tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77603290072618450452024-02-19T04:42:32.965+00:00WendyCorbett, What's Occuring?The ups and downs of being an artist.Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-79143320835008940042012-03-29T10:12:00.006+01:002012-03-29T10:21:18.667+01:00Step Back In Time<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cccccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cccccc;">I did a series of Charcoals because I was looking for some different inspiration. </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cccccc;">I am very much an artist that needs variety. </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cccccc;">So one rainy day I took myself to the local nature reserve and</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cccccc;"> found what I was looking for in the raindrops and reflections on the water. </span></p></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1yuxEqxBkOsspYEMsN3TfFBCQ8uVGAb9thff81N18iap-xASa2qA-V4pdLSX6iJufvQKd4L5zlvl0hfyJ6jtqq3qi94Elquw3iykdfDAmvt9ELQ1iVluTE7TbhVU7PUKewI-u-aar6U/s1600/Ripple+Effect.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1yuxEqxBkOsspYEMsN3TfFBCQ8uVGAb9thff81N18iap-xASa2qA-V4pdLSX6iJufvQKd4L5zlvl0hfyJ6jtqq3qi94Elquw3iykdfDAmvt9ELQ1iVluTE7TbhVU7PUKewI-u-aar6U/s200/Ripple+Effect.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725245261222022786" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cccccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cccccc;">I also found it in the ripples on the sand on the beach.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cccccc;"> From this I created "Ripple Effect" (above) and</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cccccc;"> "Receding Tide" (below), both of which sold to a private collector.</span></p></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28ooYgcUG1zSKisWasZBqcSgQLeS71RPZ10jGPk7Lkb3pjAqXedR9ixDvS-oTKs1qZhLhlpPEluUaFeneo928uJqdJ401llBJW__brDDJZbhP_SoYM15s3OQ9MMAI4hAJVRyWM0z5h6k/s1600/Receding+Tide.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28ooYgcUG1zSKisWasZBqcSgQLeS71RPZ10jGPk7Lkb3pjAqXedR9ixDvS-oTKs1qZhLhlpPEluUaFeneo928uJqdJ401llBJW__brDDJZbhP_SoYM15s3OQ9MMAI4hAJVRyWM0z5h6k/s200/Receding+Tide.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725244801286310050" /></a><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; ">I'm going to return to the charcoals and I've just ordered some new materials. </p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; ">Again looking for something different I've been</p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "> working on a self portrait. I'm not working on it </p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; ">all the time so it may take a while to complete,</p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "> I'll put progress updates up as I do more.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-45925863137535020592012-02-24T15:35:00.004+00:002012-02-24T15:46:07.840+00:00BLIMEY!! THAT WAS QUICK!!<div style="text-align: center;">No!! Not the fact I've updated my blog again!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although, it is rare for me to blog twice in one week!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I painted this picture as part of my,</div><div style="text-align: center;">"trying something different" phase,</div><div style="text-align: center;">looser and a change subject matter.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had this image on my Facebook page</div><div style="text-align: center;">and was asked if it was still available.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I said it was and sent the picture off to them</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcc2xwhJ0zrompUTehqPei1ZaZC9_z-UApn1e1z_RVk5OW4s3eWMliYgpALYxMH3qFnqX14FYOhx_1eH4i5IqSNmfmCX8KTiIzfkjiWzkYjpT-MOFR6yCa3xRiJskQWgRJJ7XGHzHJs8/s1600/409361_315701581804809_224648817576753_905954_5921368_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcc2xwhJ0zrompUTehqPei1ZaZC9_z-UApn1e1z_RVk5OW4s3eWMliYgpALYxMH3qFnqX14FYOhx_1eH4i5IqSNmfmCX8KTiIzfkjiWzkYjpT-MOFR6yCa3xRiJskQWgRJJ7XGHzHJs8/s200/409361_315701581804809_224648817576753_905954_5921368_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712727193882022530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"Laughter In The Rain"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The picture was delivered and within a day</div><div style="text-align: center;">it had been framed and was on the customers wall.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They emailed this image over and said how pleased</div><div style="text-align: center;">they were. Now that was quick!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm going to be trying a few more images</div><div style="text-align: center;">in the looser style over the coming weeks so</div><div style="text-align: center;">hope to keep up with the updates!!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgF932N61jmRiaHV2qniy_it114E3PwAC7XYGtv-_MJwiXswNuvfLy2bc0Z-mS1oA93RphcJH7bPwBxlBwo81frg39MaTZVe4cKeChWfRsdKsC_jMz50-94XVmbOVgTlY_reae4dMwwA/s1600/IMG_1973.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgF932N61jmRiaHV2qniy_it114E3PwAC7XYGtv-_MJwiXswNuvfLy2bc0Z-mS1oA93RphcJH7bPwBxlBwo81frg39MaTZVe4cKeChWfRsdKsC_jMz50-94XVmbOVgTlY_reae4dMwwA/s200/IMG_1973.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712726603952051202" /></a>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-78485567080969007322012-02-20T17:54:00.008+00:002012-02-20T18:02:42.325+00:00Alice In Wonderland<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">"But then Shall I never get any older than I am now?"</span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSk1eJgxGB4LEAEtc1bV5ykWjbOG5XvSy3Ins4SYjhmDDTFUxpVo60Y9DEyJA6P7i1AFyjY7vK_3nyeGlvzJShxwX-wkxAHB650NKqi_UhfK-F3XWe4YfOut0o_CW0L9cy6EAcf4CstiA/s1600/Alice+in+Wonderland.