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Another project that I completed recently was to restore my Dad's Log Cabin. He made it for me in 2009 when he was in his 92nd year. The above photo shows it standing in a small clearing beneath a small pine tree soon after he gave it to me. My friendly Robin took to it immediately. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MeCBt4lDoYYHWLZAfabRQ1ZrYsjvVWxBLWCUkE_UB-7Bv2FBoUD523_zXZIbsTk2eCiHrmI15wpJXLQGvaBiGqioTIq_aiAvZa4OLG0vyfCVn1pfd95qGHcGwaCFvm4gG-RndB1-NDckMKWN9jfLa2jRlabNwtA9c0m_NF67gRaMLWKo1RdW4CTL/s1024/DSC_6785.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MeCBt4lDoYYHWLZAfabRQ1ZrYsjvVWxBLWCUkE_UB-7Bv2FBoUD523_zXZIbsTk2eCiHrmI15wpJXLQGvaBiGqioTIq_aiAvZa4OLG0vyfCVn1pfd95qGHcGwaCFvm4gG-RndB1-NDckMKWN9jfLa2jRlabNwtA9c0m_NF67gRaMLWKo1RdW4CTL/w200-h150/DSC_6785.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0pltWaeaGhqDwp5ksPIxX1d-WtAWzo43Yd6CTS4DjJtMfXUpO-3B7jNEGCV8ZIXYhkY0ITdp3mj5Ji1gZlQZj_OtWxY_Txzmw0JdNI-1nFCdR4MHb2-Tv1PQ6LRhW--64JF_Lk9ntmb9ItQeKaN741m5JAK_3NJlwDpSdopE9DVTItlFX14ssaVR/s800/DSC_6781.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="590" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0pltWaeaGhqDwp5ksPIxX1d-WtAWzo43Yd6CTS4DjJtMfXUpO-3B7jNEGCV8ZIXYhkY0ITdp3mj5Ji1gZlQZj_OtWxY_Txzmw0JdNI-1nFCdR4MHb2-Tv1PQ6LRhW--64JF_Lk9ntmb9ItQeKaN741m5JAK_3NJlwDpSdopE9DVTItlFX14ssaVR/w148-h200/DSC_6781.jpg" width="148" /></a>So it stood outside in all weathers for over a decade and was now looking very much the worse for wear. As can be seen from the photo's, the 'logs' on the roof had rotted away and the wood underneath was far from good.<p></p><p>It had been suggested to me that it would be easier to build a new cabin from scratch, and it would...... but that's not the point. I wanted to keep Dad's cabin going as long as possible. It's not about the cabin per se. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_j8hJ0-ENxPoA5SJPUba6BIrKzbuwLq2V-Pv52A5OfKQY_Pyl6KfJCtBUp0ZgpWz-1DqHdbWjQ88Rj1lAfSXWhnQplxyLXMOgJsJwlNynu-00fCWpDtu176yUy1adu2Tpwvp2sjkLXjZjlhMUjuax1EionhhPSJqIJrJo2Bt_0KXjXdnQgxbRcDrc/s1024/DSC_6800.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_j8hJ0-ENxPoA5SJPUba6BIrKzbuwLq2V-Pv52A5OfKQY_Pyl6KfJCtBUp0ZgpWz-1DqHdbWjQ88Rj1lAfSXWhnQplxyLXMOgJsJwlNynu-00fCWpDtu176yUy1adu2Tpwvp2sjkLXjZjlhMUjuax1EionhhPSJqIJrJo2Bt_0KXjXdnQgxbRcDrc/w200-h150/DSC_6800.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>When I was packing our belongings at my last house I knew that one day I would be wanting to do this so I pruned my old Pear tree to get as many long straight branches as I could. It is the tree that supplied my father with the wood he needed to make the cabin in the first place. The furniture removal men couldn't believe it when they found a bundle of branches amongst the packing. :lol: </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_p2SBjVRIBHaB6V3U-Vk9K-0MgGai4F1T46et3L9y3TjRpLxHO2lrGquoVH5abjULvM0b6fqdxD9ndfJzElJn_BDKLXZZm3a9KNu2CovjqQcac16Lms7RSNN1xqbhPtPhuPhqv9VWQUD5Mf1pN1hlox6YeLIezk0_l1qdgFuAXcRu3FXipF5dJR5/s1024/DSC_6805.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_p2SBjVRIBHaB6V3U-Vk9K-0MgGai4F1T46et3L9y3TjRpLxHO2lrGquoVH5abjULvM0b6fqdxD9ndfJzElJn_BDKLXZZm3a9KNu2CovjqQcac16Lms7RSNN1xqbhPtPhuPhqv9VWQUD5Mf1pN1hlox6YeLIezk0_l1qdgFuAXcRu3FXipF5dJR5/w200-h150/DSC_6805.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Having stripped the roof of the old rotten 'logs' the next job was to make the new ones. </div><p></p><p>I cut 8" lengths of branches, finding the straightest pieces I could. One end of the branches was too thin, and the other end too thick, so only the middle section was usable. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGCsCe2WbAMMjqsIUM19MUYwdqD306Gmz4UAGKYuwMy0glHKu2duxrMcgJ3hFlIonPZYjTD4Zk9a58kWUkU6-mCak_arzizmCfN2UJLQ1SH7d9GlkxrmQg3gXwJsAIt38000P2jraMs1z7wVZ6EriYXNMf419HS9X5BJ0VVJ3WZ3i-UYTJsqaYkvQ/s1024/DSC_6816.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGCsCe2WbAMMjqsIUM19MUYwdqD306Gmz4UAGKYuwMy0glHKu2duxrMcgJ3hFlIonPZYjTD4Zk9a58kWUkU6-mCak_arzizmCfN2UJLQ1SH7d9GlkxrmQg3gXwJsAIt38000P2jraMs1z7wVZ6EriYXNMf419HS9X5BJ0VVJ3WZ3i-UYTJsqaYkvQ/w200-h133/DSC_6816.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Next I had to split them all in half along their length and that proved much harder than I'd expected. I discovered that Pear wood is very hard (harder than cherry) and difficult to work with. The only way I found of splitting the branches was to use a very sharp knife and knock the blade down through the wood with a hammer. Annoyingly the knife blade often followed the grain so I didn't get an even split. <div><br /></div><div>Being unable to use the thinnest and thickest ends of the branches, and with the uneven splitting too, I had a lot of wastage and was worried that I may not have enough wood. My Apple tree began to feel worried too. :lol:</div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-35347444990205324612023-09-11T17:51:00.000+01:002023-09-11T17:51:34.161+01:00Shire Horse and Dray - Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifF2DALU83JgRkSIaZGcrHo9APm1PsHgK221dy2MpGksF_yQGDqfXZ-1E3I8H5l7ChGzCadwGfjPQI1u6xAA9N97wRMqfyTKDGk31aWfXksm9DeoQGrfgEDA_87ppGic8V7JTom5QhYatV5ilWjWaAmEyTz6Tmt3Q5iuvvowL4nwyOMTH90tFGrR2O/s1024/DSC_7113.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifF2DALU83JgRkSIaZGcrHo9APm1PsHgK221dy2MpGksF_yQGDqfXZ-1E3I8H5l7ChGzCadwGfjPQI1u6xAA9N97wRMqfyTKDGk31aWfXksm9DeoQGrfgEDA_87ppGic8V7JTom5QhYatV5ilWjWaAmEyTz6Tmt3Q5iuvvowL4nwyOMTH90tFGrR2O/w320-h212/DSC_7113.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With the Dray and Horse in reasonable shape the next step was to repair and refit the harness and straps. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">They had already received a coat of cleaner/conditioner to make them more supple. I was delighted to find that what I thought were 'rivets' were actually brass Split Pins so I was easily able to straighten them out and remove them. This enabled me to completely take apart all of the harness so I could identify and repair the various breaks in the leather. I put each section of the harness into a separate container so as to keep my confusion to a minimum. Regrettably, several more breaks occurred as I was cleaning and handling the old, fragile leather. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I think the best thing I did with this project was take multiple photographs from every conceivable angle because putting the harness back together again, and figuring out which bits were broken, proved to be considerably more difficult than I had ever imagined.