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Guillemot time
I had a super visit to South Stack on Anglesey a week or so ago. It was a good time to go as it was late in the season, and the fledglings had left the nest, so there were a … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglesey, art, Betws y Coed, birds, fine art, Galeri Betws y Coed, guillemots, helfa gelf, Llandudno, north wales, oil painting, Open Studios, South Stack
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Avocet
Have been struggling with this avocet for a time: these are beautiful interesting birds but it’s difficult to make them look good in paint. This painting has gone through several stages, adding and removing backgrounds and surrounds till I settled … Continue reading
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Tagged art, avocet, birds, birds in art, environment, fine art, oil painting, seabirds
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Spring news
Really busy with admin work for a local art society at the moment, but somehow I’m finding that having to struggle to make time to do my own work inspires creativity. I was struck by a rather tatty looking … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, collage, curlew, fine art, heron, oil painting
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More and Different
Took some pictures into the Grosvenor Open Art Exhibition today: don’t know whether they’ll be accepted but we live in hope! Quite pleased with my slightly wind-tousled Mallard however! Also my inquisitive Canada Goose …. I went to Slimbridge Wetlands … Continue reading
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Tagged canada goose, environment, fine art, Grosvenor Art Gallery, mallard, oil painting, Slimbridge
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Well here is one..
Following my ‘new impetus’ decision at the start of the year, here is the first painting, not completed yet. Although not a completely new approach, nevertheless it represents a development in terms of mark making …. Also I now have … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, Bodnant Gardens, Conwy Valley, craft stall, fine art, north wales, oil painting, white fronted goose
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New Year, new projects …
One of my New Year resolutions was to further develop the bird paintings into more dynamic directions. These are two Christmas commissions: I enjoyed painting the male and female eider ducks…..
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Tagged birds, eider ducks, fine art, oil paintings, wildlife art
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Christmas Shopping!
With a frightening 5 weeks to Christmas, frantic painting of robins has been happening at the Sea Holly studio. There are stars and bauble-shaped tree decorations (on papier maché) and images on lovely honey coloured slices of leylandii wood, provided by … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Christmas, Christmas decorations, fine art, oil painting, robins, Tree decorations
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