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    Birthdays

    Looking through my Birthday list I notice that it was Lyn's (Astoness) birthday on the 9th, did not see any threads, did I miss it ? If so I wish Lyn a very belated Happy Birthday. Eric
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    Gas Street basin painting

    Another Gas Street Basin painting for our next meet raffle based on an earlier painting but with a few differences. Eric
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    Gas Street Basin

    For some unknown reason I have not been able to paint for over 2 years but I think my ability is coming back, I managed to paint the Bull pub for our meet last month and now I have painted Gas Street basin albeit a copy of a previous attempt. Eric
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    The Bull

    The Bull, this is my first painting in nearly 2 years, and it is for our forthcoming meet's raffle. Not completely satisfied but I have 2 months so might have another attempt
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    Our Cat Sandy

    This is my late Wife Doreen with our cat Sandy outside our married quarters at RAF Seletar, Singapore in Jan 1955. The procedure there is when you are due to return to the UK you pass your cat/dog on to another married family who will then do the same and so on, so the dogs and cats get...
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    Private Messages 'Conversations'

    Unable to send PM's, as soon as I start the text or enter subject title the recipients name vanishes, is there a general problem or is it just me ? Eric
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    The Eagle

    Painting of the Eagle (now demolished) Park Lane for a member. Eric
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    Saint Michaels No. 2

    I have had a request for a second painting of Saint Michaels, the last one an Autumn scene, this one a winter scene and different view. Eric
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    Saint Peters church Bickenhill

    I painted this in Autumn 1995 and sold it at the RBSA gallery in the 1995 Winter Exhibition
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    Paris painting

    I have been to Paris many times on painting holidays, this is a painting of the Theatre de Ville in a part of Paris I particular liked, it now hangs in the house of a cousin of mine. Eric
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    Holiday painting

    I have spent numerous painting holidays abroad and my favourite place was the Dordogne in France at a village called Saint Leger, the attached painting was painted on the spot and given to a French man named Patrick (?) who liked it and invited me to dinner with himself and Wife, gave me a...
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    Painting for an exam

    Whilst sorting out my studio this turned up, it is a painting of a Michel Angelo bust I completed for an A level art exam at Brooklyn college in 1986, I was 56 at the time, certainly the oldest student in the class, I love the roman nose ! I got an A plus. Eric
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    Painting in county Kerry

    This is a painting from our holiday in Ireland, my daughter, aged about 15 paddling in the evening . She is now aged 64 ! Eric
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    Saint Mary's church Warwick

    This is a commission I painted for a churchgoer at this church about 20 years ago, she wanted it to be a rainy day. Eric
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    Saint Mary's Warwick painting

    cancelled
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    Winter - a painting

    Winter is one of my favourite subjects but we do not seem to get as much snow as we used to so have rely on old pics. Eric
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    2 paintings replaced

    These 2 paintings seemed to have disappeared of the Original Art thread, Stormy day Black Country museum and Winters day near Redditch so am replacing them
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    Slade Rd Erdington - painting

    This is where I once lived, Hillside Road 1st left under bridge. This is my first painting this year , I have had a 'painting block', not uncommon among artists I have had them before, just lose all ability to paint but its now returning.
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    Aston Tavern - painting

    I have painted this pub 2 or 3 times before, a familiar scene to me being born just round the corner in Queens Road, the white building next door was my Doctors, a lovely Georgian building, now demolished, on the right was Alms houses and the curved wall was the Vicarage boundary, I have...
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    Old Market Hall - A painting

    A frontal view (unusual for me) of the old market hall, date unknown but going by the cars I would think 30's or 40's. The scanner has unfortunately cut an inch of the bottom
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