Chas and Doll

Somewhere online to put Pictures Photos & Drawings

Drawings done on a PC using the free paint program Microsoft paint

About

Hello and welcome to Chas & Doll’s space on the web. We’re a couple of young at heart silver surfers ready to venture into the unknown with our own web site. We’re looking forward to exploring new avenues and sharing a few of our interests and memories including a few masterpieces along the way!

We realise the importance of keeping the body and mind both active as you grow older and although we may not be in the fast lane anymore we certainly are no slouches! Like many senior citizens it’s nice to reminisce about the good old days but with the computer age truly upon us, there is so much more to learn and enjoy today.

Chas says
“It’s coming up to nearly twenty nine years since I retired as an electrician and although it was nice not having to get up early in the morning, the novelty soon wore off. It was nice spending more time with my wife and partner for 65 years and I pottered around in the garden which was great in the summer but not so much fun in the winter.

Apart from keeping busy with the occasional electrical job for my family and friends, I felt the need to get involved with a new hobby. I have always enjoyed drawing and painting. However, due to a condition called Dupuytren’s contracture, I was losing the use of my right hand so couldn’t pursue my favourite pastime.

It was only until my family suggested I get a computer and introduced me to many programmes and games on it including a basic Paints programme. It opened up a whole new world to us both and now my wife has got her own laptop and iPad. This allows us to keep in touch via iMessage, Facetime, Facebook and email with our children and grandchildren.

I had taught myself to write with my left hand after treatment on my right hand hadn’t made much difference but drawing was proving more difficult. However, things were looking up for me once I discovered how to use a mouse and my new computer.

It meant so much to me to be able to draw again with Microsft paint and best of all; I could use the mouse with my right hand! I soon got the hang of all the tools in the paints programme which was great and I have now done over 300 pictures mainly copied from calendars, photos and postcards and other images I find on google.

Buying a computer is the best thing we have done especially as we live so far away from our children. Keeping in touch is easy, shopping online is great and fact-finding out any information is simple we just Google it!”

About Us

Welcome to Chas & Doll’s space on the web. We’re looking forward to exploring new avenues and sharing a few of our interests and memories including a few masterpieces along the way!
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Last 101 Drawing Created With Windows Paint

