I spotted this squash outside the greengrocers in October and thought it would make a good subject because of the bright colours and patterns. It turned out to be very complex to paint because of following the structure and
patterns accurately. After three attempts this the finished version.
A painting from late summer combining field bindweed growing up fences at Pachesham and a birch branch found on Albury Heath.
On Sunday 11th November I will be attending Flittons Garden Centre Craft Fair from 11-4pm. These are some of the original painting cards I will be selling along with printed cards from my paintings and small original framed and unframed paintings.
I picked up this oak leaf while walking in the gardens at West Dean in July. When held up to the light it had amazing colours despite just looking brown.
This is a painting of Clematis Lady Northcliffe which I purchased in the spring. It flowered early in the year and is now flowering again.
Last week I attended weekend Colour Workshop at West Dean near Chichester with Mariella Baldwin. I chose a yellow flower to paint as yellow is a colour that is difficult to paint with and obtain the correct shadow colours. The course was excellent and I learnt a lot about working with colour e.g. mixing greys, colours for glazes, the way colours can be used for different effects.
The gardens were beautiful to walk in early mornings and evenings when we weren’t painting.
I painted the Rudbeckia below.
Below is a picture from the stunning gardens.
Silver Birch with Ivy and Herb Robert in watercolour with a more detailed close up below
A couple of pictures showing my stall at the May craft fair at Flittons Garden Centre in Wallington today. I sold some cards, including some of those pictured in the previous post and the painting of pansies pictured below.
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