Just finished!

'Teacup and Spoon'

oil on board 

6"x6"

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I thought I had finished this painting, so I went for what I thought was a well earned cup of coffee because it had taken much longer than anticipated. But then decided, when I came back to it, that it wasn't finished after all, so worked on it a bit longer and now I feel it's finally done!  So here it is!

The sun shined and all was well!

'Strawberries and Sugar'

oil on board 
6"x6"

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I've had a very enjoyable weekend chatting to people interested in my art...what artist could ask for more! It almost feels like an indulgence!  However, it's back to my ivory tower tomorrow to make more work! Hopefully, if all goes well I'll be able to post a new piece by the end of the day...or if it doesn't go to plan then you might be seeing work still in progress!  The above piece is another of my new little paintings that has been on show over the weekend. 

Good first day!

The first day of the Open Studios is now officially over as I have taken my sign in! Fortunately the weather has been kind so people have felt more like gadding about. I would like to thank all those who visited today. It was great to catch up with people that I haven't seen in ages and also to meet some new faces. 

'Bus stop Manhattan Late Afternoon'  

pastel on scored paper 

100cm x 70cm

This is another of the pieces that I have on show in my gallery/living room. It is a piece that was exhibited in the Sam Scorer Gallery in Lincoln last year.

Going through the Archives!

While I was rummaging through my archival work preparing for the Open Studios weekend I came across these pieces.  It's a good while since they've been out on show, so I thought I would give them an airing!  For those of you who haven't seen them before, they are from a series of drawings called 'Dance Series' that I made a while back. For those of you who do recognise them, I hope you enjoy looking at them again.

I love dance and looking at these drawings now, I realise how much I enjoyed making this series.

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'No.19 Dance Series' charcoal on paper 60cm x 70cm

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'No. 6 Dance Series' charcoal on paper50cm x 70cm

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'No. 14 Dance Series' charcoal on paper 20cm x 30cm

Getting organised!

Today I have been preparing for the Art on the Map open studio event that begins this weekend. As you can see my living room has now been transformed into a gallery!

I have work hanging in every place that I could find a hook or a nail. My new little paintings are in there too...they're lined up along the fireplace...paint still drying! Hopefully, the rain will hold off and we'll all have a busy weekend. Good luck to all those participating! For those who would like more information about Art on the Map click on the link below. 
http://www.artonthemap.org.uk/about/

Better late than never!

'Begonias and a Hot Cross Bun'

 oil on board

6"x6"

I'm a bit late in posting today as I've been teaching all day. I held my regular weekly class this morning. The class were collaging a self-portrait and I must say, although they began with reservations about the whole collaging thing they achieved some brilliant outcomes! And with the Life Drawing workshop this afternoon it means that there was no time today to get paint on canvas! So I decided to post 'one that I did earlier'! It's a painting that I did last week. I kept the hot cross bun all the way from Easter with the intention of painting it. Needless to say, I couldn't eat it when I'd finished the painting because, as you can imagine, it was just a little stale!! 

Post No.2!!

'Springtime in a Pot'
 oil on board
8"x8"

SOLD

Phew! I've managed another post! So I think I'm up and running now! 

I've linked the blog to the website 'Daily Paintworks' on which I am putting all my new work for sale. You'll see the link to the site on the right hand side of this page or you can link to it by clicking on 'click here to bid' under the image of the above painting .

The flowers in the painting remind me of the sunshine that we haven't seen much of lately! So I thought I would paint them to brighten up the day! Hope you like them too.