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Tag Archives: Newark-on-Trent
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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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
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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
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Newark ‘Portrait’
Here is another painting in my series of ‘portraits’ of Newark-on-Trent, this of the castle from the towpath below Trent Bridge – currently in my exhibition at the Newfield Galleries. The low afternoon sunlight in this composition made for striking striations of … Continue reading
‘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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The Ram at Newark on Trent
I was asked recently to create a portrait of ‘The Ram‘ at Newark-on-Trent, a former hotel that has been lovingly refurbished and re-opened as a bar and brasserie by the Derry family. The handsome three-storied Georgian facade stands in a fine run … Continue reading
Posted in Galleries & Events, Landscapes, Newark-on-Trent, Newfield Galleries
Tagged art, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
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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
