What a busy old day! Setting up for #WIP Work In Progress Winter Open Studio (starting tomorrow* See below) AND a trip up to Winchester to see my David Watson SILK ! square from my Hampshire Cultural Trust and Jane Austen House Museum commission in REAL LIFE! in Winchester Discovery Centre. A really delicate, fine […]
David Watson Silk Scarf in Winchester! AND Open Studio Dec 1st and 2nd!!!! Read More »
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL! – Open Studio 1st and 2nd December …I’ve been really enjoying the paint with my recent self portraits but I’ve been working without my glasses (as I would generally outside) so it’s interesting for me to now zoom in close and see how the paint is sitting. Fancy a close up
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL…Open Studio 1st and 2nd December 10-5pm Read More »
I’m really not this serious!….any tips on how to make a self portrait look less grim gratefully received! So dull here today I had a daylight bulb and stood right next to the window. #oilpainting #selfportrait #observationalart #artoninstagram
An exciting parcel arrived today…the collaboration pieces from Plein Air in the Park at Amgueddfa Torfaen Museum in Pontypool! Reusable bags and lovely tea towels. I love Georgian buildings…and the odd tree. Memories of a lovely day! See you there next year? Contact them to buy and support their work. http://torfaenmuseum.org.uk/contact-us/ #teatowel #reducereuserecycle #reusable #ink
Amgueddfa Torfaen Museum Read More »
Reworking and enlarging this from September in Spain. Thinking about brightening the paint and working more gesturally …..“The great outcrop of rocks on this amazing #surfersbeach – from the other direction … simple yet complex colours…and hazy spray afternoon light with the typical and tall eucalyptus tree shapes on the shore. Interesting to paint the
Eucalyptus trees and rocks. Read More »
*SPACES!!* Do you have a really challenging person to buy for at Christmas? Are you a bit artistic (-or a lot!) and fancy making a unique gift for them instead? GIFT MAKING OIL PAINTING WORKSHOP DAY @StBarbe Gallery and Museum Lymington Monday 3rd December. Bring along an item that you associate with your recipient (perfume
Gift Painting in Oil Workshop Day at St Barbe Art Gallery and Museum in Lymington. Read More »
This time next week I shall be setting up for a very informal ‘Works In Progress’ Open Studio Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd December 10-5pm 🎨….lots to show and share from the Autumn…find out about my newest work…seasonal shopping opportunity🎄…and a chance to find out about my exciting plans for 2019!….and have a coffee☕️! ….What’s
Winter Open Studio #WIP Works in Progress 2018 Read More »
Oh my goodness how addictive is this self portrait lark!! Mr Weller has a lot to answer for! Also appears very difficult to get a clear and accurate photograph…anyway here’s my latest effort 😉 PS Thank you for all the tips and comments along the way with these too ❤️ #oilpaint #portrait #selfportrait #artoninstagram #observation
[wpvideo 5HMiUqgM ][wpvideo 9DAN5xU1 ]A trip to see the clever cheerful work of @hollyfrean “Holly’s Ark” in Zimmer Stuart Gallery in Arundel on a chilly day! 😍A mooch round the many interesting shops…..and a quick watercolour sketch or two by the castle where a striking avenue of autumn trees and colour, reflected in the moat….with
More self portraits….all very difficult….all seem very different….lots of scraping off….very addictive….and yes before anyone mentions it the last is definitely William Shakespeare! https://instagram.com/p/BqZdcznAvSx/ #oilpaint #selfportrait #observation #observationalart