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Concrete Boats, good idea? Yes, Purton again.

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All the last posts were Purton and all taken on the same bright sunny day. I’d intended to take a sketchbook and only when I got there realised that I’d left it behind. No matter, I had the camera for a perfect photography day. Not that long ago, I used to do work for a company in Sharpness, at the docks at the very end of the Gloucester Canal. The company imports cement from Spain; apparently we don’t make cement over here much any more. It occurred to me at the time that if the boats sprang a leak they … Continue reading Concrete Boats, good idea? Yes, Purton again.

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Early Purton

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I’m planning more Purton paintings after a recent visit. This is from some time ago, and I thought it was finished; now I’m not so sure. Perhaps I should call these paintings ‘Purtons’ meaning the generic term of a painting of an old, wrecked ship or boat. To lapse into ‘Art Bollox’ this is a celebration of the true meaning of life with the juxtaposition of the elements within, giving an aura of vulnerability. Yes, that will do nicely. Continue reading Early Purton

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Impress your friends with ‘Art Bollox’

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It’s not like Botox but has the same sort of effect in bringing on an impressionless face. It is , of course, the way some people talk about art, and that art can be anything. Here are some useful tips and words that should be used. Drop them into the conversation, and people will soon give you that look that suggests they don’t know what you’re talking about, but- and this is key- they will counter with their own bollox. I recently saw what is always described as a ‘piece’, and this is a key word. Art is never described … Continue reading Impress your friends with ‘Art Bollox’

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Giggabites

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It’s the name of the food concession at Bury Football Club, and if it isn’t, it should be. I have this liking or loathing of clever names for businesses, and this idea came to me very early this morning. You may need to know the names of football grounds to understand it, and if you don’t, then feel free to look up where Bury Football Club plays. Perhaps I should have stayed asleep. Yorkshire and Sheffield in particular seem to have a real problem with this habit. If your business name does not have some sort of clever name then … Continue reading Giggabites

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He ain’t grate on the spelling…

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…but ask him how to fix a door knob and he’s your man. I’m a big fan of YouTube short videos on how to fix stuff, and there’s always stuff to fix. Imagine this blog spoken in the same style as Tom Hanks’s in Forest Gump, and you might see the bigger picture. Speaking of pictures, he can fix them too. How to hang them, that is. In fact, he can fix most things around the house. He’s a guy from ‘Down the Deep South somewhere about’, who tells folks how to fix stuff. He’s not a natural performer, but … Continue reading He ain’t grate on the spelling…

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“Bamfurlong”

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It’s the word for when you have carefully made a list for the Supermarket and then lost or forgotten it by the time you arrive at the doors of the establishment, meaning that you will have to “play it by ear” or try to recall the list from a scratchy memory. It was originally used by farmers as a description for the field that has been ploughed by mistake by an inattentive farm hand. Bamfurlong is an adjective in this case, but has a verb version when to Bamfurlong is the act of throwing old receipts or lists into the … Continue reading “Bamfurlong”

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Hotel for Mildly Balanced Lifestyle

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I add to it every year and wonder each year if it’s reached its conclusion.My twin US grandsons live in California and they visit us once a year generally around their birthday in the Summer. Some years ago I made them a cardboard city. Loads of old boxes collected through the year and saved for new architectural delights. The architects are the boys themselves helped at times by thier two cousins, the boys from Yorkshire. We cut out bits of card and before they come I get busy with a scalpel and will cut out windows here and there. The … Continue reading Hotel for Mildly Balanced Lifestyle