Category Archives: Landscapes
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
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Paint Out Norwich 2018 – Days 3, 4 & 5
Mon 15 Oct – Anglia Square This day’s theme was ‘modernising’ and, after being thoroughly spoiled with the Medieval beauty of the city in the days before, I was curious to see this somewhat controversial area of Norwich – a … Continue reading
Posted in Awards & Prizes, en plein air, Events, Norwich, Paint Out, Paint Out Norwich 2018
Tagged art, Art Events, John Sell Cotman, Norfolk, Norwich, paintings
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Paint Out Norwich 2018 – Day 2
Our theme for the Sunday (14 Oct) sessions of Paint Out Norwich was the Medieval townscape, for which Norwich is renowned – we were directed to the Cathedral area and Elm Hill for the day. Morning Session – I found … Continue reading
Posted in Landscapes, Norwich, Paint Out, Paint Out Norwich 2018
Tagged art, en plein air, Norfolk, Norwich, Norwich Cathedral, paintings
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Paint Out Norwich 2018 – Day 1
With the Paint Out Norwich competition concluded I’ve spent a couple of days recovering before typing up my hand-written notes. I wanted to say a little about some of my paintings and thought I would do some short blog pieces … Continue reading
Paint Out Norwich 2018
I am taking part in the ‘Paint Out Norwich 2018‘ en plein air painting competition along with 35 other artists. We started on Saturday (13 Oct) with three sessions (morning, afternoon and nocturne) on each of Saturday & Sunday and … Continue reading
Posted in en plein air, Norwich, Paint Out
Tagged art, en plein air, Norfolk, Norwich, Norwich Cathedral, paintings
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Paint Out Norwich 2017
On Thursday I returned home after taking part in Paint Out Norwich 2017 – a 3-day, juried, en plein air art event involving 35 artists (as part of Norfolk’s Hostry Festival). The whole experience was exhilarating and a really good … Continue reading
Posted in en plein air, Norwich, Paint Out
Tagged art, Bishop Bridge, en plein air, Norfolk, Norwich, Norwich Castle, Norwich Cathedral, paintings, plein air, St Peter Mancroft
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Buxton Spa Prize Exhibition
Earlier this week I delivered two paintings and a sketchbook to the Green Man Gallery in Buxton, as submissions for this year’s Buxton Spa Prize. The exhibition of entries runs from 1-31 July (The Green Man Gallery is at Hardwick … Continue reading
Posted in Awards & Prizes, Buxton Spa, Galleries & Events, Green Man Gallery, Landscapes, Uncategorized
Tagged Buxton Spa, Derbyshire, Exhibition, paintings
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Painting in the Orchard
Yesterday, having planned an afternoon of plein air painting on this hottest of days, I found a heavily shaded spot under one of my favourite Bramley apple trees. Working in watercolour on a 22″ x 30″ sheet of Saunders Waterford, … Continue reading
Painting Cambridge
Here is the first in a new series of paintings based around Cambridge, and which I have been preparing over the winter. The Mathematical Bridge springing from Queens College is the focus of this composition. I enjoyed the simple structural … Continue reading
Posted in Cambridge, Landscapes
Tagged Cambridge, Mathematical Bridge, paintings, Queens College Cambridge
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Susan Isaac - Paintings & Sculpture 