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Norwich Dandies have been nominated for the EDP Peoples Choice Arts Award 2014. Vote now for Norwich Dandies in the medium arts category. This year Norwich Pride has been nominated for the large festival so vote for that too. Click here to vote on EDP web page scroll down and click on voting that is highlighted. 

Norwich Dandies have been doing some great events this year and next year will totally amazing and put Norwich on the map, move over Cotman. Check out what the Norwich Dandies have been up to on there blog. 

John Shelley's Solo show at the NNUH

John Shelleys work all laid out on the tables being sorted ready to hang.

John hanging his art work in the corridors.

All in the cabernets on the first floor of the NNUH. 

John has a little helper, who also took part in all the workshops. 

Sketch back Sunday week 13

Queen Galadriel ship going to France from Ipswich pencil sketch 1988.

Pen and watercolour on the Queen Galadriel 1988. This sailor jumped on board half way across the sea.

At the wheel. The sailing experience was mostly paid for by the Princes Trust fund. 

I went with the Sprowston youth group. There was a mix of disabled, YMCA boys, benifits office employees and art students. 

I have a feeling that Robert Black drew this sketch.

Upper St. Giles street Party as part of Norwich Lanes

All photos by Ann Nicholls at Look See Click 

On Sunday I set up a portrait sketching stall outside Adalards resturant in Upper St. Giles. Chris Gooding kindly brought me a cuppa tea to start the day off. I did my best to stay out of the rain. Which soon cleared up by lunch time.

A young lad having his portrait drawn in ink at the street party. 

Catching up with friends at the street party 

 My collection of 50 different designs post cards for sale. You can buy my cards at the Art of Norwich St. Margarets church on St. Benidicts street. £1 each or 6 for £5 or 15 for £10

All night I was up making this small gallery that hangs all my post cards

After the rain had gone I put on my roman sandals 

Me in my hand me down hat

A group of funny young people having a 3 in one portrait. 

Here is me starting the sketch. Thanks to Ann Nicholls for taking the photo.

One of the friends sat the other two on his knees.

The street was smothered in bunting

Musical Keys fundraising team were across the street from me selling books and plants. 

Gena the International famous Russian artist was eating scone jam and strawberries. MMMMMMMMMM!!!!

Here I am ready to sketch.

A drawing done with a rotary pen of a young man. 

Sketch away!!!!!

I draw 7 portraits in one day

Down the middle of the street people ate and and drank.

Java jungle flowers

I drew some flowers in Java before making the flower lanterns.

Saya menggambar beberapa bunga di Jawa sebelum membuat lentera bunga.

This is a planted jungle in a hotel garden that me and Kath went to for breakfast and to find some flowers to draw.

Photo of Mata air festival click here.

Ini adalah hutan ditanam di taman hotel yang aku dan Kath pergi ke untuk sarapan dan untuk menemukan beberapa bunga untuk menggambar.

Global warming performance at Borobudur

A performance about global warming at Borobudur. There was a lot going on in this show and I really liked the show. In Java the wet season is late, they rely on the wet season for there crops to grow food. There is also lots of earthquakes and the big Tsunami that happened 4 years before in Sumatra. We may not notice global warming yet in Europe but it is in there faces in Java. I missed an earthquake in Jakarta by only minutes as my plane took off back to England.

I was told the old wooden style buildings that sit on top of the land are better for with standing the earthquakes, but now everything is made of concrete and set into the ground so it breaks. The dutch stole all there wood to make buildings in Holland, which are still standing there because there under the water which helps protect the would from oxygen.

Holland has no trees so they took all the jungle from Java, along with there temple at Borobudur and there java bible. It would be nice if they gave some things back.

Sebuah kinerja tentang pemanasan global di Borobudur. Ada banyak hal yang terjadi dalam acara ini dan saya benar-benar menyukai pertunjukan. Di Jawa musim hujan terlambat, mereka bergantung pada musim hujan untuk tanaman tumbuh ada makanan. Ada juga banyak gempa bumi dan tsunami besar yang terjadi 4 tahun sebelumnya di Sumatra. Kita mungkin tidak menyadari pemanasan global belum di Eropa tetapi di sana wajah-wajah di Jawa. Aku rindu gempa bumi di Jakarta dengan hanya beberapa menit sebagai pesawat lepas landas kembali ke Inggris.
Saya diberitahu bangunan bergaya kayu tua yang duduk di atas tanah dengan lebih baik untuk berdiri pada gempa bumi, tetapi sekarang semuanya terbuat dari beton dan set ke dalam tanah sehingga rusak. Di belanda mencuri semua ada kayu untuk membuat bangunan di Belanda, yang masih berdiri di sana karena ada di bawah air yang akan membantu melindungi dari oksigen.
Belanda tidak memiliki pohon sehingga mereka mengambil semua hutan dari Jawa, bersama dengan ada di candi Borobudur dan ada bible java. Akan lebih baik jika mereka memberikan beberapa hal kembali.

