Tag: Oil paint
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1870 -1970 (Theatre 1970)
Read more: 1870 -1970 (Theatre 1970)1870 – 1970 was a concept painting with my brother Christopher’s girlfriend, Caroline Broadhurst, as the model. When my mother saw Caroline in this coat, she immediately noticed its timeless style, especially….
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Cosmic Counterpoint
Read more: Cosmic CounterpointThe painting is also a departure from her earlier portraits and is the first to have the subject backed and surrounded by pertinent symbols related to the subject. I’m not sure exactly how…..
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Buzzy
Read more: BuzzyBuzzy was the product of a painting demonstration done in an art class for ladies club in a nearby town, Lymington. For some reason….
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Thomas Hardy
Read more: Thomas HardyI believe this painting of Thomas Hardy, poet and author, was commissioned by my mother’s step-father who thought it would sell during another Thomas Hardy themed event or festival held at…..
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The Weir at Spetisbury (copy)
Read more: The Weir at Spetisbury (copy)This is a copy of the landscape of the weir on the river Stour in Spetisbury. The original was painted while the family was on a summer holiday there….
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The Weir at Spetisbury
Read more: The Weir at SpetisburyThe landscape of the weir on the river Stour in Spetisbury, was painted while the family was on a summer holiday there…
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Stardust
Read more: StardustThe model for this was the girlfriend of my mother’s lawyer. He first commissioned my mother to paint a stunning nude or figure study as they are politely called, of which….
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The Purple Alps (copy)
Read more: The Purple Alps (copy)This is a copy of the Purple Alps landscape painted while the family was on holiday in the South of France in 1964, long before she emigrated there in 1971. When you read the post……
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The Rocks at Bagnols-en-Forêt II
Read more: The Rocks at Bagnols-en-Forêt IIThis is a copy of a very small palette knife study done after a picnic beside the road near Bagnols-en-Forêt in Provence, while on holiday in the south of France in 1964. The original has…..
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Katie White II
Read more: Katie White IIThis a portrait of Katie White who was a very close friend of my mothers since they both attended Bournemouth College at the same time in the ’40s. It is a good representation of the “scrub” technique…..