tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69115310667380850742024-02-06T20:21:04.561-08:00otleyobservers.comotleyobservationsocietyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068250165396958732noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911531066738085074.post-78910451043513464682008-01-10T13:08:00.000-08:002008-01-19T15:47:24.037-08:00This is a trail map by JB around the centre of Leeds 2008.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RzZ_PhI2sl67PPYxY0D3q0lHEACMLp5bkrs8m0CFKYJpbwZg0EobAoEcSEgE_Eizr6nb7b_zmXOF_0fq6MVYd3x4Hei_NA5nOkcK1aYJCdk7btldyP6arPVlqVy6T7JGQPfn7KW08rQ/s1600-h/IMGP6856.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153959798133048194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RzZ_PhI2sl67PPYxY0D3q0lHEACMLp5bkrs8m0CFKYJpbwZg0EobAoEcSEgE_Eizr6nb7b_zmXOF_0fq6MVYd3x4Hei_NA5nOkcK1aYJCdk7btldyP6arPVlqVy6T7JGQPfn7KW08rQ/s400/IMGP6856.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqvaf-1Ly9vs8eBaumP4aSamkLu5SRA1Xf28Q1PrI42GpO0naK7HLkUjBaCeqQ94fIGenzm3x4qQYe1tAp2IdsJP3yRc2xwxxJgW1VE3aK6MRQGUHXwZW069r5Us2fCOaCQyfoyjsKr4/s1600-h/IMGP6840.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153959802428015506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqvaf-1Ly9vs8eBaumP4aSamkLu5SRA1Xf28Q1PrI42GpO0naK7HLkUjBaCeqQ94fIGenzm3x4qQYe1tAp2IdsJP3yRc2xwxxJgW1VE3aK6MRQGUHXwZW069r5Us2fCOaCQyfoyjsKr4/s400/IMGP6840.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />For the start of 2008 SG has embarked upon an ambitious task, that of the production of an historic time-line for Otley Chevin Forest Park<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ePrh2-GNghtzOfO5UZhZ9Ni8nHF_XhcxIUZDxoVvSSKeVhdR2HqwxKTBuZN_Q5UycWM5NGVXtmgDzsxFj5YeqlCe0JdqGUBAZ4ujX_5eOeY6cGT3f7cWqi2tegQXEcz_rycDwlLZrlc/s1600-h/IMGP6849.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153959811017950114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ePrh2-GNghtzOfO5UZhZ9Ni8nHF_XhcxIUZDxoVvSSKeVhdR2HqwxKTBuZN_Q5UycWM5NGVXtmgDzsxFj5YeqlCe0JdqGUBAZ4ujX_5eOeY6cGT3f7cWqi2tegQXEcz_rycDwlLZrlc/s400/IMGP6849.JPG" border="0" /></a> .The work will consist of a large-scale chainsaw carving wood sculpture trail of symbols past and present.<br />Here are a small selection of preliminary studies for the project along with the wood I will be using.....average weight 1.5 ton and 4 feet wide each piece.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJbHrZ8PJt75lguNbOcJwsFRkZyOuGFoZGugXEdfuswA3KEGoD-8BH1CxF10I1f1yEfXhnpvdopiug2SQ0nepxCPsCCj7CE1fPQdal9qYIlruvFbIhXBgshsaeJ0hq-qB8tWF7v1ewq0/s1600-h/IMGP6837.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153959819607884722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJbHrZ8PJt75lguNbOcJwsFRkZyOuGFoZGugXEdfuswA3KEGoD-8BH1CxF10I1f1yEfXhnpvdopiug2SQ0nepxCPsCCj7CE1fPQdal9qYIlruvFbIhXBgshsaeJ0hq-qB8tWF7v1ewq0/s400/IMGP6837.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHhyphenhypheni1DIaAW3LHIzADcqUesRUo5aFnGVadFuNP7GOb60sOR3ZwrRrVmMm-ItI2gITBlF685uL3sTszLZoquao68n6Wvs-z2qh4YD-m7DZUbhGBIK-WAu8jxpkRvFPkh1rPsnLZboPB4I/s1600-h/IMGP6843.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153959828197819330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHhyphenhypheni1DIaAW3LHIzADcqUesRUo5aFnGVadFuNP7GOb60sOR3ZwrRrVmMm-ItI2gITBlF685uL3sTszLZoquao68n6Wvs-z2qh4YD-m7DZUbhGBIK-WAu8jxpkRvFPkh1rPsnLZboPB4I/s400/IMGP6843.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><table id="HB_Mail_Container" height="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" unselectable="on">Chippendale chair and Fossil.