  • Creating Pictures with Microsoft Paint June 22, 2020
  • Krakow Poland March 22, 2014
  • The Grand Hotel Royal Tuscany February 1, 2014
  • Quin Abbey County Clare Ireland February 1, 2014
  • Winter Time February 1, 2014
  • A Christmas Scene February 1, 2014
  • The West End London in 1920’s February 1, 2014
  • Lake Garda Italy November 1, 2013
  • Autumn Time October 15, 2013
  • Early Sailing Ship October 10, 2013
  • Vienna Museum September 29, 2013
  • Kent Seaside September 22, 2013
  • Leaning Tower of Pisa August 12, 2013
  • A Cruise along the Rhine August 12, 2013
  • Snow Hill Holborn London in the 1900’s June 28, 2013
  • Stone House in Derbyshire June 10, 2013
  • Knaresborough North Yorkshire June 8, 2013
  • Queen Elizabeth II June 8, 2013
  • Holiday Cottages Isle of Wight May 24, 2013
  • Heidelberg Town Square Germany May 24, 2013
  • Milan Cathedral Italy May 24, 2013
  • Gateshead Bridge Newcastle May 12, 2013
  • Bridge of Sighs Cambridge May 12, 2013
  • St Mary’s Old Church West Bergholt Essex May 7, 2013
  • Scotney Castle Gardens Tunbridge Wells Kent April 28, 2013
  • Leeds Castle Kent April 28, 2013
  • Highgrove House & Gardens Gloucestershire April 28, 2013
  • Caledonian Market Islington London April 28, 2013
  • The Leather Bottle Village Inn Mattingley Hampshire April 28, 2013
  • Lyme Regis Town Square April 6, 2013
  • Zermatt Switzerland April 2, 2013
  • Chamonix Les Praz France March 29, 2013
  • Portmeirion Gwynedd Wales March 28, 2013
  • Church Green in the Shropshire Town of Much Wenlock March 25, 2013
  • Castle Combe Wiltshire March 24, 2013
  • A Thatched House Cornwall March 24, 2013
  • Duke of Wellington Pub Hatfield Peverel Essex March 24, 2013
  • Canadian Rockies March 24, 2013
  • Constable Country Suffolk March 24, 2013
  • A Dorset Village March 7, 2013
  • Shanklin Old Village Isle of Wight March 6, 2013
  • Loire Valley France March 6, 2013
  • Shanklin Village Isle of Wight March 6, 2013
  • St Petersburg Moscow March 6, 2013
  • Piazza di Spagna Rome January 31, 2013
  • Costa Verde Portugal January 13, 2013
  • Village of Clovelly North Devon January 13, 2013
  • A Christmas Scene December 16, 2012
  • Andalusia Seville Spain December 16, 2012
  • Rockport Harbour December 16, 2012
  • Monte Carlo Casino November 25, 2012
  • The Canadian Rockies November 19, 2012
  • Egeskov Castle Funen Island Denmark November 19, 2012
  • The Dolder Grand Switzerland November 19, 2012
  • Parma Northern Italy November 3, 2012
  • Yorkshire Dales November 3, 2012
  • Arundel Castle West Sussex October 28, 2012
  • Trams of the Thirties October 28, 2012
  • Bridge House Devon October 24, 2012
  • Swannaton Devon October 24, 2012
  • Oxford Circus 1894 London October 24, 2012
  • Hatton Garden London October 24, 2012
  • Dunster Village Somerset October 7, 2012
  • Harrods London October 7, 2012
  • Conwy North Wales October 7, 2012
  • Sultan Abdul Building Kuala Lumpur October 7, 2012
  • The Stags Head Pub Burwell Lincolnshire September 21, 2012
  • Balmoral Castle Scotland September 21, 2012
  • The Basilica di San Fredianno Lucca, Italy September 21, 2012
  • Moster Bosnia September 21, 2012
  • Holker Hall Cumbria August 30, 2012
  • Creole Queen Cruise August 24, 2012
  • California’s Gold Coast and Mexico Riviera Cruise August 24, 2012
  • The Routemaster – London Transport 1956 until 2005 August 24, 2012
  • Marble Arch London August 16, 2012
  • Holyrood Palace Edinburgh Scotland August 16, 2012
  • Cottage in Dorset August 16, 2012
  • Olympic Closing Ceremony Fireworks August 14, 2012
  • London Olympic Stadium & Orbit Tower August 14, 2012
  • Tudor Buildings Holborn, London August 14, 2012
  • The Pewter Shop Rockport July 16, 2012
  • Barcelona Spain July 16, 2012
  • Helsingborg Sweden July 16, 2012
  • Austrian Resort July 16, 2012
  • Bruges France July 16, 2012
  • Amsterdam Holland July 16, 2012
  • Corfe Castle Dorset July 16, 2012
  • The Shard London July 16, 2012
  • Piccadilly London July 16, 2012
  • Sue’s Day Out July 16, 2012
  • Victoria Embankment July 16, 2012
  • Salisbury Cathedral April 24, 2012
  • Sacred Heart Basilica, Paris April 4, 2012
  • China Town Toronto April 4, 2012
  • Massachusetts State House (1798) March 25, 2012
  • Sicily Italy March 18, 2012
  • Peterborough Cathedral March 13, 2012
  • Whitby Bay March 6, 2012
  • Historic House in Wales March 3, 2012
  • Hluboka Castle Czech Republic March 1, 2012
  • Bran Castle Romania known as “Dracula’s Castle” February 24, 2012

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