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Concertina Critters 2009
The popular Concertina Critters section gets a CowParade style make-over for the 2009 illuminations.
I worked with colleagues to strip back the old paint and re-spray them with more colourful, vibrant and psychedelic patterns.
Most of these were painted using spray guns as usual, but the Jackson Pollack inspired horse designs allowed us to be a little more creative than usual and we had lots of fun throwing, flicking and dribbling cups of paint across the features!
Photo Gallery
Front of a Concertina Critter gets a tartan make-over - Concertina Critters 2009 - Blackpool Illuminations Gallery - © Sarah Myerscough
Rear of a Concertina Critter gets a tartan make-over - Concertina Critters 2009 - Blackpool Illuminations Gallery - © Sarah Myerscough
Tartan cow lit-up during the 2009 Blackpool Illuminations - Concertina Critters 2009 - Blackpool Illuminations Gallery - © Sarah Myerscough
Jackson Pollack style horse makeover - Concertina Critters 2009 - Blackpool Illuminations Gallery - © Sarah Myerscough
Psychedelic horned bull makeover - Concertina Critters 2009 - Blackpool Illuminations Gallery - © Sarah Myerscough
Nice lit-up shot of the Tartan dairy cow - Concertina Critters 2009 - Blackpool Illuminations Gallery - © Sarah Myerscough
Chequered pig makeover - Concertina Critters 2009 - Blackpool Illuminations Gallery - © Sarah Myerscough
Northbound promenade view of the Concertina Critters section - Concertina Critters 2009 - Blackpool Illuminations Gallery - © Sarah Myerscough
Southbound promenade view featuring a parade of scooter boys - Concertina Critters 2009 - Blackpool Illuminations Gallery - © Sarah Myerscough
What are Blackpool Illuminations?
If you have landed on this page from Google or another search engine or from a link on a website, you might just be wondering what you are looking at.
Concertina Critters 2009 is a feature within Blackpool Illuminations, the greatest free light show on earth, where Sarah Myerscough (me) works as an artist. The Illuminations are an annual event that takes place from late August / early September to November, along six miles of the promenade in Blackpool, a seaside resort in the North West of England.
Blackpool itself is the most visited seaside resort in Europe and provides family entertainment throughout the year. It has three piers, the 518ft Blackpool Tower featuring an excellent circus, miles of golden sands, a huge amusement park (Blackpool Pleasure Beach), a waxworks (Madame Tussaud's), a Sea Life Centre, a Ripley's Believe It Or Not, a zoo (Blackpool Zoo), two major theatres (Grand Theatre and The Opera House), dozens of amusement arcades (including Coral Island), a water park (Blackpool Sandcastle) and much, much more...
Where should you go next?
If you have landed on this page by chance and are wondering where to go next:
- For more behind the scenes photographs of the Illuminations, select another page from the Blackpool Illuminations Gallery menu.
- For information about my life as an artist, take a look at my Timeline pages.
- If you are interested in purchasing artworks, take a look at my For Sale pages.
- If you're not sure what you want, why not try my Lucky Dip?
- Finally, if your appetite has been whet for a visit to Blackpool, take a look at my About Blackpool pages for links to Blackpool attractions, accommodation, events and more, but don't forget to bookmark me and come back some time!
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