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPK8AO33Jcwa03EhFzGvFMwhhovsrMSIu84m4NEQ6gBcWtAMJmduTxhglKCFIJ4UlqNHNmwauVtIRMv5UyJVv42Q_HTR9s0EKUXpOTGQl0gRBTd_ioHPvsu4TsBRq0ZtMY7ZfQv60PtT8sujVeNtc_pe5M_icRqLSxj4uzsDs5qeBlxIFkbtquYvZt/s1024/DSC_7120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPK8AO33Jcwa03EhFzGvFMwhhovsrMSIu84m4NEQ6gBcWtAMJmduTxhglKCFIJ4UlqNHNmwauVtIRMv5UyJVv42Q_HTR9s0EKUXpOTGQl0gRBTd_ioHPvsu4TsBRq0ZtMY7ZfQv60PtT8sujVeNtc_pe5M_icRqLSxj4uzsDs5qeBlxIFkbtquYvZt/w200-h133/DSC_7120.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>The method I decided on for repairing the broken straps was quite unorthodox .... I used Garden Weed Suppressing Membrane. Though I'm sure there are plenty of 'proper' repair materials, this had all the qualities I was looking for .... thin, strong, doesn't stretch, and is easy to cut. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBJPffCh1IedjEhOKNjY1kxxi-zV0QUn_N8ZkbkFRT6F7B51Syq4riRn64tWW84abJzeeFhbM54RopQFdfJ3epHKfcUi5XHTYoqsbr_ZqI1ZDaumYPU-ObK3l1e4dIeyX9UBr4_ZUk_CcxRIxK1zdek_MVnZLcQA0j4Y22S59znk_Znbhfm_Rq7rS/s1024/DSC_7122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBJPffCh1IedjEhOKNjY1kxxi-zV0QUn_N8ZkbkFRT6F7B51Syq4riRn64tWW84abJzeeFhbM54RopQFdfJ3epHKfcUi5XHTYoqsbr_ZqI1ZDaumYPU-ObK3l1e4dIeyX9UBr4_ZUk_CcxRIxK1zdek_MVnZLcQA0j4Y22S59znk_Znbhfm_Rq7rS/w200-h133/DSC_7122.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I'd taken the harness apart it was a case of finding all the breaks and reconnecting them using the membrane. I cut small strips from an old offcut of weed membrane I had lying around, and glued them to the back of the straps using a contact adhesive. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The final stage of the restoration was to carefully reconnect all the parts of the harness and refit it all to the horse and dray, giving everything a final clean and polish as I worked.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So the restoration is finally finished, or should I say, I've done all I can do. Parts of the harness are very weak and it wouldn't take a lot of handling for it to start falling to pieces again. Short of making a new harness from scratch I don't know what else I can do with it. But overall I'm pleased that it's all been cleaned and polished and that specific breaks in the leather have been repaired sufficiently for them to not be obvious. I've removed all old glue from the horse, none of the harness is now glued to it and the significant break in the leg is no longer visible. In my mind, that's not a bad result and is certainly a better result than I'd expected to get at the outset.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6c26kxwoD33j3JI_HwhxrRpgGWh4FpMaynaQ4FaKm9lLF_gPpn8eM5ExMQ5P226N7n6m1QqWWkgakdJUAwro03koA63kwJFF5TN3kybVZqmICoBn7XbCjwEMd-bKptarTybzMd2kZk2kn2ZDnaPmz-L_Eo9P35LAVIrP-hFPCVOARaBm2R1pPXiZ/s1024/DSC_7139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6c26kxwoD33j3JI_HwhxrRpgGWh4FpMaynaQ4FaKm9lLF_gPpn8eM5ExMQ5P226N7n6m1QqWWkgakdJUAwro03koA63kwJFF5TN3kybVZqmICoBn7XbCjwEMd-bKptarTybzMd2kZk2kn2ZDnaPmz-L_Eo9P35LAVIrP-hFPCVOARaBm2R1pPXiZ/w640-h424/DSC_7139.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-31597038065636898712023-09-06T14:16:00.000+01:002023-09-06T14:16:00.879+01:00Shire horse and Dray - Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglk0LHVNRmLs99yItHQq8tuSRblvidfuR3fkiEO5gQuwhVVbFlRmT4NHMK6uw2OajH5NvtOEBZvec3oqDmuZuRIWjRqDNdQG94PZjvNyAhPKX3Z8kjVA-yKdP8czQpgE08a5st419pWhXvOoDul7RwnEMea932Xh182OvrOSboz_cuWrYx-tnGGbl/s1024/DSC_6827.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglk0LHVNRmLs99yItHQq8tuSRblvidfuR3fkiEO5gQuwhVVbFlRmT4NHMK6uw2OajH5NvtOEBZvec3oqDmuZuRIWjRqDNdQG94PZjvNyAhPKX3Z8kjVA-yKdP8czQpgE08a5st419pWhXvOoDul7RwnEMea932Xh182OvrOSboz_cuWrYx-tnGGbl/w640-h480/DSC_6827.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This ornament of a Shire Horse pulling a Dray belonged to my parents and when I was clearing their house after they passed I decided I'd like to have it as a keepsake. Sadly, during their latter years they weren't able to give such things much attention and so it had been allowed to deteriorate quite badly.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63F6vsLbuBQBRPp55vXtsy00SbzdQ5WEz28KnsEvv3EOIeQoyKMUbDLW3QRMNfZQ0kG5m5DC-KWxaTNY0aX_fNwZaqAwZw9YV7o6vL1fJ1dK-AtSbDasNj_-td0-ihKS8L9XnW1xaRBma5hTJmBpUxEJtOlqK7EfDQbe1dmFbgcReBK5qAhXzRjnr/s1024/DSC_6829.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63F6vsLbuBQBRPp55vXtsy00SbzdQ5WEz28KnsEvv3EOIeQoyKMUbDLW3QRMNfZQ0kG5m5DC-KWxaTNY0aX_fNwZaqAwZw9YV7o6vL1fJ1dK-AtSbDasNj_-td0-ihKS8L9XnW1xaRBma5hTJmBpUxEJtOlqK7EfDQbe1dmFbgcReBK5qAhXzRjnr/s1024/DSC_6829.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63F6vsLbuBQBRPp55vXtsy00SbzdQ5WEz28KnsEvv3EOIeQoyKMUbDLW3QRMNfZQ0kG5m5DC-KWxaTNY0aX_fNwZaqAwZw9YV7o6vL1fJ1dK-AtSbDasNj_-td0-ihKS8L9XnW1xaRBma5hTJmBpUxEJtOlqK7EfDQbe1dmFbgcReBK5qAhXzRjnr/w200-h150/DSC_6829.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are many wooden elements of the dray that had come unstuck or had simply broken, but I was fairly confident I could bring them back to a reasonable condition.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What I was worried about was the bridle and straps on the horse. They had become so brittle that they fell apart as I touched them. I began by treating the faux-leather straps with a leather conditioner in the hope that they would then hold together better. </div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sRAg1sfZoV3logVBFaP2Yj7GWaiyc5KhC01F-3ofs3_QMcWQFLY4esZlFM9nBIH9sNgHHwmeB95vdPxJ82K43PSIrL7VmJI646O_XK3UJyxMxPhYffEiOPw3GPA9vuZjzqblw-uSF3qZm6LNoVWuXwK3pHUlIVGqBgISGGJlA8C60E2OSqxNQxXF/s1024/DSC_7041.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sRAg1sfZoV3logVBFaP2Yj7GWaiyc5KhC01F-3ofs3_QMcWQFLY4esZlFM9nBIH9sNgHHwmeB95vdPxJ82K43PSIrL7VmJI646O_XK3UJyxMxPhYffEiOPw3GPA9vuZjzqblw-uSF3qZm6LNoVWuXwK3pHUlIVGqBgISGGJlA8C60E2OSqxNQxXF/w200-h133/DSC_7041.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As I began removing/dismantling the horses 'tack' I was very concerned to find that someone had attempted some repairs previously and an excess of contact adhesive had actually glued some of the leather straps to the horses body. Fortunately I was able to careful remove the straps by using a sharp modelling knife, but it did leave the horse in quite a state. </div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOktZo_eBe7V027BdJMHX3vnzSKrmYTYnCBJLnqaOJXppOkqVIOA7BJllTCpxv-3k45kMcD4IJ5hVi0kxrrlsDSR_tYCm-hJASp08hqnRDUkAnLiHyvSP-tZMOi8sUX-8q57-TiAIwE7GSxhbuYOuXM816gP4Zxv79l7hDNO1T1B7BGLwjG7Ov4Bd/s1024/DSC_7116.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOktZo_eBe7V027BdJMHX3vnzSKrmYTYnCBJLnqaOJXppOkqVIOA7BJllTCpxv-3k45kMcD4IJ5hVi0kxrrlsDSR_tYCm-hJASp08hqnRDUkAnLiHyvSP-tZMOi8sUX-8q57-TiAIwE7GSxhbuYOuXM816gP4Zxv79l7hDNO1T1B7BGLwjG7Ov4Bd/w200-h133/DSC_7116.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I also discovered a repaired crack suggesting that one of the legs had been broken off and glued back on.
