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Mr Binners continues to produce great pieces of art.
Here is a commission that he has been working on for me. It arrived a few days ago and has just been put up in prize position in the kitchen.
Me and my partner doing the things we love in the area we love living in. Leith Hill Tower, Ranmore, Denbie's, Dorking (home), Box Hill and London in the background.
If anybody is struggling to think of a gift for somebody then drop Binners a message and see what he can do for you.
Having something on the wall that is so unique and personal feels very special.
Thanks Ad.
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Maybe I should commission a nice image of Piccadilly Station approach complete with the Tap and Greggs.
Looks good that though.
Thanks very much for posting that up Pete. I do love seeing them up where they belong
Here's the image:
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i was really happy with it, and glad you are too.
I have to say that it is a genuine pleasure, and an honour, that people trust me to portray the people and the places that they love. It really is humbling. Mrs Binners thinks its absolutely hilarious how much I agonise over them, when they're one off like this. She says that I'm never nervous about anything (translation: you're a cocky little gobshite) except when I'm sending finished artwork through to people to see what they think. Its horrendous! Its so personal that I end up a bloody wreck
Anyway... enough of my self-indulgence. I get to draw pictures for a living. I've not really got owt to moan about, have I?
Oh... and Slowoldman... thats not a million miles away from something I'm working on at the moment 🙂
And while I'm in blowing my own trumpet mode - as if I'm ever in any other mode - heres the final of 3 pieces I did for Biketreks up in Ings. A picture of their shop, up as you walk into the shop. Its a trifling little 4.5m wide whole wall affair
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I've not seen it in the flesh yet. But, once again, how bloody lucky do I feel that people want me to do stuff like this? 😀
I hope you don't charge by the inch! 😉
Lovely work again. One day I'll find the space, the money and the agreeable wife for the big MNPR montage.
I hope you don't charge by the inch!
Only at weekends.....
Flash - if you charge by the inch, I can probably afford it. 😆
The Biketreks one looks great. They seem to scale very well.
Fella coming down the hill on the bike needs to watch out for that closed gate though.
I prefer the version on peekays wall to the one you posted binbins. I think the two flying saucers finish it off nicely.
I'm not going to stop this you know. I can keep this thread going for ever. You'll get bored before I do* 🙂
The last big piece has just gone up at Biketreks up in't lakes, and its fair to say I'm quite pleased with it. The reworked illustration is of riders stood on the slipway of the Hawkshead ferry, looking over Windermere
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* yes, I'm sure you all are already
I'm still to be convinced that Binners' new 'career' as an artist is not just a rouse cooked up by his carers to stop him pestering the other clients at the daycare centre.
[i]*patronising voice* "And you're doing very well, aren't you Adam?"
"He's no idea, bless 'im, but it keeps him happy"[/i]
[b]I'VE STILL GOT ALL ME OWN TEETH!!!![/b] 😀
I'VE STILL GOT ALL ME OWN TEETH!!!!
Creepiest. Necklace. Ever.
Merry Christmas and a happy new year to the lot of you!
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A huge, and genuinely heartfelt thank you to all of you who've been so supportive of me wielding the crayons, and making it such an amazing year.
Have a great day, you lot!
Ohh, I hadn't seen the one of The Struggle. Can you buy that as print?
You can indeed. It's one of two. The other one is looking up the Kikstone Pass with the pub and the turbines in at the top
Where and how Binners?
Depends what size you're after mate. I can do them in any colour option too. If you drop me an email on rowlinsonadam@gmail.com i can send you some options through, when I've got festive shenanigans out of the way.
Have a great Christmas! 🙂
I'll be up to see you in the new year Pal.. I've a big blank wall that needs filing.
Just to say, that red version of the Stoodley Pike print is on my wall tonight, that's me about to drop off the front of the hill.
Wonderful piece of art.
Well... new year, same old tedious blowing of my own trumpet.
