Magistrates Court Foyer

Magistrates Court Foyer***SOLD OUT**** Limited edition signed print of 100: 60cm x 31cm Inside South Shields Magistrates Court "Its a very risky business sketching in the foyer of South Shields Magistrates Court is not the easiest place to sit and sketch. I pretended to be filling in a crossword puzzle while doing rapid sketches of the activity in the foyer. I was almost finished when the big aggressive fella in the middle of the painting realised what I was doing and took

This was very popular in the 40s and 50s for people that lived in the many pit villages that were scattered throughout County Durham long before foreign travel became popular

which were sections of props split in half" - Bob Olley

*****SOLD****** Original oil on canvas

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this timeless print captures the spirit of the Black And White Army and will make an ideal gift for an avid supporter

Bob is also an accomplished caricaturist

"Even that there were many notices between the lamp cabin and the cage reminding miners going underground to check their pockets for cigarettes and matches the Banksman had the right to spot search your pockets as you handed over your numbered metal disc

"I attended Westoe Secondary Modern School for boys

***SOLD***Original Oil On Canvas

while a cheeky diver bares his bottom and breaks wind

Commissions accepted

todays pee could become tomorrows tears