It took quite a while to do but I successfully scrapped away all of the glue without scratching or damaging the body, and I also managed to remove the excess glue from the cracked leg. I touched in with a couple of dabs of acrylic paint just to hide a couple of very small chips and render the repair almost invisible.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Next task, to tackle the harness and straps.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-2595081485676329952023-08-24T20:01:00.000+01:002023-08-24T20:01:33.073+01:00"Maud": Finished for now<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhjFgthJOxQtyRPZQqwhgIJW_ylqnMCz04V7M3EIhCIJ3D_7pH1zEEXkl_Mlia0ifn-Vwj5Pg00FY2vPEBWJw3oT9_TZsD2lNF9Z-NmQ_U9Nh0TyLvnmUxExoTgCFXY22K3aeSxNhQZYJAtug533J16QvX1rq5RhEStkcl8gzr_UUumqhR2vxI9vd/s1024/DSC_6764.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="1024" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhjFgthJOxQtyRPZQqwhgIJW_ylqnMCz04V7M3EIhCIJ3D_7pH1zEEXkl_Mlia0ifn-Vwj5Pg00FY2vPEBWJw3oT9_TZsD2lNF9Z-NmQ_U9Nh0TyLvnmUxExoTgCFXY22K3aeSxNhQZYJAtug533J16QvX1rq5RhEStkcl8gzr_UUumqhR2vxI9vd/w400-h266/DSC_6764.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The new pieces I made for the bow and stern of the boat, together with the new Toe Rails have now been stained and fixed in place. </div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The curved piece for the stern split as I was nailing it into place so I had to make a new one. This time I've not used nails but glued it in to place. The boat isn't going into water so there's no need to worry about it getting wet. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The next step is to stain the whole thing and then give it a good waxing and polish. </p><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejG1kAhZpB38WGd2jyz3Zz_wrAHkFvh0UMNMK5FYPIjj9cu2swziZCjHeBaeEITHoDIT0W3L-j8-Dn9Jm42W5lx6RMh5poBVg1bAL9tpXX_Z9hwrK3ur_BgeMBf_aQMpEvjdt8NLfRILPiUUWWwniswWKil6UHbTu692-_lVPg8fLpZjGJqXwkXdZ/s1024/DSC_6795.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1024" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejG1kAhZpB38WGd2jyz3Zz_wrAHkFvh0UMNMK5FYPIjj9cu2swziZCjHeBaeEITHoDIT0W3L-j8-Dn9Jm42W5lx6RMh5poBVg1bAL9tpXX_Z9hwrK3ur_BgeMBf_aQMpEvjdt8NLfRILPiUUWWwniswWKil6UHbTu692-_lVPg8fLpZjGJqXwkXdZ/w400-h265/DSC_6795.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I decided to use a medium Oak stain because I didn't want the hull to be too dark.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The first coat of stain I applied with a brush and was a little disappointed in the brush marks that were visible once it had dried. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After sanding the hull again, I applied a second coat of stain by wiping it on with a cloth. This gave me a smoother and more even finish.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To finish this stage of the project I applied a couple of layers of wax polish, buffing well between coats. I haven't achieve the mirror like finish I would have liked but the boat has a nice sheen to it, and looks good.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWk2xSzcgwMBIXXXRNIrd1tNoeyxQM0WSeQNkgcvs2KoK1EjWID6Mobhd6vgQKlqheq6kxclB8G3diSwbyKXJ6B2e_FcxAT-nZUULUYFaICvKsw2PAmz5QH3k-ZKWS0PQKbmcvzYw47GkT_9wdzXluBfRQqx4bLkLaSdIV5QniZWGbHkp4ewd_yx1/s800/20230822_174337.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="800" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWk2xSzcgwMBIXXXRNIrd1tNoeyxQM0WSeQNkgcvs2KoK1EjWID6Mobhd6vgQKlqheq6kxclB8G3diSwbyKXJ6B2e_FcxAT-nZUULUYFaICvKsw2PAmz5QH3k-ZKWS0PQKbmcvzYw47GkT_9wdzXluBfRQqx4bLkLaSdIV5QniZWGbHkp4ewd_yx1/w640-h258/20230822_174337.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This project will be put away for a while now as I have no idea what to do next. Part of me wants to keep "Maud" as a wooden ornament, as she is now, but part of me would like to do some construction work and make her into a proper model boat. For now she sits proudly atop a cabinet in my study while I research my options and ponder my next step.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-31109125658320211002023-08-17T17:48:00.002+01:002023-08-17T19:47:49.116+01:00Model boat - starting the rebuild<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZO-Fe1kD9-Qa5nxtJZtffOz3rSGmACLS3BxuUbSS96E0mb-T_bWQnuGjFJQzkkJJF3A_zLUoQtIc3cG-E-DHz0VQbgn4n5MdXeToNJzZw6hMrf2v6GCgDXq-OLet3KpZ15-5yXYDVwRhpW7LyrE5bdGweB4oBdPXSYvsfsas7MG6jLs9ThkwC8xq/s1024/DSC_6721.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1024" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZO-Fe1kD9-Qa5nxtJZtffOz3rSGmACLS3BxuUbSS96E0mb-T_bWQnuGjFJQzkkJJF3A_zLUoQtIc3cG-E-DHz0VQbgn4n5MdXeToNJzZw6hMrf2v6GCgDXq-OLet3KpZ15-5yXYDVwRhpW7LyrE5bdGweB4oBdPXSYvsfsas7MG6jLs9ThkwC8xq/w200-h133/DSC_6721.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZO-Fe1kD9-Qa5nxtJZtffOz3rSGmACLS3BxuUbSS96E0mb-T_bWQnuGjFJQzkkJJF3A_zLUoQtIc3cG-E-DHz0VQbgn4n5MdXeToNJzZw6hMrf2v6GCgDXq-OLet3KpZ15-5yXYDVwRhpW7LyrE5bdGweB4oBdPXSYvsfsas7MG6jLs9ThkwC8xq/s1024/DSC_6721.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZ8n3hkGz3PMMsE2KiD9AKMWkqZOMq2AghqvHaU7aexRwf-piBzz1Yl3337eUCGZEVhLOWFtmaHl4TOouHzArDIFFxJU0YD9he_16C_vwCHW0QVGnmHO8Xo43iS_ePNKiKcA-WWpnBSxR8LxnNyCmwmRgHXus2ZYM8qexgagN9PG64le7vMPKPH2H/s1024/DSC_6738.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1024" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZ8n3hkGz3PMMsE2KiD9AKMWkqZOMq2AghqvHaU7aexRwf-piBzz1Yl3337eUCGZEVhLOWFtmaHl4TOouHzArDIFFxJU0YD9he_16C_vwCHW0QVGnmHO8Xo43iS_ePNKiKcA-WWpnBSxR8LxnNyCmwmRgHXus2ZYM8qexgagN9PG64le7vMPKPH2H/w200-h133/DSC_6738.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div>I've been working on constructing some pieces for the deck. The originals broke and split irreparably as you can see from the first two photo's. I pieced them together and stuck them with masking tape so that I could draw round them onto a new piece of timber. <div><br /></div><div>I've cut them out and sanded them to shape and they're now ready for staining. On the original boat they were a dark wood and would have contrasted nicely to the light wood of the hull/deck. I've also made new 'toe rails' which also need staining.<p></p><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYEyc_lPgI4X9QxCciXR0mJoWH2KG-iqT0g_L37Ss5_IspSTdcMymdH5xl3_sDKyDKhp2K_t1dCl2_bKzg3KbXJAYuyvTcJnTFgiwcMH6bE3P10upg6A8usuOcHSFynd-Pil6l7g4O9YW3TQ8JKZqr489uLSrTUFStpGJEgpOoK2nQuvkZza0bHzh/s1024/20200412_142707.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="1024" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYEyc_lPgI4X9QxCciXR0mJoWH2KG-iqT0g_L37Ss5_IspSTdcMymdH5xl3_sDKyDKhp2K_t1dCl2_bKzg3KbXJAYuyvTcJnTFgiwcMH6bE3P10upg6A8usuOcHSFynd-Pil6l7g4O9YW3TQ8JKZqr489uLSrTUFStpGJEgpOoK2nQuvkZza0bHzh/w400-h266/20200412_142707.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div></div>
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</div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-88023693574502497972023-08-08T19:20:00.001+01:002023-08-25T16:20:36.869+01:00Woodburning: A Lion<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIKnLvQhmKqemcPLovg-6_xNWYnwAzj4P7jeMS1ZprZbvK2tRDKUwm-xb21InBjHCGSxoxFiHws6WAq8wh1GBruWhY91xTa3HPst8q7W9OeA2lf-f14snONBBQXGPFjl_uHKLRHTr8OntHi5WCqnD-yP1rDsxG_uvT6QHS8y6codeaj5ZcGhSxB9v/s962/Lion.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIKnLvQhmKqemcPLovg-6_xNWYnwAzj4P7jeMS1ZprZbvK2tRDKUwm-xb21InBjHCGSxoxFiHws6WAq8wh1GBruWhY91xTa3HPst8q7W9OeA2lf-f14snONBBQXGPFjl_uHKLRHTr8OntHi5WCqnD-yP1rDsxG_uvT6QHS8y6codeaj5ZcGhSxB9v/w333-h400/Lion.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><br />Back to Pyrography. Having attempted a couple of scenes on scraps of wood I decided it was time to buy something more suitable. Thinking about a smooth surface, and also the cost since I am only experimenting at this stage, I bought a sheet of 3mm Plywood from my local DIY store. <p></p><div>I cut a piece about 8" x 6.5" and smoothed it over with a very fine sandpaper. I used a fine point nib and tried to move the 'pen' over the wood as smoothly as possible. I still had issues with the nib 'catching' in the grain of the wood despite it's super smoothness, so I guess that's something that experience will help with eventually.</div><div><br /></div><div>Just as when I'm drawing with a Fineliner ink pen I allowed the darker tones to build up by repetition and just kept adding marks to deepen the tones as required.</div><div><br /></div><div>Since producing this piece I have discovered that Plywood is NOT recommended for wood burning because of it's construction. Man-made woods such as Plywood, Particle board (MDF) and Chipboard contain glues. I may use up my sheet for small and quick practice pieces but for anything serious I need to find a natural wood such as Cedar or Maple, to name just two.</div>
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<p style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 2em; font-weight: bold;">Previous posts on Pyrography</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Pyrography<br />First attempt</p></a>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Pyrography<br />Second attempt</p></a>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Pyrography<br />Third attempt</p></a>
