‘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
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Crowing
The park is noisy with the shouting of children as its school holidays but they cannot hope to compete with the tree top congregation of crows and rooks.
Sunlight on the bare trees
I think one of the jobs artists do is to make people look at things they would otherwise pass by, to open their eyes to see things more clearly. The other day in the park I took quite a lot of photos of the bare trees. The branches look wonderful in the sun with all…
‘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.
Sculpture?
At college many years ago I was taught that anything could be seen as interesting or beautiful and that we should keep our eyes open all the time to the things around us. A few days ago in the Park I saw the empty children’s playground and realised what wonderful sculptural shapes the climbing frames…
Signs of spring in the park
Yesterday the sun tempted me to venture into the Park where I sat to do 2 sketches and then retired to the cafe for coffee and lovely apple cake. Although it was cold there were signs of early spring everywhere. Tomorrow I will post my drawings but today the Parks’ spring jewels.
Autumn leaves
I set myself the task of doing some sort of artwork every day for 2016. I guess a lot of them will be eminently bin worthy but at least it gets creativity flowing. This work in acrylic paint and collaged paper is based on the lovely carpets of leaves seen in the park during autumn….
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