Search Susan’s blog
Instagram
This is ‘Outside Peterhouse with Pembroke College beyond, Cambridge’ (oil on canvas, 30x30cm). Long shadows cross the road outside Peterhouse, reaching across to the Master's Lodge with Pembroke beyond, a loan tethered bicycle waiting to be claimed at the end of this day. I love the way fleeting light and shade takes on such a strong compositional role - transforming everything.Returning to my recent Cambridge paintings - My attention was arrested here by another secluded byway, this time 'Senate House Passage from Trinity Lane' (oil on board, 40x40cm). In this composition I liked the 'wheel' of the foreground paving and the way the slabs projected forward along the narrow route with its many textured buildings, towards the neoclassical splendour of Senate House.‘From Gweal Hill on Bryher’ (Oil on Canvas, 20x51cm) - part of a series on the Isles of Scilly. From the topographical vantage point of Gweal Hill, the island of Bryer is spread out, conveying a sense of being at the world's edge. Autumn rich shades of bracken give way to silver crescents of sand, defining the many inlets and islands.‘Commanding the View (Trafalgar Square)’ (Oil on canvas, 76x76cm) - This iconic view of Trafalgar Square was made after a downpour. The blue-greys dominant in the painting imply the drama of a sea squall. Lot 142 of 'Artists on the Rise' Contemporary Art Auction with @chalkwellauctions, curated by @chinwerussellart (Tuesday 11 May at 6pm) - https://auctions.chalkwellauctions.co.uk/lots/view/1-4HJW6X/I have four pieces in this upcoming Contemporary Art Auction - 'Artists on the Rise' with @chalkwellauctions, curated by @chinwerussellart (Tuesday 11 May at 6pm).
Category Archives: Newark-on-Trent
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
Tagged art, artist, Nottinghamshire, Notts
Leave a comment
‘Between Times’ – Kitchen Sink Drama
Here is another work from my ‘Between Times’ solo exhibition, which continues at Gallery 6 in Newark-on-Trent – ‘Kitchen Sink Drama (High Farm)’, mixed media on canvas, 51x51cm, £500 (unframed). Whilst looking around the kitchen for inspiration one day, the … Continue reading
Posted in Galleries & Events, Gallery 6, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
Tagged art, artist, Nottinghamshire, Notts, painting
2 Comments
‘Between Times’ – The Wicker Chair Trio
This is the fourth installment about my solo exhibition, ‘Between Times’ at Gallery 6 in Newark-on-Trent, 9 Dec 2020 to 9 Jan 2021. Although the gallery is currently closed under Covid restrictions, you can see the full catalogue of works … Continue reading
Posted in Galleries & Events, Gallery 6, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
Tagged art, Nottinghamshire, Notts, painting, paintings
Leave a comment
‘Between Times’ – Rabbit Hole Days, Apple Blossom & Washing
Here is a third installment about my solo exhibition, ‘Between Times’ at Gallery 6 in Newark-on-Trent, 9 Dec 2020 to 9 Jan 2021. Sadly the gallery has had to close under the latest restrictions, but the full catalogue of works … Continue reading
Posted in Galleries & Events, Gallery 6, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
Tagged art, Nottinghamshire, Notts, painting, paintings
Leave a comment
‘Between Times’ – two paintings
Here are two more pieces that are available as part of my ‘Between Times’ exhibition Gallery 6 in Newark – the gallery is hoping to open again on Weds 30 Dec, meanwhile all of the paintings can be viewed on … Continue reading
Posted in Galleries & Events, Gallery 6, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
Tagged art, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, Notts, painting, paintings
Leave a comment
Crew Yard Ink Drawing Studies
These two ink drawing studies are part of my ‘Between Times‘ exhibition at Gallery 6. Both were made during lockdown in April at our farm, against the backdrop of the old Crew Yard that abuts our 18th century threshing barn. … Continue reading
Posted in Galleries & Events, Gallery 6, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
Tagged art, drawing, ink, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, Notts, Upton
Leave a comment
The Ossington Coffee Palace, Newark-on-Trent
Earlier today, I was happy to deliver my painting of ‘The Ossington Coffee Palace, Newark-on-Trent’ into the hands of its new owners. This beautiful grade II* listed Victorian building is a significant landmark on the edge of the town centre, … Continue reading
Posted in Landscapes, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
Tagged art, landscape, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, Notts, Ossington, painting, town, Townscapes
Leave a comment
Smaller Pieces
I have been working on some smaller compositions this Autumn. Compressing my method of work has been a challenging but useful process for making spontaneous plein air works. Some of these smaller pieces will be at my open studio this … Continue reading
Posted in en plein air, Lincoln, Newark-on-Trent
Tagged art, en plein air, Lincoln, Newark-on-Trent, paintings, Upton
2 Comments
Castle Park, Newark-on-Trent
Tomorrow is the final day of my Newfield Galleries exhibition. In this painting of Castle Park, I love the way in which the sun filters through the piercings of the castle wall and pours through the bandstand, leaving structures in silhouette. The … Continue reading
Posted in Galleries & Events, Landscapes, Newark-on-Trent, Newfield Galleries
Tagged art, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, Notts, paintings
1 Comment
Trent Bridge at Newark
This Newark ‘portrait’ is also in the Newfield Galleries. Here, I was drawn by the light through the arches of Trent Bridge, like glowing heat at the mouth of some great furnace, and the way in which it lends the archway … Continue reading
Posted in Galleries & Events, Landscapes, Newark-on-Trent, Newfield Galleries
Tagged art, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, Notts, paintings
Leave a comment
