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Wm.Neilly a 'glesca artist'

Bridgeton Cross painting


Its an atmospheric and nostalgic painting of Brigton Cross in 1954.
looking north London Road is to the left and right of the No.26 tramcaur en-route tae Burnside from Glesca Cross.
Orr Street is located immediately behind the tramcaur from which a car emerges behind a cyclist.
Pedestrians and traffic deal with rainy conditions as a news vendor sells newspapers at the Umbrella.
Young at Heart starring Frank Sinatra and Doris Day is showing at the Olympia ABC picture house in the background.



Parkhead Cross painting

See his GlescaPals webpages
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So there ye are pals - glesca artist. www.glescapals.com/profiles/wneilly2.htm

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Glesca weans playing roon the back

[Webmaister]

Ah jist luv these paintings of the backcourt weans.

[Webmaister]

A Walk Down Memory Lane – Games – inspired my painting, “Oot Tae Play” (attached). This is a painting of weans playing in the streets of Glasgow around the 1950’s. It is painted using acrylic on canvas board measuring 610 x 455 mm (24” x 18”) and is protected by two coats of satin varnish. It was signed and dated by the artist, William Neilly, in January 2009.



You could imagine this as looking northwards up Dunn Street towards Fielden Street on the other side o’ London Road, wi’ the number 9 caur headin’ oot tae Auchenshuggle. The “young firm” playing fitba’ at the junction wi’ Bernard Street and the ragman opposite Walkinshaw Street. But it’s a’ in the mind.



How many games and how many glesca pals can you spot in the painting, no’ counting the folk on the tram or the two cats and dug? There are forty-eight glesca pals and at least seventeen games being played by the weans.



By the way, me an’ m’ pals are climbin’ up the back o’ the billboards and m’ Da and his pals are havin’ a hauf ‘n’ a hauf in The Fly Yin – named after wan o’ m’ cats, Fred, who thinks he’s a fly yin. The wee boy in the yellow jumper is pointing tae Fred havin’ a drink from the puddle ootside the pub.



Regards,


William Neilly

[Webmaister]

Well it looks like Wm Neilly and GlescaPals is a marriage made in heaven ;D.

William has been looking thru some of the auld photos on GlescaPals and found inspiration tae paint some scenes.

see his webpages

[Lizzy]

Wonderful paintings, it just captures the image of Glasgow and it's weans, wish I could be as good as that, brilliant!

[norrie]

Great stuff william.
I have loads of Gorbals photos if you run out of back courts and streets.
Bye for now, norrie

[Beth]

Wish our exchange rate was not so ferocious. These paintings are magnificent

[Webmaister]

a good friend of mine called me today he has bought the painting of Dalmarnock Bridge which shows the power station and the tenements across the road, where his parents still live!

[Nell]

Haw Webmaister
Is William relatit tae oor very ain mischievious beloved Eddie?

[Webmaister]

yes his big brother see www.glescapals.com/profiles/wneilly.htm

[Liz R.I.P.]

What wonderful paintings the one with the kids playing in the street brought so many memories back the artist mentioned 17 games were being played I must be a dunce as at the moment I can only see 9 that I remember but I will study it again and then have a recount.

[Webmaister]

Jan 13, 2009 19:12:57 GMT Webmaister said:

How many games and how many glesca pals can you spot in the painting, no’ counting the folk on the tram or the two cats and dug? There are forty-eight glesca pals and at least seventeen games being played by the weans.

Regards,William Neilly

Okay Liz whits the 9 games you see ?

[Liz R.I.P.]

Hopefully what I class as games to me are to you also the nine I got are walking with the cans, go karting, bikes?, yoyo, ropes, beds, ring a ring a roses, marbles well I think that is what the two girls behind the boy walking with the cans are playing & of course footie I looked out for rounders and folk knocking windows and running like heck like I did & jumping the dykes or bashed can onto the end of a bit of wood chasing people like we did but couldnt see any. I must try and find my big magnifying glass and have another look to see if I can see more tho they maybe played different games in Bridgeton than they did in Ibrox/Govan. I will let you know if I find any if not maybe you will list the 17 for me and don't cheat by asking the artist ha.

[Liz R.I.P.]

