A Jug of Daffodils

I thought it was time to dust off my large collection of pallet knives and make them do something creative! I firstly covered the canvas with some texture using modelling paste to give some lines and flow. After doing the painting I finished off with some splattering!!

As there are some lovely spring flowers around at the moment, I think I will do a series, next one will be some gorgeous hyacinths. 

A Jug of Daffodils

A lovely Workshop with Network Arts

Yesterday we had a great time with an oil and acrylic workshop with Mo Teeuw who is a wonderful tutor. It is always amazing how many different styles and talents you find in a group of enthusiastic artists. Here is my painting, done from a photograph from my trip to Staithes in Yorkshire last Summer.

Staithes. oil on canvas board.  40 * 30 cms

Winter Chill

I loved the light and the colours that a Winter morning brings.

Winter Chill. oil on canvas. 40 * 50 cms

Christmas Leftovers!

Really not so much Christmas leftovers, as forgotten at the back of the fridge. So with very best wishes for 2015 I give you a bowl of sprouts!

Leftovers. Oil on board.

Very best wishes for 2015

I hope many good things are ahead for everyone in 2015, and I hope to see you all in the New Year. 

Snow and Trees.  Oil on canvas board

White Flowers

 

A few of my favourite pots and a few white flowers! I am trying out a new canvas board that has a lovely texture.

 

White Flowers. Oil on canvas board

Last of the Roses

It has been such a long time since I had time to paint and share the results of my labours!
I don't know where the time has gone, and I was lucky to catch these roses just in time before the frost turned them crispy! They are in one of my favourite vases.

Last of the Roses.  Oil on canvas board.

Sketching & painting from sketches

This sketch was from a couple of weeks ago, in the Botanic Garden with a little light drizzle. However it was lovely and peaceful, and some gorgeous colours.  All Summer there has been an outdoor exhibition of sculptures.  All very different and interesting.  These were of two men in amour.  The oil painting was done from another watercolour sketch done on the same day.

sculptures in the rain. sketch.
 

Autumn colours.  oil on linen board.

Japanese Maples in the Leicester Botanic Garden

I have been painting this larger canvas from a painting I did a while ago en plein air in the Botanic Garden.  I haven't done this before and enjoyed doing it, but I did find it quite difficult to start with, trying to paint with freedom by not copying the original too closely!! I am sure practise will help! I was back in gardens sketching last Saturday and the colours were amazing.

Japanese Maples.  oil on canvas  40cm * 50cm

The Walled Garden, Kelmarsh

At long last I have finished this painting started several weeks ago at Kelmarsh in the lovely Walled Garden.  The large greenhouse was the thing that really attracted me to the painting. During the afternoon it became very cold and stormy after a lovely morning. Since that time I found many other paintings to do, but at last here it is finished!



The Walled Garden, Kelmarsh.  oil on board



Autumn Hydrangeas

Yesterday was a great day at a Network Arts workshop with tutor Penny German. We started with a very interesting demonstration in oils and then we did our own thing with our still life.  Lots of lovely work was produced all very different.  Here is my own effort!

Autumn Hydrangeas. oil on board

Back to the Botanic Gardens in Leicester for the Autumn Colours

The wonderful weather means you just have to get out there and paint! Back to the Botanic Gardens and the lovely colours.  They were quite hard to find actually, it would seem that the very dry weather has meant that many leaves have fallen before they have had a chance to give a colourful display.  Luckily it was back to the Limestone Garden and some beautiful colours. In fact the tree with the lovely colours of fire, was a magic shade of green in one of my other paintings!

Limestone Pond.  oil on board.