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My Mother

My Mother aged ninety two and a half, was in hospital for a few days last week. This was the 4th time in her life, the first 2 times were having babies ( she then had the next 2 at … Continue reading

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Tagliatelle with peas & mint for supper

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Royal Watercolour Society Family Drawing & Painting Workshop – FOOD!

We had a good time at Bankside Gallery yesterday – Family Workshop on drawing & painting food. Next one in the Autumn – see http://www.royalwatercoloursociety.co.uk for details

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New Paintings and Distressed Frames

I have been getting paintings ready for mixed exhibitions and have just about finished 16 new ones. At one of the places I show my work they suggested distressing frames so that’s my new look. These frames aren’t really distressed, … Continue reading

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RWS and other open competitions

Originally posted on Chris Baker : watercolours:
Very pleased that one of my paintings was  selected for the Royal Watercolour Society’s open competition. “The RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition is an annual competition open to non-Members. It aims to encourage innovation and…

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Good Friday Walk

Into Soho for a nice coffee and Pain au Raisin at Patisserie Valerie. Bus to Victoria, then a walk down Vauxhall Bridge Road to Tate Modern. Hot cross buns in Regent Street My Great Grandfather, Thomas Goulden, was born here … Continue reading

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Royal Watercolour Society Spring Exhibition

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The Royal Watercolour Society Open Competition 2013

The successful entries are on show at Bankside Gallery, 48 Hopton Street, London SE1 9JH, until the 3 March, from 11-6 every day. You can also see the Prizewinners. The exhibition shows a wide variety of subject matter and style … Continue reading

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A loaf of Bread

I made a loaf of bread, and since I have just watched the Oscars, I would like to thank my lovely sister Henrietta who gave me the book of recipes, Dan Lepard who wrote the book, Doves Farm flour, Hovis … Continue reading

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One day at a time

Just coasting along as usual, bit of this, bit of that when suddenly blasted into unknown territory – we need publicity/editorial at the RWS/Bankside Gallery so when I got a call from Garry Jenkins promoting the Bankside area, with the … Continue reading

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