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</div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-7822114178259383292023-07-28T15:53:00.000+01:002023-08-25T16:20:22.433+01:00The Surfer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9zgBbYwhCttzDk39CrAkmlwGp6_DNNWnY7_6iaK2hpZgoE6XNnUF-30VSAr3x-yE-6GfcstojzeGaG4rE2VYKsLxnOEXsSLWAVdA4vZydkaQpqn6fqKm2EY9VexjCOwoVyy5CCz3Ih5h4n9lLdtfKG2Ejw7m7b8IS6UUnNVEk3ynkZcOBu25SZPi/s800/Surfer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="800" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9zgBbYwhCttzDk39CrAkmlwGp6_DNNWnY7_6iaK2hpZgoE6XNnUF-30VSAr3x-yE-6GfcstojzeGaG4rE2VYKsLxnOEXsSLWAVdA4vZydkaQpqn6fqKm2EY9VexjCOwoVyy5CCz3Ih5h4n9lLdtfKG2Ejw7m7b8IS6UUnNVEk3ynkZcOBu25SZPi/w640-h498/Surfer.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>From time-to-time I get the urge to tackle a seriously challenging pencil drawing. When this happens I like to find a subject that has drama or is a little bit out of the ordinary. When looking for a suitable subject I pass over hundreds that just don't shout out at me whether I think they're do-able or not.</p><p>I actually fancied doing another stormy sea drawing like the ones I've done previously of the lifeboats or ship in distress. While I was browsing <a href="https://pixabay.com/">Pixabay</a> (for anyone who hasn't heard of it, it's an amazing copyright-free resource) for a suitable subject I came across a photo of this surfer. It's not exactly a 'stormy sea' but it has the crashing waves and breaking surf and it was definitely shouting out at me. I just couldn't resist having a go at it. </p><p>Oh, and it was certainly challenging. :lol:</p><p><i>(Drawn on Winsor & Newton Medium Surface Cartridge paper using a 2B mechanical pencil and is 11" x 14")</i></p>
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<p style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold;">Other Seascape Drawings</p>
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<a href="https://jwjarts.blogspot.com/2018/08/force-ten.html">
<img alt="" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AMWts8CbNF2Abtq7eyQSWsZFLOS1ULVj7WFDn6m_tTSUwIsVFOfMZHccrzWKsIsOzViArzeRUlzlAIlFAYqTvS7ppPMp2yDsA1aRlr7G-5_z8pLjZJJiQaM7SqkBg_JfVrI6nHYZoKR_9xSBjn_G0eGqdruG=h130" />
<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Force Ten</p></a>
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<a href="https://jwjarts.blogspot.com/2015/01/flamborough-lifeboat-1971.html">
<img alt="" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/vGhD_OyDUPFDCfflF89iLurmIowK5Z7lTFxT92qLiRJwnj_8r_BrNOPFZjSMdqEekZFZTs8mSJY09i4_u_o3oAuOo2vW8w9d44aTFmhzxNP5yxdSBqkU_uyow8BHZDiTkyY12vCpJ6WVehOLN1BH3FScrtGgJtKcU-J-c6nY0ebnxj1XQTCNUPilOmqOmhPle8OhUB281qeLOp5asQvLRHUgUEoGlkCVB40tbztb3hiB0O3IFfIj4eWOvwYUKA9ncZyNxwgTz5UOaoL1zlhDehzA2zCcJHPTH8MPfJ8TCOORo_UPMghR1IbCJolqMuFr2G-HlymK--pjoX1Ebz4ETACjaMWpF7QWUWsOflQ3hEOj1odb7kzH6tyYpumJKdFEc7MGrGODQLBAM_V-AOAzZnSGvxKpJLl1RzRNDTtTbAeLst-izkm15gttxsjC7ejQbNj2zh8gr7fxThmGe52XVGe0vFHwbxZllF0NAHW1TKJh3m_I6I8QuTsb9_1gTGUol2GWJcZLXefj22OJw-ilLD42XXOFGukFkJgUtCcfAv2BNTEPeAxgpjZloq9WbApUiphlSDhsy3Ngwx6nRWkCHhU_Rl-PEczuY5s9qZlYHNNSOUqCB4smat8eL26W9a7seoGq5N_cBqserYJx48j6wVfaJxf80LanBF1YdMfQnSWJFLRfYO7OW8y8DPGSMz79nCyPWHLuErIEAYQnVF7WnyPvV5hJDr_SoC7GyYTWzTRrAeC9M2cy6Sm6A5C_T7SeNfYyGwm5o2yrWlBaDYS4y4iP0uY6LDYMYZyF2W8aX0F2DJCCeGEU3Mo78y8E61vnPtguzJ0zFCepkzeyaksywhw9cYQjTc2OV7mU2Xh_qD2bNcaVZbgAsA2c-YGexk0qfN7iWmkrGNJrfC0grol47c_U3hsUtnC5pNw1IA=h130" />
<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Flamborough Lifeboat 1971</p></a>
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<a href="https://jwjarts.blogspot.com/2020/02/bridlington-lifeboat.html">
<img alt="" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AMWts8CKqGVtRdh_fA2MZnmPQDuY-VLPddje8tfwaXXfC-q_yjiDfoaWsLPmDmxHGHw_2ZYplAV4UKNhOcLqCwpwvE8jdMYynmM0pZS94gIWcK1Kf882yodHk-l4TmYypqxBxdS7JZkm49a6JDs3z6mZAqN7=h130" />
<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Bridlington Lifeboat</p></a>
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</div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-92065445243356119732023-07-21T18:02:00.001+01:002023-07-21T18:09:44.122+01:00Small boat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCMsmxG9UkSqyjAbW0-4dUzzCbFnCuNF0itdmrosxYUwv1W9psQl1feDjt-bSAoXJHuLkHDH75Oo9LKG1eVvGgz6UftNcciLNro8tT2TYBceQCt-Vy73TRCZ-isP7DOaXTpDaXD04nzk-3NCiVxPlzmAim9mygDBOzNanV8iHYbA3RpTH3QgvGZlm/s1024/MPAD73-John.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="1024" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCMsmxG9UkSqyjAbW0-4dUzzCbFnCuNF0itdmrosxYUwv1W9psQl1feDjt-bSAoXJHuLkHDH75Oo9LKG1eVvGgz6UftNcciLNro8tT2TYBceQCt-Vy73TRCZ-isP7DOaXTpDaXD04nzk-3NCiVxPlzmAim9mygDBOzNanV8iHYbA3RpTH3QgvGZlm/w498-h311/MPAD73-John.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One of the projects, or should I call them 'challenges', that I run in my Art Forum, is what we call the Monthly Painting and Drawing Project. This is where I post a photograph of what I hope is an interesting subject, and the members all paint or draw it in their chosen medium. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We find it an interesting way of appreciating how other artists 'see' the same subject and how they apply artistic licence to create their own interpretation of it. Every month I create a web page showing all of the submissions so that we can compare all the paintings/drawings side-by-side. This isn't about deciding whose is best but about learning from our peers and appreciating the achievement of others.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixo3ze765tIsCGBJ183lL0m0KTu7hQBtSsDJ67t04aP_GJ2sQuVhpx7wRct-l2FxYlVBKHHXjtcQYcCaeFTwJHfAWE26BGjQ829jm0_k8hV0ar7OzI9WDMDx0TzLEFG_MfJt1L623bjbGOgE08_MAzCeZ7TepY9UncHX4KxaNsCRivEZNQlVvRx9h1/s1024/MPAD73-John2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="1024" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixo3ze765tIsCGBJ183lL0m0KTu7hQBtSsDJ67t04aP_GJ2sQuVhpx7wRct-l2FxYlVBKHHXjtcQYcCaeFTwJHfAWE26BGjQ829jm0_k8hV0ar7OzI9WDMDx0TzLEFG_MfJt1L623bjbGOgE08_MAzCeZ7TepY9UncHX4KxaNsCRivEZNQlVvRx9h1/s320/MPAD73-John2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As for the subject of the painting, I saw this small boat bobbing on the water in the marina in Torbay. Torbay is an area of coast known as "the English Riviera". There was just something about it that made me want to paint it and I knew it would make a great subject for the monthly project. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I couldn't decide whether to paint it or draw it, so I did both. LOL.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
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<p style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 1.8em; font-weight: bold;">Other boat paintings on my web site</p>
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<a href="https://www.jwjonline.net/penandwash1/ScarboroughBoats">
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Scarborough Boats</p></a>
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<a href="https://www.jwjonline.net/watercolour4/BoyWithBoat">
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Boy with Boat</p></a>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Spurn Lightship</p></a>
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</div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-74864811435800458282023-07-14T15:03:00.000+01:002023-07-14T15:03:25.703+01:00The stand for the model boat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4F4HK7JvJlV4rW2xXZCcBN7_65uxpXFSrf0610J8fRI7ZzxUPlGobzAwmQFT9objfGRNdqjO8oY7iNB5IEONPVXNlonwFLN3Wo3RAxjJ_9QW8I8xBzLWbQ3sMqhBZYP-x2qD3-d9LshCq4wE2VRBAgfcfMVplP6ccbvnClpkYhwdemGvcuAStf7my/s1024/DSC_6682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="1024" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4F4HK7JvJlV4rW2xXZCcBN7_65uxpXFSrf0610J8fRI7ZzxUPlGobzAwmQFT9objfGRNdqjO8oY7iNB5IEONPVXNlonwFLN3Wo3RAxjJ_9QW8I8xBzLWbQ3sMqhBZYP-x2qD3-d9LshCq4wE2VRBAgfcfMVplP6ccbvnClpkYhwdemGvcuAStf7my/w640-h338/DSC_6682.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I haven't had a lot of time for working on the boat but I have found an hour or two here and there.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa7OCAjl5bDmKW38Xezub5Ed2t8yVsGyG-fPY7Oq_-9eb6vRH5AThwTjSNWORwAhPmB61ewFISDmPiyuZT7AtlyBLvWAHuYYFUeUbGy3qbbox5kbt7q9rnLYZZGutHc14Q8Qrro3pqWPO2SqtwhlOsKlntaxeuHbQUQuWRVIoVJT53PIIwUW6Durk/s1024/DSC_6410.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa7OCAjl5bDmKW38Xezub5Ed2t8yVsGyG-fPY7Oq_-9eb6vRH5AThwTjSNWORwAhPmB61ewFISDmPiyuZT7AtlyBLvWAHuYYFUeUbGy3qbbox5kbt7q9rnLYZZGutHc14Q8Qrro3pqWPO2SqtwhlOsKlntaxeuHbQUQuWRVIoVJT53PIIwUW6Durk/s1024/DSC_6410.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa7OCAjl5bDmKW38Xezub5Ed2t8yVsGyG-fPY7Oq_-9eb6vRH5AThwTjSNWORwAhPmB61ewFISDmPiyuZT7AtlyBLvWAHuYYFUeUbGy3qbbox5kbt7q9rnLYZZGutHc14Q8Qrro3pqWPO2SqtwhlOsKlntaxeuHbQUQuWRVIoVJT53PIIwUW6Durk/s320/DSC_6410.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Because I have little experience working with wood, especially when it comes to staining and polishing, I decided to work on the stand for the boat first, to get some small experience before tackling the boat proper. It was covered with many layers of thick black paint, as can be seen in the picture on the right. </div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Having stripped it down and disassembled it I found many old nail holes, splits and cracks hidden by the paint. I filled the holes with wood filler and glued the cracks as best I could and gave it all a very good sanding. I then reassembled it, stained it and wax polished it. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Where the uprights fix to the base the nail holes had left horrible scars I couldn't disguise. The only thing I could think of was to cover the bad areas with something decorative. After much thought I decided to use a length of copper pipe. I cut the pipe to size, sawed along it's length, flattened it out and shaped it. After bending two pieces to fit the supports, and filing the edges smooth, I polished them and glued them in place. They look a little odd but much more acceptable than the damaged wood was.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'm really pleased with the end result but even more pleased that I did this first because I made a lot mistakes along the way .... mistakes I wouldn't want to make on the boat itself. </p><div><br /></div>