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 152px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSk1eJgxGB4LEAEtc1bV5ykWjbOG5XvSy3Ins4SYjhmDDTFUxpVo60Y9DEyJA6P7i1AFyjY7vK_3nyeGlvzJShxwX-wkxAHB650NKqi_UhfK-F3XWe4YfOut0o_CW0L9cy6EAcf4CstiA/s200/Alice+in+Wonderland.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711278031693172882" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">I painted this picture two years ago after a visit to </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">my niece,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">this is her daughter Alice.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">It was a beautiful summers day and so we were </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">able to sit out in the garden and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">watch Alice as she </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">played in her own little world.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">I got some lovely reference and this is just one </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">of the images I’ve painted.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">“But then shall I never get any older than I am now” </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">is a line from Alice In Wonderland </span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">by Lewis Carol and for me this image of Alice</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"> will remain constant and frozen in time.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">I hope to paint many more pictures of Alice as </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">she grows,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">as grow she will, and in time</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Futura; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">her new sister will be part of those paintings too.</span></span></p><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-86147553969301428662012-01-20T18:35:00.012+00:002012-01-20T19:03:54.839+00:00Prince Comes Home!!<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">or how to try and capture a moving Billy Whizz!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">Meet Prince the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Patterdale</span> terrier, what a bundle of energy!!</div><div style="text-align: center; ">I first met Prince in July as his owners wanted a portrait of him,</div><div style="text-align: center; ">so I went along armed with the camera to try and capture him on film!! </div><div style="text-align: center; ">Ha! Talk about moving pictures!!!</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YOU9mb-IeABA3hlDCr6zz27H0ljNUv_gIiNa4ysMrSeWxZ4izDLGRZxbJxVlddWiCE9Db_xoIabtWx1wu49AXNbD7k9e2gw_aQm6ZYYaC-sdfYnajzEbp021VLDbzPwzR8faR7bOHOQ/s1600/IMG_5076.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YOU9mb-IeABA3hlDCr6zz27H0ljNUv_gIiNa4ysMrSeWxZ4izDLGRZxbJxVlddWiCE9Db_xoIabtWx1wu49AXNbD7k9e2gw_aQm6ZYYaC-sdfYnajzEbp021VLDbzPwzR8faR7bOHOQ/s200/IMG_5076.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699787421332867586" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">At this stage we were trying to tire him out see if he would</div><div style="text-align: center; ">then calm down and "play ball" so to speak</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzikxakiX51YAi_WcLzEqHrBihE-LI-STNcIUQVboo8jcmQv2BMXcJWuhJH1DBIIjU_WcphcOSieJFxeu9jVpHqJZG58ltFuuF57-fTVVAqkPrEVi4jt2rm8tfiDqYw7pqaNsTNHzh9w/s1600/IMG_5118.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzikxakiX51YAi_WcLzEqHrBihE-LI-STNcIUQVboo8jcmQv2BMXcJWuhJH1DBIIjU_WcphcOSieJFxeu9jVpHqJZG58ltFuuF57-fTVVAqkPrEVi4jt2rm8tfiDqYw7pqaNsTNHzh9w/s200/IMG_5118.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699787246400100722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> After about an hour and over 100 photo's later, I looked through what</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd got and decided that there was nothing that captured him in just the right way!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> So in September, when Prince was now a little bit older, and calmer,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I went back again to re-shoot. Margaret, his mum, had spent a lot of time with him</div><div style="text-align: center;">and he would now sit and stay and even lie down, albeit, </div><div style="text-align: center;">with a little bribery in the shape of cheese!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Success!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Margaret & Tom chose the photo they wanted to use and so </div><div style="text-align: center;">I began the process of capturing Prince for posterity!!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8F945q4pMsSNnWaDb7pSIJngGvkTk4hMS-sxqyZ7osSUeuaB03rl8d6JvOUV7zgwYwkv6QXmTTcsH0QoouJvosyj-SEH6ouMLJKXe9q0hksiQmJviIVu6RmhZ5CbdqplKNz-nWJz2-A/s1600/408771_2338674789189_1319473086_31928942_1606690447_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8F945q4pMsSNnWaDb7pSIJngGvkTk4hMS-sxqyZ7osSUeuaB03rl8d6JvOUV7zgwYwkv6QXmTTcsH0QoouJvosyj-SEH6ouMLJKXe9q0hksiQmJviIVu6RmhZ5CbdqplKNz-nWJz2-A/s200/408771_2338674789189_1319473086_31928942_1606690447_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699786816601208978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the finished picture</div><div style="text-align: center;">and isn't he a handsome chap!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqv6KdLrXzUFJc5mXMkk6uMwTLRsXM-FQ9c0JwhixsHFngvHn5qF6AaG_jOfk-JJHOFbTeZ28YtI0Q3f7dzmbXhSrjIZKgJJjuNuCNMyUKvbAgO41VT6muwmeoN66DGS15R4th7vL7Do4/s1600/Prince.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqv6KdLrXzUFJc5mXMkk6uMwTLRsXM-FQ9c0JwhixsHFngvHn5qF6AaG_jOfk-JJHOFbTeZ28YtI0Q3f7dzmbXhSrjIZKgJJjuNuCNMyUKvbAgO41VT6muwmeoN66DGS15R4th7vL7Do4/s200/Prince.