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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who wrote the fictional stories of Sherlock Holmes, was a convinced believer in Spiritualism. In July 1917, Elsie Wright at the age of 16 took a photograph called Frances and the Fairies...The photograph received world scrutiny. Arthur Conan Doyle defended the photograph as a real resemblance to actual Fairies. To think that such an acclaimed writer insisted on believing in fairies is wonderful. He was ridiculed and laughed at, but little did it matter to him. He was one of the most popular writer’s of the 20th Century. Sherlock Holmes was not his favourite character and frequently tired to kill him off. Unfortunately, Doyle discovered that Sherlock was his bread and butter, and had to keep reinstating him. I have a great admiration for Arthur Conan Doyle and like him – I am a firm believer in Spiritualism and Fairies Painting using inks, acrylic paints and silver leaf.
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Newest member of my family Adoption helps take care of them. Just Google Assateague Island for some fantastic sites on this unique environment. Please see accompanying photo also.
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THE GHOST OF CONAN PENGELLY - BY ANTHONY HEDGER *(published)*
by Anthony HedgerIan trained his torch around the area; its powerful beam came to rest upon five weird faces staring back at them which were sticking out …
My short ghost story set in Cornwall, is about man’s greed. / This was published by New Fiction in an Anthology of Short Stories in 1999 called Cornucopia and was edited by James Feeke. / I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it and hey, don’t have nightmares.
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Gargantuan sea monsters I have loved (Review)
by DamianGiant beasts lurking out of sight in the depths capture the imagination. Partly because there is the very real possibility that unknown c…
Subtitle: When Biology Attacks – the Sea Monster Genre. / A brief review of sea monsters in fiction. Some of my favourites, and why they’re great! This has been published in the first issue of Greenbeardmag.
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Saint Conan’s Kirk Loch Awe / Although St. Conan’s Kirk has already acquired a certain air of antiquity and a considerable reputation as one of the “show places” of Argyll, it is in fact quite modern, so modern that in its present form it was dedicated for worship as recently as 1930. Nevertheless the story of how it came to. be built is not without interest. Up till the ‘70s of the last century, although the road from Stirling to Oban passed along the north shores of Loch Awe, there were practically no human habitations between Dalmally and Taynuilt. But the arrival of the railway made the loch less inaccessible. The Hotel was built, and a certain Walter Douglas Campbell, younger brother of the First Lord Blythswood, bought from the Marquis of Breadalbane the Island of Innischonam, on which he built for himself a stately mansion-house. Here he settled with his sister Helen and his mother. Local tradition has it that the elder Mrs. Campbell found the long drive to the parish church in Dalmally too much for her, and that her son accordingly decided to build her a church nearby. Walter Campbell was a man of many talents, all of which he devoted to the kirk. He was a most capable if somewhat unorthodox architect, a collector of objets d’art and a skilled woodcarver. The original church, which was begun in 1881 and finished about 1886, was a comparatively small and simple building, although adequate to the needs of the small congregation. It occupied what is now the nave, and a part of the choir of the present kirk. But Walter Campbell was not satisfied with this. He began to dream of a far nobler building. He started work on this in 1907, and devoted the rest of his life to its execution. He died in 1914, and work had to be suspended during the First World War; but as soon as it was possible, his sister Helen carried out the plans which he had left. She in her turn died in 1927, and the project was finally completed by their Trustees. Work was necessarily slow, for not only was no labour brought in from outside, but the stone of which the kirk was built was not quarried, but consisted of boulders lying on the slopes of the hill above, which were rolled down, split and shaped on the spot. Walter Campbell was his own architect. He did not allow himself to be trammelled by convention or orthodoxy. Although most of the kirk is in a Norman or Romanesque style, he included not only early and late types of this but other and totally different styles. He was more anxious to achieve beauty than consistency. Rumour even has it that he deliberately tried to include examples of every type of ecclesiastical architecture found in Scotland, and this is perhaps borne out by the circle of Standing Stones at the entrance gate.
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A sad sight for any child. A tragedy overlooked. A greedy drain saps the life from this poor cone on a sunny afternoon in Kelso…...
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A long while away...
by Dale WilhelmIt has been a while since I have put any updated art and photo’s on this site. I tried a little advertising out of pocket and a few fr…
It has been a while since I have put any updated art and photo’s on this site. I tried a little advertising out of pocket and a few free site promo’s. Run into a few of lifes issues, that must be delt with. So I have not had much time to do newer works, let alone upload more of the ones I have sitting arround. Im hoping by October to get some more time to add more works. I have seen some of the updates to most my friends sites on here, but its been hit an miss on the computer so no real time to comment on everyones works. Like to let you all know en’mass, you are doing well and keep up the good work. Peace
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St. Conan is the patron saint of Lorne and is reputed to have lived in Glenorchy. There is a well named after him on the far side of Dalmally. He was a disciple though not a contemporary of Columba, and like him came from Ireland. As a young man he was chosen to be tutor to the two sons of the King of Scotland, and eventually rose to be a Bishop. More interesting than the historical facts are some of the legends which have grown up round his name. One of these gave rise to an old Highland proverb. Like many of the Celtic saints, St. Conan was not afraid to meet the Devil face to face. On one occasion the saint and “The Deil” met to discuss the fate of the souls of the people of Lorne. They went about it in a thoroughly businesslike manner, for they divided these not into the sheep and the goats but into three categories, the “really good,” the “downright bad” and the “middling.” The good were to be the saint’s, the bad the Deil’s, and the middling they were to share equally. And this sharing equally was to be done by drawing in turn. All went smoothly as arranged until the Devil got excited and stretched out his hand when it was the saint’s turn. But St Conan would have none of this; he rapped the Devil smartly over the knuckles, exclaiming, “Na, na, fair play, paw for paw,” and it is this phrase which has passed into proverbial use.
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It does not mater what you see in it.. When you see it… Its already too late… RAWR!
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One of the most popular among my Conan art..
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hairless sphynx..
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My comic book art is strongly influenced by the works of the late but great artists’ John Buscema and Jack Kirby.
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This is a pastel portrait I did of funnyman, Conan O Brien.
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This fantastic Kirk can be found at Dalmally in Argyll.
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Conan the Pirate Pencil
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Conan the Pirate -Sold
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High adventure is the name of the game here. A very recent work showcasing some of what I do best.
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A somewhat older work. I still like it quite a bit. The female character in this has returned on more recent works and often in sketches.
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Despite how messy this gets in places, I still really enjoy it. It was a Christmas gift for a friend, who has the orginal.
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