tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863Mon, 01 Jun 2015 13:06:10 +0000English bull terrierBull Terrier PaintingBull Terrierdog artOriginal Artacrylicsenglsih bull terriergail burton artCanvas artNeedle feltinganimal artenglish bull terrier paintingCanvas paintingneedle sculptureNeedle feltedneedle feltwool sculpturemixed mediaFolk art paintingbull terrier plaquecollagefolk artmixed media paintingAngelRabbitsneedle felted keyringCat artacrylic art paintingbright colour artpencil drawingChristmasFairyLion cubMermaidsRainbow bridgeWatercolourcockeralfaeriesgreat danehalloweenhand madekeyringsminiature felted bearneedle felted teddy bearoil pastelspainted woodpaintingpaper artpet artpet paintingswall plaque3D artACEOATCBull terriersCakeCatGorillaJade GoodyJesterLindy longhurstNeedle felted catNetherland dwarfOrangePigsRed smutSirensTulipsVania's ArtWhite rabbitsartblog awardbubblesbull terrier artbull terrier printsbull terrier welfarebulliebud momsbunnychristmas baublescolitiscolored pencilscoloured pencilsdeodorant stonediarrheadiet fooddog collageeasterfroggiftsgraphitehalloween arthand made christmas decorationhand paintedheartsholidaysinflammed bowellovenatural mineralsoil paintingorangutangpainted rockspen artpencil artpolar bearrock paintingspiderteavalentineswatercolorwet feltingzendalazentangleBull Terriers, Needle felting, dog art, pet portraits, freestyle machine embroidery, mixed media art, http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)Blogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-3866799507070687652Sun, 14 Jul 2013 08:59:00 +00002013-10-05T11:07:16.238+01:00 I was going to title this 'up for auction' which it is, but it's not an *bay auction so unless your a member of the Bullie Rescue group I use you won't find it.  She sits about 6" inches high and is totally handmade, so I hope she raises some much needed cash for our beloved breed! SOLD http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2013/07/latest-needle-felt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-3593779407162697008Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:53:00 +00002013-06-14T16:53:31.162+01:00 3 years young today and still as loopy as a string vest, but we love her! http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2013/06/happy-birthday-molly-moo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-5033614168604748341Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:10:00 +00002013-06-10T08:10:20.901+01:00 Meet Polly, with her blue Ball.  She's firmly felted and again, is in a fixed pose.  I never quite know where I'm heading when I start these sculpts, they just seem to dictate their own direction!  She's on ebay right now looking for her new owner. http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2013/06/pretty-polly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-3560402655385851615Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:17:00 +00002013-06-05T18:17:14.582+01:00 First I must tell you that this is not my finger, thank God!  I saw it on the felting forum and it made my toes curl.  The poor lady must have been going at speed to achieve this and she said once it was in, it wouldn't come out.  Of course, that would be true because the needle we use is barbed and frighteningly sharp - a bit like a minuscule harpoon.  It went in through the nail and came out http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-not-to-needle-felt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-4423802517071758650Sun, 02 Jun 2013 18:01:00 +00002013-06-09T07:29:52.157+01:00 It's been ages since I did any felting work because of painful hands, but since I had the second steroid injection I've been engrossed in stabbing away at little piles of fleece whenever I get a chance.  Apart from the thrill of getting a good result it's very therapeutic poking away your troubles just as long as you don't stab your own fingers in the process!  Drawing blood is a daily hazard ofhttp://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2013/06/introducing-my-latest-felted-bullie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-3452271564994118604Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:19:00 +00002013-06-02T13:19:08.791+01:00 I've got a little surprise coming up later.....! http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2013/06/watch-this-space.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-4285729023575733665Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:04:00 +00002013-04-06T18:10:13.903+01:00 I finally finished off one of my last embroideries today by adding the twisted edge and it looks much better now.  The past two days have been taken up fiddling around with my latest effort which has already been mistaken for a cat.  For those who know bullies, it will immediately be recognised as said animal snoozing on his nose (as they do) curled up in a favourite armchair!  Again, freestyle http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2013/04/still-practicing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-847298055956315867Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:48:00 +00002013-04-03T04:23:04.531+01:00 I forgot to include this in my last post so I'm adding it now.  