The Antrim Coast — Northern Ireland This is one of the most interesting and scenic coastlines in the United Kingdom. There is lots to see and do including castle ruins, tour the world's oldest whiskey distillery, discover small harbours, and hike along the famous Giant's Causeway (a World Heritage Site). Dunluce Castle These romantic ruins, perched dramatically on the edge of a rocky headland, are testimony to this region's turbulent past. During the Middle Ages, the castle resisted several sieges. On a stormy night in 1639, dinner was interrupted as half of the kitchen fell into the sea, taking the servants with it. That was the last straw for the lady of the castle. The countess of Antrim packed up and moved inland, and the castle "began its slow submission to the forces of nature." While it's one of the largest castles in Northern Ireland and is beautifully situated, only ruined walls are left standing today but well worth a visit. The 16th-century expansio...
The 101st Annual Open Exhibition of Art at the Clifton Arts Club opens on Saturday 18 July and closes 1 Ugust 2009. While travelling into Bristol on the Park and Ride bus from Long Ashton, I saw this view up towards Clifton Wood and that was the inspiration for this painting. I had a clear vision in my mind of what the painting should look like and I wanted to capture only the buildings themselves and not be concerned about the trees above and below the many different coloured houses. I must admit I struggled to get the composition just right while capturing the essence of the structures and balance the many colours together so that there remained a freshness to the scene. This painting Clifton Wood Bristol is the first I have painted that is twice as large as I would normally paint, I wanted to capture the size and detail that the buildings deserved and did not forget the washing lines! Peter Bowen paints new pictures for the Clifton Arts Club show including udbi6vcj2p
A pinch and a punch the first of the month - not that I can do much of that though. I attended my 2nd orthopedic clinic today and had new xrays taken - I was a bit shocked to see the humerus stll broken and a large gap between the break - but that seems to be normal according to the consultant and the growth of callus formation is starting to show, but I'm still not out of the woods yet as a further two weeks is needed to re assess the situation and then determine if a surgical pin is needed. I now have a new arm sling 'whoopee' but have to continue sleeping sitting up, and no showers! I have been thinking about some new paintings but am unable to do any drawing for now, do let me know what you think of my latest paintings in the gallery http://www.peterbowen.net/gallery.htm
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