OK so I’m a bit slow on the uptake it seems. Quite a few weeks ago, I was thrilled when one of my favourite bloggers, Becoming Madame, told me that she had nominated me for a Versatile Blogger Award. Assuming that a nomination meant that I would then receive some sort of golden invitation to a red carpet award ceremony at which I would have to nervously await the outcome of the award and have a long speech full of tearful drivel planned, I didn’t actually realise until about 3 days ago that when you are nominated for a VBA, you win one! Superb! So it’s an even bigger thanks to the wonderful Madame of Paris for her nomination, and a big apology that I have been so slow on the uptake! I have subsequently gathered from the VBA wordpress site that when you receive a VBA nomination, there are various rules to be followed. The first I have already ticked, by thanking the wonderful Becoming Madame for her gracious nomination – all the more appreciated because my blog was still a wee baby when she nominated me.
Secondly I am required to give 7 facts about me. So here goes:
1. Asides from being an artist, I am a qualified barrister of the England and Wales Bar – quite different from my artistic pursuits, but ever an important part of my life nevertheless.
2. If it wasn’t already obvious from the content of my blog, my favourite city in all the world is Paris (luckily accessible from my home city of London), and my favourite country is easily Spain.
3. I had a brush with celebrity when I starred as a candidate of the fourth UK series of the mega-popular The Apprentice in which 16 candidates (including me) compete viciously for a job with entrepreneur Lord Alan Sugar. It was complete madness at the time – front page of the papers, in all the magazines, and weekly audiences of 7 million. Shame I didn’t get very far… (or perhaps not)
4. My favourite artist of all time is Salvador Dali – his surrealist works are all masterpieces with an incredible technical command and endless imagination.
5. If I could go back and do it all again, I’d probably do better at maths so I could become an architect.
6. My favourite local place to hang out is the Dolly Sisters cafe in Selfridges, London… although their prices do come at a premium.
7. My favourite day of the week is Sunday when I play jazz (usually French), cook extravagant sunday roasts and spend the afternoon reading the Sunday Times.
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Richard III (2016 ©Nicholas de Lacy-Brown, acrylic on canvas)
While these Norm tourists are at the Musée Rodin.
Norms at La Pedrera (2014 © Nicholas de Lacy-Brown, pen and ink on paper)
For Lisbon Norms this is a scene from every day life
The Nighthawk Norms (after Hopper) (2012 © Nicholas de Lacy-Brown, pen on paper)
While for Parisian Norms, it’s not unusual to see Egyptians wondering by.
Norms in Dubrovnik take the Cable Car (2014 © Nicholas de Lacy-Brown, pen and ink on paper)
Norms in Soller (2013, © Nicholas de Lacy-Brown)
Norms at the Halloween House of Horrors (2012 © Nicholas de Lacy-Brown, pen on paper)
Norms visit the C’an Joan de S’Aigo (2014 © Nicholas de Lacy-Brown, pen and ink on paper)
Norms on Dubrovnik Beach (2014 © Nicholas de Lacy-Brown, pen and ink on paper)
Norms in Pisa (2012 © Nicholas de Lacy-Brown, pen and ink on paper)
Tube Norms (2012, © Nicholas de Lacy-Brown, pen on paper)
The Daily Norm 
Jan 14
The Versatile Blogger Award
OK so I’m a bit slow on the uptake it seems. Quite a few weeks ago, I was thrilled when one of my favourite bloggers, Becoming Madame, told me that she had nominated me for a Versatile Blogger Award. Assuming that a nomination meant that I would then receive some sort of golden invitation to a red carpet award ceremony at which I would have to nervously await the outcome of the award and have a long speech full of tearful drivel planned, I didn’t actually realise until about 3 days ago that when you are nominated for a VBA, you win one! Superb! So it’s an even bigger thanks to the wonderful Madame of Paris for her nomination, and a big apology that I have been so slow on the uptake! I have subsequently gathered from the VBA wordpress site that when you receive a VBA nomination, there are various rules to be followed. The first I have already ticked, by thanking the wonderful Becoming Madame for her gracious nomination – all the more appreciated because my blog was still a wee baby when she nominated me.
Secondly I am required to give 7 facts about me. So here goes:
1. Asides from being an artist, I am a qualified barrister of the England and Wales Bar – quite different from my artistic pursuits, but ever an important part of my life nevertheless.
2. If it wasn’t already obvious from the content of my blog, my favourite city in all the world is Paris (luckily accessible from my home city of London), and my favourite country is easily Spain.
3. I had a brush with celebrity when I starred as a candidate of the fourth UK series of the mega-popular The Apprentice in which 16 candidates (including me) compete viciously for a job with entrepreneur Lord Alan Sugar. It was complete madness at the time – front page of the papers, in all the magazines, and weekly audiences of 7 million. Shame I didn’t get very far… (or perhaps not)
4. My favourite artist of all time is Salvador Dali – his surrealist works are all masterpieces with an incredible technical command and endless imagination.
5. If I could go back and do it all again, I’d probably do better at maths so I could become an architect.
6. My favourite local place to hang out is the Dolly Sisters cafe in Selfridges, London… although their prices do come at a premium.
7. My favourite day of the week is Sunday when I play jazz (usually French), cook extravagant sunday roasts and spend the afternoon reading the Sunday Times.
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