So close…and now it’s finished!

Posted on January 29, 2018April 11, 2018 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Canvas, Design, Painting, Pottery, Spode, Stoke-on trent, Teapot1 Comment

After hours of work my willow pattern painting is finished.

I have finished working on it after having to have a rest . IMG_20180129_191216_656

I needed to add details in the reflection at the bottom of the painting , plus shading and highlights on the platter and behind it so it stands out more.

This is the third painting of ceramics I have done in this series.

this jug was the second acrylic on canvas I did.

and this is part way through the teapot painting, which was the first one I did. ..

Im not sure how many more I will paint.

Working to a deadline

Posted on January 27, 2018April 11, 2018 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Painting, Spode, Stoke-on trent, Willow pattern, Work in progressLeave a comment

I’m still working on new paintings to sell at the new hotel at Spode, but I only have a few weeks to get them done. Working to a deadline means that I have to try and give myself enough time to do my pictures, but also time for other things. Staying up till 5.30 am is OK occasionally but I cant do it every night.

I started this new painting last night and hope to have it finished in the next couple of days. The details are hard to do when you are holding the canvas and your computer tablet in one hand, and the paintbrush in the other. That’s is because I need to look closely to see all the tiny details on the painting and the photo I’m working from.

The original picture is of a round plate. But I remember a large platter from my childhood so I am trying to fit everything onto a more oblong shape… it will make an interesting challenge…the border will have to be changed to fit the space. I also want to get some shadows and reflection into the background, so wish me luck!

I have 5 more paintings to do in time for the opening. These will be pictures of parts of the Spode site if I can get some interesting views. Hopefully the contrast of the industrial heritage of the potteries and the ceramics that was made here will make for an interesting show.

This took a while

Posted on January 22, 2018April 11, 2018 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Canvas, Etruria Industrial museum, Industrial art, Landscape, Painting, Stoke-on trentLeave a comment

I have just finished this painting of Jessie Shirley’s Bone and Flint Mill.

The building is at Etruria in Stoke on Trent and has the last remaining steam engine which was used to grind bone and flint to use in bone china pottery. Its an impressive building and is quite complicated to paint. The mortar and bricks were particularly difficult.

The steam engine is going to be working later in the year.

Its a small wide canvas to give a panoramic view. Acrylic paints help speed the drying and allowed me to paint clear details with fine brushes, I hope people like the result. 20180122_020733

Anyone for tea (pot)?

Posted on January 16, 2018April 11, 2018 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Design, Flowers, Painting, Spode, Stoke-on trent, Teapot, Work in progress1 Comment

This is a current work in progress….

I’m working on a painting that might be a bit odd, but as I live in the Potteries its nice to do something that reflects that heritage.

The painting is a bit smaller than A2 in size, acrylic on canvas. Although I have looked at a couple of reference photos its mostly from my imagination. I decided on a dark background to make the teapot stand out more. I need to do more work on the background wood panelling and the pot. Bringing in more reflections and light.

Work in progress

Posted on January 9, 2018April 11, 2018 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Design, Painting, Spode, Stoke-on trent, Teapot, Work in progressLeave a comment

I’m trying to do some paintings of pottery. I know what I want to do in my minds eye, but getting it down on canvas is a different matter.

Do I copy directly from reference photos, imagine a peice of pottery or do a bit of both? In this case I have used a photo of a teapot shape, but have started to create a pattern based on a local pottery pattern, but not an exact copy. I am not sure what to do next but I’m considering adding butterflies or flowers…. I suppose I could add any additional object…. I just don’t want it looking too flat .

What else should I add?

Posted on January 5, 2018April 11, 2018 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Design, Illustration, Painting, Sketches, Stoke-on trent3 Comments

IMG_20171123_164836_191 I have so many ideas to share. I intend to add a few more pages but I need to know how much memory it takes. I just tried adding another picture and my device came up with one of those “not enough memory to continue” messages. Does anyone else have a similar problem? (As you can see I have now worked it out).

It feels like a new door is opening for me, I hope I have the courage to go through it!

If I can resolve the issue I will be adding pages about animal portraits, sketching, life studies and photography. Wish me luck!

Paintings at Spode visitor centre

Posted on January 5, 2018April 11, 2018 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Bird, Design, Hotel at Spode, Painting, Photographs, Spode, Spode visitor centre, Stoke-on trent1 Comment

I was recently pleased to have some of my paintings at Spode visitor centre in Elanora Street , Stoke, Stoke on Trent in January 2018. I have also had a painting in the Open Exhibition at the Brampton museum and art gallery in Newcastle-under-Lyme. This is on till 22 April 2018.

Various artists who are based at the studios at Spode displayed there work in a start of the year sale. There is now a photography exhibition and other art will be exhibited at the visitor centre over the following months. The Spode Artists are having an Open day and Makers Market on 20 May 2018, at the Studios at Spode. If you want to come and browse through some of the pottery on sale in the centre, or indeed come and look at the work being exhibited at the studios, please feel free to do so. IMG_20171121_230721_495

Welcome to my Art

Posted on January 3, 2018April 11, 2018 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Abstract, Art, Cat, Design, Drawing, Landscape, Painting, Sketches, Stoke-on trentLeave a comment

IMG_20180101_165651_948 via A new beginning for me. I am hoping old friends and new ones will be able to see and find more of my art by following me on WordPress. It will take a while to build but I hope it will allow you to see what I love doing, which is creating art, and also how I am developing.

Please note all my images are covered by copyright to myself unless otherwise stated. If you wish to use or share an image you must request my permission.

Bear with me I am new to this!

Posted on January 3, 2018April 11, 2018 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Design, Drawing, New art, Painting, Stoke-on trentLeave a comment

FB_IMG_1509661885075 Im sure we are all in the same boat when it comes to setting up web sites and pages….you have to guess what you are doing half the time and if it comes out anything like you expected you are doing well!

This site will hopefully showcase old and new art that I either have painted or drawn or created digitally.

I have always been artistic, and from childhood I created pictures. I am a very visual person, I always want to improve and so I love painting. I hope you will enjoy looking at my art.

Mallaband-Brown

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