tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.comments2023-06-05T09:50:56.684+01:00Carmarthen ArtistAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16308520912887395097noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-22916260142286483072015-12-30T10:59:42.109+00:002015-12-30T10:59:42.109+00:00I love this painting. Here is a poem from my soon...I love this painting. Here is a poem from my soon to be published collection of poetry. Your image captures what I wrote about perfectly. <br /><br />A PENNY FOR THOUGHT <br /><br /><br />I sit motionless <br />in a rented sedan <br />watching the silent winter <br />fall on the empty street. <br />A wet brown leaf <br />tumbles like a memory <br />down the cold sidewalk. <br />Across the street <br />a wind-bent and hatless <br />old man waits <br />for the light to change. <br />His tattered trousers <br />flapping like surrender flags<br />against his frail legs. <br />Braced against a mail box, <br />he carefully lowers himself <br />onto the pavement. <br />He is halfway across <br />when a honking bread truck <br />narrowly misses him. <br />The old man studies <br />the truck for a moment <br />and then plods across <br />to the other side. <br />He pauses to wipe <br />the rain from his brow, <br />adjusts his ragged coat, <br />and with short choppy steps<br />he sets off up the street. <br />After a few yards <br />he stops and peers <br />down at the sidewalk. <br />with great effort <br />he bends to one knee <br />and picks up <br />a wet brown penny. <br />He examines the coin <br />as if it were a jewel, <br />and carefully puts it in his pocket. <br />A heavy rain begins to fall <br />as the old man turns back<br />and wanders towards the crosswalk. <br />I start the car up <br />and pull away from the curb. <br />The importance of this event <br />will remain undeterminable.<br />Don McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00199725313285923190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-35229951191300800832014-02-22T11:33:20.546+00:002014-02-22T11:33:20.546+00:00Which starts to happen when you look with differen...Which starts to happen when you look with different eyes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01905280372994482438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-46519537747702824282014-01-30T21:30:57.041+00:002014-01-30T21:30:57.041+00:00Love her work. Must visit her gallery next time I&...Love her work. Must visit her gallery next time I'm up that way visiting my aunt in cardigan Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03454816422680705682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-70184819860520184442013-12-07T21:14:15.748+00:002013-12-07T21:14:15.748+00:00I am with you on this.I am with you on this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16308520912887395097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-29809486228668283012013-11-30T13:52:05.292+00:002013-11-30T13:52:05.292+00:00How many artists have written a statement about th...How many artists have written a statement about their work re-read it properly and work out exactly what they have said- so often its asks the reader to comprehend what they are saying without an accompanying dictionary.<br />The banning of art-speak is long overdue.Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14894123704227480152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-56632496475828232642013-11-27T14:11:51.386+00:002013-11-27T14:11:51.386+00:00He was always great company and he spoke about you...He was always great company and he spoke about you proudly. Thanks for getting in touch. I hope the course is going well. <br />MarkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16308520912887395097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-80632621206153578282013-11-27T08:56:26.404+00:002013-11-27T08:56:26.404+00:00Hi Mark, John Brown was my grandfather, it is love...Hi Mark, John Brown was my grandfather, it is lovely to hear an outsiders perspective. I am now studying Jewellery and Ceramics at Carmarthen, I was just doing some research for a presentation I am doing and stumbled across your blog and a sketch of my grandpa. Thank you <br />Rose Rosey Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098387475614646602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-85607713011059945702013-11-09T12:47:00.380+00:002013-11-09T12:47:00.380+00:00Hi Sharon, yes I think he would and far better ren...Hi Sharon, yes I think he would and far better renovated than being totally demolished.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16308520912887395097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-61244284102742106012013-11-09T12:24:49.671+00:002013-11-09T12:24:49.671+00:00I too like to see things renovated but if were eve...I too like to see things renovated but if were ever to renovate something I would like to know the history of the place and keep those memories alive in the new - like keeping certain features and having old photos of how it used to be or something - I hope Mr Davies would be happy to see new life being breathed into his homeSharon Whitleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403989834480218330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-3194504986305189362013-01-14T09:15:51.612+00:002013-01-14T09:15:51.612+00:00Like thisLike thisAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16666101217177706976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-32439558669751339902013-01-08T23:33:52.011+00:002013-01-08T23:33:52.011+00:00Haha - Insect Day - that's funny, they also ha...Haha - Insect Day - that's funny, they also have time allocated for planning and preparation these days too, mind you still wouldn't want their job!! Great paintingSharon Whitleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403989834480218330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-79126351075092028072013-01-08T23:06:58.071+00:002013-01-08T23:06:58.071+00:00Hi Mark: Your painting of the No.56 Bus in Union S...Hi Mark: Your painting of the No.56 Bus in Union Street, Birmingham is excellent. I have taken the<br />liberty of posting a link to this site on the Birmingham History Forum so that our many members<br />will be able to view it.jennyannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10308069462693339994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-90243287420389948062013-01-08T23:02:01.537+00:002013-01-08T23:02:01.537+00:00Hi Mark: Your painting of the No.56 Bus in Unin St...Hi Mark: Your painting of the No.56 Bus in Unin Street, Birmingham is excellent. I have taken the<br />liberty of posting a link to this site on the Birmingham History Forum so that our many members<br />will be able to view it.jennyannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10308069462693339994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-49656406181910290722012-07-18T20:14:21.758+01:002012-07-18T20:14:21.758+01:00Hi Howard
thanks for taking the time to respond
Jo...Hi Howard<br />thanks for taking the time to respond<br />John was a lovely man who was very knowledgeable and great company. Glad his book continues one of his lifes interests.<br />MarkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16308520912887395097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-25848773205481934402012-07-04T17:59:28.432+01:002012-07-04T17:59:28.432+01:00.
