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Rossie
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As there seems to be quite a bit of artistic talent around here, I thought I would start a pencil sketch section .....
Kalh mera oi filoi mou
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Stanley
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Posted - 16/03/2010 : 06:21
I never had the sports gene or any ability except in cycling. We were swift kiddies and I saw a quiz question last night which asked what spot used the word 'bonk'. My mind went back to the 'bonk bags' we used to have that contained high energy snacks to get us back up to speed when the tank ran out. We never did it competitively but my god we could cover some miles in a day. I still treasure my late mate Iain's comment about being fed up with climbing hills in Derbyshire behind me and watching my fat little legs going up and down like piston rods! Sixty years later I still have good legs with no sign of various veins, all that bike-riding as a growing lad?
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conty
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Posted - 16/03/2010 : 07:40
belle the fag sounds healthier than what some smoke now up the field, loads of kids get stoned in school and i go to a good school i cant imagine what it would be like to go to a bad one!! maybe the teachers are stoned too LOL unfortunatly drugs are everywhere even in the little country villages, thats why i am careful what partys i go to.
jess the girl i trian with was quite chubby last year (shot-put) but she has changed loads with the training, all the chubby has fallen off and shes better at discus now because of it, i think she felt the same as you belle that she was really good at something in sport last year, this year shes going to kick some ass at discus and look great doing it too, im really proud of her shes my best buddie
stanley isnt varcous veins hereditary? thats what my dad says as he has got them and blames my nan, my dad used to cycle to london to bristol every year for a charity and cycle during the year to train for the run upto london and he has veins in his leg as big as fingers!! hopefully i will have my mothers legs!!! hehe poor dad.. gotta go or im gonna be late for school LOL
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belle
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Posted - 16/03/2010 : 08:41
Conty, you have got your head screwed on right...Pot was just becoming fashionable in my youth and like now, people thought it was "harmless" but I know many of my contemporaries who missed out on brilliant careers through getting hooked and some with long term mental health problems. I also know a scientist who researched the lasting physical effects and it was found to be 7 times more carconegenic (can't spell it but 'cancer forming') than tobacco, whether it was eaten or smoked. Of course many kids are into other things as well, it all seems a great idea at the time, but there is a life time of grief to pay for it, and for some that life time is cut short.
Sorry I am lecturing the wrong person...but it's no wonder some schools threaten sniffer dogs!
Good for your friend, you sound very proud of her, she is blessed to have you as her friend, I hope she does well in the discus this summer, sounds like she has worked hard for it.
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conty
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Posted - 16/03/2010 : 21:13
 ive been working a bit slow on this as i am still up to my neck in exams, but heres the start of a drawing of a collie
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Stanley
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Posted - 17/03/2010 : 06:12
Lovely, looks just like my old mate Fly......
Stanley Challenger Graham
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conty
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Posted - 19/03/2010 : 20:20
im off to learn how to use coloured pencils tomorrow as ive had alot of requests for coloured portraits. so i think i am going to have an interesting day as ive been told i will be the youngest by a mile!! haha well the old grannys will be spoiling me LOL and today was the end of my 10 hour gcse art exam, this time i drew myself throwing the discus with the olympic rings behind me and a union jack. the artist that i used for this piece was the offical olympic artist kevin whitney, so thats where the union jack and the olympic rings in paint came from, with my bit being the self portrait in pencil. ive got a sneeky photo of how my exam work was going yesterday, i havent got one finished but you will get the idea
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Stanley
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Posted - 20/03/2010 : 05:44
I used to be slim and good looking as well.....
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Posted - 20/03/2010 : 05:49
Never did slim or good looking but I was young once. Nolic
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conty
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Posted - 22/03/2010 : 22:52
i have just set up a little web page of my own, free of course!! where i can load up my drawings. i went on a drawing with coloured pencils and it was really good, no tuition but i picked up so many tips and got lots of advice i think i feel more confident to pick up some coloured pencils now. got more exams!! and ive got a stinking cold, whats that all about!! the suns out its getting warmer and i feel dreadful so i dont think my german is going to do so good tomorrow ergh anyway heres a link to my web page. if you get time have a quick look and maybe leave a comment in my guest book, thanks
http://conorfarrportraits.shutterfly.com/
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Stanley
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Posted - 23/03/2010 : 06:40
Nice. Just had a look and added a comment. The latest one of the Border Collie is another great drawing. Well done Conor.
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Stanley
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Posted - 23/03/2010 : 06:41
PS. The cold is because you are mixing with other people and look at it this way, it's educating your immune system. Remember that too much training damages the immune system.
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conty
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Posted - 04/04/2010 : 18:45
i thought you might like to see the first attempt at using coloured pencils. i worked on it till 1am yesterday, its so much slower than just using my normal pencils and that was slow enough LOL
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Stanley
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Posted - 05/04/2010 : 06:17
Worth it! It looks good but you really should improve your time management! You should be in bed at ten and up at five!
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Tizer
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Posted - 05/04/2010 : 12:42
But if he gets too quick he'll make the camera obsolete!
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conty
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Posted - 05/04/2010 : 14:50
oh stanley mums always going on about time management, apparentley im rubbish at it LOL but im going to do some drawing this afternoon so there may even be an update but dont hold yer breath haha
tizer i wish i could just snap my fingers and its all done, the quicker the better, but as soon as its done theres another to do, i was doing the kingfisher just as a practice at using coloured pencils but now someone wants to buy it so its just another to get finished and i havent done the 2 collies yet!! but im gonna work on one of them this afternoon
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Pencil Sketches and Conor's Corner