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699786516307741842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I delivered the framed picture to </div><div style="text-align: center;">Margaret & Tom this week and,</div><div style="text-align: center;">of course, Prince got in on the act!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NxOlVrAxASpSu0oBAmFIc9TKtXH3jITHMLeh-YJh-USxaE0Wb7ZtKHcddVLod3oImbS9i3v1EfoMGe8VlWKuFqY8xkNnfQv5EOoXcXfZ8L7i72xPsdEXkBw90g894qXe3UYMQgPC6no/s1600/IMG_3424.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NxOlVrAxASpSu0oBAmFIc9TKtXH3jITHMLeh-YJh-USxaE0Wb7ZtKHcddVLod3oImbS9i3v1EfoMGe8VlWKuFqY8xkNnfQv5EOoXcXfZ8L7i72xPsdEXkBw90g894qXe3UYMQgPC6no/s200/IMG_3424.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699786010719474866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NvEagFMJmNa2tVYWJiirZWE-w09xC6tTym5Z3aD9dzVjDhOJjwMTyr8tRBTvLrCAceNoxIsc9i6uhDfspdshIK3M8ilNiloLIjdOZdhhG2oW_3XHY3QtPrWGGNlmQStH3UcwoobnxnE/s1600/IMG_3422.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NvEagFMJmNa2tVYWJiirZWE-w09xC6tTym5Z3aD9dzVjDhOJjwMTyr8tRBTvLrCAceNoxIsc9i6uhDfspdshIK3M8ilNiloLIjdOZdhhG2oW_3XHY3QtPrWGGNlmQStH3UcwoobnxnE/s200/IMG_3422.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699786011415255170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The happy owners of Prince!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-27633132228740118632011-10-05T09:03:00.007+01:002011-10-05T09:22:53.864+01:00Inspiration!!<div style="text-align: center;">I spent a few days experimenting with some different ideas.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Different surface, looser style and set myself a time limit.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is just one of the pieces I did, "Forever Summer"</div><div style="text-align: center;">I saw this little girl on the beach last summer,</div><div style="text-align: center;">lost in her own world, she wandered around the beach</div><div style="text-align: center;">eating her ice cream and watching all the other children.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She has been the subject of a few paintings!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVT_LS6fsThvg5EBoFMLlrmFaF5MDw2KjpwK5hLoHefnQ4TCZUn2WcoglkssLtzLYD6gvGeFAGeac5XxZ0XBb41az35Un8-sle4vdq9KuS1bu5m2Uf3yGrwc_agud1wZg5oArjFEvFY0/s1600/Forever+Summer.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVT_LS6fsThvg5EBoFMLlrmFaF5MDw2KjpwK5hLoHefnQ4TCZUn2WcoglkssLtzLYD6gvGeFAGeac5XxZ0XBb41az35Un8-sle4vdq9KuS1bu5m2Uf3yGrwc_agud1wZg5oArjFEvFY0/s320/Forever+Summer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659915807176484194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This month I have some more ideas I want to work on.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm trying to get a looser feel to my work and the</div><div style="text-align: center;">inspirational painting on the studio wall is this piece</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Woman at the Window" by Edgar Degas.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Although known for his pastel work this painting</div><div style="text-align: center;">was done in oil. Everything is captured with a few</div><div style="text-align: center;">well placed brushstrokes and it says everything!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">So "watch this space". </div><div style="text-align: center;">I will mix these in with the artwork I usually do</div><div style="text-align: center;">but it's great to try different things, maybe even</div><div style="text-align: center;">be using oil paints as well!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZ5C1KNHqic5XbHAlpagWcDYR9qP3mYzAvpVizD59lJsj1Dpo3iidOH_1QnPA59RqsT2nV05IBAqPaKfPs-rY47IGErkxgKwrSYjjbEAFZg7Fs1U_IYx4O6UriHndDgjg0BSuFfHZMnY/s1600/d29tYW5hdGF3aW5kb3dfNTEy_189224_2140_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZ5C1KNHqic5XbHAlpagWcDYR9qP3mYzAvpVizD59lJsj1Dpo3iidOH_1QnPA59RqsT2nV05IBAqPaKfPs-rY47IGErkxgKwrSYjjbEAFZg7Fs1U_IYx4O6UriHndDgjg0BSuFfHZMnY/s320/d29tYW5hdGF3aW5kb3dfNTEy_189224_2140_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659917413547478466" /></a></div>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-32179334277010835162011-08-08T17:10:00.004+01:002011-09-06T17:09:14.586+01:00The Autumn Collection, but not from M&S!!<div style="text-align: center;">There is definitely an Autumnal feeling about the weather now!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the early morning light and the mists that hang in the air</div><div style="text-align: center;">as the seasons change and the nights grow a little colder.</div><div style="text-align: center;">These are just a couple of the images I've done for the </div><div style="text-align: center;">Autumn Preview next month.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The summer wardrobe has definitely had more of an outing this year</div><div style="text-align: center;">and hopefully will stay out for a while yet.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So this is just a taste of things to come, but with any luck not until </div><div style="text-align: center;">November at least!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Colours of Morning"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sJ62ze9ZIC2cek6COYuLitXX_WOAgOT8dpbOfNhp5RZVLqA3t4ttQj4jd5MVriJZA4ZSe9trMMfWwAnEJnuBb7P8uIMCpHq-gurD6v1bgaPrkXvgmycAjjBy3eTvgsIwaM9sZENpW80/s1600/Colours+of+Morning.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sJ62ze9ZIC2cek6COYuLitXX_WOAgOT8dpbOfNhp5RZVLqA3t4ttQj4jd5MVriJZA4ZSe9trMMfWwAnEJnuBb7P8uIMCpHq-gurD6v1bgaPrkXvgmycAjjBy3eTvgsIwaM9sZENpW80/s320/Colours+of+Morning.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638518828062527874" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Til There Was You"</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdo6oFveARoDpOJoZkSdV_jkI8hiBBPK-U__o8X48VDZCmDliuBE01_KK21BUF5ZDHLA8nTtc3P8YFPFL70QVjMiWs2JdfuaH-OcPnh_6bwhr6QewtiBsWkm_V6O9qb4ZufEpNQ2oB1pM/s1600/Til+There+Was+You.