Monthly Archives: March 2015

Work Mates at the Ploughing Match

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Michael Cooper

Work Mates I am just framing up another copy of Work Mates for a customer tomorrow, perhaps it’s a present for someone who remembers such scenes. The painting depicts Katrina and Melinda a pair of Clydesdales that belonged to a … Continue reading →

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The Old Landy still as popular as ever

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Michael Cooper

The Old Landy. Yet another framed Old Landy print off to a customer today, it has been such a popular pictures this one . As a gift for farming  folk young and old as well as Land rover buffs it  has … Continue reading →

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Childhood Days 1

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Michael Cooper

Does anyone remember those days when you could go off for the day on your bike with a few biscuits and a bottle of Tizer and provided you were back home for tea nobody worried?           … Continue reading →

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I only Painted it

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Michael Cooper

Old Memories My two  sons came round on Mothers Day yesterday, both grown men now following their own careers and in Julian’s case the proud father of our grandson Edward. It only seems a like yesterday  when they were both young children themselves and we were … Continue reading →

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The King of the Moors

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Michael Cooper

‘That is not The Old Man of the Moors’  I was told by a farming customer as he read the title of my painting of Old George on South Moor. ‘That’s the King of the Moors.’ A few years ago most … Continue reading →

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The Cat Saga

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Michael Cooper

Mr Ripley or Lou Lou? Came across the sketches for a very special painting I once did for my daughter Joanna. It seemed that I had given a painting to each of my sons Julian and Ben but nothing to … Continue reading →

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Whisky Galore

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Michael Cooper

My Whisky Commission Came across some old sketches recently which were the roughs for the largest commission I ever had, two years work and a month in Scotland from Glasgow up to Orkney. See more at The Art of Whisky

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The Pebbles Books

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Michael Cooper

The Pebble Books Meet the Pebbles, was the first of a series of children’s books that I wrote and illustrated back in the 197os and I see there are a few of the still around now on E bay after … Continue reading →

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The Art of Cider

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Michael Cooper

The Art of Cider Found this article I wrote for Farmers Weekly back in 2002 when my quest for a Little Grey Fergie lead me to discover Marcus Govier and recording his life in his cider orchards at the foot of Glastonbury … Continue reading →

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Acer Group Planting

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Michael Cooper

So here is one of the trees from Morrisons as I bought it last year.And the progress photos     of the work ,planted in Tesco Lightweight low dust cat litter with a little peat mud around the edge in … Continue reading →

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