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I have this painting in the @holtfestivalartprizes exhibition, on the shortlist for the #SirJohnHurtArtPrize. Exhibition runs from 24-31 July, 10-4 each day at #AdrianHillFineArt and St. Andrews church meeting room in Holt (mine is at the latter).A lot of setting up at the @paintoutnorfolk 2021 exhibition was underway when I dropped off my final painting this morning (including mowing the gallery grass). Exhibition is at Flint Barn Field, Whitlingham Country Park is open from 6.30pm to 8pm this evening for the Private View and Saturday 10am to 6pm.Here is my final @paintoutnorfolk 2021 painting. Elm Hill is a popular Norwich view for artists, with its jettied medieval buildings and lovely cobbled streets. I was trying to convey the different surfaces in relation to each other through tone and texture.My set up this morning at Elm Hill in Norwich - for my last painting as part of @paintoutnorfolk 2021.... and this is my day 7 @paintoutnorfolk 2021 painting. The grounds of Gunton Deer Park was the most tranquil setting and my interest was taken by the extraordinary thatched housing for the water-powered sawmill (dating from 1824 and apparently the only surviving water-powered sawmill in Norfolk - lovingly cared for by the Norfolk Windmills Trust). In front of it stood a crane whose rusted cogs introduced rich russet tones into the painting.
Tag Archives: Cornwall
Charlestown
This painting of Charlestown in Cornwall was selected for ‘Open 28‘, the East Midlands Open Art Exhibition in Leicester, which is on at the Old Library Gallery, 50-54 Belvoir Street, Leicester, LE1 6QL from 6 July to 26 August, 2017. … Continue reading
Posted in Awards & Prizes, Charlestown, Cornwall, Seascapes
Tagged Charlestown, Cornish paintings, Cornwall, paintings
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Saffron Walden Gallery
Very happy to have work in the Spring Group Show of the Saffron Walden Gallery – from today to 31 May. Here is one of the paintings – a view of ‘Polperro Harbour from Roman Bridge’. The colour in it is cool, … Continue reading
Posted in Cornwall, Polperro, Saffron Walden Gallery, Seascapes
Tagged art, Cornish paintings, Cornwall, Polperro
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‘Town Portraits’
I’m busy feverishly painting and preparing for our open studio event this weekend (23-25 May). It’s a lovely occasion for me as I really enjoy meeting visitors, friends and customers old and new. It’s good to be joined again by … Continue reading
Posted in Cornwall, Landscapes, Newark-on-Trent, Seascapes, St Ives
Tagged art, Cornwall, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, Notts, St Ives
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New Porthleven Paintings 4
The final Porthleven painting in this series is a view from Institute Hill. The Indian Yellow sun bounces and rebounds off natural stone and whitewash alike. The shadows of the lane take on the warm hues of the sky. Sunlight … Continue reading
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New Porthleven Paintings 3
The slipway at Porthleven harbour is a favourite viewpoint. In this version, I like the way the shadow on the slipway, thrown by the railings, draws the viewer down into the harbour and out past the lazy upturned dinghys basking … Continue reading
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New Porthleven Paintings 2
For this second Porthleven painting, what initially drew me to the view was the combination of the iron strut straddling the harbour wall and the dynamic top line of the wall sweeping around the harbour towards the Ship Inn. The wall … Continue reading
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New Porthleven Paintings 1
I’ve been working on a series of paintings of Porthleven. In this composition my eye was caught by activity on one of the harbour walls. I like the way these walls traverse and interrupt the inconstant waters of the harbour, the cross … Continue reading
Posted in Galleries & Events, Porthleven, Seascapes
Tagged Bickford-Smith Institute, Cornish paintings, Cornwall, harbour, Porthleven
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Affordable Art Fair 2
Here are two more paintings completed for the Affordable Art Fair’s Wren Gallery stand. In these Cornish works, the high sun illuminates the atmosphere in both, but the shadows are orchestrated differently according to the lay of their respective coastlines. St Ives … Continue reading
Posted in Galleries & Events, Polperro, Seascapes, St Ives, Wren Gallery, Burford
Tagged Affordable Art Fair, art, Cornish paintings, Cornwall, Polperro, St Ives
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Affordable Art Fair
During January and early February I was preparing paintings to send to the Wren Gallery for their stand at the Affordable Art Fair in Battersea Park London (on 13-16 March). My compositions focussed on the harbours of Staithes in the … Continue reading
Wren Gallery Autumn Exhibition 2013
The Wren Gallery in Burford, Oxfordshire has put a selection of my work in their Autumn Exhibition. Their focus for my work is seascapes, particularly of Cornwall. There is a preview on Sunday 27 Oct (11am-4pm, with wine and refreshments) … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Cornish paintings, Cornwall, Exhibition, Wren Gallery Burford
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