Been fiddling round with more of those rose hips….outside and in. In other news …..there are now only six days to go until my wildcard heat at Stowe! Here’s a little poem to help you all remember – can’t think where I got the idea from…. “Remember, remember the 15th of November, When the last […]
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Yesterday I was lucky to have some more sun. I made quick oil sketches but this is the only thing which really worked out at all.
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I love the teasles in Alverstoke Valley; their little structures poke up into the light of the sky, from the start of the Autumn and then all Winter long. Think I’ll head back there today…
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It’s an exciting art Tuesday – remember to set your watches for the next Heat episode of Sky’s Landscape Artist of the Year at 8pm!(also on NowTV and TalkTalk) I’ve been fiddling about with some beetroot. I originally liked the shapes but got very distracted and interested in painting the bright jewel like stems which
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Another at one of my local @nationaltrust properties. Met two really fun dogs called Truffle and Crumble. Woof!
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This is my second day with this fig tree in oil – I like the strong Autumn sun shining through the thinning leaves and it’s shapes as it sticks into the sky.
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Trying to get to grips with some oil paint again – as the Autumn draws in it becomes harder for water based mediums to dry outside, so it will be oil based stuff for a few months ahead for me out doors when it’s damp – This is my first which didn’t end up so
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I’ve been updating my website and I came across this photo – small quick drawings made from the train, developed in oil paint on cereal box cardboard…..a surprisingly nice thing to paint onto. Of course – not a museum quality surface….but unlikely my work will need to last that long….and its free! Note to self
Hello! I’ve spent the last day (or so) rehanging my work at Ashcroft Arts Centre for my exhibition there. We are now all ready for the first visitors later this afternoon when we open – and the cake is made! Looking forward to meeting you all later on at the PV. Or call
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