The photo is a bit bigger than the actual piece, which is approx 3.5 x 2.5 inches.  I have to say that the artist who inspired me to have a go at this (details in previous post) is extremely good at what she does, so I forgive her for saying it's really easy when in fact, it's not that easy, at least for me it's not.  For a start, Ihttp://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2013/04/another-embroidered-iece.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-5849365497139740403Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:32:00 +00002013-04-02T17:23:33.807+01:00 The chicken is one of the very first pictures I embroidered.  A bit rough around the edges and I almost gave up at this point.  The bully heart was much better, took me ages but I went on to finish the edges.  The cat lives next door to us but sits on my dustbin all day waiting for food.  I always give in!  The bully at the seaside reminds me of Shugg's, our last girl, as she loved the beach andhttp://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2013/03/more-thread-painting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-4233677064483815509Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:34:00 +00002013-03-31T13:34:25.174+01:00 "WOW!  I haven't posted any art on here for MONTHS! Actually, I haven't really been making any art since I decided to take a step back from painting to gather my thoughts. And, I don't get a lot of spare time while babysitting my grandson on weekdays anyway. However, I have started to play around with my trusty old sewing machine and a few other things so I'll be posting some bits and bobs http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2013/03/happy-easter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-5511938365958840253Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:55:00 +00002012-09-03T18:55:24.294+01:00 My sweet old lady Shugg's, has been gone now for 9 months.  I can't believe it's gone so quickly.   The urge to paint has eluded me ever since even though Molly, our rescue bullie, has brought lots of much needed laughter back into our lives and helped to heal the pain of our loss. I've done a couple of things but nothing much until someone asked me to paint a picture - any picture, for her http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2012/09/back-to-bullies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-7737202986994988937Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:27:00 +00002012-07-29T17:28:39.364+01:00 Not quite the sport you;d expect to see in the Olympic arena but every bit as exciting.  I remember taking part in the sack race when I was a nipper, but I doubt I'd fit into a sack now.  This is all Polychromos pencils on Arches w/paper, and it scheduled for ebay tonight. http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2012/07/an-olympic-kitty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-3515670193612896264Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:14:00 +00002012-07-29T23:14:05.732+01:00 Tried my hand at drawing a little 3.5" x 2.5" aceo again, a cat this time. well...two cats actually.  I'm not a cat person but we do have cats in our family and I love drawing them.  My daughter has a big ginger tabby female who has the loudest meow I've ever heard.  I've put these two on ebay if you want to peek. http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2012/07/meeeow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-2167402999596809750Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:27:00 +00002012-06-26T11:27:37.785+01:00 I painted this little aceo just to have a change from what I normally do.  It was made with acrylics and cp.'s on hp watercolour paper and is currently for sale on EBAY. http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2012/06/just-for-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-1430913227228007874Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:04:00 +00002012-06-04T13:07:06.990+01:00 I was recently asked to create a new logo design for for a mug that could be sold to generate funds for Bull Terrier Welfare, and this is what I came up with.  It's very simple but effective and attractive to the eye.  All proceeds will be donated to The Bull Terrier Club (UK) Welfare Trust, REGISTERED CHARITY NO.   1038286.  If you would like one, the price is £6.00 each + £2.00 p&p to the uk.http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2012/06/new-bull-terrier-mugs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-3184997505953228646Sun, 20 May 2012 20:03:00 +00002012-05-28T08:56:50.272+01:00 Another fun painting, this time painted directly onto the wood with acrylics and fully sealed.  I have cunningly found a way of fixing a 'D' ring to the back so that it can be hung flush to the wall rather than drilling holes through the wood and attaching wire.  