Christmas is coming!!

I'll be holding a Christmas Open Studio on the weekend

of the 6th & 7th December, 10am to 4pm.

There'll be a good range of paintings, prints, cards & gift vouchers, just in case you want to treat yourself, or someone else!

Join us for a glass of FIZZ to get the festive season started!

Beck Hole The Birch Hall Inn

Well, it's that time of year again when the delicious Masham Ale has arrived at our favourite pub, The Birch Hall Inn at Beck Hole
(Tel: 01947 896 245)

What could be a better way to spend your lunch time, sitting in front of a roaring fire eating a Beck Hole Butty, drinking a 'half' of Masham & chatting to friends? Aah!

So, if you get chance, pop along, and experience a truly traditional English pub!

The Frog, BTW, was a pressie from Glenys (Landlady, friend & fellow artist!) 5 or 6 years ago!!

The Meaning of Sayings (8)

'A Soap Opera'

Used as a well known term for a regular TV drama, usually based around 'normal' life.

It's origin dates back to 1920 with an American radio programme called Amos & Andy. The show was always broadcast during 'prime time' for family listening, so the soap manufacturers, Proctor & Gamble started to advertise their products during the breaks & later sponsored the programme.

Soon after, other soap manufacturers followed suit with other shows, and they were referred to generally as 'soaps'.

The word 'opera' was borrowed from the term for cowboy films of the 1930s the popular 'horse operas'

Christmas Open Studio

I will be opening my Studio Gallery over the weekend of the 8th & 9th December.
As well as paintings in Watercolour Oil & Pastel, there will be a selection of Limited Edition Signed Prints & greeting cards for sale.

My Home Studio Gallery will be open from 10am to 4pm, please call & join us for a glass of Fizz to get the Christmas Season started.

The more the merrier!!

Monk Fryston Art Group 3rd December 2007

Just a quick thank you to everyone at Monk Fryston yesterday for making me feel so welcome.

Here is the finished Oil painting as promised.

On returning to my studio, I made the following alterations:

I lightened the distant fields, added sunlit leaves & introduced foreground grasses



As always, if you have any questions, please contact me