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<p style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 2em; font-weight: bold;">The story of the boat so far ...</p>
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<a href="https://jwjarts.blogspot.com/2023/05/a-toy-thats-never-been-played-with.html">
<img alt="" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AJFCJaUG6BdW6Z0xX_BylAiLzs-FsHXs7Ly9bnnF--YKrL01R3Y4-fDJhDkq9bFgjt_fNtmsVdMxgm2nMOcFQfX4SOVYnsmbftnb7cYLY5vdRd3d252r_WQTqCQDgvFhAlqYORl9rokPHo-epVL1OPVqEJ56=h150" />
<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">1. A toy that's never been played with</p></a>
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<a href="https://jwjarts.blogspot.com/2023/05/an-intriguing-discovery.html">
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">2. An intriguing discovery</p></a>
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<a href="https://jwjarts.blogspot.com/2023/06/making-progress-with-boat.html">
<img alt="" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc_dj9hP3DutUBTz24MC37zvmaXiNUh8RlNSWXwerVhZzeJOFHVfAF3o-hOMyLOdE_3nlSoYQo9FWZ_x3MHvlvXBGM-nD32pITwub4V83-6ZgrjrrTobRuQXdN4nfl-EM5TgLgedyO2kMWdlUh2ZREcb=h150" />
<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">3. Progress and the need for a stand</p></a>
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</div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-5682733924363263802023-07-05T20:35:00.000+01:002023-07-05T20:35:58.727+01:00Kiya<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIt0eD2oW5NizUuexWhIGFkvLkMMfZKeiyCPxqFIjvzTqDowSsef9STalPwWlxQopVWnqW66Kqz6wuN-nOO8CN0cPTGX_C-zuQDFRTvqdoQm9sqjXjFFAQ-L2G7s9PZVcjlR_Upa52rUFPZzrOgFvRi87sz4BtiZ2TKbe3Kno0QGYHBs605B7b8g/s927/DSC_9555.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A pastel drawing of a Cocker Spaniel dog" border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIt0eD2oW5NizUuexWhIGFkvLkMMfZKeiyCPxqFIjvzTqDowSsef9STalPwWlxQopVWnqW66Kqz6wuN-nOO8CN0cPTGX_C-zuQDFRTvqdoQm9sqjXjFFAQ-L2G7s9PZVcjlR_Upa52rUFPZzrOgFvRi87sz4BtiZ2TKbe3Kno0QGYHBs605B7b8g/w552-h640/DSC_9555.jpg" title="Cocker Spaniel" width="552" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Kiya"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We have a saying here in the UK to describe when an event doesn't occur for a very long time and then all of a sudden it happens multiple times. We say "They're just like buses ... you wait all day for one and then three come along at once". That's what has happened to me with regards to Dog portraits.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">A short while ago I was asked to do a double portrait of Rocky and Alfie for a relative. That was quickly followed by a request to paint Buddy for the relatives friend after he'd seen the Rocky & Alfie portrait. <span style="text-align: left;">When I handed Buddy over to my Brother-in-law for him to give to his friend, he quickly followed it up by asking if I'd do another one for the friends friend. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">This time it is a Cocker Spaniel called Kiya who passed away unexpectedly. Apparently Kiya's owners only had a few photo's on their phone and desperately wanted something better to remember him/her by. Obviously </span><span style="text-align: left;">I agreed and sharpened up my pastel pencils.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
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<p style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 1.8em; font-weight: bold;">Previous Dog portraits in pastels</p>
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<a href="https://www.jwjonline.net/art2/Dogx800.jpg">
<img alt="" height="200" src="https://www.jwjonline.net/art2/Dogx800.jpg" />
<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">"Buddy"</p></a>
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<img alt="" height="200" src="https://www.jwjonline.net/art2/Dogsx800.jpg" />
<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">"Rocky and Alfie"</p></a>
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</div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-58984649436366026492023-06-30T15:10:00.000+01:002023-07-01T18:04:23.942+01:00Old fishing boat<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRqkT9R0NT8dTjl5QsQyObErMndEy2xJMpXH7GC-Qn7ZW4AkaVOHlcNj8AQfSOA5vPkVZldAte7k3Yi2FmW2vASgZsa8OQj_l-f2xLqRXdIJKIZbwzhmodOubhWk012qt8QTSQdRhuJ_VljQknC6_5Q053ZYpgiGhLqV-nl2PnEoCQQVU_HjPBtxI/s800/OldBoat.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A Pen & Wash painting of an old fishing boat" border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="800" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRqkT9R0NT8dTjl5QsQyObErMndEy2xJMpXH7GC-Qn7ZW4AkaVOHlcNj8AQfSOA5vPkVZldAte7k3Yi2FmW2vASgZsa8OQj_l-f2xLqRXdIJKIZbwzhmodOubhWk012qt8QTSQdRhuJ_VljQknC6_5Q053ZYpgiGhLqV-nl2PnEoCQQVU_HjPBtxI/w640-h475/OldBoat.jpg" title="Old Fishing Boat" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Old Fishing Boat" using Pen & Wash</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Boats of all shapes and sizes make good subjects for painting and really old, well worn boats are especially attractive. I don't know if this old fishing boat is still in use today as its badly flaking paint, rust stained hull and rotting wooden boards have certainly seen better days. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">My first version of this appealing subject was actually a sketch using a non-permanent pen and a water brush. Though I don't do a great deal of sketching outdoors (which I intend to rectify), the pen and water brush combination makes an ideal, easy to carry, outdoor sketching kit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9EuSPpCom-MOOPFpqtqT4uFRtRb-ZSy0O3Lrd3DMWC4RdIR7OP_w8st6HlstGxIB2wKQQrwdDEpgGvykaa2q_vWx7BRwSe4GjHteIItrXX6s8N5TPgia9x0NUj4ngDRtbCNCuILIlFOP3v_lcuPKREjDaR7qVlCb43kIRaL6F_XwcvjNGLLTXcZ0/s600/BoatSketch2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="600" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9EuSPpCom-MOOPFpqtqT4uFRtRb-ZSy0O3Lrd3DMWC4RdIR7OP_w8st6HlstGxIB2wKQQrwdDEpgGvykaa2q_vWx7BRwSe4GjHteIItrXX6s8N5TPgia9x0NUj4ngDRtbCNCuILIlFOP3v_lcuPKREjDaR7qVlCb43kIRaL6F_XwcvjNGLLTXcZ0/w640-h429/BoatSketch2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br />
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</div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-74406968869037390142023-06-22T17:59:00.001+01:002023-06-22T18:03:34.254+01:00Stamp Collecting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNQqVj5wqCZONz-Zi0_9nDQquk1Imdk5qktx1uaKVp0NbvNvbYbragajD6AX2Vzn9GQT_ohpsHwsfz2nFy4XXcHvKoincr_TDrJpBBovlPowp5HmYOHPthcrsnOn7CDf9M8AyH7k5wLLilV4UOb5I2980TFStgazyhHROnQsdLzrlljzznNIUWrvE/s800/20230622_103755_crp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="678" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNQqVj5wqCZONz-Zi0_9nDQquk1Imdk5qktx1uaKVp0NbvNvbYbragajD6AX2Vzn9GQT_ohpsHwsfz2nFy4XXcHvKoincr_TDrJpBBovlPowp5HmYOHPthcrsnOn7CDf9M8AyH7k5wLLilV4UOb5I2980TFStgazyhHROnQsdLzrlljzznNIUWrvE/w169-h200/20230622_103755_crp.jpg" width="169" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One of my many hobbies is "stamp collecting". I started collecting as a teenager, sticking them into paper albums using Stamp hinges, the way most people start. Though I've gone for decades at a time without ever looking at my collection, I've never wanted to part with it. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Although I have a few stamps 'of interest' none of them have any real value. Many stamps these days are commemoratives and can be quite large, glossy, and colourful works of art. These are great ways of learning about World History as most significant events around the world are commemorated with an issue of stamps.</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KDjyX2pWwOuvHlJ3LfGyVy34881WvRTELelWZXLCo0uQdmHJZlr3vpmnO5OydXr85083FxJLPlZpsxVJFwo_BfJ25FQiGNHpGE5ZrED1Laakupl6F9080wiKDXliZldJgd20i1PASXmYGU1r1ce6rgBdQbO9vQ-yYi4FkPHLVBYr-uVKkrhX06kq/s800/20230622_103552_crp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="800" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KDjyX2pWwOuvHlJ3LfGyVy34881WvRTELelWZXLCo0uQdmHJZlr3vpmnO5OydXr85083FxJLPlZpsxVJFwo_BfJ25FQiGNHpGE5ZrED1Laakupl6F9080wiKDXliZldJgd20i1PASXmYGU1r1ce6rgBdQbO9vQ-yYi4FkPHLVBYr-uVKkrhX06kq/w320-h229/20230622_103552_crp.