Butterfly Photographs and Drawings - Exhibition at Arundel

[Neil Hulme]

Hi all,
A visit to Arundel is always worthwhile at this time of the year - plenty to do and see, including the castle, cathedral, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust and the Arundel Farmers Market (this coming Saturday). If you're in the area, I'm putting on a BC fund-raiser and recruitment event (over 16s £1 per head entry), over the Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April (11am - 5pm) at the Norfolk Centre, by the lower castle gates in Mill Road. 'The Beautiful Butterflies of Sussex' is a collection of 36 photos and drawings, most of which were taken in the county. Many of you will recognise the odd 'ringer' - such as 'the Black-veined White of Stockbridge Down'. Would be good to see the odd UKB member there - all proceeds go towards conservation of butterflies in Sussex (mainly our Duke of Burgundy conservation programme).
Neil

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[Gruditch]

Are these your own drawings Kipper.

Gruditch

[Pete Eeles]

I believe they are - and they're absolutely cracking!

Not just a pretty face, eh Neil?

Cheers,

- Pete

[Neil Hulme]

Hi Gruditch (and thanks for the recognition of my beauty Pete )
Yes, these were my first efforts since I was a nipper, largely because I'm too damn competitive and my older brother's a 'proper' artist - he did all the paintings for 'Ducks, Geese and Swans' (ed. Janet Kear) and contributed illustrations to things like 'Birds of the Western Paleartic'. My younger brother's a decorator and uses a roller - so I'm somewhere in between. Will probably get down to some more next winter as I quite enjoyed it once I got going.
Neil

[Padfield]

Yes, these were my first efforts since I was a nipper...

Was that a Sussex Nipper, Kipper?

I agree - these are really excellent drawings. I'm sorry I can't nip across to Arundel and see the exhibition.

Guy

[Gruditch]

Very impressed Kipper,

Gruditch

[Neil Hulme]

Thanks Gruditch. Let's hope the event raises enough money to fund some habitat management work.
Neil

[Susie]

Fabulous pictures!

[Dave McCormick]

Great drawings totally!

[Denise]

Hi Neil,
Your drawings are so good that I thought that they were black and white edited photos.
You have a real talent there.
Denise

[Neil Hulme]

Thanks to all for the supportive and encouraging remarks. It certainly helps to calm the nerves - doing something like this 'solo' means there's no one else to 'hide behind'! When it's all set up tomorrow I'll be very relieved!
Neil

[NickB]

Yes, great stuff! I'm sure you are your harshest critic; everyone else will be as impressed, and jealous of your good talent, as we all are here!
Good luck!
N

[Polly]

I went to Neil's exhibition yesterday - his work is awesome!

Well worth a visit if anyone is in the area. You never know who you might meet there - nice to see you M_galathea!

Polly

[Susie]

I am sorry that I wasn't able to make the exhibition but glad that it was the success you hoped it would be (which was a given considering how good your pictures are! ).

[Polly]

It's on today as well...

[Susie]

Unfortunately we already had plans for today. Perhaps Neil will do this again next year.