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357. In the style of... tedbarlow

2009.11.08

This is the view from the hills where I live quite near to llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch which, you might not realise, is one of the shortest place names in Wales.

Look, you can almost see my house from here.

I live and work in this small disused chapel which is home to an artists’ collective - if you look very carefully you can just about make out three of my friends waving from the balcony.

Luckily Jones the Farmer, loves the old chapel and everyone in it, so I am allowed to shoot his Fresians.

Poor Daisy, she has a couple of giant pink slugs crawling over her head.

If you want to get up close to a young calf it pays to approach very slowly. Another handy tip is to get a large pink washing up glove, fill it with milk and tie it to your waist. Mmmm.

Mooo! (pencil on paper)

Mooo to you tooo! (pencil on paper)

The other day whilst out sketching cows, I caught a fleeting glimpse of this beautiful Magpie Moth Abraxas (Abraxas) grossulariata.

Wild horses won’t keep me away from the fields at the top of Jones’ farm.

Neigh [Jarvo, you’ll never make an artist] Neigh! (watercolour on paper).

I’ve got to got now, as you know time flies and I have to do the hanging for a prestigious exhibition tomorrow - oh and choir practice too.

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Sorry Ted, there's obviously no way in which I could do justice to your art. But that's why you're the artist and I'm only an assistant deputy office monkey underling (3rd Class).

Reminds me of Ted ... ;o)
Great post Jon!!

Ryana · 2009-11-08: 14:09

Hahahahaha,
You're making me laugh too much :-)))
well I think you got that just about perfectly right, hahaha
and you reminded me of a couple of important posts I forgot to make...trouble is I've got about half a dozen that I keep promising people I'll be putting up in the very near future Hahaha.
Great Jon
Thank you :-))

????? · 2009-11-08: 15:02

You forgot the poles! ha ha ha
These are great Jon.

dontblink · 2009-11-08: 15:08

OMG!!!
Jon, you really capture the style!!
Fantastic post.
You made laugh so much in front of the computer!!
LOL!

????? · 2009-11-08: 16:05

Awesome, WELL DONE
WELL DONE
WELL DONE

urmysunshine · 2009-11-08: 18:45

Oh, oh, oh,.....stop!! I'm still laughing from Ruth's and now this?? You nailed it, Jon.....

lookagain · 2009-11-08: 19:00

LOL! Excellent, Jon. I especially like your 'art'!

smbunation · 2009-11-08: 19:26

Poor Daisy. I'd try to get those things off her head with a stick.

BuffyEyes · 2009-11-08: 21:23

Lols! Great post and I guess the creator himself is amused! Great work :)

smithapnair · 2009-11-08: 22:56

Congratulations on your promotion! This must be how you celebrate. Am I dreaming or does No. 12 actually say "shit"?

I imagine your neighbours are used to you walking around armed (handed?) with pink plastic gloves full of milk...

revenant · 2009-11-09: 00:29