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Category Archives: en plein air
Sky Arts ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’ 2021/22
Last year I found myself being caught on camera again – in a second sojourn to a Sky Arts ‘Landscape Artist of the Year‘ set, having been upgraded from a Wild Thing on the previous series to a Pod Dweller … Continue reading
Posted in en plein air, Landscapes, Sky Arts LAOTY
Tagged art, Art Events, Cornwall, en plein air, Landscape Artist of the Year, Sky Arts
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‘The Green Fuse’ – part of the Living Landscape Project
Over the summer I have been creating a living sculpture, ‘The Green Fuse’, as part of the Living Landscape artists trail at the HopBarn in Nottinghamshire. This project grew out of a small gathering of artists and makers invited by … Continue reading
Posted in Awards & Prizes, Cambridge, Ceramics, en plein air, Galleries & Events, Gallery 6, Landscapes, Newark-on-Trent, Norfolk, Saffron Walden Gallery
Tagged art, artist, Nottinghamshire, Notts
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Reviewing my work from 2020
Two months into 2021 has given me a little space to think about and review my work from last year, so … 2020 started well enough, with two of my paintings having been accepted to be in the Open 30 … Continue reading
Posted in Awards & Prizes, Cambridge, Ceramics, en plein air, Galleries & Events, Gallery 6, Landscapes, Newark-on-Trent, Norfolk, Saffron Walden Gallery
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Sky Arts ‘Landscape Artist of the Year 2020/21’
In August 2020 I found myself taking part in filming for Sky Arts ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’. With episode 2 having been broadcast in January, it seems a good time to give my recollection of that particular day. Having … Continue reading
Posted in en plein air, Landscapes, Sky Arts LAOTY
Tagged art, artist, Landscape Artist of the Year, Sky Arts
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Rabbit Hole Day (Harley Open 2020)
This piece was selected to be part of the Harley Open 2020 exhibition, which runs from 1 Aug to 1 Nov, 2020. It was amongst the first paintings I made during the Coronovirus lockdown days at the end of March … Continue reading
Posted in en plein air, Events, Harley Gallery, Nottinghamshire
Tagged art, en plein air, Nottinghamshire, Notts, paintings, Upton
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Paint Out Norfolk 2020 – Day 8 (Trowse & Prizes)
A couple of day’s after the event (I was really tired when it finished), here is my account of the final day of the Paint Out Norfolk 2020 event. The painting locations for the last day were narrowed to the … Continue reading
Posted in Awards & Prizes, en plein air, Norwich, Paint Out, Paint Out Norfolk 2020
Tagged art, Art Events, en plein air, Norfolk, Norwich, paintings
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Paint Out Norfolk 2020 – Day 7 (St Benets)
For today’s Paint Out Norfolk session, I went off-piste and followed my nose to a site called St Benet’s Abbey on the river Bure in the Norfolk Broads. Once again my Sat Nav was very ‘creative’ but I arrived eventually. … Continue reading
Posted in en plein air, Events, Norfolk, Paint Out, Paint Out Norfolk 2020, St Benets
Tagged art, Art Events, en plein air, Norfolk, St Benets Abbey
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Paint Out Norfolk 2020 – Day 5 (Burgh Castle)
My Sat Nav took me on a merry dance this morning, taking me over several rather daunting self-service level crossings and down a very long and unlikely single-track concrete road but, eventually, with the additional aid of an out-of-date OS … Continue reading
Posted in Burgh Castle, en plein air, Norfolk, Paint Out, Paint Out Norfolk 2020
Tagged art, Art Events, Burgh Castle, en plein air, Norfolk, paintings
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Paint Out Norfolk 2020 – Day 4 (Cromer)
The weather forecast for Sunday (19 July) was unpromising but we were bidden to various parts of the coast regardless. I chose Cromer, arriving in inclement conditions, donning wet weather clothing and set off around the town to find an … Continue reading
Posted in Cromer, en plein air, Norfolk, Paint Out, Paint Out Norfolk 2020
Tagged art, Art Events, Cromer, en plein air, Norfolk
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