Monthly Archives: February 2012

ACEOs

ACEO stands for Art Cards, Editions and Originals. An ACEO must be 3.5 x 2.5″ and were originally created to trade between artists. Another size is 6 x 4″, and I have recently made three as a start.        … Continue reading

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Royal Watercolour Society Open Competition

Spent today at the Bankside Gallery hanging the exhibition – PV on Thursday – come and have a look at who got accepted. When this painting was accepted in 1996 I was so thrilled – it took until 2009 before … Continue reading

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Colour on a rather grey day

Something to cheer winter up – it’ll soon be Spring but until then……

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Edward Burra

Went to Pallant House, Chichester to see exhibition of watercolours. Very impressive, large, colourful, inventive.

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Monday 13 February

Both paintings are finished – I’m resisting fiddling with them, it’s good to see them here –  it’s difficult starting a painting, then keeping at it and then not overdoing it so that the poor thing expires…….. these paintings will … Continue reading

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Still life with alphabet mug

I think this is finished so I’m stopping now and going to make a fish pie. I’ll see what it looks like tomorrow.

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Snow in north London again!

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February still life

Painting finished !

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Presents

Sometimes for a change from painting and if it’s a special event I make these pictures for friends – they’re small, about 4×4″ black paint on glass with silver/coloured foil paper from chocolate, sweet wrappings etc –

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Robin in the snow

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