A big day for Leicester

So many flags and banners! Watercolour, pen and ink, by Maxine Dodd

Hello! The 2016 English Football season finished yesterday and for the fans of Leicester City, the Foxes, it was the last day of an astonishing year’s play. It feels as though the whole world knows the tale now but for citizens of Leicester and especially the team’s fans, we don’t tire of it! The team was facing relegation from the Premier League and from the bottom of the table, began to win matches. They managed to stay up. The start of the 2015-16 season saw them win and win and win and keep on winning until they secured the title of Premier League Champions for the first time in their 132 year history. (I’m astounded to think that Picasso was 3 years old when Leicester City Football Club began!) I haven’t been a fan quite as long as that but let’s say this… my uncle gave me my first football scarf – a little blue and white one – when I was 6 years old and I still have it many years later. My uncle is nearing his 88th birthday and is thrilled to bits by the team’s achievement as is the whole family and the City of Leicester. Tonight there will be the BIGGEST party in the city and the atmosphere is fantastic! Here are my first impressions of this phenomenal team and their wonderful fans -Definitely more to come!

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So many flags and banners!

Champions!

Celebrating goal no 1!

Vardy and King – what a goal!

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Maxine Dodd Art

I’m a mixed media visual artist working in Leicestershire in the UK. I trained in Fine Art using different media including oils and acrylics, but my recent work reflects my love of drawn media, especially pen, ink, watercolour and pastels. My theme is movement – My subjects are varied from landscape, animals, musicians, dancers and sport, especially cycling. The unifying feature of all these subjects is that they are constantly changing – there is movement and energy everywhere.

12 responses to “A big day for Leicester”

Andrew Seal

23/05/2016

Congrats to Leicester and congrats to you Maxine. Just want to say how much I love your work. I love its speed, impressionism, movement, sense of place, and wonderful palette. Look forward to exploring your site and to following you in the coming months. Best wishes 🙂

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1. Maxine Dodd, artist
  
  23/05/2016
  
  Thank you so much Andrew for your lovely comment – very much appreciated! Best wishes to you too 🙂
  
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  1. Andrew Seal
    
    23/05/2016
    
    My pleasure
    
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christianekraft

19/05/2016

All in blue ! I think it’s your favorite color ?

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1. Maxine Dodd, artist
  
  19/05/2016
  
  It is! I love blue and I love it even more now 😀
  
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CompassAndCamera

17/05/2016

Congrats to Leicester City! It’s nice to see a new team at the top for a change!! Fantastic work, Maxine!

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1. Maxine Dodd, artist
  
  17/05/2016
  
  Thanks for your lovely message! Haven’t they done well? Such a boost for the City and for the
  Premiership. Still dreaming! 😀😀🐺🐺🐺🏆🏆🏆
  
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