Bat Drop

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Nice work Paulette. Root was silly but the team are in top form. Good win on Test 1.

Posted by Jim Morris on Tue 07 Aug 19:17:51

Super, Paulette. I’ll be at Lords tomorrow for the second test.

Posted by Seth Dalton on Wed 08 Aug 08:48:35

I think it will be a cracker Seth :)

Posted by Paulette Farrell on Wed 08 Aug 08:50:46

Super work Paulette. We went to Cardiff last night to see Glamorgan beat Essex (just!) in T20. Looking forward to 2nd test. You capture cricket and movement so well. I’m still not sure I understand the whole “mike drop” thing!

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Wed 08 Aug 08:54:16

Hang on Studio Wall

07/08/2018

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Anyone who follows cricket will recognise this image. Drawn in charcoal on lily white pastel paper this is my representation of Joe Root's now infamous bat-drop imitation of a mic-drop. Scoring a century off the very last ball of the innings, almost denied by the Indian bowler's deliberate wide bowling he finally hit a four to secure a century and an England win.

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Paulette Farrell

Professional Artist. For 2020 I have decided to focus my work on cricket (which I love) and figure / portrait paintings and drawings. Although I am able to draw and paint birds, still lifes and animals and have been successful selling them I noted that whilst painting them I was forever thinking…

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