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>These days my stamps are stored in Stock Books, which allow the stamps to be stored loose without attaching them to the page. I have just over 10,000 stamps from 202 countries and I believe this to be what 'real collectors' would call a small collection.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I once asked an online group of stamp collectors what stamps I should collect, which was a silly question, because the answer came back "whatever interests you". Duh!! Why didn't I think of that? But that answer explains exactly why my albums contain many old and damaged stamps that most collectors would throw in the bin. I am much more interested in the age of a stamp than it's condition. I marvel at how a small rectangle of paper can have been licked, stuck on an envelope, man-handled over land, sea and air, stuffed into bags, thrown from container to container, poked through letter boxes in all weathers and eventually discarded ... yet still be intact today, over 150 years later. So if it has a corner missing, a tear, or damaged perforations, so what? It's still worthy of having a place in my collection. Sure, it has no value, but to me that's not the point.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjMIQWp4j5AxiDToK5wpAC82YtzZpeVs5qcrYOdWonlPtN44uDxnWOKL-xAagLudxHIp5eyJK01Vif2RtCHJGyStzAgP0_9MWbyo6z1zOGdvJALbr_d_BhqG9yKKIO9ULMr40hT2B4wuLN-_W5l3bsYdWHhlo5mHtVzK7VMbFnspMJLe5t74Rnwv0/s510/DamagedStamps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="510" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjMIQWp4j5AxiDToK5wpAC82YtzZpeVs5qcrYOdWonlPtN44uDxnWOKL-xAagLudxHIp5eyJK01Vif2RtCHJGyStzAgP0_9MWbyo6z1zOGdvJALbr_d_BhqG9yKKIO9ULMr40hT2B4wuLN-_W5l3bsYdWHhlo5mHtVzK7VMbFnspMJLe5t74Rnwv0/w400-h156/DamagedStamps.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p></div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-58066915527862707822023-06-13T20:16:00.002+01:002023-09-27T19:38:33.666+01:00Making progress with the boat<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZTNxZ6nK0DD2A2lJTqqV8s1LXsT3dhiQkYeEXvRjTYvhrizow9Qe_Nde22Zv1VY8Pi7jSWZCR3OQ_P77LdIllw7qlYMn02y_GASE4J9Lh7-YcdFgP8kiF-KmRajJZaroSkF6FeGpZ0ekXKIngBb5iTsiPR8rttdireZf4wbjVS2keqh07LpT6g/s1024/2019-11-17%2016.00.52.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVevRxzBC80QSHE4gGJjeZO2Y8DAJEG2cpjwzVBYDm0754fjMRl0pLJh1ou4HIlvQ-Guw3BdU7-_vN9uW_D7Gi9ljdgh16uNxorqngsU6yqSf7YUU2f9rJEnyz5Mmf-PdIARvZ-x639DsFuPJvg2A225oMQkac2N7gApA07VpsYP585VdHzOb_8zTF/s1024/2019-11-17%2016.00.52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="1024" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVevRxzBC80QSHE4gGJjeZO2Y8DAJEG2cpjwzVBYDm0754fjMRl0pLJh1ou4HIlvQ-Guw3BdU7-_vN9uW_D7Gi9ljdgh16uNxorqngsU6yqSf7YUU2f9rJEnyz5Mmf-PdIARvZ-x639DsFuPJvg2A225oMQkac2N7gApA07VpsYP585VdHzOb_8zTF/s320/2019-11-17%2016.00.52.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The boat is finally stripped back to clean wood. I suspect the newest layers of paint were domestic quality gloss paints and came off quite easily with chemical stripper but the oldest layers proved very stubborn so I think they were probably marine quality. I had to resort to using an electric sander, which I had hoped to avoid. I didn't know what I was going to find beneath the paint but had always hoped it would be a reasonable quality wood with a nice grain that would stain and varnish up nicely. As you can see, I am not disappointed.</span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I had to remove the dark wood 'trim' around the edge of the hull in order to get all the paint off the deck, and unfortunately it split and broke during the removal, so I'll have to think of how to make some new 'trim'. Another issue is that the electric sander (not me of course ;)) has left gouges in the surface of the wood, examples of which you can see just below that large knot. I will have to sand those away, probably by hand. Also, the bow is rather battered and uneven, so I think I'll have to fill that out with Wood Filler to restore a smooth and sharp structure.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWpPZicQGKRERgZDWRXpBRWvxON2r0up0fPmF-TGQp6y9GsPZ1FKsXA--d2I_rsDE3BzdH6E4xVYw1zDGML9qwImqPxbggs0BEXZRRpTP5ApvIN2MjLSeBSkUzEvaidogkVaAR_tHODjKFB7LqOG7AMNC-sR9ZHwfzAiPe3gxjs85wxdlx4pQ-Q/s1024/Jig.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="1024" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWpPZicQGKRERgZDWRXpBRWvxON2r0up0fPmF-TGQp6y9GsPZ1FKsXA--d2I_rsDE3BzdH6E4xVYw1zDGML9qwImqPxbggs0BEXZRRpTP5ApvIN2MjLSeBSkUzEvaidogkVaAR_tHODjKFB7LqOG7AMNC-sR9ZHwfzAiPe3gxjs85wxdlx4pQ-Q/s320/Jig.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One big problem going forward is a support for the boat while I'm working on it. Clamping the keel in my workmate is how I've managed so far but the keel has a curved surface so tends to 'wobble' its way loose. </div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I decided I needed to fashion some sort of 'jig' to support the boat, possibly along the lines of the real life jigs that we see in the marina's. What I knocked together is certainly not the best bit of woodwork I've ever done but it does the job. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pZuWHBJaROTnP2LUPg6_h-NYGyhwN-PNPjHQ4BWM3Yyx-nDqTYFyMW2gWPIzZcOv6bc_Ax65cHHVeHi33xbefIa4m97H_9FBHE0PlC0njgbXDRClqIN4MDExFsTD6MGwfKcCFTxiDirPnT2-5iF8Iod2TAEaxu5O5EG_xkIrzqQKBge7LeADFQ/s1024/DSC_6421.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pZuWHBJaROTnP2LUPg6_h-NYGyhwN-PNPjHQ4BWM3Yyx-nDqTYFyMW2gWPIzZcOv6bc_Ax65cHHVeHi33xbefIa4m97H_9FBHE0PlC0njgbXDRClqIN4MDExFsTD6MGwfKcCFTxiDirPnT2-5iF8Iod2TAEaxu5O5EG_xkIrzqQKBge7LeADFQ/w640-h240/DSC_6421.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">One thing I'd always fancied owning was a remote control car. Obviously, when I was a boy back in the days before the ark, there were no such things as radio controlled vehicles, and during my working years, there were far too many other priorities for a 'toy car' to figure in my thinking. But now I'm retired, and with little else to think about, my inner child is able to come to the fore.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Looking around on the internet I researched the various types of car from kiddies toys to adult scale models, from really fast racing cars to really slow trucks. It didn't take long to settle on the type of vehicle I wanted. They are called "Rock Crawlers", a name derived from the fact that these vehicles are much slower than regular cars but have the ability to crawl and climb over rocks and other obstacles. Not wanting to be restricted to flat and level surfaces, and not having the reactions for fast action, this type of vehicle ticked my boxes perfectly. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">After months of very enjoyable research reading articles, watching videos and studying reviews, I settled on the HPI Toyota FJ Venture Cruiser. This is a scale model of a Toyota FJ 4x4 and the detail is most impressive, as is it's driving capabilities. I had numerous hard landscaping projects going on in my garden at the time so had plenty of opportunity to drive this beast up and down mountains of earth, and send it clambering over rocks and boulders. It is also extremely weather proof so, as you can see from the photo's, negotiating deep snow drifts is no problem for it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yeah! I'm just a big kid at heart .... and proud of it!! LOL.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p></div></div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-9998377225597484802023-05-29T16:50:00.000+01:002023-05-29T16:50:25.464+01:00Buddy<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqm3uPVV08-ZZz5CPH-B6mlHTW9MNZe1peKLTdduaC0I8wFrvpwBqD-U67-xb1cViNG5kAIcbp7Kd2mkzHf4xNk4hrzGCmV2N-FioVCKcRqhW1qc1y5NiIc5B85ZTSR63_z1pISulgLT3Hv--pDAqEikdBu3V7aH-7GNpS-q1FT-fwQx7O0aoHMg/s800/Commission-finishedx800.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="A painting of a Border Collie called Buddy using Pastel Pencils" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqm3uPVV08-ZZz5CPH-B6mlHTW9MNZe1peKLTdduaC0I8wFrvpwBqD-U67-xb1cViNG5kAIcbp7Kd2mkzHf4xNk4hrzGCmV2N-FioVCKcRqhW1qc1y5NiIc5B85ZTSR63_z1pISulgLT3Hv--pDAqEikdBu3V7aH-7GNpS-q1FT-fwQx7O0aoHMg/w640-h640/Commission-finishedx800.jpg" title="Buddy" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Buddy"</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">After the success of the last double dog portrait I did for my nephew, my sister and brother-in-law asked me to do another for their friend who has recently lost his Collie called Buddy. </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Once again it is with Pastel Pencils. I have always avoided Pastels because my one brief early attempt with them was a disaster and created nothing more than a horrible, dusty mess. I decided they just weren't for me. When someone bought me a small tin of Faber-Castell Pitt Pastel Pencils I attempted to paint a tiger and was very surprised with the result. Now they are my medium-of-choice when faced with a pet portrait to paint. I remain in awe of all those who can create their art using the chalky stick variety.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 1.8em; font-weight: bold;">Other animal portraits on my web site</p>