<br />The trail will commence in the Spring of 2008 and will be open and accessible to the public early Summer and all eight sculptures will be sited on Danefield, Otley Chevin, Yorkshire. <tbody><br /><tr height="100%" width="100%" unselectable="on"><br /><td id="HB_Focus_Element" valign="top" width="100%" background="" height="250" unselectable="off"><br /><div></div></td></tr><br /><tr unselectable="on" hb_tag="1"><br /><td style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt" height="1" unselectable="on"><br /><div id="hotbar_promo"></div></td></tr></tbody></table>otleyobservationsocietyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068250165396958732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911531066738085074.post-51021431913749338862008-01-10T12:58:00.000-08:002008-01-10T13:07:47.559-08:00otleyobservationsocietyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068250165396958732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911531066738085074.post-71738793560914435732008-01-10T12:42:00.000-08:002008-01-10T12:48:03.375-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWBQYbYAZSQy8YipckKNvEGWWIV15VHHyeeQeGh-CC3K-wuqE-KnMBOroKBTtNU7Ff-C67gr2uLiL1T4EuR0qMLiYuw1lAWPQSANDpIdfH207Tw6RW2hoByleCkTx8bryRLmRsLa7eKw/s1600-h/IMGP6855.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWBQYbYAZSQy8YipckKNvEGWWIV15VHHyeeQeGh-CC3K-wuqE-KnMBOroKBTtNU7Ff-C67gr2uLiL1T4EuR0qMLiYuw1lAWPQSANDpIdfH207Tw6RW2hoByleCkTx8bryRLmRsLa7eKw/s400/IMGP6855.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153952385019495170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAq60NUf4jS6FtzvayEZ9WVtOa-Er6XokzQR35hwFRvVuJWKtt7PZt1Yk3EUBgnCqGR5utT_98B6Lu2MTUzAPsXOagqK3d7TU99yanZJtAkLLiEgA7fuZ9NcyAi0cVizn1B1jHI7Wu2n4/s1600-h/IMGP6852.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAq60NUf4jS6FtzvayEZ9WVtOa-Er6XokzQR35hwFRvVuJWKtt7PZt1Yk3EUBgnCqGR5utT_98B6Lu2MTUzAPsXOagqK3d7TU99yanZJtAkLLiEgA7fuZ9NcyAi0cVizn1B1jHI7Wu2n4/s400/IMGP6852.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153952393609429778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGYt0xm-mz2nb6RMk7ys_JQVu-tzaBiXqA4mxLkyUaXf-xjhI3mEVv0KbtZFCWR1isSrKT2By77jZHusfmnP5Y8NngFbfUnkLCmKao9iBwT6yeUUbwaPvejLNoQa1uxju8jrdQpP78vk/s1600-h/IMGP6847.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGYt0xm-mz2nb6RMk7ys_JQVu-tzaBiXqA4mxLkyUaXf-xjhI3mEVv0KbtZFCWR1isSrKT2By77jZHusfmnP5Y8NngFbfUnkLCmKao9iBwT6yeUUbwaPvejLNoQa1uxju8jrdQpP78vk/s400/IMGP6847.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153952436559102754" /></a>otleyobservationsocietyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068250165396958732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911531066738085074.post-44705174657017884132007-12-19T11:38:00.000-08:002007-12-19T12:11:01.729-08:00now we are meeting before our inaugural xmas meal out in Otley, now we are off ...otleyobservationsocietyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068250165396958732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911531066738085074.post-32696198531994877732007-12-17T09:53:00.000-08:002007-12-17T09:54:35.371-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWn-yMWlRFMEJiYlDSHm9n3_YXpPv7rLYYMZrUT2xtuJrWtoDODBr1HEd-HGJg7_k3vWLD7ilZyInSeXqL3zqRPWhoOHP68ktwWbaxEA-p8ncswaQ-MdkSelXzsbkp6fTgmDIvAyEzVA/s1600-h/P1010001.