Harris Hawk - Wimbledon 2013

This is a watercolour of Harris Hawk who does the same job as you may have seen or heard about Rufus doing. Basically he has keepers who during the Wimbledon Championships let him off to fly around which is meant to scare of the pigeons, and they both work! Britain's number one Laura Robson is due on court number two second or third today against New Zealand's Maria Erakovic in her 3rd round match. Elsewhere in the Wimbledon Championships we have Colin Fleming and Jonny Marray (not to be confused with Andy Murray!) seeded 9th in the Men's Doubles, currently playing and two sets to love up against F. Cermak and M. Mertinak (I haven't a clue about the first names!!). Andy Murray Britain's highest hope for the Wimbledon Championship seeded 2nd he is through to his 4th round match against either Viktor (?) Troicki or Mikhail (?) Youzhny. 

"Wacky Wednesday" completely improved Andy Murray's half of the draw with potential opponents of K.De Schepper or Fernando Verdasco in the quarter finals. 

*Apologies if I can't spell!

Work Experience

First of all sorry for not posting for a while, I have been on work experience in a phyisotherapy practice near where we live which I have really enjoyed! But I will be uploading a painting that I have done of Harris Hawk in Wimbledon which I will explain to a greater depth in my next post!

Wimbledon 2013

Monday brings the start of Wimbledon 2013, and also my work experience where I will be working in a physio near where we live. The Wimbledon draw was announced yesterday, to the dismay of Federer and Nadal they are on a collision course for the quarter finals! Check out this link for more info. However it is good news for the British number 1 Andy Murray who faces Germany's 95th in the world Ben Becker in the first round. Check out the Wimbledon 2013 draw here. I have done a painting of Andy Murray and Roger Federer at the Wimbledon 2012 final, so watch this space for an updated post!

Michele Webber - Sudbury (UK)

First of all I would like to apologise for the lack of posting.. it's what comes with being in year 10 with controlled assessments coursework and everything else! But anyway yesterday me and Dad went along to an art lesson, free courtesy of the Daily Telegraph with Michele Webber (http://www.michelewebber.com/) Apparently her website is undergoing a major upgrade and should be finished fairly soon! So anyway, we went along yesterday to the first of one of her two week specials on landscapes and seascapes. The lesson was extremely informative and a great opportunity to meet new people whilst developing your painting skills! So if you live in Suffolk then I would totally recommend you to contact Michele. Below is an example of one of Michele's paintings..

I will upload the finished painting here once I have completed it! So I hope that you will come back to watch this space!

 (CREDIT:Michele Webber)

Charlotte Dujardin - London 2012

Before I start, sorry for the slight delay in uploading. But here it is, a watercolor of Charlotte Dujardin after she had won a gold in the dressage aboard her horse, Valegro at Horse Guards Parade.  She had previously also won a gold in the Team Dressage, with the likes of Laura Bechtolsheimer and Ben Maher. In the same, individual dressage  Laura Bechtolsheimer also won a medal, a bronze.

If you want to read more then click here 

Le Tour de Eiffel

This is The Eiffel Tower in Paris. The Eiffel Tower stands and 324m tall, which is about the same height as an 81 storey building and it was erected in 1889. It was the tallest structure in the world from 1889 to 1930.  More than 200,000,000 people have visited the Eiffel Tower since it was built. And it is the most visited paid building in the world.

It overlooks the courts which are used currently during Roland Garros (the French Open) at the moment I am watching Gael Monfils vs Ernests Gulbis. It is supposedly "Kids day"  or as the French would call it "Journee des enfants" at the French open as French children have Wednesdays off of school. However currently Gael Monfils and Ernests Gulbis (Latvian) are putting up quite a fight against each other, so at the moments it is all looking pretty equal!


We are also going to France in the summer holiday, although not to Paris but to Roscoff which is in the North of Brittany on the coast. We are travelling using Brittany Ferries

Brittany Ferries      French Open - Roland Garros

The Eiffel Tower - Wikipedia 

Laura Trott - London 2012

To add to my collection of Olympians and Paralympians, here is Laura Trott, London 2012 for her was her debut Olympics. She competed in the Women's Team Pursuit (Cycling) with Dani King and Jo Rowsell with an outstanding, world record breaking time of 3:14:051. 

Laura also managed to add another gold medal to her collection with a gold in the Women's Omnium. 

To read more about Laura Trott, then visit this link to her profile on the BBC Sport website. 

Click here to view my London 2012 Page 

Laura Robson - London 2012

Continuing with the London 2012 theme, here is an action shot of Laura at the games, she won a silver medal alongside Britain's Number 1 - Andy Murray.

This may not be the most flattering shot of Laura, but it is an action shot!!

Hannah Cockroft - London 2012 Paralympic games

This is Hannah Cockroft (Hurricane Hannah) at the London 2012 Paralympic games. She won two gold medals;  one in the T34 100m and the other gold in the T34 200m. To find out more about Hannah Cockroft, visit this link. Read more about Hannah's disability, and how she managed to make it to London 2012, Click here

Jessica Ennis - London 2012

To go with my collection of London 2012 pictures, here is my latest. Done in watercolors, I hope you like this!I wasn't sure what Jessica Ennis' surname was since she got married, but congratulations to her anyway!!

Ellie Simmonds - London 2012 - (Updated)

This is my latest picture of Ellie Simmonds just after she collected her gold medal at last years Olympics. The pictures below show the painting, and some pictures from the olympics!! 

2013 Survey

I would be grateful if you could spare a minute or so to fill out my survey HERE 

Thank you for any results in advance!

Lizzie Armitstead - London 2012 (Updated)

This is Lizzie Armitstead just after she won her silver medal at last years Olympic Games from the Women's Road Race, this was Team  GB's first Olympic medal, closely followed by Rebecca Adlington's bronze in the 400m freestyle.

To read more about Lizzie Armitstead in the London 2012 Olympics Click here

GCSE Music Video Questionnaire

I am creating a music video for my GCSE Media, and I would be really grateful if you could fill out this survey which is only 7 questions long!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/R32SMZT

Thank you in advance!