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Shed of many parts. Oil, 5.5 x 7.5 inches, click image to see larger |
20 March 2012
Shed of many parts
This lovely crumbling old shed I found near Limoges the other day, no it's not true that I continually drive about the country looking for shed's to paint, although I did for the exhibition I mentioned in the previous post. But I will stop the car in the middle of a bend or make an emergency stop in order to get a good photo to paint from!
19 March 2012
The Wooden Shed
I think this week might be a shed week, sorry to those of you who think this is a big mistake, but for some reason I've always enjoyed looking at and painting these strange little rustic buildings, they dont need to be anything more than old, maybe home made is best, and the more tatty the better. If you want to see more have a look at 'Shed of the Year'
Another shed tomorrow...
Another shed tomorrow...
The Wooden Shed. Oil, 5.5 x 7.5 inches,
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18 March 2012
The Blue Shed
Back to one of my favourite subjects for today's painting. I once travelled from East Anglia on the southern East coast of England all the way to Staithes on the North Yorkshire coast, to seek out and paint as many varied and interesting shed's as I could. It was a great trip travelling with my campervan and I found all kinds from the humble allotment shed to the Pidgeon loft type sheds in the valley at Staithes in North Yorkshire. The purpose of all this was to put on an exhibition back in my home town, I was really pleased with the body of work but I think some folks found that my subject matter was a little odd!
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The Blue Shed. Oil, 5.5 x 7.5 inches,
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14 March 2012
Cottage in Great Tew
Another painting of some of the thatched buildings in Great Tew, the gorgeous little honey stoned village in North Oxfordshire. Two doors to the right is the Falkland Arms Public House with it's flag stone floors old beams and open fireplace, it sells very good 'Real Ales' take my word for that!
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Cottage in Great Tew. Oil, 5.5 x 7.5 inches,
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£99 (convert) To purchase please send me an email
Great news! I've been awarded a 'Liebster Blog Award' by fellow Brit Blogger Haidee Jo Summers, who paints gorgeous vibrant paintings in Lincolnshire England along with running painting workshops and busy family life! She has had a painting accepted to the final stage of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters annual exhibition, well deserved I say and fingers crossed that the jurors recognise the quality of her work...see below 
As a result of my award I am to nominate three fellow bloggers, who's work I like, so would like to mention;
Raymond Logan who paints quirky everyday objects in oil.
Evhe a fellow painter living in Belgium
Helen Prout An artist living in the Cotswolds, who is very new to this 'Blogging' thing, and a very accomplished painter
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13 March 2012
Early Sunlight
As the sun comes up in the morning, which thankfully this week we can see, it's warm light catches the trees at the bottom of my garden. I've been out there as often as I can this past few weeks, preparing the ground for the Spring sowings, I want to grow as many veg as possible this year and flowers too, for paintings. Trouble is I have to spend so much time out there and not painting ... I guess things could be worse!
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Early Sunlight Oil, 5.5 x 7.5 inches, click image to see larger |
11 March 2012
The Old Grange
This old building sits next to my little house here in France, to one side is my garage and studio above and to the other is this building, I want to buy it and convert the whole floor downstairs into an open plan studio/living space and keep the rustic nature of the exterior, with the addition of the yellow post box of course!
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| The Old Grange. Oil, 5.5 x 7.5 inches, click image to see larger |
9 March 2012
The Yellow Post Box
Looking from my kitchen through the window to the small terrace at the front of my house. opposite is the very old barn in which, Christina a local farmer, keeps her hay. The yellow post box is on the left attached to the post. It's the morning and the sun is creeping across the front of the house, and that's my chair where I'll enjoy a morning cuppa!
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| The Yellow Post Box. Oil, 5.5 x 7.5 inches, click image to see larger |
8 March 2012
A Warm Start
A spectacular sunrise the other day as I walked the dog, which led to a beautiful day. This is really a small study for what will be a larger painting for a forthcoming exhibition, I used a palette knife for some of the juicy detail in the foreground and simply dragged the red/yellow paint across the line of the horizon.
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7 March 2012
Reflections in Bourton
Back in the Cotswolds again and looking across the river Windrush, it's about 10ins deep as it runs through the village on its way to join the Thames and then through London
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6 March 2012
Pewter Candlestick
I found two of these old crooked candlesticks in a very large Bric a Brac/Brocante near Limoges, they're nothing special but they just said 'buy us' then maybe you could 'paint us' if you like. So I did. The softness of the metal the dents and the crookedness of them was what I liked, you can keep your posh silver candelabres, in my shed I would sit with these as my light source...
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Pewter Candlesticks. Oil, 5.5 x 7.5 inches, click image to see larger £99 (convert) To purchase please send me an email |
4 March 2012
Tete a Tete Narcissi
While walking down the street in nearby Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure I was stopped in my tracks by these beautiful little flowers for sale in the town florists. So I had to buy them, a wonderfully cheerful example that Spring is only just around the corner!
1 March 2012
Summer in Bourton on the Water
The pretty little Cotswold town of Bourton on the Water, this from a photo I took last year when exhibiting in nearby Lower Slaughter. Famous for many things and not least it's 300 year old stone cottages and some even older dating back to Elizabethan times 400 years ago. I'm not really employed by the Bourton tourist board, I just enjoy painting the place...honest!
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Summer in Bourton on the Water. OIL 5.5 x 7.5 inches, click image to see larger SOLD |
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