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWn-yMWlRFMEJiYlDSHm9n3_YXpPv7rLYYMZrUT2xtuJrWtoDODBr1HEd-HGJg7_k3vWLD7ilZyInSeXqL3zqRPWhoOHP68ktwWbaxEA-p8ncswaQ-MdkSelXzsbkp6fTgmDIvAyEzVA/s400/P1010001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145001698944433474" /></a>otleyobservationsocietyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068250165396958732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911531066738085074.post-48133395047604595942007-12-17T09:49:00.000-08:002007-12-19T12:01:08.380-08:00Here is work in progress.otleyobservationsocietyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068250165396958732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911531066738085074.post-16226447435343964332007-12-17T05:23:00.000-08:002007-12-17T05:41:45.135-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OrAZuU-InDKzM09bzupX0gZ8cUEBIKh6tgycEHW0ekYSElFClrjDzHdE-N2SZjR05biZF9pOEdmCjrIPL0tsSqePpG1H57pCkUIs2TBJqw_YRGXNuI8Ih7M_g2oennVSb-LvqrqGsU4/s1600-h/IMGP6103.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144933340244950306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OrAZuU-InDKzM09bzupX0gZ8cUEBIKh6tgycEHW0ekYSElFClrjDzHdE-N2SZjR05biZF9pOEdmCjrIPL0tsSqePpG1H57pCkUIs2TBJqw_YRGXNuI8Ih7M_g2oennVSb-LvqrqGsU4/s400/IMGP6103.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a photograph SG took on his return to England having been living in Pennsylvania,US for the last year. It was his intention to come back to Yorkshire and paint some rugged, classic views of the rural landscape...it has taken a while to find the focus necessary so the Otleyobs group has been integral in acting as a new catalyst in the production of new work.<br />All members of the group meet up every Wednesday evening to share creative undertakings made in the previous week, beer is always available and after two months of meeting we have looked at each other's writings, paintings, photography, landscape designs, sketchbooks, notions of trespass aswell as having had conversations ranging from Banksy's stencilling to the application of computers in modern day society !<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0t5sb5ZnNzTG-Acu8snw7PIwJ2PTGIkhsvgFCZClgPSuMWr2_Y7ZcoAN7bzKNOMlmTxp2vFoVa9m2j22iWI6w8bi9VaVwLZqrkRJ1W3i3ebWShwW0nXcASop95N2XV7Pa1RasRysg9bs/s1600-h/DSC04683.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144933348834884914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0t5sb5ZnNzTG-Acu8snw7PIwJ2PTGIkhsvgFCZClgPSuMWr2_Y7ZcoAN7bzKNOMlmTxp2vFoVa9m2j22iWI6w8bi9VaVwLZqrkRJ1W3i3ebWShwW0nXcASop95N2XV7Pa1RasRysg9bs/s400/DSC04683.JPG" border="0" /></a> This painting was made by SG before he went over to the States to paint in July 2006....feels like he is starting to carry on where he left off thanks to Otleyobs.otleyobservationsocietyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068250165396958732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911531066738085074.post-20534827154464186472007-12-14T06:33:00.001-08:002007-12-14T06:33:18.370-08:00otleyobservationsocietyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068250165396958732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911531066738085074.post-85675590111049573662007-12-14T05:47:00.000-08:002007-12-14T06:31:31.137-08:00Here is a series of paintings by Shane in response to the aerial landscapes of James Brown (the marbled images), the rugged qualities of the Yorkshire landscape(this is one of a series of large 4x8feet oil paintings on board),and also an abstract linear piece looking at issues surrounding