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<a href="https://www.jwjonline.net/othermedia/Dogsx800">
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Rocky and Alfie</p></a>
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</div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-8532343668861467082023-05-24T18:14:00.000+01:002023-05-24T18:14:09.462+01:00An intriguing discovery<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLeWLLbhzvOIO7mM7lQoFFeZal6iqNTnvvZb7cWXa5SRbSkaRtx5_d_0T-FjqDqKDEKiSSUc_o2DUBenmHBlEAA3jJxQBsErlSs2JYpPXHMDniQJMeUDdhkJbaYq_PmsVgja2zEeJc2rQomFLI5YAVGKYmjWnUUUotHKn7_pp3IyNeF_RFhILGg/s800/2019-11-12%2017.25.27.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="800" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLeWLLbhzvOIO7mM7lQoFFeZal6iqNTnvvZb7cWXa5SRbSkaRtx5_d_0T-FjqDqKDEKiSSUc_o2DUBenmHBlEAA3jJxQBsErlSs2JYpPXHMDniQJMeUDdhkJbaYq_PmsVgja2zEeJc2rQomFLI5YAVGKYmjWnUUUotHKn7_pp3IyNeF_RFhILGg/w400-h178/2019-11-12%2017.25.27.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbfFrSoV998k8H6oiFBajHwQ-45J2xa5HwPVNcvJQdGk0NJ7TCSmKDkDYWRApaqizJ-em-LCSbctddWNLYHJmRqVOklpoetnijf_GAe-Xc9p1n_M7Ja6exTksncr9GATAxZQQRETJ4AGmrM6g2QTvT5hvlWEIXSSZDzyZZd_8kTKpbcx2r9rj5w/s600/2019-11-12%2014.22.17.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbfFrSoV998k8H6oiFBajHwQ-45J2xa5HwPVNcvJQdGk0NJ7TCSmKDkDYWRApaqizJ-em-LCSbctddWNLYHJmRqVOklpoetnijf_GAe-Xc9p1n_M7Ja6exTksncr9GATAxZQQRETJ4AGmrM6g2QTvT5hvlWEIXSSZDzyZZd_8kTKpbcx2r9rj5w/w150-h200/2019-11-12%2014.22.17.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbfFrSoV998k8H6oiFBajHwQ-45J2xa5HwPVNcvJQdGk0NJ7TCSmKDkDYWRApaqizJ-em-LCSbctddWNLYHJmRqVOklpoetnijf_GAe-Xc9p1n_M7Ja6exTksncr9GATAxZQQRETJ4AGmrM6g2QTvT5hvlWEIXSSZDzyZZd_8kTKpbcx2r9rj5w/s600/2019-11-12%2014.22.17.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's where I'm at with my model boat.... stripping paint. As you can see there are many layers .... bright blue, dark blue, green and then white. What is exciting is that I have uncovered something I'd never expected, and I'm kicking myself for not taking a photograph before the paint stripper did it's job. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the rear of the hull, sorry 'Stern', on what I believe is called the Transom, I uncovered the boats name. It is "Maud", but I can't tell whether it has letters in front of the name (ie SS, MV, SY, HMS, etc). </div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In my first post about this project I said this boat had been picked up by my father in poor condition, and renovated by him, but now I'm wondering if that's incorrect. You see, my father was one of 6 siblings (5 boys and a girl) and he was the youngest. His only sister was the eldest of the siblings and looked after her youngest brother as only 'big sisters' can and they were very close. Her name was Maud. Coincidence, or did this boat actually belong to my father? There is no one left of that generation for me to ask, so I'll never know... but it's nice to think maybe it was, and it makes my decision to keep it this long all the more special.</p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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</div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-35884406700530983632023-05-17T11:02:00.000+01:002023-05-17T11:02:54.868+01:00Kitten on fence<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKewdcWkEpqn6ssjEgMvKZFMJhaiqjdPQinM9AhjYUyG3aMhlVFmJtSFgZKe9RSNFKFX4Kw52aAiw0qsd_XCztYYGKTxOm1MRpavbJ_pSbPXIeMJkaCWpfc_XU_T4afYxJwwfke_-ZsTNaZzj3GMjicbb3nkYXGnUlVYXrAZnt0gDaEzlv0V_7xw/s799/MPAD90-John.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="522" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKewdcWkEpqn6ssjEgMvKZFMJhaiqjdPQinM9AhjYUyG3aMhlVFmJtSFgZKe9RSNFKFX4Kw52aAiw0qsd_XCztYYGKTxOm1MRpavbJ_pSbPXIeMJkaCWpfc_XU_T4afYxJwwfke_-ZsTNaZzj3GMjicbb3nkYXGnUlVYXrAZnt0gDaEzlv0V_7xw/w261-h400/MPAD90-John.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As you will all know, I run a small Art Forum on my web site. My site and the forum are specifically aimed at encouraging beginners to art in the hope that we can help them through that initial "I can't do this" phase. </div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">To that end we run a few projects and challenges and one of the most popular is the Monthly Painting and Drawing Project which invites all the members to paint or draw the same subject. Members often find themselves attempting a subject that they wouldn't normally attempt, and the expression "out of my comfort zone" is very common.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Being outside of one's 'comfort zone' is an excellent place to be because it causes you to have to try harder and it leads to more mistakes, and as we know, 'mistakes' are where you do all you're learning. There's not a lot to learn from something that you can do easily and competently.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">One of the members chose this picture of a kitten walking along the top of a fence for one of the challenges. I can't imagine I'd have ever chosen this subject to draw under normal circumstances but I really enjoyed doing it. My young granddaughter loved the picture too, so it's now hanging on the wall of her bedroom. Happy days!!</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Rain Stops Play</p></a>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Sunset Over Buttermere</p></a>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Sunny Daffodil</p></a>
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</div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-39362567697309139522023-05-11T13:42:00.003+01:002023-05-11T20:39:00.604+01:00Steps at Robin Hoods Bay<p> </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGIjLYlMszvYHH3SpJv7K9m8XvuSNnQsmncBX3EefHNYmBo808rifU0ddmt0MYSx3khn0YqTr00j80RgQ6CgLM2EjIgCCUfEqfj71wDyIWomOS9mpe1VMgXFlOJXBwF736VwjAMUkMrefZsQYjc41JIoe--4kjq5NZx9Yz-yflstLiIJOb9gLqQ/s728/Steps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="728" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGIjLYlMszvYHH3SpJv7K9m8XvuSNnQsmncBX3EefHNYmBo808rifU0ddmt0MYSx3khn0YqTr00j80RgQ6CgLM2EjIgCCUfEqfj71wDyIWomOS9mpe1VMgXFlOJXBwF736VwjAMUkMrefZsQYjc41JIoe--4kjq5NZx9Yz-yflstLiIJOb9gLqQ/w640-h528/Steps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Robin Hoods Bay is the most delightful coastal village I think I've ever been to. It is set into the Yorkshire cliffs and in the 18th century was reputed to be the busiest smuggling community on the Yorkshire coast. Hiding places, bolt holes and secret passages abound and wandering through the narrow alleyways between the houses it's easy to feel the presence of smugglers passed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">When there a few years ago I took many photographs and this one looking up a pathway of cobbled steps was one of my favourites. To make the centre area around the steps the main focus of the scene I knew I would need to lay in plenty of darks tones, keeping the pathway light but working with ink, that's not so easy. My original plan for this ink work was to produce a vignette-style drawing, but that didn't work out as I'd planned, though I'm not displeased with the result.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">For anyone interested, I have a full <a href="https://www.jwjonline.net/WIP-Steps">Work In Progress</a> page on my main web site that shows my progress and my changing thoughts as the drawing progressed. I hope you have a look at it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><p style="font-family: Times, serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: large;">More views from Robin Hoods Bay</span></p>
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<img alt="a pencil drawing looking down the hill in King Street, Robin Hoods Bay, showing houses and a pub" src="https://www.jwjonline.net/art2/RobinHoodsBay-th.jpg" title="King Street, Robin Hodds Bay" />
<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">King Street<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Pencil)</span></p></a>
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<img alt="a Pen and Wash painting of the unusual steps around the shop window of a Haberdashery in Robin Hoods Bay" src="https://www.jwjonline.net/art2/Haberdashery-th.jpg" title="Haberdashery" />
<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Haberdashery<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Pen and Wash)</span></p></a>
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<img alt="an ink sketch looking up the hill in New Road, Robin Hoods Bay" src="https://www.jwjonline.net/art2/NewRoad-th.jpg" title="New Road, Robin Hoods Bay" />
<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">New Road<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Pen and Wash)</span></p></a>
