153 Brooch

I've spent a large part of today painting brooches onto a zinc chimney sweep sign. You'll see.

152 Charger

This beauty is painted by Alfred powell, I may have scaled it down to fit in the painting, don't tell anyone...

151 Shoe

I am writing really quickly to try and post before midnight.... This is a shoe.

150 Ebony and Holly inlay

These are on display at the Wilson and I love them! They are only small but as an amateur guitar builder I am fascinated by wood contrasts. I have made this drawing to remind me to paint them into the final Wilson Still Life which is coming together rather nicely. 

149 The Muffin man of Cheltenham

In the 1800's you could buy a muffin from this little fellow who used to sell muffins from his basket on Cheltenham high street. Today I included him in my big painting nailed to a very nice chest of drawers!

148 Marquetry pattern

Damnation! I was 17 minutes late in posting today's painting (this is my Easter Day effort) I have been caught up with this pattern today and it may have re wired my brain!

147 Smoking cap

Yes that's right from back in the days when you had a special hat and jacket for smoking! 

146 Two Boxers

I need to go back to the museum and do more research on these two. I just love them I think they are hilarious and I must find out more about the fight that is being commemorated here.

145 Vase by Pilkintons

I needed a blue vase. This is it. 

You may notice the 'brief' daily paintings at the minute... That's because I am hard at work on the finished 'Wilson still life' painting...

144 Post Coach horn

This was the horn used to warn pedestrians to get out of the way of the postmans coach. Or you will get run over..

143 Anti Gas Ointment

I spent a morning with The Wilson Collection today, I love the idea of this anti gas ointment, (from WW1) not sure how effective it was.

142 Duelling Pistol

A duelling pistol.  Made by William Sydney Hollis, who established the Cheltenham Gun Manufactory. A strange investment buying duelling pistols... 

141 Portrait Minature -

This a portrait of johns Boles Watson, who was the theatre manager of Cheltenham theatre in 1812.

140 Shoe

This is a shoe from cheltenhams famous shoe emporium - Slades.