globalisation and multiple symbols colliding to represent the everyday bombardment we get from the world of media.....otleyobservationsocietyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068250165396958732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911531066738085074.post-43221670535575808832007-12-14T05:08:00.000-08:002007-12-17T10:00:38.858-08:00Meeting Place<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOWDK8WZWi6CgHqJTZXlpPbtKfzv_HHfR702v9kOhgl-PzRkLvE4vl6RTZXef3z1D0mT8PiJtR9nN6x17lgOYxPl-2PNoKN4mlfPMGQmTd7uYimg_7O2mrvSfwsrhMnPb5CSuVdhC3Iw/s1600-h/IMGP6725.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOWDK8WZWi6CgHqJTZXlpPbtKfzv_HHfR702v9kOhgl-PzRkLvE4vl6RTZXef3z1D0mT8PiJtR9nN6x17lgOYxPl-2PNoKN4mlfPMGQmTd7uYimg_7O2mrvSfwsrhMnPb5CSuVdhC3Iw/s400/IMGP6725.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143815849339887090" /></a>A draft design by RK of the town centre of Ilkley for the future, with a reduction of car parking and a communal centre for people to meet and greet !<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbafLfxnb9Uo_dBuYIF38Yr134fRdl3ciTdfDBRKclXuDWHCcEHH5XIj2SL0eJIdo79ESA94Uzmipg8joZLuRurOjOf4A6eVQwdwiXjcXQ0ZelBkGv7aO-EbjGUHQKcX9mmcSfofSaGE/s1600-h/IMGP6733.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbafLfxnb9Uo_dBuYIF38Yr134fRdl3ciTdfDBRKclXuDWHCcEHH5XIj2SL0eJIdo79ESA94Uzmipg8joZLuRurOjOf4A6eVQwdwiXjcXQ0ZelBkGv7aO-EbjGUHQKcX9mmcSfofSaGE/s400/IMGP6733.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143815857929821698" /></a>This series of marbled landscapes were made by SG in direct response to the incredible aerial paintings made by JB a while ago.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbj1_MzJds0L3-7QLkZ9MMBB7NpTT_gzCVw7eDiA3hyT64eAiJiRmzHUaD5yS9_j6PF-KElYnGd5EzsIBjlH-SYVn9p743za6wtLVgHgZJuC8IRzu3wbVkGtnFkNDTSHV5TvmKTv_kCY/s1600-h/IMGP6739.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbj1_MzJds0L3-7QLkZ9MMBB7NpTT_gzCVw7eDiA3hyT64eAiJiRmzHUaD5yS9_j6PF-KElYnGd5EzsIBjlH-SYVn9p743za6wtLVgHgZJuC8IRzu3wbVkGtnFkNDTSHV5TvmKTv_kCY/s400/IMGP6739.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143815866519756306" /></a>This is where it is happening every Wednesday evening at 8pm<br />There is no one in at the moment but we may well be setting up a video-cam/conferencing facility from 8 'til 9pm every wednesday evening for you to join in the debate.......otleyobservationsocietyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068250165396958732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911531066738085074.post-25534089768368914862007-12-13T17:03:00.000-08:002007-12-13T17:05:10.373-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZR-7_-NDWONasqJ-Zgt8pSwSuFtB_90WJHhuaUiCO0vzZyYPcT-avZzmDwFGjJ3OitNfMoWyo3gy5-6UJg9IvjwlsiRygGfoGc1hs9FPdYyaXaa850rEtLu6QvZI3pG4a4rXvwnE4g_Y/s1600-h/IMGP6745.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZR-7_-NDWONasqJ-Zgt8pSwSuFtB_90WJHhuaUiCO0vzZyYPcT-avZzmDwFGjJ3OitNfMoWyo3gy5-6UJg9IvjwlsiRygGfoGc1hs9FPdYyaXaa850rEtLu6QvZI3pG4a4rXvwnE4g_Y/s400/IMGP6745.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143628347871692114" /></a>otleyobservationsocietyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068250165396958732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911531066738085074.post-29914606562167383002007-12-13T16:22:00.000-08:002007-12-13T16:34:17.620-08:00Dialogue RoomHere is where it is happening every Wednesday night in Otley at 8pm 'til late.