A Still Life to paint
I have fun setting up a still life and looking for “objet d’art” to help to tell a story. It’ll be interesting to set the scene in front of a window sea view. Here are the objects that I described in my previous blog.
Demonstrating painting at The Artists’ gallery
This Saturday 14th February at “The Artist’s Gallery in Ludlow I shall be demonstrating painting. I began preparing the composition today; I set up a still life with a small vase of spring flowers that I picked from the garden. I used hellebores mainly with some fern leaves and wild crocus. I placed the vase […]
Burrows beneath the trees
This small painting that I created recently, has just been sold at my present exhibition in Ludlow at “A gallery run by artists” and is flying all the way over to Australia, where it will find a new home.
Winter Dancers for les Impromptues
Christmas has just passed and the red and white costumes seem to fit very well with this season. An elf or one of of Santa’s little helpers wouldn’t look out of place in one of these costumes. The small woodland animals are huddled in their burrows and the trees have a dusting of snow .
Autumn Dancers for les Impromptues
When I danced with Les Impromptues at an arts festival in Honfleur we danced in this street. There was even a red bicycle artistically placed in the foreground, which I couldn’t help but add. We have danced three times at different festivals, twice at the arts festival and once at the fish festival. Last year […]
Summer dancers for Les Impromptues
In this painting I have used warm colours and added tropical plants in the foreground to make it decorative and interesting. Again I have added movement not only from the figures but also in the composition; the waves, curves of the sand and bobbing sailing boats.
Spring dancers for Les Impromptues
I am fortunate to dance with the French dance company “Les Impromptues” and I have created a series of four seasons design to help with their publicity; all proceeds go towards the company helping to pay for costumes and other expenses. “Les Impromptues” wear red and white which helps us stand out in landscapes.
An Under the sea Landscape
Sometimes I really wished we lived by the sea but it’s still fun to imagine the depths below the waves with seaweed, corals, shells and fish. Next week we have planned a trip to Iceland and I am hoping to come back with newly inspired ideas for creating paintings. I love the idea of cold […]
Bluebell dancing Fairies
At this time of year I think we look forward to Spring and what better way to begin my new portfolio of work than with an imaginative fairy painting. The shapes of the dancers include a diamond arm position of the pink fairy leaping to the left and a second variation, V-shaped arm position with […]
Another view of my exhibition at The Artists’ gallery
This photo depicts some garden landscape paintings. I am hoping to demonstrate painting on the 14th February at the gallery. I think a romantic subject would be suitable and I already have some ideas for the composition.