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Tag Archives: Nottinghamshire
Painting in the Orchard
I have been neglecting this blog for too long, partly preoccupied with other things and partly using other media (particularly my instagram feed). However, I like the calmer feel of blog and I shall endeavour to do more again. With … Continue reading
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
Southwell Minster Winter Fair
Its the Southwell Minster Winter Fair this Saturday (5th Nov). I will have a stall there and be showing some of my work from this year, including this painting of the Minster – a view from Bishop’s Drive. I will … Continue reading
Posted in Landscapes, Southwell Minster
Tagged art, Nottinghamshire, Notts, paintings, Southwell, Southwell Minster
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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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