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdo6oFveARoDpOJoZkSdV_jkI8hiBBPK-U__o8X48VDZCmDliuBE01_KK21BUF5ZDHLA8nTtc3P8YFPFL70QVjMiWs2JdfuaH-OcPnh_6bwhr6QewtiBsWkm_V6O9qb4ZufEpNQ2oB1pM/s320/Til+There+Was+You.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638518573929006786" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-5958667853183313532011-04-19T15:18:00.007+01:002011-09-06T17:05:34.392+01:00Finally<div style="text-align: center;">These are the last images for the event at Artique. Phew!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's been a long hard slog but I finally got there.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's been great to work on a variety of images and</div><div style="text-align: center;">use different mediums.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Still love doing the wildlife so I saved them til last.</div><div style="text-align: center;">All were inspired by my safaris to Botswana,</div><div style="text-align: center;">looking through my reference made me want to go back:</div><div style="text-align: center;">though I'd like to do Kenya next time!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Watching For Mum" Original Oil</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPclrgRvQQZvALscd4abBKZ3e7apBIbtR5u5FnFeyAH0sY9twkB73iEKRaZv8heMN9bRG5A8_fmutASPTVgMTbiUQsuq87ADeQkWMOuOtL45HuikUaIw5oO_7omgV9HUHI1WOBDUdZkw4/s1600/Watching+For+Mum+sml.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPclrgRvQQZvALscd4abBKZ3e7apBIbtR5u5FnFeyAH0sY9twkB73iEKRaZv8heMN9bRG5A8_fmutASPTVgMTbiUQsuq87ADeQkWMOuOtL45HuikUaIw5oO_7omgV9HUHI1WOBDUdZkw4/s320/Watching+For+Mum+sml.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597299576793665298" /></a><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Grandma Knows Best" Original Pencil</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DLgQB6Iq0uLxOnbBo3Ny63_OJ7zyQTZbwNWlnVjlFjvIkluBr3udcCcJ9PziTmoC7l9TtWGQcHNDr8IcTSDuu8OTevYqwoaNhrNC6p3J56c8prxnHfghLj6Dy9C3aATB3uncKXAGvq4/s1600/Grandma+Knows+Best+sml.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DLgQB6Iq0uLxOnbBo3Ny63_OJ7zyQTZbwNWlnVjlFjvIkluBr3udcCcJ9PziTmoC7l9TtWGQcHNDr8IcTSDuu8OTevYqwoaNhrNC6p3J56c8prxnHfghLj6Dy9C3aATB3uncKXAGvq4/s320/Grandma+Knows+Best+sml.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597299347617194018" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Guidance" Original Pencil</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkQa0EUNORaZYQRe3ItNseTO-PoGGUNZttdvWAgsArTGZdMyZRUMuz1-0gus8QbX_Pt3MAXwgAJvl3ZfKCaTjsproN9kMPGDecclHWf1JU6wditWqTLzNBFSORjmFFyKNY5qL4tYc5uc/s1600/Guidance+sml.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkQa0EUNORaZYQRe3ItNseTO-PoGGUNZttdvWAgsArTGZdMyZRUMuz1-0gus8QbX_Pt3MAXwgAJvl3ZfKCaTjsproN9kMPGDecclHWf1JU6wditWqTLzNBFSORjmFFyKNY5qL4tYc5uc/s320/Guidance+sml.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597299075493940146" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-19614685764700285452011-03-07T09:42:00.003+00:002011-03-07T09:52:27.467+00:00And There's More!!<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">After a really busy month the work is sent</div><div style="text-align: center;">to the "packing department" and is now</div><div style="text-align: center;"> packed up and ready to go to DeMontfort.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_V_E5RNP6EL6_70FecW12c2CkvTjblzSYJcMXYaFU34ahjAi0WCPtqGMLzVrB45TBks4uNUZrN3oYe90NKRY4lSnA7lhdh4ilW0fcqt7pKsqPgh7hiL3zNwMJO8deHbacMDSPFkit8Y/s1600/Packing+Dept.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_V_E5RNP6EL6_70FecW12c2CkvTjblzSYJcMXYaFU34ahjAi0WCPtqGMLzVrB45TBks4uNUZrN3oYe90NKRY4lSnA7lhdh4ilW0fcqt7pKsqPgh7hiL3zNwMJO8deHbacMDSPFkit8Y/s320/Packing+Dept.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581271403397947938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> A mixture of work is enclosed, this is a detail from</div><div style="text-align: center;">a piece I was particularly pleased with. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't very often say that but I thought the </div><div style="text-align: center;">light hitting the figures worked really well.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgKHewzFWAR9-2Q60aTedVXdXvzTmw9EtvYWJfdSqUQXseQlP1KxlPNoCCXq60h8DnrjumDrLVHhDfhP3pGndnH3NNJMF3wy1LI0_kpDh3plMys-gd29zk07ZJAKLkUHfu4XW6miKUIo/s1600/Last+Catch+of+the+Day+detail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgKHewzFWAR9-2Q60aTedVXdXvzTmw9EtvYWJfdSqUQXseQlP1KxlPNoCCXq60h8DnrjumDrLVHhDfhP3pGndnH3NNJMF3wy1LI0_kpDh3plMys-gd29zk07ZJAKLkUHfu4XW6miKUIo/s320/Last+Catch+of+the+Day+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581272968970832434" /></a>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-42977064385940950612011-02-09T11:44:00.003+00:002011-02-09T11:51:21.841+00:00One Down .... to go!!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the first painting completed for an event </div><div style="text-align: center;">at Artique Gallery in April. </div><div style="text-align: center;">As well as seascapes there will be a </div><div style="text-align: center;">good selection of my other styles,</div><div style="text-align: center;">including wildlife, yay!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't get the chance to do wildlife very often</div><div style="text-align: center;">so looking forward to doing those.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's going to be a joint event with Toni Hargreaves</div><div style="text-align: center;">on 28th April 6-8pm at Artique Tunbridge.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well can't stop here chatting got pictures to paint!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKJLNHgPc-5-20kSF24rHtgnZ1Js-H5Peb7P_nL5O89SF5LJQ3HBOt9BlatX68-JlTu5lCzBZOsbvCHuIoGPmBu9AKHHDBSmlvDWWwQ6NpBiUHaKhoFNcno7t78MDd8cgpAMJnoXRKzk/s1600/Til+the+End+of+Day.