Paintings from Nature with Passion
Keep on painting! This is the answer to the question, ‘What do plein air artists do in winter?’ Well, you can hardly expect to stop because it’s cold outside! But there are many fresh challenges to face so here are some ideas, Daily painting or sketching A course, learn a new skill A new subject, […]
A new year, new challenges, How will you challenge yourself? I have decided to try and improve my still life paintings. They require all the skills of observation, working from life, checking the angles, proportions, tonal values etc. A new year, new challenges In the past, I was rarely happy with my still life paintings,
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It’s time for my big Exhibition, latest works, come and see what I’ve been up to in 2021 I have selected the best paintings from my year, out and about, for my big exhibition latest works. They were mostly painted on location, ‘en plein air’ in the beautiful Cornwall, my favourite place. Then on to
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It was such a delight painting in North Wales, even in the rain! My set up at Llanberis pass I have always adored painting in North Wales and especially Snowdonia, ever since I was first taken there as a child. That was over 60 years ago. It was a delight to visit again, after last
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Following the lifting of our long lockdown I took myself off to Cornwall and Norfolk, how I captured them in paint. So exciting, after being stuck at home for so long is an interesting story. Way back in 2019 I had arranged a trip to Cornwall to paint watercolours with friends in the spring of
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It’s exhibition season! Almost before summer is out, it is time to begin to select my best works for the autumn exhibitions. How do I decide which to choose? But first lets do the when and where! On now until 6th September at the Horsebridge Gallery in Whitstable, my exhibition with Locus Arts, a group
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Bridges, meadows and bluebells paintings are excellent subjects that give plenty of excitement to nature lovers and artists! As an artist, I look for colourful subjects such as bluebells, or blossom, which appear only briefly, in springtime. I also try to find a mixture of man made objects within a natural environment, and bridges fulfill
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Exhibition News, A Real Treat, after our lockdowns, feast your eyes on the best from our local ‘plein air’ artists, working in the impressionist manner, to bring you their creations during this troubling year. Artists include, Steven Alexander, Mike Samson, Julian Lovegrove, Andrea Chappell, Carl Hawkins and others. 21st April to 5th May York
How to survive lockdown? Here are some recent watercolours for you, Here are some boats at rest, sitting on the mud, waiting patiently for their owners to return. I painted these, learning how to survive lockdown, based on views seen on my last visit to Norfolk, and following a recent online course by Grahame Booth.
Lockdown life – An interior, portrait and some watercolours I have used the forced internment of lockdown to get out of my comfort zone a little. It began with me painting some interiors and a portrait in oils, areas where I have rarely delved before. Being most enjoyable the challenges were fun and it kept
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