Kingfisher

Posted on December 7, 2019December 7, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Animals, Art, Birds, Blue, Kingfisher, Orange, Orme Art group, Painting, WoodpeckerLeave a comment

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I went to the Orme Art group this morning and afternoon to paint. It was our Christmas meeting so we stopped early for lunch, but before that I started this painting of a Kingfisher, I have been using some iridescent paints to give some glimmer and shine to the bird and the background.

I came home early because I’m still tired from working on the mural yesterday. I want to add details to it to try and make it a bit more like a Kingfisher. I have tried, when I started someone thought it was a Woodpecker!

New painting plans

Posted on November 30, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Craft fair, Design, Fun, Ideas, Painting, Sketching out, Work2 Comments

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I sold a few pictures today so I need to replenish my stock… So I’m planning to paint a few more tiny pictures tonight! I’ve sketched out a few ideas. If I’ve got the energy I will start painting after I’ve had my evening meal.

Wish me luck!

Funny little paintings

Posted on November 29, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Bauble, Busy, Frost tree, Tiny owl, Tiny paintings, Tired2 Comments

I’m sort of running out of ideas for the craft stall this weekend. So I’m painting variations on owls. A Christmas bauble with cat, and a frosty tree with faces in it. I’m not sure what my reasons behind them are? I am very tired so it might be phantoms from my dreams?!

Anyway, back to the mural in the morning, then more to do in the evening…. Yikes!

Got an idea from a friend.

Posted on November 27, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Christmas tree, Craft fair, Landscape, Longport, Painting, Staffordshire, Stoke-on trent, Tiny painting, Waiting room gallery2 Comments

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Just a little painting,

Influenced by my friend,

I don’t live near trees

Or mountains,

I live in a city,

Where the Christmas trees are few.

But she woke up my mind,

She shook my thoughts,

She made me happy.

She made me paint.

Feeling festive,

Memory of my favourite cat.

Posted on November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Cat, Cat portrait, Design, Life, Memory, Painting4 Comments

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I painted this several years ago. She was my favorite cat. Always sitting behind the weeping fig at the top of the stairs. I painted her a couple of years before she passed away. I know it’s a long time ago because the fig grew to be about six foot high when we finally got rid of it. It’s one of very few paintings I had framed, because it was for myself. I generally don’t put them on as people can then choose what they want.

She was a lovely friendly cat, and very clever. Much loved.

Market@48 today

Posted on November 24, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Display, Eleanora street, Life, Market stall, Market@48, Painting, Potbank Hotel, Ready to start, Spode, Staffordshire, Stoke, Stoke-on trentLeave a comment

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Stall set out, three minutes till opening, then we will see what happens. I’ve got more under the table than on it. We are in a hotel, so we’ve got departing guests wandering past. We’ll better go!

Latest pictures

Posted on November 23, 2019November 23, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 24th, Acrylic on canvas, Art, Craft fair, Market@48, Potbank Hotel, Spode, Sunday 24th2 Comments

I hope these little pictures will be appreciated tomorrow at the Market48 craft fair at Spode. Can’t stay long. It’s getting late and I’ve got more to do.

Last night’s painting

Posted on November 22, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Colours, Cryla, Green man, Painting, Windsor and NewtonLeave a comment

A little green man, I think it works quite well. It’s a bit like an illustration and it needs some shading and shaping. Greens used phthalo green and sap green. Then paynes grey, cadmium yellow and white and a metallic mint green. Various tubes and containers of acrylic paints including cryla and Windsor and Newton.

Tiny canvas fun

Posted on November 21, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Baubles, Christmas, Design, Painting, Tiny canvases, Tiny paintings, Trying to get things done4 Comments

I’m doing a few more tiny canvases for my stall, I’m miles behind with being ill. I’d bought twenty and so far I’m part way through three.

I’ve started another couple of pictures of Christmas baubles. But the third is going to be a Bee. I think we have to really think about stopping using insecticides or we will be in very great trouble.

Ive also outlined a dove of peace and an angel. Better have a rest then do some more.

Playing with textures

Posted on November 20, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Colour, Design, Modelling medium, Playing, Works in progressLeave a comment

I found these two canvases tonight, they have modelling medium on them that I turned into rings or ripples on one and autumn leaves on the other. I’m still playing with colours and want to mute some of them and pick up the sculptural elements in them. They are a bit patchy but they are getting there.

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