Cork Oak, Sketching History
I sketched in the park today making a study of this old Cork Oak which was planted by William Fletcher on the occasion of his marriage. The Fletchers have long gone but this wonderful tree is still there.
Month: July 2014
Marathon? Hotham Park Dreaming, Stage 6.
Never mind the marathon in the Commonwealth games, I’m engaged in my very own paintathon but at last I can see the finishing tape! I have been getting into my studio before 6 each day before it gets too hot for the acrylic paint to function. I’m dying to get on with something else but…
Sometimes the wild things are best.
I am drawn to wild untidy things and I find thistles hard to resist. They have interesting shapes at all stages of development and have that added connotation of suffering associated with prickles. When they tidied this part of the Park for the Bognor in bloom competition I was pleased they left these for the…
Hirst envy! Hotham Park Dreaming Stage 5
I have a bad case of Hirst envy: not his success, originality and market savvy,(well those too), but the fact that he is rich enough to pay someone else to fill in his dots.
Hotham Park Dreaming, Stage 4, detail
Driving myself dotty today!
The odd ones out.
William Fletcher, resident of Hotham park House travelled around the world collecting plants for his garden. Looking at his planting scheme he might have benefitted from a few lessons from Capability Brown.
Hotham Park Dreaming, Stage 3
Got into my studio at 5 this morning and worked until 11 with a breakfast break. Getting there slowly!
Hotham Park Dreaming, Stage 2
I spent at least 7 hours on this yesterday still working at 10 in the evening when it was cool. This is a very long way from where I want it to be and before it reaches that distant place I can see a few more long and heavies coming up. As the saying goes,…
Hotham Park Dreaming, Stage 1
I’ve started a new painting called Hotham Park Dreaming. I thought it would be interesting to try seeing artistically from another culture’s way of viewing things. I am an admirer of Aboriginal art the idea came to me to paint Hotham in Aboriginal style. I have borrowed some of their symbols and will attempt to…
Green shade
Yesterday I spent most of the day in the park; sketching class in the morning and walk about and photos in the afternoon. We sketched in this lovely cool green place away from the heat.