Austrian performers at Borobudur

These Austrian female troupe were performing at the Borobudur artist centre when we dropped by to visit the centre in Java. They were very serious performers and used the space well. They spoke in Indonesian and Austrian neither of which I could understand.

Austria ini rombongan wanita sedang melakukan di pusat seniman Borobudur ketika kita mampir untuk mengunjungi pusat di Jawa. Mereka sangat serius penampil dan menggunakan ruang baik. Mereka berbicara dalam bahasa Indonesia dan Austria tidak yang saya bisa mengerti.

Exi at Borobudur artist centre

A very quick sketch of Exi, which I rejected and started a new drawing but Kath liked this drawing so I kept it. Exi got asked up on to stage to perform when Kath was playing. He gave a long talk that people chanted him to stop and get on with singing. They chanted Quack Quack Quack. Which is his song about the parliament that sound like ducks Quacking when they are unable to come to conclusions on topics.

Sebuah sketsa yang sangat cepat Exi, yang saya tolak dan mulai menggambar tetapi baru Kath suka gambar ini jadi aku menyimpannya. Exi harus meminta naik ke panggung untuk melakukan ketika Kath sedang bermain. Dia memberi bicara panjang lebar bahwa orang-orang meneriakkan kepadanya untuk berhenti dan melanjutkan dengan menyanyi. Mereka meneriakkan Kwek Kwek Kwek. Yang lagunya tentang parlemen yang terdengar seperti bebek ber-kwek ketika mereka tidak dapat datang ke kesimpulan pada topik.
Quack Quack! Exi has a very boytrious nature, but is kind at heart and he lent me his motorbike helmet at 3am in the morning at the festival when I needed to ride home. He was festival security in the night.

Quack Quack! Exi memiliki sifat yang sangat boytrious, tapi baik hati dan ia meminjamkan sepeda motornya 3 helm di pagi di festival ketika aku harus pulang. Dia festival keamanan di malam hari.

Drummers at Burobudur arts centre

Drummer performing with the girls at Borobudor arts centre in Java.

Drummer tampil dengan Borobudor gadis di pusat seni di Jawa

Drummer performing as part of the larger performance at Borobudur artist centre the night of the full moon party. The metal drum is placed on a little hill centre stage.

Drummer tampil sebagai bagian dari kinerja yang lebih besar di pusat seniman Borobudur pada malam bulan purnama partai. Drum logam ditempatkan pada sebuah bukit kecil pusat panggung

Rain water stick Buyung

Buyung Mentari performing at Eloprogo Borobudur arts centre. He speaks and dances as he performs with the musical instrument. The instrument can have different notes and can be used slowly or fast for different effects. It also can be shaken along to music.

Buyung Mentari Eloprogo tampil di pusat seni Borobudur. Dia berbicara dan tarian saat ia melakukan dengan alat musik. Instrumen dapat memiliki catatan yang berbeda dan dapat digunakan lambat atau cepat untuk efek yang berbeda. Ini juga dapat terguncang sepanjang musik.

With grace, pride and elegant s he performs with the water stick instrument.

Dengan rahmat, kebanggaan dan elegan s ia melakukan dengan alat tongkat air.

Buyung Mentari in a traditional batik skirt which he borrowed from me to perform in. My friend and new sister Ruby Star helped me buy the skirt in Salatiga. Buyung gave me the water stick to take back to England to perform with. Buyung would like to come to England and see Shakespheres plays at the Globe theatre and perform with his theatre company in England.

Photos of the Mata air festival click here

Buyung Mentari dalam rok batik tradisional yang dipinjam dari saya untuk melakukan Teman saya masuk dan adik baru Ruby Star membantu saya membeli rok di Salatiga. Buyung memberi saya air tongkat untuk mengambil kembali ke Inggris untuk tampil bersama. Buyung ingin datang ke Inggris dan melihat Shakespheres bermain di teater Globe dan melaksanakan dengan perusahaan teater di Inggris.

Yoyo's

Two Yoyo's performing at the same gig at Eloprogo in Java, this Yoyo is reading something.

Dua Yoyo's tampil pada saat yang sama di Eloprogo manggung di Jawa, Yoyo ini adalah membaca sesuatu.

Yoyo here playing the harmonica, Yoyo helped me walk across the water rapids in the river and made banana leaf shoes for my feet that were burning, when I got across to the Island we went hunting for fruit and found a couple of ripe tomatoes.

