The warmth of the afternoon
Oil painting on paper
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The warmth of the afternoon
Autumn is coming, Oil paint on paper.
Oil on Paper,Desart Demesne,Callan,Co. Kilkenny
Physicianstown, Callan, County Kilkenny.
Part of a study series from the area of Physicianstown, Callan, County Kilkenny.
Water soluble oil paint on paper
Physicianstown, Callan, Co.Kilkenny
Physicianstown, Oil on Paper
Knights Town, Valentia Island, County Kerry.
Stunning evening light at Knights town, Valentia Island, County Kerry.
Taken on a Nikon D700…..
Still Life – Two Pears
Still life painting – Pears
I added digital painting tools such as Krita to my painting processes a good few years ago now, I love the directness that they offer and the ability to start working quickly. I find that they help me to plan out the processes involved in each painting that I want to complete.
Using digital structures such as layers and masks I can get a painting organised in my mind, making good notes along the way. Later when it comes to using Oils or Acrylic paints for the same work or project, I then have a good idea as to how I will approach my processes.
My digital painting work-desk, uses an easel placed to one side of my monitor to hold my source work such as (sketches, photos or a tablet). If I am painting directly from a still life setup I place my monitor to one side and paint on screen in the same way as having a canvas on an easel! I use a Wacom tablet and art pens as my drawing tools.
The still life images I have posted here are from a set that show the steps from the start to the finish of a still life of two pears, making good use of Layers and masks etc..,
The Bridge of peace, Derry, Ulster, Ireland
A story of the falling rain …..
Nikon Coolpix A
Nigel Borrington
A Short Story of Falling – Alice Oswald
It is the story of the falling rain
to turn into a leaf and fall again
it is the secret of a summer shower
to steal the light and hide it in a flower
and every flower a tiny tributary
that from the ground flows green and momentary
is one of water’s wishes and this tale
hangs in a seed-head smaller than my thumbnail
if only I a passerby could pass
as clear as water through a plume of grass
to find the sunlight hidden at the tip
turning to seed a kind of lifting rain drip
then I might know like water how to balance
the weight of hope against the light of patience
water which is so raw so earthy-strong
and lurks in cast-iron tanks and leaks along
drawn under gravity towards my tongue
to cool and fill the pipe-work of this song
which is the story of the falling rain
that rises to the light and falls again
Nigel Borrington 
An update, what have I been doing in the last year :)
It is almost a year since I posted here on my blog but there has been a great reason why not 🙂
The bike above was finished my myself, four weeks ago and has been stripped down completely with new components, new paintwork and a full road safety check. I love every moment of this build…..
I have spent the last year studying a full-time city and guilds engineering course in county Kilkenny and it has been one of the most amazing years of my life 🙂
This time last year I was on a cycling holiday in county Mayo, at that stage Covid was just coming to an end as far as a lot of public restrictions were concerned. However, I knew I needed to make a change in my life, so a looked for a new training course and found one that was the course of my dreams.
I have always loved the Bicycle as a form of transport and fully believe in its future, in fact, I feel strongly that the bicycle will play an ever-growing role in returning our environment to normality.
The course has lived up to every one of my expectations and in many ways has exceeded them.
Here is a list of all subjects included
Bicycle maintenance, including full bike disassembly and reassembly
Electronics
Math and Geometry
Steel bicycle frame building
Engineering
Computer-Aided Design
Bike CAD and bike Geometry
And many many more subjects
Leading a Winner Team for a bike build and business plan project 🙂
I will add a Gallary of images below, It has been a very intensive course with in all fourteen exams, overall I passed with a Distinction and was over the moon with both the result and the course.
I am currently reviewing my options but would love to take up a full role in adding my new skills to an industry I fully support and love.
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Posted by nigel borrington | August 16, 2022 | Categories: Comment, introductions, Nigel Borrington | Tags: BEA, Bicycle, Bicycle Engineering Academy, Engineering, Gity and Gulds, Health and safety, Nigel Borrington, Raligh, Steel bicycle frame, welding | 4 Comments