Category Archives: Landscapes
Pulteney Bridge from Riverside Walk in Bath
Amongst my paintings at the Bath Contemporary exhibition is this view, just below Pulteney Bridge. The riverside path at this point presents a very inviting set of compositional elements, from the seventeenth-century colonnades in the background and Pulteney Bridge itself, … Continue reading
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Bath Contemporary Exhibition
I have been visiting Bath in the summer months for several years now and have found it a rich source of inspiration for my paintings. In the summer sunshine there is an underglow in the seemingly endless Georgian parades of … Continue reading
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Kirk Gate, Newark-on-Trent
This second painting at the Newfield Galleries is of Newark-on-Trent. Kirk Gate has a lively mixture of facades ranging from medieval timber-frame through to quite grandiose Italianate Victorian, all following a serpentine line towards the main entrance of St Mary’s Church. Wherever … Continue reading
Derwent Reservoir Dam
Derwent Reservoir recently featured in reportage on the 70th anniversary of the ‘Dam Busters’ wartime campaign, as the reservoir was used during WW2 in practice manoeuvres for the assault on the German dams. I was unaware of its wartime significance at … Continue reading
Rufford Exhibition – Southwell Minster from the Recreation Ground
This is the fifth & final painting in the Rufford exhibition, again of Southwell Minster. In the spring, before new leaves have unfurled, soft and fragile pink blossoms make a striking contrast against sharply defined trees, whose dark plum branches … Continue reading
Rufford Exhibition – Newark Market Place
A deep summer blue pervades this composition depicting Newark’s market place. The red and white checkerboard of market stalls transforms the square on several days of the week. By the end of the afternoon, human activity is much reduced and … Continue reading
Rufford Exhibition – Southwell Minster from Squire’s Pond
In this composition, I was particularly playing with lemon yellows and enjoying the contrast of dark mauve field boundaries that zigzag through it. Squire’s Pond and a spring time ‘forget-me-not’ sky create another complimentary layer of colour interest. Southwell Minster is confined … Continue reading
Rufford Exhibition – Church Gardens, Newark-on-Trent
This second Rufford exhibition painting is of the St Mary’s Church Gardens at Newark-on-Trent. The brightening atmosphere of a November afternoon, following a shower of rain, created wonderful reflections on the silvered paving stones in the foreground. Subtle grey/blues were … Continue reading
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Rufford Exhibition – Southwell Minster from Bishop’s Drive
I wanted to say a little more about the five paintings I have in the Open Studios Notts exhibition at Rufford. In this winter view of Southwell Minster the open gateway of the Bishops residence invites the passerby to stop and gaze … Continue reading
‘Open Studios Notts’ Exhibition at Rufford Craft Centre
I have a group of paintings in the “Open Studios Notts Exhibition” at the gallery in Rufford Park, with its preview this Sunday 5 May (and then running 6 May to June). I thought it appropriate that they should be relating … Continue reading
Susan Isaac - Paintings & Sculpture 