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AJFCJaURMytI5xJq9OMiKbguvRbyzbISbxy71qZCDnULCje7311RqsJRpf35d2Q9DZQn7QiLQWRJrqUCAu1PJ67f8qq6lEgl_Jl73GFDah6cL0di42_mtDKBoBOAUXLNXhNySJBVCvjCXApQN7W_xRP06HiJdH1dtjCfkCICiFNSwHwf1VNaK9aELiH0XE5So4F0SXAJGfjDDLKP3wvmWSDMJShpCCcNJRKcSpy_OhAs9VvWdmrnA-8RL5ogZvWOsbaYwEfxSiTQxG9aRMlKFxsYvcYexzj_Vgr0LElVIoNYYgMcuPjlTmhh0sTzsRPZnpQKIioED4jpLw7hijp0bHj6AGXnldS_zSUGGvF-bsLd2hfUT9EhflT3R_lwIle5eYgt4SVUZEDtqeVCPdTcXYsTUsCsVoVIfbM3uHz52GQS8cFTOUyhSBqzid0bFn6xHrQJUD65C70ekuwE-I_mwlq3pWsywG7J5wd4bSciFMkEb77bkFcqwbsekUy4JKeQSuuEVi5D5j1Ck6y03U_o_tEJ7yy7hOw0msuBMGfAwBVZZKZyvTT7cNgYnSN2FSMvv2wBm7kzVIit1pMbLkle0ERsz5t7EyV51BuUTF1IJdttbZOmvIySc0jAfqw60p4UgDpLBfbi-L-HZCB-baJq8mImvY2LX46F2mXuiRYk2sWn0mQCsB9qDy9LeXgJVIWhJH9D90PN4_dYQQUH57Mhrmq1gkca_lR-YL6pFQuW_MhLmNnuzOqXNCvDY9XIn6mRo9iwaUjklWaod0mjpqjAnL8m8s-o7PtmHzjfB1pk9xx-Fa-fDNG50kt1F0s2grDMZ5GKECGe84Tb3tH72JJfjzST2ok9D5k2J4FFm-hLmVwBKYkdOSYaTYmZjVf7lKz72Qj1B3elf3dERMyliKc=w800">
<img alt="an ink sketch of a flight of steps leading up to a front door in Robin Hoods Bay" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AJFCJaURMytI5xJq9OMiKbguvRbyzbISbxy71qZCDnULCje7311RqsJRpf35d2Q9DZQn7QiLQWRJrqUCAu1PJ67f8qq6lEgl_Jl73GFDah6cL0di42_mtDKBoBOAUXLNXhNySJBVCvjCXApQN7W_xRP06HiJdH1dtjCfkCICiFNSwHwf1VNaK9aELiH0XE5So4F0SXAJGfjDDLKP3wvmWSDMJShpCCcNJRKcSpy_OhAs9VvWdmrnA-8RL5ogZvWOsbaYwEfxSiTQxG9aRMlKFxsYvcYexzj_Vgr0LElVIoNYYgMcuPjlTmhh0sTzsRPZnpQKIioED4jpLw7hijp0bHj6AGXnldS_zSUGGvF-bsLd2hfUT9EhflT3R_lwIle5eYgt4SVUZEDtqeVCPdTcXYsTUsCsVoVIfbM3uHz52GQS8cFTOUyhSBqzid0bFn6xHrQJUD65C70ekuwE-I_mwlq3pWsywG7J5wd4bSciFMkEb77bkFcqwbsekUy4JKeQSuuEVi5D5j1Ck6y03U_o_tEJ7yy7hOw0msuBMGfAwBVZZKZyvTT7cNgYnSN2FSMvv2wBm7kzVIit1pMbLkle0ERsz5t7EyV51BuUTF1IJdttbZOmvIySc0jAfqw60p4UgDpLBfbi-L-HZCB-baJq8mImvY2LX46F2mXuiRYk2sWn0mQCsB9qDy9LeXgJVIWhJH9D90PN4_dYQQUH57Mhrmq1gkca_lR-YL6pFQuW_MhLmNnuzOqXNCvDY9XIn6mRo9iwaUjklWaod0mjpqjAnL8m8s-o7PtmHzjfB1pk9xx-Fa-fDNG50kt1F0s2grDMZ5GKECGe84Tb3tH72JJfjzST2ok9D5k2J4FFm-hLmVwBKYkdOSYaTYmZjVf7lKz72Qj1B3elf3dERMyliKc=h150" title="Front Door Steps" />
<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Steps to Front Door<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Pen and Ink)</span></p></a>
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<img alt="an ink sketch of the coast around Robin Hoods Bay" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AJFCJaUI1ijfbVAMqxXF6TJCyA2ZKbr0yt-6LTMtrKsOYo0JZLzLF4ry1-9wpH5-C8bfrwxY5zT69SUS9zoEUNZRLx7KxoLYW0S0HxqKmNP6Cqt6gbFR1-UM_TkXDCI0lArMeNwjkS5gSNJaXvWeqYalpHfg4Xp_BLdhDeOoW8E_328CpWds4Dz4Pz9-Hxw3dlvcbqQns9b4UnfvDQUxm8ji_JL_a5YrFN4snombiL4Zu0zpQoiFOiXyhQLHY2yZfOMTsLPLWyFoJ4SZSws4h3-E76XLst4Vs30bjFNEdx41hN6jUuubGj_U7itfRqiqbwxXsrcAlxfTE80tN8RCS3Y-t0SDBY_xNNHiWNJhWe14r5IpXD8kuwpA-Ztxax--LY4xLzsT-PMyjfzk1JaMVYEYDMPddfGjjea2yOBgC_ysgsSWINw1MkbXP_xusBmb7Tpm02ltpjUAWICbqTB60AP1W1pnnFEucvtnfTgilT4chRxGtcCa8NTassR_D_JRRz09lPTcC1grpUfePa6lFy0RE1FPmi2q5l8IqtdmeXFVexISLwHtxI_wf6aXSCdnQMuhaH-qeZYilgk_LzHAfb_XLp6cNvvxyiwwY9_ol7o-Oul1U7Nc3jifboxjIomDf_ZrIp3FxmCFTJEVGSCAy8MUzrXY5EY3hW3f50hg-ICJjO6orb-g1REwQmhRWEFlsYP3SWMZkJoq872sjnkf8WEUWJ60Ia4NEiv7Ur0F6soJHD8oWLaQyCd6Cbt7bqIk3nx1iaDgXVSB8f4SmejbpTzWNrCZKV8x3HK_K5I7K1obkX_6DnPzWFTP_J0l2N7qcPHgAlX9kEuYrftfVLPlP2xIVnrlVS9Ejn7IOgHBP4mo2j6EOErf8I9-vfqApdSo2smic0hSETCBMIF3LN4=h150" title="Robin Hoods Bay" />
<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Coastal View<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Pen and Ink)</span></p></a>
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</div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-52746237917214040662023-05-07T16:48:00.001+01:002023-05-10T15:12:57.718+01:00A toy that's never been played with<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOM9OCwfzgd9O07GOmKhbwtcj2iMC7kPLcs07m3c8wnSd9OK5reJMNbaH6xs_8IKZVe_TV3NrX_zOlf1-PRbw5rmVh4Oflil5QNJu5l1mzclMmfwydIkXugBWasZNxr923NxjhBQ5GzRn7dSvFbA-HciArXeiHF7Y5LgI4fqBfSQct0E99Ak1rA/s1024/DSC_6401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="a photograph of a model (toy) sailboat that needs restoring" border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="1024" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOM9OCwfzgd9O07GOmKhbwtcj2iMC7kPLcs07m3c8wnSd9OK5reJMNbaH6xs_8IKZVe_TV3NrX_zOlf1-PRbw5rmVh4Oflil5QNJu5l1mzclMmfwydIkXugBWasZNxr923NxjhBQ5GzRn7dSvFbA-HciArXeiHF7Y5LgI4fqBfSQct0E99Ak1rA/w640-h384/DSC_6401.jpg" title="Model sailing boat" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I have a model (toy) boat that was given to me when I was a young boy nearly 70 years ago. I understand it was picked up in poor condition by my father who painted it and fashioned a rough mast, and my mother sewed some material to make a very rough sail. This was back in the days when toys weren't an everyday occurrence as they are now. Though I'm sure we must have tried this out on a local boat pond at the time, I have no recollection of it ever being on water. I doubt it ever worked properly, but the sentiment behind it is immense and I've never been able to part with it.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Recently I have brought it down from it's lifetime in the attic and decided, rightly or wrongly, to re-fashion it and make some sort of display model out of it. I like shiny varnished wood and so that is the direction I'm heading. I am in the process of stripping multiple layers of paint off and sanding the hull ready for staining and varnishing, however, for reasons of space, I think I would like to do away with the tall mast and sail and maybe add some sort of cabin superstructure to try and move it one small step nearer to being 'model' rather than 'toy'. Watch this space!! </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>
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<p style="font-family: Times, serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Boat paintings on my web site</span></p>
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<a href="https://www.jwjonline.net/watercolour3/FishingBoat">
<img alt="A watercolour painting of a small fishing boat" height="135" src="https://www.jwjonline.net/art/FishingBoat-th.jpg" />
<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Fishing Boat</p></a>
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<a href="https://www.jwjonline.net/watercolour3/BarmouthVikingII">
<img alt="A watercolour painting of a cataraman on a beach" height="135" src="https://www.jwjonline.net/art/BarmouthVikingII-th.jpg" />
<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Barmouth Viking II</p></a>
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<a href="https://www.jwjonline.net/watercolour4/BoatInTorbay">
<img alt="A watercolour painting of a small boat" height="135" src="https://www.jwjonline.net/art2/BoatInTorbay-th.jpg" />
<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Boat In Torbay</p></a>
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</div>John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-81642915036755293472023-05-02T19:33:00.002+01:002023-05-10T15:15:13.551+01:00Irish Church<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4j-mb-61Lo9Wl1I7Tn2bl5KFZfmSgFGCVUKbQ_IznS69RRFPHnnBwSzep3LLIDxs7tyvEf6jv_LccNADVv5H2Ko9AWfjqSf_yAKZQa1t65zx01SgH01YHQbjJ8CCOn1RcJmgVwVXvbYZqP68VHy4nd-gEF_A4Ye037xqqONn2KintQdGot4bIDA/s800/OPR04-John.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="a pen and ink drawing of a partially ruined church in County Kerry, Ireland" border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="800" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4j-mb-61Lo9Wl1I7Tn2bl5KFZfmSgFGCVUKbQ_IznS69RRFPHnnBwSzep3LLIDxs7tyvEf6jv_LccNADVv5H2Ko9AWfjqSf_yAKZQa1t65zx01SgH01YHQbjJ8CCOn1RcJmgVwVXvbYZqP68VHy4nd-gEF_A4Ye037xqqONn2KintQdGot4bIDA/w640-h584/OPR04-John.jpg" title="Irish Church" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Many years ago, we went on holiday to Ireland and stayed in the south in County Kerry. One day we were driving a<span style="text-align: left;">long a quiet country lane and unexpectedly came across this semi-ruined church. It was intriguing because the back wall, where I imagine there was once a stained-glass window, was caved in and yet the graveyard looked recently used. To add to the intrigue, there was a good degree of rubble just inside the caved in window yet all the pews appeared to be present and intact. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I first drew this church in pencil back in 2010. More recently I was looking through my photo's for a suitable subject to set as the Monthly Painting and Drawing Project in my forum, and this one jumped out at me as we hadn't had a building as a subject for a while. As usual, the members tackled this in a variety of media, but my choice was to try Pen & Ink this time. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p></p>
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<p style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold;">Other Pen & Ink drawings on my web site</p>
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<a href="https://www.jwjonline.net/pen2/MidhopeCastle">
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Midhope Castle</p></a>
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<a href="https://www.jwjonline.net/pen2/BoatInTorbay-pen">
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Boat in Torbay</p></a>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Scarborough Toll House</p></a>
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