Sold, Heron

Posted on February 9, 2023 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Bird, Colour, Fine Art, Heron, Life, Nature, Painting, Reeds, Sold9 Comments

Got a nice surprise this morning, I’ve sold another small painting (long and thin). It had been for sale at the Arts and Minds Gallery at Harper Street in Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent. As usual it’s lovely to feel that someone has taken it into their heart.

This was a playful piece. I started by painting some weeds and rushes, and only decided to add a bird, this Heron, because it fitted in with the shape of the canvas.

Next? I might paint some gentle landscapes or flowers, but play with the style again, not forgetting the industrial heritage of the area.

White rabbit

Posted on February 1, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Alice in Wonderland, Art, board, cut out, Face, New Victoria Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Painting, White rabbit2 Comments

I couldn’t resist, I’ve never had my photo taken as a white rabbit before. My hubby had his taken as the mad hatter. This was at the New Vic theatre yesterday. The only problem was that I had to really crouch down as the cut out faces were really placed to be the right height for children. I was impressed by the quality of the painting. Whoever painted the Alice in Wonderland characters has a real talent, full of energy and funny.

Sold a painting

Posted on February 1, 2023 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Beach, Calm, Fine Art, Life, Memory, Painting, Relaxed, Rocks, Sand, Sea19 Comments

I sold this today, only for a few pounds, but it was my first for 2023. I’m not making a great deal of money out of my art, but I know that this will be going to a good home. I didn’t get a photo of it fully completed because my phone camera is playing up but it’s a pretty good representation of the final piece. I didn’t really think about it but it also made me feel calm when I looked at it.

Feathery frost

Posted on January 29, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Cold, Design, Drawing, Frost, Jack Frost, Painting, Pattern, Poem, PoetryLeave a comment

Feathers in frost,

How crystals grow

Waving and curling

See the cold flow

Other designs

Jack Frost can draw

Painting his marks

They are sublime.

Orme Art at the New Vic theatre

Posted on January 28, 2023 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged 2d art, Acrylic on canvas, Art, Drawing, Fine Art, Life, New Victoria Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Oils, Painting, StaffordshireLeave a comment

The one of art groups I am in, Orme art group, is having an exhibition on the theme of ‘Perspectives’. The show is at the New Victoria Theatre in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire. The exhibition starts on Monday 30th January 2023, and is on till the 25th of February. As the poster says, we are a diverse group, so it will be interesting to see what other people in the group are putting on display. After over a month of illness I’m really pleased to be involved with this. I’m looking forward to seeing it when it’s up. One of the group members is a volunteer at the theatre and its great to be able to show our work to a wider audience there.

Spode reflected view

Posted on January 28, 2023 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, chipped paint, Fine Art, Life, Painting, Spode, Spode Reflected, tidied up2 Comments

Also on the easle today, my Spode reflected painting. I was at the Orme Art Group earlier and I took the painting with me to tidy up for an exhibition at the New Victoria theatre in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire. It is due to be hung on Monday. The painting is from 2019 and had been knocked on the corners so I got my black paint out and covered over the white patches where paint had flaked off. I would like to have the picture framed but as it’s about 2 1/2ft by 3ft I can’t really afford it. It will be for sale at the exhibition.

Finished beach painting?

Posted on January 28, 2023January 28, 2023 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Beach, Blue, Commission, Fine Art, Painting, Sea, Small painting, YellowLeave a comment

I think this is done. It’s a beach and sea scene viewed from above. I decided to put some rocks in the bottom right corner, but do they look OK? This had Bern sitting on my easle since before Christmas and I have only just felt well enough to try and finish it. I hope the person who commissioned it likes it.

Clouds

Posted on January 26, 2023 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Art, Clouds, Fine Art, illuminated, Light, Painting, Poem, Poetry, Spode Reflected, WindowLeave a comment

I do like a nice cloud

Fluffy and full

Ready to rain

Ponds to fill still,

I like that cumulus

Or maybe a cirrus

Lenticular clouds

Spectacular layers.

Light shines through them

Illuminates your dreams

That silver lining

Will cheer you still.

Brindley and Wedgewood mural

Posted on January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Art, Emulsion on wall, Fine Art, History, James Brindley, josiah Wedgwood, Mural, Painting, Trent and mersey canalLeave a comment

Here is another one of my murals from the Leopard Hotel in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. It shows the four creators of the Trent and Mersey canal. I remember two of them are James Brindley , standing, and Josiah Wedgwood, seated on the right. It’s a long time since I painted it, so I can’t remember the names of the other two. It was painted in 2007? I think. This popped up on my Facebook memories today. Sadly it and all the others I painted were destroyed in a fire when the Leopard burnt down early last year.

Perspectives

Posted on January 24, 2023 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Art, Fine Art, New Victoria Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Orme Art group, PaintingLeave a comment

The Orme Art Group Exhibition is on from the 30th of January at The New Victoria Theatre, Newcastle under Lyme. The theme is Perspectives, the members of the group all have different views and ideas about what we want to create. In this case we are producing two dimensional pieces for this exhibition. If you are in the area please come along and enjoy our work. X

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Painting