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKJLNHgPc-5-20kSF24rHtgnZ1Js-H5Peb7P_nL5O89SF5LJQ3HBOt9BlatX68-JlTu5lCzBZOsbvCHuIoGPmBu9AKHHDBSmlvDWWwQ6NpBiUHaKhoFNcno7t78MDd8cgpAMJnoXRKzk/s320/Til+the+End+of+Day.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571654473818269122" /></a>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-33463096831081389922011-01-25T15:05:00.002+00:002011-01-25T15:12:59.330+00:00What's Another Year??<div style="text-align: center;"> I started this picture nearly two years ago.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just fancied doing something a bit different!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had a brief window of opportunity time wise,</div><div style="text-align: center;">or so I thought. But then things got really busy!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've never had chance to return to it and I doubt</div><div style="text-align: center;">I will this year either. Maybe next year??!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">For those interested in the technical stuff,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's an acrylic underpainting on Fisher 400paper. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I've just started to work the background </div><div style="text-align: center;">with pastel as well. It was the light and </div><div style="text-align: center;">atmosphere I liked, so watch this space!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">But not too often, it could be a while!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZks397DuryAL2wY0-6vsMm9496M6U-Ku5eKExddpklo1l1nwxK7gcl1iOpt5lWFixqVMvVT-gdZKfFnciIw0hYZdjIbiiWE1gLOEAdbDnc4Ubsun9DiVlM53j1m-whna2qHDlzWGogJE/s1600/IN+PROGRESS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZks397DuryAL2wY0-6vsMm9496M6U-Ku5eKExddpklo1l1nwxK7gcl1iOpt5lWFixqVMvVT-gdZKfFnciIw0hYZdjIbiiWE1gLOEAdbDnc4Ubsun9DiVlM53j1m-whna2qHDlzWGogJE/s320/IN+PROGRESS.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566140252974532466" /></a>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-46971003223577383862010-08-28T10:08:00.004+01:002010-08-28T10:21:06.091+01:00Back to the Future!!<div align="center">Cryptic Title??!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Not really, all will become clear.</div><div align="center">This is the start of my future and I am now free </div><div align="center">from previous contractual obligations.</div><div align="center">I have lots of new ideas that I want to work on </div><div align="center">so I am taking a trip back to to Devon for a </div><div align="center">few days!!I shall be getting reference for the </div><div align="center">new work and when I come back I shall </div><div align="center">be puttingthe ideas in to practice.</div><div align="center">It's been a long time since I saw</div><div align="center">this sort of coastline so I'm hoping </div><div align="center">the weather will be kind, but it will</div><div align="center">be great whatever the weather!!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQB-2_7y6WuzOl8R_NuqyacQIQzOeu20Xg7BZM2PVixuSAJYGvPwvoB3G3fTo9-7PHe-dAc9TJvbkHOKYNJjm9lfXwzVfsGvMF_ZSTE_mr_FPGDp8G-J2kOC_BhF5hMR9R9zt0OzbYlgM/s1600/1457.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510385747842088882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQB-2_7y6WuzOl8R_NuqyacQIQzOeu20Xg7BZM2PVixuSAJYGvPwvoB3G3fTo9-7PHe-dAc9TJvbkHOKYNJjm9lfXwzVfsGvMF_ZSTE_mr_FPGDp8G-J2kOC_BhF5hMR9R9zt0OzbYlgM/s320/1457.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"></div>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-3127937991359031992010-05-04T14:29:00.012+01:002010-05-04T14:44:36.355+01:00The Things You See!!<div align="center">Well what can I say!! I know it's been ages since </div><div align="center">I put anything on my blog. I have no excuses,</div><div align="center">but I do have reasons, can't say what, sorry!!</div><div align="center">Anyway!! I was away recently delivering </div><div align="center">some pictures to galleries, yes it was when </div><div align="center">we had summer a couple of weeks ago!!</div><div align="center">I was up early this glorious morning </div><div align="center">to take some photos. I decided to cross </div><div align="center">the bridge and this is what I saw!!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpAWq2SCVKmmA5sW0AUT8KfXnAYJokhYc1y6w3fA4yeZA2l6J_MJtCd3kAghxm7g8aU6NKXnJrxe8VF6sbsWKC2bPBvK3WAopCEXWYGva8vsk0H0Yh170gmIboNZB6Zw_5IMPM93L6cE/s1600/Man+with+pig.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467407115596577506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpAWq2SCVKmmA5sW0AUT8KfXnAYJokhYc1y6w3fA4yeZA2l6J_MJtCd3kAghxm7g8aU6NKXnJrxe8VF6sbsWKC2bPBvK3WAopCEXWYGva8vsk0H0Yh170gmIboNZB6Zw_5IMPM93L6cE/s320/Man+with+pig.JPG" /></a>No!! I couldn't believe it either!!</div><div align="center">This bloke was just stood there with</div><div align="center">a pig on his shoulder!!!</div><div align="center">It was plastic, of course, but still??!!</div><div align="center">As I walked past him he merely said</div><div align="center">"Lovely Morning"</div><div align="center">What could I say? <p></p></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFpR59t26YNDDvjeuNgMrkX6FuKmFN0mpeX7ewEjaxE2ShKCWlWJMU2OhjSA9dAyMqK5fSDXTvblfyuZTTFpWKonH-5vnXjX6uP8VI0E7EfzmHp06Y3T01ZKwItIi7Nx_9I63aGPh-ec/s1600/Man+with+pig+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 218px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467406867019641746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFpR59t26YNDDvjeuNgMrkX6FuKmFN0mpeX7ewEjaxE2ShKCWlWJMU2OhjSA9dAyMqK5fSDXTvblfyuZTTFpWKonH-5vnXjX6uP8VI0E7EfzmHp06Y3T01ZKwItIi7Nx_9I63aGPh-ec/s320/Man+with+pig+2.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmOHLxFIUDzM1UgUOYs8oX7ae5LF5Jkj7KOgYQbCjF6t4C1xlYZ6t5Au0O-Mc6uZzPMsuPdxafYeGtzlUE_SvDMTTOf3p2pNzJUR-Oy-ScgGm1sX3Kc0u8ujqUcafn4MBndZtdH2WciU/s1600/Man+with+pig.JPG"></a><br /><br /></div>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-2827624300770449262010-02-12T17:18:00.009+00:002010-02-12T17:36:49.147+00:00How Long??!!