EDWARDIAN ELEGANCE

Did anyone see Downton Abbey on TV?? It was a sumptuous affair, set in Edwardian England.
Well, to celebrate the era of sophistication as shown last night, here is my own little tribute to Edwardian elegance. The ladies featured here were all theatre actresses of the time and are taken from vintage postcards.

A DAY AT VILLAGE GREEN

Welcome to the Marketplace!

The stall is finally set up...

Here it all is!

This is me trying not to look too cold from the bracing wind!

Quick, back to the stall, I've got customers!

Don't forget to pick up a card!

...and help yourselves to a sweet!

Wow, Village Green was brilliant, what a day!

Thank you to all the people who visited the stall and for all the positive things you said.
Also, a big thank you to all those who bought something, what great taste you have!

Having got up at 5-30am and got to Chalkwell Park at 7am, greeted with a glorious sunrise, it was a great day from start to finish. Even the weather behaved itself, despite a pesky, biting wind that played havoc with the stall!

I was sharing the stall with Sabine and we were busy all day, so I didn't see all the events going on around the park. My trusted assistant and official photographer, FabienneT, assured me it was great and packed everywhere! Over 20,000 people were there, so that's why we kept running out of sweets, they proved very popular, and not just with the kids!

After meeting so many great people I feel very inspired and can't wait to do more fairs. Keep in touch to see my latest work.
Bye for now!

NOT LONG UNTIL VILLAGE GREEN!!

Only 5 days until Village Green!!!

........and dare I say it........only 3 months until Christmas.......

There, I said it.........

So come along and have a look at our stall, where rumour has it there will be FREE sweets!

See you there!

SEE YOU AT VILLAGE GREEN!

VILLAGE GREEN

CHALKWELL PARK, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA

SATURDAY 25th SEPTEMBER

11am-10pm

ENTRANCE IS FREE!!!

I'll have a stall at the Village Green in Chalkwell Park selling my work.

This is a massive all-day extravaganza of music, art, dance, film, comedy, performance and workshops, all set in a beautiful park and it's free to get in!!!

Find me in the Village Green Marketplace, where you will discover mounted prints, framed collages and unique one-off pieces of artwork all at reasonable prices!

I'll be sharing the stall with Sabine T, a London artist and photographer. Check out her website here!: www.wix.com/sabine_t/art-and-illustration and Facebook page www.facebook.com/pages/Sabinet-Art/365945801234

To find out the full run-down of the events on offer look here:

www.metalculture.com/southend-on-sea/village-green-2010.html

WELCOME TO MATT ARTPIX!

Thank you for visiting!!

This brand new, shiny blog is jam-packed with pictures, collages and artwork.

Have a look and see what you think. There’s something for everyone!

My stuff is a mixture of styles and inspirations. All the images are either my own photographs or vintage pictures taken from my own collections, trawled from many visits to antique markets and junk shops.

There will be regular updates displaying all my latest work, places I’ve been to or things I’ve found. 

Flower Power

Nicely Nouveau

Deco Delight

Tollesbury Lightship, Essex

Retro Southend United Football Club

A Southend Sky

Noirlac Abbey, France

Bruxelles

Naughty Noir

Shoebury Beach Huts

2CV, France

Bexhill Beach

Berry Pomeroy Castle

Boulangerie, France

Petrified Oak, Mundon, Essex

Awfully Audley

Bruxelles Dessiné

Wonderful Woolacombe