<br />We approach the evening with a certain air of anticipation and when we have done our homework (!)...we share, shake and rattle the very fabric of society as seen through the wild staring eyes of the newly formed Otley Observation Society's members.<br />We may share poetry, painting, notions of anarchy, fell-running and the computer age. We seem to have one thing underlying all threads of collaboration....the inherent need in man to be creative........otleyobservationsocietyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068250165396958732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911531066738085074.post-49955750336973173572007-12-13T15:52:00.000-08:002007-12-13T17:02:07.141-08:00Leeds Light Night and The Windfan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXDWCQkI0wJtD7o124tjnst3Mib4Dizl4RRJaaflxrUBvsuS-dRVa8T872aaKlIiUoBlLOi3lWa2k7RkF2VsGLt0hed6zuRL2JCkOPvDdzTi6AhyXPovGq-gJDbBSA3PBxCZx7uIlPuY/s1600-h/leedsnight+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXDWCQkI0wJtD7o124tjnst3Mib4Dizl4RRJaaflxrUBvsuS-dRVa8T872aaKlIiUoBlLOi3lWa2k7RkF2VsGLt0hed6zuRL2JCkOPvDdzTi6AhyXPovGq-gJDbBSA3PBxCZx7uIlPuY/s400/leedsnight+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143626024294384946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSbH_HUFLRq43chAYPebncl96OUWEht1nbmoyN3WnXMifYJu6A2q5VG2qrHNQ638XioWTMq86POxhOr7HBfVFxcXJEphXFfAB9GPKFzi9yCkF9N5U6Ot07Tya0OjdBC_XDdk-QOtHj4k/s1600-h/Windfan+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSbH_HUFLRq43chAYPebncl96OUWEht1nbmoyN3WnXMifYJu6A2q5VG2qrHNQ638XioWTMq86POxhOr7HBfVFxcXJEphXFfAB9GPKFzi9yCkF9N5U6Ot07Tya0OjdBC_XDdk-QOtHj4k/s400/Windfan+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143626028589352258" /></a>Here is a night shot taken at about 10.30pm in Leeds City Square....it was like a ghost town waiting for the mass migration of the student population from Headingley and Hyde Park arrival for the 'AM Clubs and Bars'otleyobservationsocietyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068250165396958732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911531066738085074.post-5747518232971488722007-12-13T15:43:00.000-08:002007-12-13T16:47:22.167-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimX3uwtw9Pi6h83CFvZBJOxhPL4WTthAcjf22b7w_Mh4vVTFqOzLak4i_xYCIC0unziXu0qEXMRbbMpPiq4f8im4GqshrxMrxQ0cLH6MOu9pV0vgmeLmxYtNFfXVgVnPzdBlyp6wKA1rA/s1600-h/IMGP6670.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143608664036574386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimX3uwtw9Pi6h83CFvZBJOxhPL4WTthAcjf22b7w_Mh4vVTFqOzLak4i_xYCIC0unziXu0qEXMRbbMpPiq4f8im4GqshrxMrxQ0cLH6MOu9pV0vgmeLmxYtNFfXVgVnPzdBlyp6wKA1rA/s400/IMGP6670.JPG" border="0" /></a> RK heading out into the last of the day, high up on Ilkley Moor.<br />Carpe Diem.......<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieI9NP1SdBiYs4kwOOk1t214t5gUNly-kpnTknQCFnqL1UHwjc6zbImazejjUNSdAKnrdDIEanxEvqhk_HwwHHtu1peYGTKpq91MhJe9OFdJJ4Tb5VEFPaVNBBQAupNRfOHPAutogqCD0/s1600-h/IMGP6744.