Manorbier Castle

Posted on November 15, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Beauty, Castle, Coast, Day trip, Fun, Holiday, Manorbier Castle, Painting, Seaside, South West Wales, Visit, WalesLeave a comment

Painted a few years ago while we were on holiday in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.

I ppainted this while we were staying in a caravan in Pembrokeshire, I’d decided to take paints and a canvas for a change (I usually just take a sketch book or watercolours). I did some sketches of the castle but used a guide book for the castle to find an image to work from.

Manorbier is still in private ownership (a lot of places are now owned by the National Trust and other charities). Its really close to the coast, you can walk down a valley to the sea and if you look back you can see the castle up on a hill on the left and the church tower of the village on a hill on the right.

If you ever go to South West Wales it’s worth a visit……

Goldfish WIP

Posted on November 14, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Experiment, Gold leaf, Goldfish, Painting, Water, Work in progressLeave a comment

This wasn’t finished when I took a photo of it. I refined the water surface which was not delicate enough. I also did more to the fish, but I can’t find a photo of the finished piece. It was another small painting, acrylic on canvas with gold leaf. I did sell it at a craft fair at Spode.

Crow painting

Posted on November 14, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Craft fair, Crow, Experiment, Gold leaf, Life, Painting, Small paintingLeave a comment

Crow painting from 2017. Acrylic on canvas with gold leaf. It was an experiment which I felt came out OK. Its from my imagination. It was only about six inches square.

I did a series of small paintings over the last few years, mainly for sale in craft fairs, they were quite popular. I wish I was doing more, but it’s pointless at the moment as I would just be creating more art with no outlet to sell it. Anyway I hope things get back to some form of normal in the next six months to a year……. Xxx

Poppy painting

Posted on November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Flowers, Garden, Lilies, Nasturtium, Old painting, Plants, Poppy, VincaLeave a comment

I ccan’t remember if I’ve already blogged about this. It’s based on the flowers in our garden a few years ago. I took some photos and put the images together to create this. I’ve had a few problems posting this morning, so sorry the text has appeared after I posted the photo…

Abstract

Posted on November 10, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Abstract, Acrylic on canvas, Art, Dorset, Glitter, Maiden castle, Non representational, Painting, SparkleLeave a comment

Acrylic on canvas, abstract, hillfort maze.

I don’t know what I called it originally but it reminds me of the maze like paths up to the top of Maiden Castle in Dorset. It’s not actually representative I liked the idea of adding glitter and colour to give it spirit.

When the sun Shines it sparkles.

When will you be finished?

Posted on November 10, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Amalgamated, Art, Green man, Ideas, Maori?, Painting, Picture4 Comments

You think a painting is finished then look at it two years later and realise it needs work. This picture is called new green man but it doesn’t really feel right. Then I suddenly thought about it and decided I might try and mix it in with a picture of a maori pulling a haka face. But is this a cultural appropriation? Am I allowed to use this idea. Merging different ideas. I will have to think about it. Whatever I do this will be changed.

Wish I was happy

Posted on November 4, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Information soon, Life, Longport, Online gallery, Painting, Waiting room gallery, Want to paintLeave a comment

If I was happy I would be painting, I would be relaxed. I would not have the weight of the world on my shoulders. My chair that I rest paintings on is empty. I have things to do. It’s just the world turns and I want to get off as the old saying goes.

The photo is the underpainting of a painting of Spode in Stoke-on-Trent. Also a portrait of my friends cat.

I’ve just had a few paintings accepted at a local gallery (the waiting room gallery in Longport) that I’ve had work in before. Those are 2019 paintings, but they still are for sale. They will be on display in their on line gallery. I will post details when I have them.

Cat painting

Posted on November 4, 2020 Posted in Cat, Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Cat painting, Female artist, Fun, Life, Painting, Pattern, Spirals2 Comments

Sometimes I go a little abstract, and then I particularly like adding flowing lines and spirals. I guess I’m a pattern lover. This cat painting is acrylic on canvas. I did it in 2008. I do remember painting it but I don’t know if it was ever exhibited, I think perhaps I should have an archive but I never got round to it. I think I can see a hint of of illustration ideas in this. But then Ive always been disorganised. I am thinking of setting up a new webpage which will only be for illustrations so that I can add images that might be for sale, or look into doing tee shirt designs. I’ve heard of places like Redbubble , Spoonflower or Square, is anyone familiar with them?

Potbank and canal Roses

Posted on October 28, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Blue, Brown, Canal, Canal roses, Flowers, Painting, Potbank, RosesLeave a comment

Painting, acrylic on canvas, from about three years ago. This is loosly based on the yin yang symbol. The blue is for water, the canal runs next to a lot of potbank, it was used to transport pottery around the country. The flowers are meant to represent canal Roses. They were a design that was used on metal objects on canal barges, like pots and tin watering cans and jugs. They are also painted directly onto the barges as decoration. The potbank shape curves round and is sometimes held in place by metal bands.

Autumn woman

Posted on October 28, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Autumn, Autumn woman, Colour, Design, Face, Female artist, Five years ago, Painting, PatternLeave a comment

Acrylic on canvas from five years ago. I get so excited by colours and patterns, sorry its a bit blurry. I don’t have the painting anymore. I think I did a second version of this, they both sold. I wonder sometimes whether I should do more paintings like this or are they too abstract/not abstract enough….

As people who know me know, I enjoy doing various things, that’s why I call myself an explorative fine artist, and perhaps an illustrator.

Mallaband-Brown

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