I have just stumbled across your blog and its d....<br /><br />I have just stumbled across your blog and its drawing of John Brown, the Chair-maker.<br /><br />I never met him, as you did, but I bought (read and re-read) his excellent book on Welsh chairs when it was first published in the early 1990s.<br /><br />I wrote about it recently in my blog, describing it as one of the books I return to. Brown says in it that if his workshop were on fire he would garb a favourite scraper…. Me? I’d grab John Brown’s book, especially as he signed it.<br /><br />All best from wet mid Wales<br /><br />Howard RobertsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-76520551353712107182012-04-09T12:02:52.496+01:002012-04-09T12:02:52.496+01:00thanks!thanks!Junhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427325219295461266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-58321875026135827962012-04-09T07:48:29.206+01:002012-04-09T07:48:29.206+01:00Hi Jun
Its not easy particularly on the eyes. The ...Hi Jun<br />Its not easy particularly on the eyes. The only tip I can give is to paint the larger parts of the pattern accurately and give the impression of the rest. The plate is about 4 hours work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16308520912887395097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-2781462587340484472012-04-09T07:44:17.392+01:002012-04-09T07:44:17.392+01:00hello. i currently doing a still life painting too...hello. i currently doing a still life painting too. but when comes to detail ones i not really good at. especially those cloth with patterns.Junhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427325219295461266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-79216198315463862422012-01-09T12:52:49.003+00:002012-01-09T12:52:49.003+00:00LThe oil painting above is of fishing trawlers off...LThe oil painting above is of fishing trawlers off aheadland. They are actually Brixham Trawlers and were very popular around theSouth and West Coast at the turn of the 20th century.<br /><br />Personalised number plates are not something that appeals tome. I have a good a reason for that well actually two. One is the cost and theother is that I wouldn’t want to draw attention to myself. I am not a baddriver but on the other hand not a great one either. It would be all too easyto remember that car with <br /> ART 1 registration that accidentally cut you up or pulled outwithout looking. With an indistinctive number like our plate it’s just an otherold man in a flat cap!<br />Now my email has been a painlately. Not arriving where it should, refusing to send group emails…So Ieventually decided to bite the bullet and change email to Gmail.<br />My old email address wasmarkcox@…… and obviously I wanted something similar with my name and withoutnumbers. The problem was they were all gone. So decision time you can buypersonalised email addresses. They are very expensive. I didn’t want to dothat.<br />I looked at my business card andfound the answer. My Business card was Mark Cox BA. “Eureka” that wasavailable. Finally I have found something useful to come from my old degree infine art. (Actually that is a bit harsh, I enjoyed it but the course wasn’t much to do about painting, not as I understand it anyway.). Anyway the Degree cost me a fortune.<br />So I reckon at the end of the day I have probablygot the Worlds Most expensive email address.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17064354106753833642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-64483152976125689272012-01-03T00:20:50.607+00:002012-01-03T00:20:50.607+00:00wow thats cool, we lived in the house right next t...wow thats cool, we lived in the house right next to the bridge and we always had tennis and footballs falling down, so we could always go there to get the balls.Manihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701953808508343243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-85311167260624636642012-01-02T23:21:42.276+00:002012-01-02T23:21:42.276+00:00Hi Manu yes I lived in Highfield Road until 1972Hi Manu yes I lived in Highfield Road until 1972Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16308520912887395097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-68774020876969288902012-01-02T19:37:18.498+00:002012-01-02T19:37:18.498+00:00Hi, Lovely picture! Memories from our old house on...Hi, Lovely picture! Memories from our old house on Highfield Road number 181, did you live there too?Manihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701953808508343243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-88783769336587440532011-12-19T19:07:11.893+00:002011-12-19T19:07:11.893+00:00There's a fine line between genius and insanit...There's a fine line between genius and insanity, and sometimes most people don't know where that line lies.Nutcrackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344174704343566179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-5428968827457826492011-09-14T07:31:28.160+01:002011-09-14T07:31:28.160+01:00Amazing to see the work in progress Mark.Amazing to see the work in progress Mark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930154577536187297.post-173031100636254722011-09-05T12:07:56.850+01:002011-09-05T12:07:56.850+01:00A beautiful painting MarkA beautiful painting MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com