Falcon works

Posted on December 26, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Black Country museum, Dudley, Falcon works, Gladstone pottery museum, Longport, Painting, portmeirion, Pottery, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-TrentLeave a comment

A couple of paintings I did two years ago? They were on display in the waiting room gallery at Longport. These are paintings of the Falcon Works behind Portmeirion pottery in Stoke-on-Trent. A lot of these buildings are either falling down or just sitting empty. I wish some of them could be restored. There is a wonderful place called the Black Country Museum in Dudley I think in Central England. They have rebuilt many old buildings on the site so you can visit and see the history of industry and businesses in England. There are some museums in Stoke-on-Trent which are smaller versions. For example the Gladstone pottery museum. It’s a real shame that so many old buildings are being allowed to fall into rack and ruin.

Bauble paintings

Posted on December 25, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Bauble, Christmas, Glass bauble, Memories, Painting, Ribbon, Tree decoration2 Comments

One of my bauble paintings that I did a few years ago. I did quite a few of them and they were only two inches by three. I was trying to paint old fashioned glass baubles. You don’t get them much these days. Sometimes they had a curved hollow in them with a reflective surface so they glittered in the light of fairy lights. It was a memory from forty or fifty years ago. Old fashioned and nice…..

Acrylic on canvas, with ribbon on the back so they can be hung on a Christmas tree.

Jupiter swirls

Posted on December 6, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Atmosphere, Blue, Colour, Fine Art, Gaseous, Jupiter, Painting, SwirlsLeave a comment

Painting I did of the gaseous swirls of one of Jupiter’s polar regions. The photos were taken by NASAs Juno probe. I was amazed at the colours and patterns on that fantastic world and had to have a go..

It’s a large acrylic on canvas. I think I painted it two years ago and it was included in an exhibition called ‘blue’ at Spode Studios, Eleanora Street, Stoke-upon-Trent, which is one of the six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent.

lobster painting

Posted on December 6, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, blue lobster, crab painting, Environment, Fine Art, Lobster, neatness, Painting, professional, sea life5 Comments

A blue lobster I painted earlier in the year ( I used a stock image off Google to work from) I’ve now got to paint a purple crab to accompany it! I find it quite difficult holding my phone as I cant always print images off. It’s also interesting that I have reverted back to my old signature, I had started signing things “Mallaband-Brown” simply because my name is so long its not always easy to fit my full name on. Also it is meant to be my brand (my blog is called mallaband-Brown too). There are so many things I should be doing to improve the look of what I post. For instance this image is twisted slightly, so the edges of the canvas do not line up with the edges of the picture… I guess I should pay more attention, but my brain is more involved in the actual painting than being neat!

Tiny fox

Posted on November 29, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Dreaming, Fun, Imagined, Poem, Poetry, Thinking, Tiny fox painting, What if?2 Comments

Little fox.

1 inch tall

Roaming through garden clutter

Grasshoppers chase him

Raindrops batter him,

Boots almost squash him

He had to hide,

Find a den

Then

Find berries to eat.

Chased by mice

Threatened by blackbirds

Scampering away

Where can he stay

Little fox

Today…

Baubles

Posted on November 27, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Bauble paintings, Christmas, Colours, Decorations, Fun, Ribbons, Tiny paintingsLeave a comment

Last year’s tiny paintings that I did of Christmas baubles. I sold them at a Christmas craft fair. I added ribbons and painted the backs of them black so they could be hung off Christmas trees. People seemed to like them and I sold three of them. I wish I could be doing the same this year. It was pleasant meeting new people, chatting, enjoying the spirit of the season. Not this year though. So I shall try and remember the good times and hope they come again next year. X

Winter blossom

Posted on November 26, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Abstract, Acrylic on canvas, Art, Blossom, Exhibiriin, Orme Art, Panting, Picture, Trees, Winter tree2 Comments

This popped up on my Facebook memories from a couple of years ago. Winter blossom shows a face in profile hidden in the twisted branches. The idea of the tree is based on a tree across the road from us that actually blossoms in December. It’s just coming into flower now. But clearly my idea is a bit more abstract and surreal. I did the painting and it sold at an Orme Art exhibition in the November, where my friend had fallen in love with it.

Old crow

Posted on November 23, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Bird, Clever, Corvid, Craft fair, Crow, Tiny paintings2 Comments

Its odd what comes into my mind to paint. This again was a few years ago and a tiny painting, acrylic on a small canvas. I think this was a crow. They are such characters, intelligent and cheeky, known to use tools. They are part of the Corvid family, which includes Ravens and Rooks I think? All of them have the same clever characteristics.

This was another one of the small paintings I did to sell at craft fairs and it was sold. I think to a lady who als bought a small painting of a skull…..

Foxy painting

Posted on November 22, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Animal portrait, Art, Craft fair, Female artist, Fox, Fun, mminature, Tiny paintings14 Comments

This was a tiny painting I did three years ago soon after I got my studio at Spode. I paint small pictures so that if people don’t have wall space for anything large they could still have something, and not expensive. This was about 1″ by 2″, it was sold at a craft fair (remember the heady days when people could go out and cram into a place full of lovely crafts and art?). Maybe, one day, I can do a few more.

Cat work in progress

Posted on November 21, 2020 Posted in Cat, Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Cat portrait, Facebook memory, Female art, Fine Art, Gold leaf, Painting, Work in progressLeave a comment

Looking through my photos of small paintings with gold leaf, I found this of my girl cat. I think I was about half way through this painting. I used the gold leaf to emphasise her eyes and the cushion behind her. I know I have a bit left over. I was not very good at attaching the gold leaf, its hard to stop it wrinkling and breaking up, but I would say its fun to use and have a go if you fancy it.