‘Pussy Willow’ 70x70cm acrylic painting
Some of the willow trees in the wildlife conservation area of Hotham Park have had a real hair cut. I was delighted to see this cat who seems to be a bit of a local character as I have spotted it before.
acrylic
‘Summer Leaves’
Part of a series ‘Into the canopy’, acrylic on box canvas 60×60 cm. I think its finished.
Green Canopy
This 60x60cm work is the second in the series inspired by looking up into tree canopies though it still has a long way to go. I have done 4 sessions so far and here are the last three, I failed to record the first. I failed to record the first.
‘Dapple’ stage one and two
In the last post I shared some of my reference shot for a new set of paintings inspired by looking up into trees. These two photos are of atage one and two of a painting in progress called ‘Dapple’.
Boris
There is a little train that runs in Hotham Park in the summer and half term holidays. He is named Boris and children love him. I’m told his name is derived not from a certain blond desheveled politician but from a condensed version of the town’s name, Bognor Regis. The name is the result of…
Autumn in the rose garden
The circular rose garden in Hotham Park is a peaceful place to sit, surrounded by dark hedges and encircled by a brick path where well placed seats allow one to enjoy the buzzing of bees as they work the lavender. This painting is taken from a pastel sketch I did last autumn
‘The Path in the Park’
Acrylic on 100 x 80 cm cotton canvas this painting from Hotham park is derived from the lovely path which runs its whole length and is such an enchanting green tunnel in spring and summer
‘Mist in the Park’, acrylic on canvas.
Love mist, it makes everything so magical. I like the silence it creates and the way it makes the familiar look new and different. Then there is the way it softens everything and gives you the sense that you are alone in your own little world.
Wild Patch
I love the wild corners of Hotham Park. This is a lovely sunny place in the wildlife conservation area. The late summer colours are glorious with yellow ragwort, seeded docks and teasels. This is painted acrylic on a 70 x 70cm fine cotton box canvas.
Getting it together for my exhibition tomorrow.
Woke early and failed to get back to sleep so up at 5 am, went into my studio to paint the edges of my paintings and two hours later I had still not finished. There are always so many hidden things to get done before a show, things which people viewing will not notice or…
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