Painted canal plates on show at Goole Waterways Museum

I've got loads of things to paint, just need some inspiration.

Pay attention children!

All small spiders are £4.99 (free p&p)

Mummy spider is quite large and delicate. 

She could be posted flattened out and would cost £6.99 (free p&p)

A new hatching of spiders

Handmade spiders made from glass and crystals.

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No1

Queenie Spider

Royal Blue, Purple and Gold

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No2

Miranda Spider

Turquoise and Green

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No3

Sebastian Spider

Green and Black

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No4

Blue Boy Spider

Royal Blue

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Festival on the Canals

An abstract painting showing canal roses, leaves and daisies within the framework of the stylised canal rose.  It uses all the main colours of the canal folk art that has been seen on narrowboats for the last 200 or more years.
I've called it Festival on the Canals because its bright, brash and loads of fun.
Size: 18" x 18" Canvas
Medium: Enamel (as used on canal ware)

Dirty Harry

'You've got to ask yourself one question.'  'Do I feel lucky?'  'Well do ya punk?'
This was done for the DPW Superstition challenge this week.

Rags

Just a very scruffy cat

Memory of Susie

Oil 7" x 5"  dailypaintworks.com
Auction

The Spider's Thread

The Spider's Thread

The Buddha Shakyamuni is meandering around Paradise one morning, when he stops at a lotus-filled pond. Between the lilies, he can see, through the crystal-clear waters, the depths of Hell. His eyes come to rest on one sinner in particular, by the name of Kandata. Kandata was a cold-hearted criminal, but had one good deed to his name: while walking through the forest one day, he decided not to kill a spider he was about to crush with his foot. Moved by this single act of compassion, the Buddha takes the silvery thread of a spider in Paradise and lowers it down into Hell.
Down in Hell, the myriad sinners are struggling in the Pool of Blood, in total darkness save for the light glinting off the Mountain of Spikes, and in total silence save for the sighs of the damned. Kandata, looking up by chance at the sky above the pool, sees the spider's thread descending towards him and grabs hold with all the might of a seasoned criminal. The climb from Hell to Paradise is not a short one, however, and Kandata quickly tires. Dangling from the middle of the rope, he glances downward, and sees how far he has come. Realizing that he may actually escape from Hell, he is overcome by joy and laughs giddily. His elation is short-lived, however, as he realizes that others have started climbing the thread behind him, stretching down into the murky depths below. Fearing that the thread will break from the weight of the others, he shouts that the spider's thread is his and his alone. It is at this moment that the thread breaks, and he and all the other sinners are cast back down into the Pool of Blood.
Shakyamuni witnesses this, knowing all but still with a slightly sad air. In the end, Kandata condemned himself by being concerned only with his own salvation and not that of others. But Paradise continues on as it has, and it is nearly noontime there. Thus the Buddha continues his meanderings.
The Spider's Thread, known as Kumo no Ito in Japanese, is a classic tale pieced together by Ryunosuke Akutagawa as a short story in 1918. Interestingly, this story was originally published in a children's magazine, which may surprise many Western readers as this is not the typical tale children are told in the West. Despite the cultural difference, the story presents an interesting lesson.

Spiders are getting out of control

Green Meanie Spider

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Boris the Blue Kneed Spider

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Red Rufus Spider (sold out)

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More Spiders

Angela Spider (sold out)

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Rosie Spider

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Spiders, Spiders, Spiders

Goldilocks Spider

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Rosalie Spider

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Who could hate a beautiful spider

Crystal Dragonflies - Light Catchers

A couple of crystal dragonflies to hang in a window.  When the sun's shining they sparkle beautifully.
Send me a message if you would like one and I can do them in other colours as well.

Heron

A rather weary looking heron.  Is he fed up because no fish are passing? Or has he just eaten too many and is looking forward to a sleep?
Painted on a canvas board (12" x 10") in acrylic.
I'm thinking about putting this on Ebay, but am not sure about starting price.  Any suggestions please.

Greenfinch

A small (7" x 5") acrylic painting of a Greenfinch on canvas board.  At the moment its on Ebay, for sale at the start price of .99p with £3 p&p.

Sawley Marina Canal Art Display

All of my canal paintings in the Sawley Marina Chandlery.  Many, many thanks to Rod, Kate and Kate.

Spider in a frame

This is a beaded spider sitting on a copper web in a pale wood box frame.  Usually I make spiders and dragonflies as light catchers.  This one and a very similar one were the first framed spider I've made and I'm very pleased with the effect.  Both measure approx 5" x 5"  and can be found in the Sawley Marina Chandlery.

Canal Art Coal Bucket

This is the first day of this blog and quite frankly I don't really know what I'm doing with all these buttons and things yet.  So, do forgive me if you chance to look and see what its all about.  At the moment its nothing much, but I promise that in the future I'll be posting all sorts of photos showing my work.

Just for starters, here is one of my most recent pieces of canal art.  A coal bucket that you will now find in the shop window of Sawley Marina on the cut off the River Trent which is near to Long Eaton.  I've painted two more of these coal buckets which were bought by the Canal Shop in Skipton.