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Lots of stuff including Art

Lots of stuff including Art
Newport lad from Crindau, and Ceredigion resident for 27 years: former firefighter Roger Bennett

25 December 2017

Engagement

Mrs Pauline (Iles) and Mr Roger Bennett [Burke's Landed Gentry, 19th Edition] of Penrhyncoch in the County of Ceredigion; are proud to announce the Engagement of their first born Miss Jodi Nicola Bennett to Mr Gareth Ian Voyle youngest son of Mrs Carolyn (Cadogan) and Mr Robert Voyle of Ystrad in the Rhondda Valley.

15 March 2017

Painting is one of my de-stressing activities. 

At the moment it is very much about using watercolour paints and sometimes colouring pencils to colour 7x5 inch prints of an A4 size Masonic Pen & Ink drawing that I recently drew.  Using watercolours when I'm out and about is a great opportunity to use my travelling watercolour set.  Usually when I'm in town, and a relaxing in a coffee shop.  















Photograph: First Degree Tracing Board


The Pen & Ink drawing is based on a Masonic First Degree Tracing Board often referred to as a 'Harris' Board.  The original oil painting was completed by J. Harris some 200 years ago and was often copied and imitated by later artists.  It's not completely accurate (the original Harris Board that is), but with the move from chalk drafts on the floor of a Lodge Temple towards prepared visual representation in black and white and then to colour; the Harris Board and its adaptations frequently used by Freemasons sort of became the 'industry standard', for want of a better phrase.
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