<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">I've just looked at my last blog entry, aarrrgh!!</div><div align="center">Has it really been that long since I put anything up??</div><div align="center">I'm afraid so!!</div><div align="center">But I have been really busy, honest!!!</div><div align="center">Apart from moving house, stressful is not the word,</div><div align="center">the run up to Christmas was manic and I delivered</div><div align="center">my last lot of pictures to galleries the weekend before.</div><div align="center">The New Year has been almost as busy getting ready for</div><div align="center">an exhibition at the Wykeham Gallery and also more gallery stock.</div><div align="center">The Sporting & Wildlife Exhibition starts at </div><div align="center">Wykeham on 27th February</div><div align="center">for more details and to see all the images </div><div align="center">check out their website</div><div align="center"><a href="http://wykehamgallery.co.uk/">http://wykehamgallery.co.uk/ <p></a></p></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">This one is entitled "The Unexpected" <p></p></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437409390166899826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-xoizc7hKaWBn_aDDbjLNIELsv5n1BXmXUbL4aQ9w4jdFZjvkmHvLP6AB5Sv5nY8sNVb0a_rchq2zxr2iTAolWsxdAQXM1NZoqP2A54UM0e2RHye2jHC2SO4sKrtR8hNO5D6MEJStBg/s320/The+Unexpected.JPG" /></div>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-45905233723306696132009-08-17T12:03:00.007+01:002009-08-17T12:14:29.897+01:00Going, going, gone!!<div align="center">Apparition has found a home.</div><div align="center">He certainly made an impact on people</div><div align="center">and has now found someone to watch over<p></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">"Apparition going..." <p></p></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2Y3SDv0AgY-glBtsXMcFvw1J9H0el1JL-CBZylrdohsw_GWFijKRDzk17urWWBn6ovPhFUudmAlO1309FzRErytZxtD_T861sWnnfJmlEppGuy54-VZA1eG_KntVo-Ay1IEMF6OI2oE/s1600-h/Apparition+going.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 264px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370888436293380162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2Y3SDv0AgY-glBtsXMcFvw1J9H0el1JL-CBZylrdohsw_GWFijKRDzk17urWWBn6ovPhFUudmAlO1309FzRErytZxtD_T861sWnnfJmlEppGuy54-VZA1eG_KntVo-Ay1IEMF6OI2oE/s320/Apparition+going.JPG" /></a>"Going..." </div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoGwL9Ecph-8YZ4VxdeC3zzTZar6Pnooj_KrHNwlat32TTN7hWg3egjNAUNQHJnjZhC-4M2q8H4Eu_jnxU2cDtDGNQUb1DLrU4m2GLxwwgFMZT1sjB4E2rvcBF3Wu-FnSVB_dNDQs2CY/s1600-h/Apparition+going+going.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 264px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370888432424818178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoGwL9Ecph-8YZ4VxdeC3zzTZar6Pnooj_KrHNwlat32TTN7hWg3egjNAUNQHJnjZhC-4M2q8H4Eu_jnxU2cDtDGNQUb1DLrU4m2GLxwwgFMZT1sjB4E2rvcBF3Wu-FnSVB_dNDQs2CY/s320/Apparition+going+going.JPG" /></a> "Gone!!"<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_vQe3yzhVFD1-256_L0Dk7-984PWe38pJAK3cyW9zjdcKSN5sh4jT1Au9c3eDdYC_EdzdVp3Gzze89SwxaUQrOl-4KAxGG8CLGuEHfuRKmncVs2gJ2Nr5u5sL1yKCDWprAra9iu4TnM/s1600-h/Gone.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 264px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370888428986719762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_vQe3yzhVFD1-256_L0Dk7-984PWe38pJAK3cyW9zjdcKSN5sh4jT1Au9c3eDdYC_EdzdVp3Gzze89SwxaUQrOl-4KAxGG8CLGuEHfuRKmncVs2gJ2Nr5u5sL1yKCDWprAra9iu4TnM/s320/Gone.JPG" /></a><br /></div></div>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-57056364686303474412009-08-04T09:40:00.004+01:002009-08-04T09:50:42.152+01:00Go! Wildlife! Go!<div align="center">In the jungle the mighty jungle.....</div><div align="center">Though it's no longer a "fashionable" genre I still </div><div align="center">resolutely refuse to stop painting my wildlife pictures. </div><div align="center">If seascapes are my bread and butter then</div><div align="center">wildlife is the icing on my cake. I do think there is a </div><div align="center">slight resurgence and I've just sold a piece at the</div><div align="center"> National Exhibition of Wildlife Art.</div><div align="center">I've also sold a few wildlife images recently through my </div><div align="center">local,and very supportive, gallery Hepplestone Fine Art.</div><div align="center">This piece, entitled "Apparition" is currently available from them.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHPCtAkeYqnuEtjb2_r6EY1yAZkBtlwzBJyKUPIM64xcUlJrf_oeBJZ-4w4YXDcwLjrXulZLms7_Xxn3i6qwGEaY-1EaZWMMv3VnW3mD1zv8sbLlACDOabAsLIIO2qQ2VkaVNwdlDUlI/s1600-h/WC+9047+WWL+Apparition.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366026109975681602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHPCtAkeYqnuEtjb2_r6EY1yAZkBtlwzBJyKUPIM64xcUlJrf_oeBJZ-4w4YXDcwLjrXulZLms7_Xxn3i6qwGEaY-1EaZWMMv3VnW3mD1zv8sbLlACDOabAsLIIO2qQ2VkaVNwdlDUlI/s320/WC+9047+WWL+Apparition.JPG" /></a><br /></div>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-13449796547643032582009-07-29T16:32:00.004+01:002009-07-29T16:38:17.744+01:00Painting Live<div align="center">This was me in full flow at a VIP evening held</div><div align="center">at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Westover</span> Gallery. I really enjoyed this event,</div><div align="center">met some great people who showed a </div><div align="center"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">genuine</span> interest in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">what</span> I was doing.</div><div align="center">It's great to get out and show people how it's done.