This week we're going to post some photos taken during the Graining Olympix, which was held in Blackburn on October 17th and 18th. My wife, Kyoko, and I flew into Manchester on Friday night to attend this event. Then, as we had class on Monday morning, we flew back on Sunday evening.
It was a wonderful event, during which I was very happy to meet my decorative painter friends and colleagues, as well as make new friends. A big hand to John Flemming and Terry Taylor for organizing this successful event. At the exhibition I was very impressed and inspired by the outstanding works that were displayed.
Thank you John Flemming and Terry Taylor for organizing this wonderful and inspiring event! We look forward to attending next year's event!
Close up of panel by Michel Nadai
Trompe-l'oeil molding over Rouge Languedoc
John Flemming showing examples of graining to Michel
John Flemming, Michel Nadai and Marina Hughes
John Flemming, Steve Flemming, Michel Nadai, Marina Hughes, and Jason
Michel answering to a question on moldings
Michel painting a trompe-l'oeil molding over Rouge Languedoc
while people were looking at his other works
while people were looking at his other works
Photo time!
Terry Taylor and Michel Nadai
With John Flemming
Close up of trompe-l'oeil by Michel Nadai
The collaboration piece for Salon of Bergamo
by the Dream Team (Benji, Michel and Gert-Jan)
by the Dream Team (Benji, Michel and Gert-Jan)
Our friend from Holland, Gert-Jan Njisse
Our friend Benjamin Craig
Michel with our friends Jan and Chantal Lhermytte of Ideefiks,
of Belgium
of Belgium
Graining doors
Graining doors
The fabulous works of Tommy Valentine
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The famous grained door with violin by Tommy Valentine
People watching Michel doing a demo
Michel during the event
Opening of event
Opening speech by Peter Banks
The organizers, John Flemming and Terry Taylor