Just thought I'd share another big print done for a Christmas present. This was a Ramsbottom landscape commissioned by Andy for his wife, both of whom are pictured descending Holcombe Hill, with the Flying Scotsman pulling into Rammy station, then Scout Moor Turbines and Manchester in the background. This was printed and framed absolutely mahoosive. 😀
I intend to keep this thread going until the end of time, you know?
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That's awesome, my son would love that - it's got everything: trains, bicycles, churches with clocks and windmills!
Needed a UFO to really finish it off. 😀Holcombe Hill, with the Flying Scotsman pulling into Rammy station, then Scout Moor Turbines and Manchester in the background
Nice that, what does HEAPS mean on the side of the Scotsman's tender?
what does HEAPS mean
Helping Everyone Appreciate Pastry Surrounds?
Blimey! PP nails it again!
And so the endless stream of self-promotional consciousness continues in its tedious 'everybody look at me' manner. Yawnsville. New and excitingly for 2017 - I've had the routings out, for a selection of greetings cards going to print this week. Soon to be seen in discerning bike shops near you. Possibly......
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Just thought I'd post this one up, as my Spitfire illustration had gone down well. I drew up a Hurricane to accompany that and the Lancaster, to finish off my Battle of Britain memorial flight illustration
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It also qualifies for the 'aaaaaaargh my eye' thread 😀
And so the ceaseless self promotion continues. I've been slacking of late, but I'm particularly chuffed with this one
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A commission thats just winged its way to its new owners and recently presented to them, and an absolute pleasure to do.
Commissioned by the riders to say thanks to the guys at Imperial Cycles in London, now bowing out after running the winter race series for 11 years.
A bit different as its track racing so I had no landscape to work with, so tried to get an element of speed into it. Looks lovely all framed up at 50 x 70cm 😀
I likey.
Love the awesome skills one - if that was ever to be available as a T-shirt I'd be in!
I see myself in that awesome skillz one... when the gradient is nice and steep and you don't land anywhere near the bike....
Another original binners commission, an unoriginal idea blatantly nicked from these pages but adapted to show Summerseat Viaduct, Holcombe hill (with me aboard bike + dog) Scout Moor, Winter Hill and the Reebok in the distance. A heathery, greeny grey colour scheme to match the local terrain and a bit of geographical bastardisation et voila...
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LIKE.
mahalo - between us we've achieved an outstanding piece of geographical vandalism!
Thanks for posting that up. I do love seeing them up, in situ 😀
its the only bit of furniture in the house so far! maybe shouldve waited for a proper in-situ effort...
I likey. (again)
I told you I'd keep resurrecting this thread. And seeing as I've been away on my hollybobs, and haven't drawn owt for weeks, I've got the felt tips out again. So here's a picture of the Ardeche. Its very purple 🙂
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I really must take a pic of that in situ! It's about the desk I use when working from home. And it always raises a smile/wistful check of calendar for when we're going back.
Without wishing to be a Binners Fanboi (I assume that would make me a Greggs?), not only is he tip top with crayon in hand, he's also a lovely fella to do business with. The whole process from me sending Ads some random photographs to this final print was really enjoyable.
And it's also accurate; that's me at the back 🙂
Another Binners creation. Bought this one for my dad for his 60th and he loves it. Thanks Binners
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Go and take it again.... straight this time !
I've straightened it up in flickr for you weeksy :wink:. I'll let my dad know that the photo has to be retaken so it's straight and in better light
Here's Baz's dads print. Glad its gone down well. Lancasters over Ladybower
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Once again, a huge thank you to everyone who's bought prints, and commissioned work, and generally kept me out of mischief in what has been a busy, and absolutely fantastic year. The last of the Christmas commissions went out of the door yesterday, so its beer and football time 🙂
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I seem to have been neglecting my flagrant self-promotion of late. This simply won't do. So here goes......
A lot of you will know it. A new take on a familiar landscape. And another piece of geographical vandalism. Rivington Pike, with Steven and his son up at the top, the Pigeon Tower, Winter Hill, then the view over Angelzarke Reservoir, across Cheshire with Snowdonia in the distance </span></span>
Ace. Plenty going on but oh so simple (with a bit of, as a previous caller describes, 'geographical bastardisation'). I think I need to get you over to the Holme Valley / Huddersfield - just need to the excuse to spend some money.