</div><div align="center">Well not too much, don't want to give <em>all</em> my secrets away</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EkUJANKkY3wWR6IgrT9ZlMhjZRK8T3O2hefFIlWuJ3qxZ2HLUQ4XXo_zRWi6VkCCO6tjalDnGfJ4xkeLTILaviASjVUOsQorJbAFV-M-UrMKrWFYGVwaVfFmOBdqxW2NLwPySoVkelg/s1600-h/Westover+painting+live+3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363905752395194258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EkUJANKkY3wWR6IgrT9ZlMhjZRK8T3O2hefFIlWuJ3qxZ2HLUQ4XXo_zRWi6VkCCO6tjalDnGfJ4xkeLTILaviASjVUOsQorJbAFV-M-UrMKrWFYGVwaVfFmOBdqxW2NLwPySoVkelg/s320/Westover+painting+live+3.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-63553695517715572932009-07-22T09:01:00.001+01:002009-07-22T09:06:14.652+01:00BUSY,BUSY,BUSY!!!<div align="center">My name is Wendy and it's been 12 days since my last post!!</div><div align="center">I now accept that I have a problem.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong><em>THERE AREN'T ENOUGH HOURS IN THE DAY!!!</em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em></em></strong> </div><div align="center">So bear with me and I will put some orangutan photos up,</div><div align="center">I just need to find a bit of spare time.</div><div align="center">Does anyone have any or know where I can find some?</div>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-45239513458964504472009-07-10T12:03:00.002+01:002009-07-10T12:22:02.463+01:00Just a Taster<div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center">Back in the freezing cold UK!! </p><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center">It's about 20 degrees colder and I'm still running on Borneo time. </p><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center">It was a truly amazing experience and we are already planning to go back and do the Sabah end of the island. I've tried to upload a video clip but it doesn't want to play ball so I'll just use a photo for now to give you a taste of jungle life.</p><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"></p><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356789804096418082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxANvP254Isj4TRvnEXQA0SNtlbnmRb7GI-EO52RYDby4EsdmzJg3i9mGl98z5iQNGKuB8eskW1UtfGnAniWQtFZalBQTJei3vjM7dnQMZ3D2cqP11j71HYb3piqL3GbMi77-3Tuef1g/s320/Orangutan.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></p><p align="center">I got a huge amount of reference so I'm really looking froward to starting on some new work!!<br /></p><p></p><br /><p align="center"></p>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-36467743800308192692009-06-19T10:52:00.003+01:002009-06-19T11:01:50.039+01:00BORNEO HERE WE COME!!<div align="center">This is going to be <em>AMAZING</em></div><div align="center">Just one of the things planned on this trip,</div><div align="center">a canopy walkway over the rainforest.</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebRDfUjIAAbmNNTYz70bzCqkaKZMCxap0klHq0h93E2mBx6nxl59-AAZTOB8B-kp9r5thNQwbSxRmaLVPYF4L50B4xaTx4bT8px2fx6Rr358TdSGZGpW0zwH7CDqeBWLhT6tVq1gNmyc/s1600-h/canopy+walkway.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348974875860493794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebRDfUjIAAbmNNTYz70bzCqkaKZMCxap0klHq0h93E2mBx6nxl59-AAZTOB8B-kp9r5thNQwbSxRmaLVPYF4L50B4xaTx4bT8px2fx6Rr358TdSGZGpW0zwH7CDqeBWLhT6tVq1gNmyc/s320/canopy+walkway.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">The itinerary is pretty full on so I won't bore you with </div><div align="center">all the details, but of course there will be...</div><div align="center">a trip to see the ginger monkeys:-)<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348975598793288210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivML4eoP99xoQail8tt_VJRlYmpkCI05AfB13yW4jlkcylggU3fSGQSuiMRsOtGN2n-xPYhurtXlkfWxn_xnUreszOevtORovXhCgp3AqBLah5j1aI7WQijhRSGkNA5QtRqSxJCuA743w/s320/ginger+monkey.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Watch this space for real pics when I get back.</div><div align="center">See ya!!<br /><br /></div>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-79723453704830737242009-06-12T10:45:00.002+01:002009-06-12T10:49:07.959+01:00And Finally!!<div align="center">The finished ellies!!</div><div align="center">Do you know, I had never called them "ellies"</div><div align="center">before I went to Botswana, but that was what </div><div align="center">everyone called them, so I sort of picked it up!!</div><div align="center">Still waiting for inspiration on the title.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafCeJjxYPOZGVhkfcmgTA11B2qhYVrjy4KpGprijaKG3dOmQFReqvDhQSrcfCeQy8dccoIGpu22VFrIWjC-wSoOltQDJW4lDet83liA26CRw1dSFaPerHZsF0y19fdfzUYlLrGKE8N10/s1600-h/african_elephant_sunset_finished.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346375232918316162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 206px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafCeJjxYPOZGVhkfcmgTA11B2qhYVrjy4KpGprijaKG3dOmQFReqvDhQSrcfCeQy8dccoIGpu22VFrIWjC-wSoOltQDJW4lDet83liA26CRw1dSFaPerHZsF0y19fdfzUYlLrGKE8N10/s320/african_elephant_sunset_finished.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"></div>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-2091318071932845572009-06-10T18:09:00.002+01:002009-06-10T18:13:14.932+01:00Nearly There!!<div align="center">Slowly it emerges.</div><div align="center">One more <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ellie</span> to go and then</div><div align="center">comes the hard part.</div><div align="center">The Title!!</div><div align="center">Any ideas??</div><div align="center">Not "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Sundowners</span>", please!</div><div align="center">Been done!</div><div align="center"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9La7ffK-B-hoMN1iStXU6e4qoRTH3yj6Y6EDPb8fUI-IJ-arYdBXwCSQe3-ydyjHsIf9LZDPO9REp0kmv9z4CGPaOUDHbeIwbI7l0GYRQVX-wkQlMdLpkuqVdaLjXElHLMVV1Q7FZNb0/s1600-h/african_elephant_sunset.3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345747433197339314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9La7ffK-B-hoMN1iStXU6e4qoRTH3yj6Y6EDPb8fUI-IJ-arYdBXwCSQe3-ydyjHsIf9LZDPO9REp0kmv9z4CGPaOUDHbeIwbI7l0GYRQVX-wkQlMdLpkuqVdaLjXElHLMVV1Q7FZNb0/s320/african_elephant_sunset.3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"></div>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-36299293573788946942009-06-09T17:46:00.004+01:002009-06-09T17:52:53.709+01:00Got holidayitis!!