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by Raven
Tue Dec 03, 2013 8:54 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: The Painting Thread... (as opposed to art debate)
Replies: 404
Views: 42035

Re: The Painting Thread... (as opposed to art debate)

Tried to copy one of my favourite pictures http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7397/11115481945_e200fd4998_z.jpg DSCN0976 by Talie64 , on Flickr Nice. I like looking at painting copies of oil paintings, themselves painted in oil, as it helps you to understand the original better. Did you prime the canvas...
by Raven
Mon Dec 02, 2013 12:05 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: What are you watching tonight?
Replies: 17922
Views: 1202673

Re: What are you watching tonight?

on sunday afternoon, it seems, am taking daughter to see the Hunger Games 2 - just when you thought it was safe to be poor - or summat so - thought i'd better watch the first one... meh! watch battle royale instead Well said Sir, although the Hunger Games person reckons they never heard of Battle R...
by Raven
Mon Dec 02, 2013 12:02 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: The Christmas thread
Replies: 329
Views: 28390

Re: The Christmas thread

Time to unless the flamethrower and shotgun :)
by Raven
Fri Nov 29, 2013 2:20 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: The Painting Thread... (as opposed to art debate)
Replies: 404
Views: 42035

Re: The Painting Thread... (as opposed to art debate)

That lad in the pic was a 98 gun ship of the line captained by Eliab Harvey at the Battle of Trafalgar, it was third to break the frenchies line in the Weather Column (the one with Nelson in it), following Neptune and Victory. Can't remember if it was Temeraire or Neptune that was told to slow down ...
by Raven
Fri Nov 29, 2013 12:10 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: The Painting Thread... (as opposed to art debate)
Replies: 404
Views: 42035

Re: The Painting Thread... (as opposed to art debate)

I like the top one of the birds and sea and what the flash did, you should try them with ink wax (as in wax crayons) and watercolours for some interesting effects
by Raven
Fri Nov 29, 2013 12:08 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: The Painting Thread... (as opposed to art debate)
Replies: 404
Views: 42035

Re: The Painting Thread... (as opposed to art debate)

Tried to copy one of my favourite pictures

Image
DSCN0976 by Talie64, on Flickr
by Raven
Tue Nov 26, 2013 12:07 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: British Touring Car Championship
Replies: 4
Views: 999

Re: British Touring Car Championship

Not been for years but always well worth it, proper racing along with the support races, nothing like that F1 procession. Can't comment on Oulton Park as never been
by Raven
Wed Nov 20, 2013 12:03 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Misheard lyrics
Replies: 56
Views: 5121

Re: Misheard lyrics

You come to me on a submarine

Should be Summer Breeze I think, something by the Bee Gees
by Raven
Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:29 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Where are you going tonight?
Replies: 4947
Views: 433829

Re: Where are you going tonight?

Not tonight, but for being a good boy the better half has got me an early Birthday pressie, a ticket to see Black Sabbath in Dec at the NEC :)
by Raven
Fri Nov 15, 2013 12:08 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Blooming Heck - someone ate Ex-Wanderer Jaime Pollock!!
Replies: 41
Views: 7597

Re: Blooming Heck - someone ate Ex-Wanderer Jaime Pollock!!

Is that really him, dear god!
by Raven
Fri Nov 15, 2013 12:06 pm
Forum: Other Footy
Topic: BT Sport
Replies: 35
Views: 4890

Re: BT Sport

Wandering Willy wrote:Does anyone here watch the CL?
What is the CL ;)
by Raven
Wed Nov 13, 2013 12:08 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: BWFCi?
Replies: 24
Views: 2999

Re: BWFCi?

Get well soon
by Raven
Wed Nov 13, 2013 12:07 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: The Next Big Movement
Replies: 61
Views: 7174

Re: The Next Big Movement

mrkint wrote:The acceptance that mental illnesses aren't a sign of weakness but more of a reflection of the times (not sure what that last bit means but it sounds fancy), but yeah, basically the idea that people think it's ok to to poke fun at people being suicidal etc
We can only hope.
by Raven
Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:10 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: How Northern are you? Take the test....
Replies: 145
Views: 9285

Re: How Northern are you? Take the test....

54% not bad for someone from Kent
by Raven
Fri Nov 01, 2013 2:49 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: What are you watching tonight?
Replies: 17922
Views: 1202673

Re: What are you watching tonight?

Its the TV thing I was talking about, was shite, well the first 15 mins were :)
by Raven
Fri Nov 01, 2013 12:05 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: What are you watching tonight?
Replies: 17922
Views: 1202673

Re: What are you watching tonight?

Started to watch Dracula then realised that it was called Dracula and had the characters in the book in it that was where it ended so stopped after 15minutes. Why can't anyone do a decent version of that book, sticking to the actual book, in fact why use and link things to books that do not bear any...
by Raven
Thu Oct 31, 2013 12:05 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Today I'm angry about.....
Replies: 19926
Views: 1309910

Re: Today I'm angry about.....

Its a Yorkshire thing from something called Mischief Night if my memory serves me right
by Raven
Mon Oct 28, 2013 4:40 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: the great storm of 2013
Replies: 85
Views: 7275

Re: the great storm of 2013

What storm, nothing in the midlands, yesterday was worse
by Raven
Mon Oct 28, 2013 12:04 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: The Great Art Debate
Replies: 3491
Views: 271364

Re: The Great Art Debate

Very nice indeed.
by Raven
Mon Oct 28, 2013 12:04 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: The abomination that is Windows 8
Replies: 26
Views: 4751

Re: The abomination that is Windows 8

Its not those charm bars its adverts on the web, my pc has Windows 7 and would never upgrade to that 8 rubbish.