This winding gear for raising and lowering the colliers out of and in to the shafts was once a common sight around the UK but now confined to museums: all the deep pits are now closed. / The romantic in me sees happy, blackened but beaming faces emerging after a good day’s work, camaraderie and community spirit more than compensating for any hardship endured. / The realist sees the lucky ones returning from a seriously dangerous job and looking forward to an early death from pneumoconiosis or similar. / Brave men and this is inevitably and respectively a tribute to them. Taken more than 30 years ago in Etruria, part of the Potteries in England and using Ilford HP4 and then Ilford line film to create the very high contrast result. Richard
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was a Spanish painter, draughtsman, and sculptor. As one of the most recognized figures in twentieth-century art, he is best known for co-founding the Cubist movement and for the wide variety of styles embodied in his work. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907) and his depiction of the German bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War, Guernica (1937).(wikipedia.org). / Original painting was made by Sofia Youshi
Spike the Pitbull pup
From my black pen series “Children in predicaments”.
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I’ve been doodling again, hope you like it. Here’s my other Doodles
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This is Uno…a lone survivor from a litter of 11. Now in a wonderful home and happy as can be. He is an American Pit Bull Terrier and truly All American. Wear him with pride! FEATURED IN THE APBT LOVERS GROUP TOP 10 PLACEMENT IN THE CLOTHING CHALLENGE IN OUR K9 FRIEND Also available in cards and prints HERE /
My American Pit Bull Terrier “Buster”.
Digitally painted work by Matt Mawson on my original photo of one of my puppies called Yo Yo and is available in cards and prints from the original photo. FEATURED IN THE APBT LOVERS GROUP TOP 10 PLACEMENT – SOMETHING TO WEAR CHALLENGE – IN ALL SOFT AND CUDDLIES Also available in cards and prints from painted version HERE /
A Pit Bull…inspired by Ginny York’s beautiful dogs :))
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The work on this was done as a collaboration with Matt Mawson. Matt did the digital artwork on an original photo that I took of Yo Yo. Yo Yo is also available in cards, prints, framed work and posters HERE
Little-known facts about Pit Bulls: Quoted from Pit Bull Fact vs. Legend Pit Bulls serve as therapy/service dogs. The Chako Rescue Association has Pit Bull therapy dogs in Texas, Utah and California. Helen Keller even had a Pit Bull as her canine companion and helper. Cheyenne and Dakota are a team of hard-working Search-and-Rescue Pit Bulls in Sacramento, California. They play an important role in their community by locating missing people in conjunction with the local Sheriff. In their off-duty hours, they do charity work as therapy dogs. Petey, the faithful dog on the TV show, The Little Rascals, was a Pit Bull. He spent countless hours with children day after day and never hurt anyone. He was one of the most intelligent Hollywood dogs of all time. There are quite a few celebrities who have Pit Bulls as members of their family including: Rosie Perez, The Crocodile Hunter, Judd Nelson, Usher, Alicia Silverstone, Cassandra Creech, Sinbad, John Stuart, Amy Jo Johnson, Linda Blair, Vin Diesel, and Bernadette Peters. Pit Bulls are heroes! America’s first war dog was a Pit Bull named Stubby. He earned several medals during World War I and was honored at the White House. The Ken-L-Ration dog hero of 1993 was a Pit Bull named Weela. She saved 30 people, 29 dogs, 13 horses and a cat during a flood in Southern California. A Pit Bull named Bogart saved a four-year-old child from drowning in a swimming pool in Florida. Dixie, the Pit Bull, was inducted into the Georgia Animal Hall of Fame after she saved some children from a Cottonmouth snake. Pit Bulls are one of the most stable people-friendly dogs in existence. The National Canine Temperament Testing Association tested 122 breeds, and Pit Bulls placed the 4th highest with a 95% passing rate! So get out there and HUG A PIT BULL today! 10% of all proceeds will go to Pit Bull Rescue Central
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