Maybe it was 10 I had as I missed out my favourite when I first counted and posted skates we had the longest smoothest street and kids from all around would come to our street to skate I still remember mine. Im away to look out that magnifying glass as others have come to mind and I want to see if any of the kids in the painting are playing with them as I have a sneaky feeling that if I just list games that I remember for the fun of it you will ask me what kids in the painting are doing it

[Liz R.I.P.]

Im climbing Webmaister just noticed the cowboys/indians also the gird n kleek (spelling) we had two which belonged to my father heaven knows where they went I bought one at the Scotland Street School Museum a few years back you should have saw the look on my neighbours faces when I went round the block showing my younger son how to use it. I also bought a whip n Peerie but darned if I can work it now.

[Liz R.I.P.]

I have given up not like me as I am a stubborn person but I have studied and studied and cannot see anymore and that is with using a new 2.5x magnifying glass with LED illumination that my husband bought me when he saw I was struggling to find what games are allegedly in the picture tho I think that type of magnifying glass is more suited to a stamp collector. Please please list what the artist says are minimum of 17 games being played. I keep taking the glass out of its case and looking again but im going to be squinty eyed or going potty looking without success I hate to give in but keepsies it is.

[Webmaister]

well Liz here is the answers from the man himself ;D


Webmaister,
Starting at the top left of my painting “Oot Tae Play”:

Wan punter havin’ a dauner past the wally close gaun fur a swally; wan wean dane haun’ staun’s; wan wean climbin’ a lamp post; four weans playin’ bools; wan wean rollin’ a hoop aff a barrel; three sweetie-wives havin’ a blether; three weans playin’ ring o’ roses; two lassies oan stilts (tin cans); two weans wi’ their mammy’s high heels; wan lassie multi-taskin’ – oan roller skates, playin wi’ a yo-yo an’ teasin’ the dug; wan wean playin’ wi’ their bike (tricycle); wan wean walkin’/ playin’ wi’ his dug; wan mad skull gaun like the clappers oan roller skates; three cowboys n’ injuns; wan wummin havin’ a hing-oot the windae above The Fly Yin; two weans leapfrogin’ outside the Dairy; wan wean oan his bike racin’ ithers roon the block; four skool boys playin’ fitba’; six skool lassies playin’ whip n’ peerie and peever; two bawheids up tae mischief wantin’ a backie aff the paperboay wi’ the bike but the three o’ them distracted by the ragman blawin’ his bugle; a wee stoater wi’ skippin’ ropes; another wee stoater and her big brother playin’ at the well and splashin’ aboot in the watter runnin’ doon the stank; two skool boays wi’ their bogey.

No’ countin’ me an’ ma pals climbin’ up the back o’ the billboards and m’ Da and his pals havin’ a hauf ‘n’ a hauf in The Fly Yin there are 48 glescapals and at least 17 games, arguably 21, being played by the weans.


Regards,
William Neilly
glesca artist

[jimmy NZ]

Hi' Will an William,
They arr lovely bitt am wunnerin' the waen's wurny as well dress'd an in really bright clae's, merr nae' sock's scimpy auld dresses, an durty faces well that's how wee lived bak' then mammie cud'ny aford enyfin noo, bitt al gitt wan o' the Cross nixt munf okay as av gote special thote's aboot that special place in 1953. Jimmy-Esther.

[glesca artist]

My paintings went live on the world wide web six months ago. As hoped they generated interest from glesca pals in the UK, USA, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Alas, enquiries often do not result in sales. Either the price is too high; the size of the painting is too big;the subject matter of completed works is not suitable, or a suitable photograph of the desired subject to be painted is not available. There is also the challenge of updating my webpages with recent work so as to maintain the ongoing interest of enquirying glesca pals.

To overcome some of these challenges, I've significantly reduced the asking price for completed works; offered special rates when more than one painting is purchased at the same time, and have painted recent subjects on the smallest size of canvas board (16"x 12").

I've also introduced graphite drawings on 115lbs/250gsm Bristol Board A4 size (approx 12"x8")which look stunning when mounted and framed under glass. The graphite drawing is fixed permanently using a fixative and can easily be mounted and framed for under £10. Portraits, pets and some street scenes can look particularly atmospheric using this medium.

I would welcome views and comments, particularly if you are considering marking that special occasion with a painting or graphite drawing but are concerned about your budget in these difficult times. remember, I'm happy to negotiate prices.