<div align="center">Need super gluing to my board!!</div><div align="center">The only good thing is that I'm working on a wildlife piece,</div><div align="center">I don't do as many as I would like.</div><div align="center">Come on you wildlife lovers start buying wildlife pictures again!!</div><div align="center">Just think every picture you buy is helping to preserve</div><div align="center">an endangered species!! </div><div align="center">Me!!!!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BJicH2yAHlE-XuR7AQ_ucZxpruAxVhY_-_V5Kbl5VJRSB4zkPFBpGvg0ADxtTyJafypc0rT_i9I_dj53pmWJq44MJw9aHH22GGM6pNwLxllK80FHHruL9u5vtW2JaJqfV9KspVTrQbk/s1600-h/african_elephant_sunset.2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345370567506924322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BJicH2yAHlE-XuR7AQ_ucZxpruAxVhY_-_V5Kbl5VJRSB4zkPFBpGvg0ADxtTyJafypc0rT_i9I_dj53pmWJq44MJw9aHH22GGM6pNwLxllK80FHHruL9u5vtW2JaJqfV9KspVTrQbk/s320/african_elephant_sunset.2.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ellies in progress.<br /><br /></div>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-2134910819511374992009-06-07T12:04:00.002+01:002009-06-07T12:10:16.189+01:00Still so much to do, argh!!<div align="center">Countdown to Borneo -15</div><div align="center">It seems to be coming round incredibly quickly.</div><div align="center">I thought I had everything organised but stuff happens.</div><div align="center">This latest piece is a commission request so I'm</div><div align="center">working really hard to get this finished.</div><div align="center">Still have some gallery deliveries to do as well.</div><div align="center">The good news is that the picture I put in to</div><div align="center">the DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year sold,</div><div align="center">so at least I don't have to go down to London</div><div align="center">to collect that. Phew!!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKoNJ1KBqZtVEdVEXf8DcenF-IUNeEtnnNWtih7vuifJBmkevdKz06CIoocw3osNdt6qaVL4ph2q7xpaAOW8_WtvvUyQy0bkPT2zKWeIxj97HEEiljnOe0OXYbrsLEUpV5wkPp-Dnmbo/s1600-h/african_elephant_sunset.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344540257495219410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 211px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKoNJ1KBqZtVEdVEXf8DcenF-IUNeEtnnNWtih7vuifJBmkevdKz06CIoocw3osNdt6qaVL4ph2q7xpaAOW8_WtvvUyQy0bkPT2zKWeIxj97HEEiljnOe0OXYbrsLEUpV5wkPp-Dnmbo/s320/african_elephant_sunset.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-71749025388491575802009-05-22T17:12:00.002+01:002009-05-22T17:20:04.810+01:00Finally Got There!!<div align="center">It was a looong day!!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">We left at 6 in the morning and got to</div><div align="center">the gallery mid morning. We were just going </div><div align="center">to the hotel when we got a call to go back and</div><div align="center">do a video interview. So there we were</div><div align="center">no shower, hair do or make up!!</div><div align="center">Hmm I'll leave you to decide</div><div align="center">who looks the worst.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/FlashNewsPlayer.aspx?articleID=10038&CategoryID=">http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/FlashNewsPlayer.aspx?articleID=10038&CategoryID=</a></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl39G3_JOvuYDIh3bVSNRU3FpS0LUMbyMv70kMQFXB9MsM-KL_6GhEJlgFCd6FZptbtyqzKkD8Y9t_HU29Csw1ucFv3EsjBoXeC4xqsTWh_l11tT5OMT4-b0uDoHK_fx9gjo01QJZ4MOg/s1600-h/Balnave+Gallery+painting+live.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338682362151321154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl39G3_JOvuYDIh3bVSNRU3FpS0LUMbyMv70kMQFXB9MsM-KL_6GhEJlgFCd6FZptbtyqzKkD8Y9t_HU29Csw1ucFv3EsjBoXeC4xqsTWh_l11tT5OMT4-b0uDoHK_fx9gjo01QJZ4MOg/s320/Balnave+Gallery+painting+live.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPy1xYoowcZ_pTWnJat6XW1w52VgtnmNQGrRaYzP1eNiVtg1pR9XbKBRl50fmRKsWw6r-7NI4xFg_Zb6MFsdCyICA-sdFeSRoQ5hR9oFt-T14xPdFhAsV0MzuxiXIdYkzXFQ-pF0P3ctU/s1600-h/Balnave+Gallery+painting+live.JPG"></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760329007261845045.post-26855499739145887002009-05-22T17:04:00.005+01:002009-05-22T17:30:51.935+01:00We thought we could get all this in a Ford Focus!!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">You have to be joking!!</span></div><br /><div align="center">Fellow artist Toni Hargreaves and myself </div><div align="center">did a painting live evening</div><div align="center">at The Balnave Gallery in Newbury. </div><div align="center">Slight panic ensued when we picked up the last of </div><div align="center">the work from the framers, no way was it all going to </div><div align="center">fit in the car!!Frantic phone calls managed </div><div align="center">to find a van to hire and, frankly it was still</div><div align="center">a bit of a squeeze. You can just see </div><div align="center">Toni peeping through from the front.</div><div align="center"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiPjOHraMwi1OvHhZyOFJ8Sy5TO-sNTfm-QVsZAlrbXMbsuZCjGm2FxSytfNUvBCKKiNgjVIzX0A-juu7kW1_cALPPn3TDBps89THf9LB0nour0-EGf9hLQIBklq38fHl_aObbR-32uU/s1600-h/Back+of+the+van.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338680001114776002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 381px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiPjOHraMwi1OvHhZyOFJ8Sy5TO-sNTfm-QVsZAlrbXMbsuZCjGm2FxSytfNUvBCKKiNgjVIzX0A-juu7kW1_cALPPn3TDBps89THf9LB0nour0-EGf9hLQIBklq38fHl_aObbR-32uU/s400/Back+of+the+van.JPG" border="0" /></a>Wendy Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536946049140379946noreply@blogger.com2