Yoyo di sini memainkan harmonika, Yoyo membantu saya berjalan menyeberangi deras air di sungai dan membuat daun pisang sepatu untuk kaki saya yang terbakar, ketika aku menyeberang ke Pulau kita pergi berburu buah-buahan dan menemukan beberapa tomat matang.

Portrait of Mia and Fibi

Mia and Fibi being creative and making things when Mia gets home from school. Mia taught me to count in Indonesian she had plans to teach me the whole language. Mia is a great teacher, wish I could learn from her now instead I have borrowed a silly CD from the library which isn't helping me at all

Mia and Fibi drawings

A glass of water and Buyung drawing by Mia done in a cafe where we went to have mung bean desert but there was so many of us they sold out, we sat on bench's and packed the cafe out.

Segelas air dan Buyung menggambar oleh Mia dilakukan di sebuah kafe di mana kita pergi ke padang pasir memiliki kacang hijau, tapi ada begitu banyak di antara kita mereka terjual habis, kami duduk di bangku dan dikemas kafe keluar.

Fibi self portrait on a mountain with Buyung in the picture.

Fibi potret diri di sebuah gunung dengan Buyung dalam gambar.

Salatiga university

Although this says Kakuati on it I don't think he is called Kakuati, let me know who he is. he was very funny although I don't understand Indonesian yet. Thank you Arnold for letting me know it is Kefus Satriya Permana and Kakuati Ki

Photos of the Mata air festival here

Meskipun kata ini di atasnya Kakuati Saya tidak berpikir ia disebut Kakuati, biarkan aku tahu siapa dia. dia sangat lucu walaupun saya tidak mengerti Bahasa Indonesia belum. Terima Kasih Arnold Karena membiarkan saya tahu itu adalah Kefus Satriya Permana and Kakuati Ki

Rashmohamad

Rash Mohamad performing at Salatiga university before the Mata air festival. He wore an amazing shirt that looked like a shadow puppet and a big hat to hold his long hair. He raps music and plays with other performers. Everyone loves Ras Mohamad

Ras Mohamad tampil di Salatiga universitas sebelum udara Mata festival. Dia mengenakan kemeja yang menakjubkan yang tampak seperti wayang kulit dan ia mempunyai topi besar untuk menahan rambutnya yang panjang. Dia mengetuk musik dan bermain dengan artis lain. Semua orang suka Ras Mohamad

Kunokiui

Kunokiui and his band made up of drummers and recorder and many instruments playing at Salatiga University.

Kunokiui dan band-nya terdiri dari drumer dan perekam dan banyak bermain di Salatiga instrumen University.

Kunokiui playing at the University before the Mata air festival. I was so busy at the festival I did not get time to see the bands to draw all of them.

Kunokiui bermain di Mata University udara sebelum festival. Aku begitu sibuk di festival saya tidak mendapatkan waktu untuk melihat band-band untuk menarik semua dari mereka.

Kathellism band

Kath Ellis on performing again in Eloprogo with her full band on a different stage that had rocks for seats surrounding the large outdoor square stage. In front of me is a sketch of Rudy seating on a rock watching the show. She was heckled by people to do the ice cream song which the ice cream bicycle sellers play all day long with out a break, she had played it at her sound check at the Mata air festival, but somehow we had all forgotten the tune to remind her of it.

Kath Ellis pada tampil lagi dalam penuh Eloprogo dengan band di panggung yang berbeda yang telah batu untuk tempat duduk sekitar alun-alun luar besar panggung. Di depan saya adalah sketsa Rudy duduk di sebuah batu menonton pertunjukan. Dia dicela oleh orang-orang untuk melakukan hal yang es krim lagu yang sepeda penjual es krim bermain sepanjang hari dengan keluar istirahat, ia bermain itu padanya sound check di udara Mata festival, tapi entah kenapa kami semua telah melupakan lagu untuk mengingatkan nya itu.

This is Kath Ellis and her band playing a t the University in Salatiga, which was an indoor music stage, with several performers plating that night.

Ini adalah Kath Ellis dan band-nya bermain di University di Salatiga, yang merupakan panggung musik dalam ruangan, dengan beberapa artis plating malam itu.

Eloprogo last performance with two impromptu drummers who joined in to make the band complete.

Eloprogo kinerja terakhir dengan dua drumer dadakan yang bergabung dalam band membuat lengkap.

Again this her on the last Eloprogo show with impromptu drummer who had performed solo before her show.

Photos of the Mata air festival click here

Sekali lagi ini dia di Eloprogo terakhir menunjukkan dengan drumer dadakan yang telah melakukan solo sebelum acaranya.