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‘Childhood Gifts’ a poem by Me

01 Tuesday Oct 2013

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” CHILDHOODS GIFTS’‘

How can a clown always be so happy?

The painted face beams out, our worries, none,

He gives us a gift that lasts, never gone,

Older now, I remember that chappie,

His tears not real, his pants wide and flappy,

From the high wire to net he flew as a swan,

To make us laugh louder, a joke, he’s one,

So long ago, still I wore a nappy.

 

My wrinkles still crease, thinking of his flaws,

The balloon would pop spraying out water,

Fun given to us his only main cause,

To crowd he was led, his pain, his slaughter,

He bowed once, twice and took all our applause,

Was he really happy? I ask. Daughter…?

Copyright Caren Taylor  Published 2001 A Celebration of Verse – Anchor Books

A pen drawing of my younger self by me. (wow those terry nappies were huge - thank goodness for disposables nowadays!)

An ink sketch of my younger self by Me – from an old photograph
(wow those terry nappies were huge – thank goodness for disposables nowadays!)

Going off the size of those nappies (being a child of the 1960’s) its a wonder we ever got around crawling, let alone learn to walk in one! The photograph was taken in the front picket fenced garden at my Grandma and Grandad’s house in Gorton, Manchester, where I spent all my school holidays as you can see from being a baby until age eight. I have wonderful memories from the long summers over those early years from the rag and bone cart coming each week up the back cobbled street to fetching coal from the outdoor shed (where there lurked lots of long legged spiders -YUK – I think that is where I got my fear of spiders from). My Grandparents always had all the time in the world for me, probably because I was their only grandchild, they would play card games and dominoes each night with me, usually we played for matchsticks (Imagine letting children under five play with matches now – you would be shot) but every Friday we would play for pennies – somehow I always seemed to win on a Friday!!! Saturdays My Grandma would take me to the shops with her on the High Street, where I was allowed to play the penny one arm bandits with my winnings. My Grandma always held the money for me whilst I pulled the long arm of the machine and when the pennies were almost out she would suggest spending the rest at the corner sweet shop on the way home. Before the sweet shop we would stop at the betting shop and place my Grandad’s betting slip for the horses, that was his weekly treat my Grandma would say, then next door to my shop. I always remember the little lady in the sweet shop would give me an empty egg tray to fill in exchange for my small pile of pennies.

After lunch on a Saturday was very much set in stone at my Grandparents, My Grandad would sit transfixed watching the horse racing (in black and white – so it was hard to tell one horse from another in my eyes) holding his newspaper close at hand with all his horses circled he seemed to stop breathing as the race started, You could always tell when he hadn’t won – his glasses would fly off and there would be a crumpled piece of paper thrown onto the open fire. Sitting opposite would be my Grandma clicking away with her knitting, usually with a cigarette smouldering in her ashtray whilst she sucked on an almond and I would be happily sorting my egg tray full of flying saucers, swizzles, spangles, refreshers and dolly mixtures. I would sort out each little egg holder with a day’s worth of sweets so they would last almost until the next sweet shop visit.

Life was so simple and happy back then, summers seemed to last forever, in a really nice way. By the age of five, my Grandma had me sweeping the fires out each morning, setting the new coal in place (after I had collected it from the spider shed) and knotting rolls of newspaper ready for lighting before My Grandad came downstairs, I can still remember the first time she allowed me to light the paper knots with a match, it seemed such a big moment! Peeling potatoes in the back room in front of the fire into a big bowl of water, ”…always making sure to scrape the ‘eyes’ out of them” she would tell me. Then there was the patience hour after hour my Grandma would spend showing me how to knit, she seemed to be constantly picking my ‘dropped stitches’ up, but eventually I did learn!

I often wish I could be transported back to those days and have my Grandparents all over again. But, as is Life, time moves forward, I am just so happy to have the memories which will never leave me, Those are my childhood Gifts!

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Pen and Ink – Edgworth over to St. Annes Church, Chapeltown – Sketch in Ink

17 Sunday Mar 2013

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Edgworth over to St. Annes Church Chapeltown

Edgworth over to St. Annes Church, Chapeltown.

