Author Archives: Susan Isaac
Southwell Minster series – 4
Began two more pictures of Minster – one view from beside the Minster Cafe, the other from Potwell Dyke. In the first view, I wanted to use the cafe furniture with red parasols in the foreground – looking for a … Continue reading
Southwell Minster series – 3
Finished a painting of Minster from Trebeck Hall side. Really love this view, with much of the cathedral obscured. I liked the intrigue of the garden gate in the foreground. The end result reminded me of John Piper with his … Continue reading
Southwell Minster series – 2
Began repainting a view of Minster through the north gate, off Church Street. Hadn’t liked the initial painting – too ‘safe’. So had built up layers of texture and obscured most of my early details. I wanted to retain some of … Continue reading
Southwell Minster series – 1
I’m working on a new series of Southwell Minster paintings on square canvases. Today, started a view with the West door of the cathedral in the snow. Beautiful, clear sky with delicate shades tinting the snow on the ground. Work went … Continue reading
New work at the Bull Yard Gallery
Today I delivered a batch of fresh works to the Bull Yard Gallery in Southwell. They included my new series of Southwell Minster landscape paintings. I’ve done these in a long landscape format. I’ve been working on them at intervals … Continue reading
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St Ives Paintings
Worked on three views of St Ives based around Smeaton’s Pier. The first, using a triptych of canvases, is looking back down the pier towards The Wharf. Quite pleased with the colour and texture in the composition. For the second view I thought … Continue reading
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What my blog is about
This blog is an attempt to write about what I do. I am a painter and sculptor. As a painter I work mostly with oils, mostly on canvas, but sometimes on board or other media. As a sculptor I work … Continue reading
Southwell Minster Landscapes 4
Southwell Minster’s West Gate with its ancient bell-shaped yew trees on either side is an impressive prelude to the Minster itself. In this painting, the cathedral is relegated to the background. I loved the way the snow clothed the Yews, … Continue reading
Southwell Minster Landscapes 3
The view of Southwell Minster across the Potwell Dyke has layer upon layer of field and hedge boundary and trees. The Minster becomes another layer in this theatrical stage. The winter snow picks out these intermittent layers of dark hedge … Continue reading
Southwell Minster Landscapes 2
Another view of Southwell Minster made available in the winter months is through the gardens of the Bishops Palace. The intervening branches create wonderful tracery overlaying the building itself. Strong lemony greens caught my imagination here and I set up … Continue reading
Susan Isaac - Paintings & Sculpture 