From Tim Wootton's Studio (1 Viewer)

[timwootton]

I love that dozing sketch- surely you must be tempted to do a tableau with it just visible between some flapping laundry? Is laundry colourful up in Orkney or mostly white?

Cerise towels, Ed - and would they shift? would they buggery.
Thanks for the kind words, all.

 

[Suvi]

I really like your paintings with the ducks & the underwater scene. Wonderful charcoals!

 

[timwootton]

Just back in from a very pleasant hour or so n the pier; sipping an early g&t with lemon, watching the eiders drift by and making a couple of crappy little watercolour sketches of the recently moored Orkney Yole.
Just every now and then, life seems so b100dy sweet . . . .

 

[Andrew H]

perfect...a chilled scene.

 

[colleenc]

I'd like to go out in that boat.......for me the sweetness always seems to come just after the moments of wondering what the heck is going on, is this all there is.....

 

[solitaryVSong]

Just every now and then, life seems so b100dy sweet . . . .

In most of the world this is known as May. Where you are though I hesitate to say that. Seems like May takes a verrrrry long time to get to Orkney. Glad it finally did!

 

[nickderry]

I'd like to go out in that boat.......for me the sweetness always seems to come just after the moments of wondering what the heck is going on, is this all there is.....

sounds like a good idea, get in that boat - there'd better be some gin left! Very chilled scene, love it. Ice and a slice.

 

[timwootton]

sounds like a good idea, get in that boat - there'd better be some gin left! Very chilled scene, love it. Ice and a slice.

Y'know Nick - that's not a bad idea B
Just a beautiful evening here now, a breath of air and a glass of clear on the pier - chin chin!
Anyone fancy joining me? . . . .

 

[nickderry]

well I've finished the wine now, only beer left (ouch the hangover tomorrow) but I'll raise a glass to you and good news!

 

[Woody]

Now it seems I've passed by the sublime charcoals and not mentioned how much I love 'em, very remiss of me and I deserve to be given a dry slap. Then I find that the dry slap comes in the form of a simply superb set of hoopy sketches and two perfect scenes of tranquility produced in what sounds like ideal conditions! (Crappy little sketches my a**e!) Bl00dy sweet indeed!

Mike

 

[nickderry]

Congratulations to Tim - whose Arctic Skuas are the World Birds Category winner in the BBC Wildlife Magazine competition!

 

[Woody]

Champagne all round! Congratulations Tim!

And you can dress me in spangles and call me Barbera 'cos I won the British Birds catagory with 'Too late!' the peregrine chasing the lapwing.

Oddly enough one of the officials tried to give me Tim's skuas this afternoon so I got to see it in all its glory! Turns out I couldn't have in the end though, but he only got it back off me after a struggle!

Did I also see some Derry bee-eaters?

Mike

 

[timwootton]

Yes - Nick's also a category winner - well done guys, I'm just back in from a balmy pier with a lovely vod & ton to see the day's end.

 

[nickderry]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy for EVErrrry Body! Another beer here methinks, got to open one for you too Mike!

ah feck work tomorrow!

 

[Woody]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy for EVErrrry Body! Another beer here methinks, got to open one for you too Mike!

ah feck work tomorrow!

Yeah feck work tomorrow! B

Mike

 

[timwootton]

Outrageous behaviour gentlemen - I shall be surveying the birds of Orkney in the usual fastidious manner in the morning - at, erm, approximately . . . . Friday. Chin chin !

 

[solitaryVSong]

Hey, Please put up a scorecard. I read Nick had won his award, then read congratulations to Mike and thought I'd misread the original post. then read about Tim's award and thought I must have taken those beer smilies much too seriously. I was getting very confused.

My heartiest congratulations to you all - well deserved by everyone!!

 

[username]

Is this bottle one of yours Tim...?

ps...kidding of course...B

 

[colleenc]

Way to go Tim! one of the rock starts for sure! Have you posted Skuas ,or will you so we can all see? BBC obviously has chosen the cream of the crop in you three.

 

[timwootton]

Way to go Tim! one of the rock starts for sure! Have you posted Skuas ,or will you so we can all see?

Here's the drawing, Colleen;