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Where Monet meets Constable
Some years ago I was called on to do a painting demonstration, and in order to give structure to the lesson took a copy of Constable's 'Hay Wain' and proceeded to translate... |
23-12-2011
Word count: 102
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Los Remedios in Veher de la Frontera, Andalusia.
This oil painting hangs in my bedroom, I rather like it.
I have some habits when working, but I am not bound by them. The embryonic drawings are shown... |
12-12-2011
Word count: 256
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Internal movements
For hundreds of years there has been a tug of war between the poetic/emotional and the systematic/scientific approach to many subjects. No less is the case when we look at landscape... |
28-10-2011
Word count: 263
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Atlantic Beach video clips
Ten years ago in March 2002 I went to the North Devon coast, and booked into the Hartland Quay Hotel that stands on a wild headland with a slipway down to the rock strewn be... |
11-10-2011
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 | When ploughing or working in a newly dug trench the earth smells beautiful, as pungent and new mown grass but different. The folds of the earth always speak to me as do the workings on the surface by gen... |
20-09-2011
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 | The past plays tricks with me.
Last February I visited Rochester Castle with my grandchildren, we looked at dungeons, we climbed the ramparts, from the tower we viewed the town, and the cathedral. I too... |
29-08-2011
Word count: 202
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Last week I sat on a bank, out of the wind and made pencil drawings of the cliff tops looking towards Happisburgh. I made five or so drawings as I tried to pin down what it was that engaged me ... |
07-04-2011
Word count: 218
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To copy the Masters is always a valuable exercise. I like to make changes in order to make my mark and to make the work more interesting, for instance I remember painting that all time great 'The Hay W... |
15-12-2010
Word count: 174
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 | ZennorWatercolour and pastel
I am becoming accustomed to this workIt attempts a hybrid position,describing space in conventional terms while the colour and application are more adventurous.
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09-11-2010
Word count: 110
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This is a detail from my second attempt at ZennorIt is a play of line and tone.A play that is sourced from the drawing and memory.
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08-11-2010
Word count: 143
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