Looks much better this way. SOLD http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2012/05/party-girl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-229533336298748764Mon, 14 May 2012 07:48:00 +00002012-05-28T08:56:00.140+01:00 The painting below in my previous post is now up for sale HERE...!http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2012/05/for-sale-on-ebay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-466280516694160816Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:16:00 +00002012-05-28T08:56:33.650+01:00 ...big plaques will grow! I told you I'd made a larger version of the little aceo and here it is.  The colours are not showing correctly on my monitor and it's a rubbish photo, but all I can say is it's better in the flesh.  It's approx 11 inches across and is actually a painting mounted onto the wood.  It was created using a minimum of collage (the clock and the picture) acrylics, pencils andhttp://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2012/04/from-little-acorns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-3458504222626205755Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:21:00 +00002012-05-28T08:57:48.197+01:00 I haven't made any art for so long now, so I thought I'd kick off with this little aceo that I've just listed on Ebay.  It was the springboard to a bigger piece that I've just completed and I will be adding that to ebay soon too, so keep a lookout if you are interested in either of them.  This aceo is tiny (2.5 x3.5 inches) but the other piece, painted on wood is much larger.  Incidentally, http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2012/04/tiny-steps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-6636079173927897006Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:23:00 +00002012-04-24T08:23:39.524+01:00It seems like forever since I posted and I needed the break after losing our dearest Shuggs, but now I'm back and hoping to move forward with new ideas and new art in the bold, bright colours I love so much. Since Christmas we've adopted two more bullies, Molly, whom you already know and Sykes, who snuck himself into our affections and stole our hearts the moment we set eyes on him.  He and http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2012/04/im-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-8847089895266343806Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:08:00 +00002012-01-14T13:08:32.917+00:00I want to thank everyone for your prayers and support over the past few months, I don't think I could have coped without you all.  Sugar, was my life and my inspiration and I will miss her forever, but you can be sure she will live on in my heart and in my artwork for as long as my hand can hold a pencil or brush. Now, we have little Molly, a rescue girl who needed some love and a home to call http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2012/01/thank-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-8994820909026366326Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:27:00 +00002011-12-19T13:27:13.355+00:00Wait for me at the bridge little one.  My heart is broken....http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2011/12/sugar-1997-20011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-1395314770528582085Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:12:00 +00002011-11-27T14:12:48.370+00:00Dear friends, I am taking a break from blogging to look after my aged bull terrier who recently took seriously ill.  I don't know how long I will be gone, perhaps until after Christmas, so I want to wish everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR! Please light a candle for my old bullie girl.  If we can't mend her at least we can light her way to the Rainbow bridge. Gail xhttp://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2011/11/prayers-needed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-6441693206193098345Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:01:00 +00002011-11-05T14:04:23.994+00:00bull terrier artbull terrier welfareBull terriersbulliebud momsChristmaschristmas baubleshand made christmas decorationNeedle feltedNeedle feltingThis is just a small donation to help towards keeping a bullie or two safe this Christmas.  It's a Christmas bauble (just in case you didn't guess) made by needle felting a large handful of fleece into a ball and decorating with the same material.  That dodgy looking reindeer is actually meant to be a bullie (note the absence of antlers) and there is a little snowman underneath somewhere.  I usedhttp://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2011/11/with-christmas-and-bullies-in-mind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454174838849755863.post-6113779601519234898Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:29:00 +00002011-10-25T18:29:47.778+01:00Digging around amongst the rubbish sometimes has it's advantages and instead of finding the usual spider, I found this.  I can't remember when I did this aceo but it was a long time ago, so it was a nice surprise to find it.  Actually, I found several but this is my favourite.   It measures 2.5 x 3.5 inches. http://gailburtonart.blogspot.com/2011/10/one-i-made-earlier.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gail Burton)0