'The old silos at Folly Farm'

We've had the warmest February on record here in the UK.  This is more like it should look in the depths of winter and how we were fixed this time last year. 

I've used a limited palette to reflect the winter atmosphere.
Oil on board.

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'Evening reflection in Newquay'

Whether it's a rowing boat, a fishing trawler or a ship, I find that these are frequent subjects which I love to paint. 
Oil on board
16 x 8 inches, unframed
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'Fishing boats in Hastings'

We are an island nation in the UK and so there are lots of opportunities to engage with the sea.  And also to paint scenes of those who live and work beside it and on it. 

This is a view of the beach at Hastings on the south coast of England. 

Oil on board. 

'Trawler in Wells-next-the-Sea'

Painting en plein air in Norfolk a few months ago.
Oil on board, 10 x 8"
£420 framed price (including postage to UK), available from nigelfletcher.co.uk

'Tuscan Lane'

Memories of a lovely Tuscan summer.
Oil on board 11 x 9 inches.

Violas in a blue cup

10 x 8 inches, oil on board

Market Place, Chipping Norton

Oil on board, 10 x 8 inches.

Sledging in the Cotswolds, oil 8x6 inches

washing line, Venice

Washing Line, Venice. Oil. 8x6 inches

Jane's Roses

I've been a busy painter this last few months and so much has happened, I won't bore you with it all now, instead just show you the latest 'Jane's Roses' painting. Jane is my next door neighbour and this rose flowers twice in a year and usually the second flowering is the fullest, the scent was wonderful as I painted it

 

Jane's Roses

'Jane's Roses' oil. 10 x 8 inches

Provencal Hill village

Three little watercolours here which I really enjoyed doing, the first two were done for today's watercolour workshop and the Little Furgie tractor will be for the next. Once the initial pencil line work is established I work quickly and try to retain that excitement and vitality which watercolours can provide when the colours are fresh and not overworked. Mixing the colours on the paper instead of on the palette and letting the colours flow into each other is scary to do but very exciting, I let the colours appear to be what they are - watery
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Provencal Hill village, watercolour 10x8 inches

Provencal Hill village 2, watercolour 10 x 8 inches

Furgie in the shed, watercolour 10 x 8 inches

This Summer...

Hello!

It's been a long time since my last newsletter and I hope you had a lovely Summer, saw some sunshine and maybe got away for a holiday.  I spent most of my time at the farm where I have the studio and stayed in my campervan so very much a busman's holiday with plenty of painting and occasionally helping out on the farm, I loved it!  

 

Today I delivered a couple of paintings to Bristol to the RWA open art competition final judging and soon I'll do the same for the ROI in London, fingers crossed.
So here is a little selection of what I've been doing with the paints, if you're interested to know more or would like to buy please just drop me an email.

CLASSES the oil and watercolour weekly classes are becoming quite popular so if you're in my area of North Oxfordshire and have always wanted to give it a try here's your chance!  email

All the work is for sale so to enquire please send me an email
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Evening light over Belle Isle Farm, oil 6x8ins

The farm buildings, oil, 6x12ins

Muddy waters, watercolour, 10x12ins

Cox's yard, Stratford on Avon, watercolour, 12x10ins

Ed's barge, Stratford on Avon, watercolour 8x10ins

The old silo, watercolour 10x8ins

A quiet carner, oil, 10x8ins