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    Posted by Neil Davey on 15 September 2007 at 08:14

    A few signs painted with the help of my trusty sables.

    Blaenavon Cheddar was straight off the brush with just a rough layout direct to the fascia, as was Jan’s Hair.

    Wall doggin’ with The Cellar Bar, masonry paint in the sun, don’t you just love it.

    Dr Squeegee is a mix of paint and vinyl, oh and the van you see is all vinyl with an airbrush fade on the name.

    The castle scene is homework painted in my bathroom in a mad medieval moment.

    Keeping the dust from settling on my brushes.

    Neil


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  • graham stewart

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    15 September 2007 at 09:48

    Nice work Neil,I envy your talent.
    Graham

  • Dave Bruce

    Member
    15 September 2007 at 10:24

    Lovely work Neil, envious as always

    Dave

  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    15 September 2007 at 11:28

    Lovely lovely traditional work on those first two…pure class.
    The other stuff is pretty swell as well.
    Love….Jill

  • Neil Davey

    Member
    15 September 2007 at 12:00

    Thanks guys and gal. It really is refreshing to paint when so many customers want vinyl.

    Here’s a couple more pics, Foy Williams is one shot black and metalic gold thou it doesn’t show up too well in the photo and is in same street as the other fascias. Window logos are vinyl.

    Lulworth was another simple masonry paint job on a house straight off the brush.


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  • Jill Marie Welsh

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    15 September 2007 at 12:20

    Again, simply excellent.
    This is my most favorite type of signwriting to do and to see.
    I hope someday my lettering will be as clean and eye-appealing as yours.
    Thanks for posting more pix of your work, Neil!
    Love…..Jill

  • Harry Cleary

    Member
    15 September 2007 at 21:52

    Sweet Signwriting Neil, Foy Williams is classy! 😀 😀

  • Andy Gorman

    Member
    15 September 2007 at 22:42

    Some really nice stuff there, tidy.

  • Neil Davey

    Member
    16 September 2007 at 11:09

    Thanks everyone, I hope you all get as much pleasure in your work as I do in mine. Of course I get the mundane run of the mill jobs all the time but it’s great to do traditional now and again and also have a free hand in it.

    I’ve found that ever since the computer took over, customers want drawings and visuals which I must say I do like as you both know where your heading but it is refreshing from time to time to hear the customer say ‘you know your job, just get on with it’.

    At the moment I am signwriting a church notice board, more shopfronts at the same place as above and I’m due to start a job at Cardiff Castle lettering above room doorways in Welsh and English.

    So I can honestly say that for the moment the brushes won’t be gathering dust!

    Neil

  • Nicola McIntosh

    Member
    16 September 2007 at 16:12

    very nice work neil 😀

    nik

  • Brian Little

    Member
    16 September 2007 at 16:49

    excellent work Neil as always …particularly like the foy williams.just goes to show you dont always need loads of shading for a job to look great ….awell executed letter and choice of colours…does the job

  • Bernardo Maldonado

    Member
    17 September 2007 at 09:26

    that´s really good…there´s nothing else to say really…good stuff. hope those jobs don´t stop coming in for ya!!

    all the best,

    bernardo

  • A Misselbrook

    Member
    18 September 2007 at 15:55

    Very nice work! Long live the brush! 😎

  • Simon Strom

    Member
    18 September 2007 at 16:05

    I agree. Those look really really nice. I have to give a lot of respect to people that can paint hand lettering.

  • Lynn Normington

    Member
    18 September 2007 at 17:32

    Neil lovely work, it must be very satisfying, pity you didn’t make it to Wales as well you would have loved it.

    Lynn

  • Neil Davey

    Member
    18 September 2007 at 19:16

    Thanks everybody peeps.

    Lynn, would loved to have made it up to Dave Kynastons meet but for those 2 weeks I was not in my home country but on holiday, soda law I think you call it. :banghead:

    AJ, hope your brushes are keeping you busy.

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