What would you suggest would be included in that image Scuttler? I may well get on to that next week, as this is the only time of year when I get chance to just do my own thing and just have a crack at doing images 'just because....'
This would make a nice "just because..."
Emley Mast, Castle Hill, Holme Moss, West Nab to Deer Hill skyline from Wolf Stones or Helme Edge (see below), banana trusses of the John Smiths stadium where United got turned over (ouch - roll on Saturday :-o), the massive weed-burning chimney and gasometer near the stadium, some generic Victorian reservoir engineering.
Some mountain bikers in normal helmets poised to shred.
And a big dose of geo-bastardisation.
And our long range view from the hills east is to the very distinctive power stations at Drax and Ferrybridge.
Cheers Scuttler. I'll get something put together.
Harry - did you see the Hunter I did recently? Thats a Sea Vixen, isn't it?
Looks awful Scuttler. I think I may have a mosey over next week. I remember driving over there in the snow last year. It was a bit hairy
We had a garage conversion last summer and I’ve been struggling to find something for the back wall, #binnerstotherescue
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Even got the seal of approval from the mother in law (and she thinks everything is proper shit). The wife and kids think it’s ace.
Absolutely love it, cheers Ad 🤙🏻
And so it continues.....
Its like Groundhog Day, isn't it? Will he ever shut up about himself. Just thought I'd post this up because I'm well chuffed with it and its not bike-related for a change. A big old Deltic 55 diesel engine. Done for the East Lancs Railway Diesel Rally. I bloody love drawing trains!!! 😀
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I feel my expertise in graphical design, sculpture and fine art makes me fully qualified to comment here. Stand back fellas.
Shouldn't that have some wheels? 🙂
Have you not seen the plans for HS2? Hover-Deltics?
Ah, the East Lancs famous Ekranotrain. Should be in the "is this the future of locomotive design" thread!
Sorry to be a bit factitious, I actually prefer the train designs to the planes, I think it's something to do with the larger blocks of colour look better to me than the planes with the edition of camouflage pattern detail.
What do you think of this one then? Just mucking about with some ideas at the moment. This ones going to be a metre high poster print. A bit different from my usual stuff
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Reckon you'll shift a few of those. Very nice.
Very nice indeed.
I know that you've all been thinking "I wonder what Binners has been up to lately' so, to stop you all losing sleep, I thought I best update you. Amongst other things, I've just finished this one. A commission for the wife of a big Senna fan, for her husbands birthday. An illustration of the man himself in a McLaren Honda MP4 the legendary qualifying lap at Monaco 1988. I'm quite pleased with this one 😀
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Ooh that looks like it was done by a proper professional! 😀
Liking the Senna and the Deltic...
Hey Binners - how well would this translate to your style?
Very easily. Landscapes are my thing, mainly. I love drawing landscapes with classic architecture.
If you want to message me on rowlinsonadam@gmail.com, I'll send you some examples fella
nbt – It looks a bit like this*……
* It may not look exactly like this, but it does in my head 😀
And four years after the commission, it's up! Never one to rush things with the house you know 🙂
Very pleased, thank you.
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This has been a brilliant last few weeks. I've wanted something special for a while from our resident art blokey
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So i asked him to do a design for the wife as a present. It was of course of our lad, the initial photo was taken from his Enduro race at Forest of Dean and the first pic was presented into an Alpinesque scenario as that's the place my lad has most enjoyed his riding. However, certain aspects of the pic didn't work for me, so after several discussions we came up with what i wanted different in it.... It was more trees, different colours and integrating Les Gets red into town.
It took a couple of minor edits again (he's a patient boy) and we have the finished article which is now being sent out to print/framing in 80cm x 60cm to be mounted on the wall
It's absolutely perfect now IMO and has been a brilliant experience getting it done.
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