Tag: Palette knife
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Old Age
Read more: Old AgeI think my mother painted Old Age because of the relative success of the Victoria painting. I am not sure who was the subject or what happened to the painting….
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Mimi Calvy
Read more: Mimi CalvyMadame Mimi Calvy was a 92 year old woman who lived in Bargemon which was the first village my mother lived in when she first moved to the south of France. My mother was always interested in subjects with plenty of wrinkles and life experiences, she would say…..
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The Copsewood Avenue Garden
Read more: The Copsewood Avenue GardenThis a small palette knife painting of the back garden at #10 Copsewood Avenue in Bournemouth. I think it was painted around 1964 or 65 judging by the size of the apple tree we planted when we first moved there. I feel like this painting was done as a personal challenge… Another small painting that…
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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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Victoria
Read more: VictoriaWe always referred to this painting as the “Old Lady” but from her portfolio I see that it was in fact called “Victoria”, I assume the name of the subject. This was a milestone painting…..
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The Purple Alps
Read more: The Purple AlpsThe Purple Alps was a small landscape painted while the family was on holiday in the South of France long before she emigrated there. This holiday was the planting of that seed, see,,,.
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The River Avon
Read more: The River AvonI think this is an unfinished painting of the River Avon near Sopley in Dorset. Another small painting that appears to be done with a lot vigor and speed. My mother felt…
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Dorset Countryside
Read more: Dorset CountrysideThis is another small “picnic painting” done of the Dorset countryside, provably painted in the late summer as the crops in the fields matured.
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Brownsea Island
Read more: Brownsea IslandThis is a small “picnic painting” done of Brownsea Island which lies in the middle of Poole habour. Evidently a very windy day……
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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…..