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143608672626508994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieI9NP1SdBiYs4kwOOk1t214t5gUNly-kpnTknQCFnqL1UHwjc6zbImazejjUNSdAKnrdDIEanxEvqhk_HwwHHtu1peYGTKpq91MhJe9OFdJJ4Tb5VEFPaVNBBQAupNRfOHPAutogqCD0/s400/IMGP6744.JPG" border="0" /></a> SG return to lanscape painting having been back from Pennsylvania for three months, did have the intention to continue where I left off back in May but the climate of Yorkshire has left me somewhat cold....I suppose the harsh reality of being back from the 'magic year' has taken a while to get back in the studio, but it's buzzing now.otleyobservationsocietyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068250165396958732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911531066738085074.post-42034228833586655732007-12-13T15:37:00.000-08:002007-12-13T16:18:04.208-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAVgeVSXp_d7dOxjPz8KsVcSCFudArHVSBMPfkw7k6dosoNGD-VGlsndiLNHWfP_tHKr_82sPE1fwZ5IWnJbP2pZ_PiCs4zUDlIDV1jJ_ByP-gWmQlRFv09WemIsZqiq1U5JEGavIc2g/s1600-h/IMGP6736.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143607040538936482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAVgeVSXp_d7dOxjPz8KsVcSCFudArHVSBMPfkw7k6dosoNGD-VGlsndiLNHWfP_tHKr_82sPE1fwZ5IWnJbP2pZ_PiCs4zUDlIDV1jJ_ByP-gWmQlRFv09WemIsZqiq1U5JEGavIc2g/s400/IMGP6736.JPG" border="0" /></a>Made this 'Dream Maquette' as if returning to childhood, little Ellora and Kieran were in the studio at the time and my daughter was making all the moves and decisions...all I had to do was switch on the glue gun and let the story unfold.<br />There are many representations in the work and metaphors for companionship, family ties, dreams, and interrelationships. The sketches of Frank Gehry were maybe playing on my subconcious along with a fascination for play.otleyobservationsocietyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068250165396958732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911531066738085074.post-31986571924128148752007-12-13T12:52:00.000-08:002007-12-14T05:03:43.200-08:00Now that the Otleyobs group if firmly in place and functioning on a weekly basis I thought we should begin some form of documentation of the Wednesday night discussions and creative presentations.<br /><br />Week 1<br />life drawing discussions of media and emotive content SG/PH<br />The Windmill Rant RK<br />This evening consisted of Peter and Shane sharing the work the had done two nights previous at a life drawing session at Harrogate college.<br /><br />Week 2<br />sketchbooks of travelling,reflection and pursuing a singular theme JB/PH<br />Ilkley town centre design RK<br />Large landscape series/urban rural SG<br /><br />Week 3<br />Tolomy Jones 1st chapter JB<br />Figure through the grid PH<br />Micklefell Trespass and landscape interpretation RK<br />Lines Out Of The Black SG<br /><br />Week 4<br />Henry Moore Centre for 3D Shutter & Boff RK/JB/SG<br />Leeds Light Night<br /><br />Week 5<br />Trig Point With A View RK<br />Sophie's Painting JB<br />Marbled Mother Earth SG<br /><br />Week 6<br />A Compromise RK<br />Doris Lessing and The Computer Age JB<br />Dream Maquettes SGotleyobservationsocietyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068250165396958732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911531066738085074.post-28443489887907418382007-10-18T13:20:00.000-07:002008-01-19T15:49:31.633-08:00Welcome to the newly founded Otley Observation Society, a group of creative spirits who gather together on a weekly basis and share a wide range of ideas,notions and artistic visions. The group consists of...<br /><br />Shane Green (painter, sculptor and teacher)<br />Rupert Kempley (landscape designer, writer)<br />James Brown (designer, painter and writer)<br />Peter Holt (Illustrator, painter and teacher)<br />Paul Briscoe (Musician, brewer)otleyobservationsocietyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068250165396958732noreply@blogger.com0