This is a simple black and white pen illustration of a local countryside scene. Previously I have posted a pastel version of this same scene done in autumn colours  Landscape – ‘Edgworth over to St. Anne’s – Soft Pastel Landscape

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Pen and Ink – Affetside to Winterhill (Small version) – Sketch in Ink

12 Tuesday Mar 2013

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Affetside to Winterhill (Small version)

Affetside to Winterhill (Small version)

Sometimes, I just like to redraw things I have enjoyed doing, this scene is one of those pictures. Below are the links to the other versions;

Landscapes – ‘From Affetside to Winterhill ‘- Pastel (and Pen& Ink versions) – Landscapes

 

 

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Pen and Ink – ‘Snowshill, Cotswolds -Sketch in ink

05 Tuesday Mar 2013

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'Snowshill - Cotswolds'

‘Snowshill – Cotswolds’

This tiny little Cotwold village is a beautiful part of the country to visit. Just a short drive out of the village and you end up via the farm tracks emerging into the most wonderful landscape of rolling fields, which seem to stretch unbroken for miles. When we first discovered this place over 25 years ago it was like driving into a breathtaking dream. At the right time of the year the lavender farms add fabulous colour too! The Ink sketch above is looking over the graveyard to the little stone cottages and to what was obviously once the village post box on the wall of the end house.

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Pencil Drawings – Chipping Campden, Cotswolds – Pencil Drawing

19 Tuesday Feb 2013

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'Chipping Campden, Cotswolds'

‘Chipping Campden, Cotswolds’

This little village street scene of Chipping Campden in the Cotswolds can also be seen in my Pen and Ink section. It was done from a photograph taken whilst on a family holiday.  I do like to recreate some of my artwork in different mediums. Whilst, I think, the pencil drawing gives a softer, more romanticised feel to the scene, the pen and ink illustration gives a very crisp no fuss kind of picture. It amazes me how two scenes exactly the same appear so different even when drawn by the same person. It is almost as if the ink illustration conveys matter of factly “I am, what I am” whereas the pencil drawing has more character and depth somehow, even though they are similarly shaded.

(I have included the Pen and Ink drawing below so a comparison of style can be seen together)

Chipping Campden, Cotswolds

Chipping Campden, Cotswolds

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Pen and ink – Green Arms Road – Cows’ Landscape Pen and Ink

11 Monday Feb 2013

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'Green Arms Road - Cows'

‘Green Arms Road – Cows’

This little colourful pen and ink illustration, I have reproduced twice more in just Black and White Ink Sketch, and also as a Pastel Landscape. Whilst in coloured ink it it somewhat vibrant, compared to the pastel version, it is very much toned down as to how I normally paint, much more vividly in inks! (See other Pen and Inks in this section). It is a local scene, and very much exposed to the elements especially the wind, which would probably explain why the cows are all huddling together by the fence.

Below I have also included the Black and white Ink Sketch and the Pastel Landscape version (Found also in Landscapes – as; ‘Green Arms Road – Cows’)

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Pen and Ink – Colourful Mountain Stream – Sketch in Ink

08 Friday Feb 2013

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Colourful Mountain Stream - Pen and Inks

Colourful Mountain Stream – Pen and Inks

This simple pen and ink illustration really came to life when I added the coloured inks. The colours I used gave it an Autumnal feel which is vividly contrasted by the blues of the stream. I think the best thing about this picture is the depth within the water given by adding varied amounts of the blue to create shadows from the little islands.

Below is The same sketch but left as a black and white illustration to show the effect the colour has upon the scene!

mountain stream inkpen 10x12

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Pen and Ink – ‘Worcester College Ducks, Oxford’ – Sketch in Ink

04 Monday Feb 2013

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Worcester College Ducks, Oxford University

Worcester College Ducks, Oxford University

For those who have browsed my LANDSCAPE SECTION, You may recognise this scene. In Landscapes it was done in soft pastels which gives it a real feeling of softness, This is the preliminary sketch for that artwork. The drawing was done from a photograph taken whilst visiting my Daughter, who was studying for her Master’s Degree at the time. The ducks at Worcester College are considered very important and are contained within the College Emblem.

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Pen and Inks – Landscape ‘An Old Mill’ – Coloured !

29 Tuesday Jan 2013

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An Old Mill In Colour

An Old Mill In Colour

Previously in Pen and Ink I featured a simple black and white sketch of the scene above. Wanting to take the illustration further I redid the scene coloured with vibrant inks. I was rather pleased with the result!

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Pen and Ink – ‘On the Canal – In Colour’

24 Thursday Jan 2013

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'On the Canal - In Colour'

‘On the Canal – In Colour’

For those who have already seen the first post of this scene in ‘Pen and Inks’ just in black and white, I thought it might be nice to show you another version of the same coloured with inks. Not a medium I have worked much  with over the years, though every now and then I have another practice as above. I must admit I am always really excited by their vibrancy, (thinking about it, I really should have another practice – A girl can always do with a little excitement!)

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