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Blessed with kind weather on Thursday morning, I w

Blessed with kind weather on Thursday morning, I went in search of a May tree. I've painted several over the last few years; swipe for another. I love them. Their joyful frothy blossom is an inspiration!
1) Little May tree, Selsley Common
2) Tree of light, Penn Wood
#hawthornblossom
#mayisout
#pleinairpainting
#oilpaintersofinstagram
#selsleycommon
#flowering
#springsunshine

A plein air allotments morning! This photo doesn'

A plein air allotments morning!
This photo doesn't show the elderly gentleman who arrived on a mobility scooter and walked with two sticks, but earthed up his potatoes, fired up a rattly petrol mower and cut the verge in front of his allotment, then got a cordless strimmer and strimmed in all directions, very slowly, while I painted round him. Peaceful it wasn't! When we inevitably got talking, he remembered me painting there years ago, and said he's got one of my allotment paintings from the exhibition I held to show the work! We parted on very good terms. 😊
#allotments #plotholders #earthinguppotatoes #yellowshed #pleinairpainters #oilpaintersofinstagram
#womenartists #shedsandcloches

Rainy day painting: Studio mug. It has big gold sp

Rainy day painting: Studio mug. It has big gold spots which darken beautifully in some lights.
I love the blingy-ness of it. There's a little spotlight on it which makes the pinky glow.
#stilllifepainting
#chinamug
#goldspots
#studioprops
#oilpaintersofinstagram
#womanartist
#backtofirstprinciples
#rainydaypainting

Out and about yesterday for #satw23 it turned out

Out and about yesterday for #satw23 it turned out to be an afternoon of meeting lovely chatty people, leading to interruptions, so everything got a bit disjointed, time ran out and nothing was finished! The allotments in the first drawing are a favourite place to paint - and at this time of year you can almost hear things growing! The dandelions are just joyful.
#sketchacrosstheworld
#concertinasketchbook
#soakingupthesunshine
##satw23
#pencil
#allotments
#sheds
#dandelions
#neocolor2

A milestone: today was my first plein air adventur

A milestone: today was my first plein air adventure since I had heart surgery just over 7 weeks ago. They're not great, and I was getting to grips with new, pared down minimal kit to reduce the amount I have to carry, but crikey, it was good to be out and wielding a brush!
It was very bright and wildly windy. I was hidden in the corner of a field so nobody noticed me, and skylarks were singing their little hearts out. It was wonderful even if the paintings weren't. It was all about the process! 😊
#pleinairassoonaspossible
#thegreatoutdoors
#oilpaintersofinstagram
#womanartist
#brushwielder
#landscape
#Gloucestershire
#springissprung
#skylarks
#openheart
#gettingbetter

It's In! Hooray! #gloucestershirelandmark #landsc

It's In! Hooray!
#gloucestershirelandmark
#landscapepainting
#pleinairpainting
#oilpaintersofinstagram
#womanartist
#delighted
#triptobathcomingup

Update: first it wasn't, now it is! Due to a glitc

Update: first it wasn't, now it is! Due to a glitch in the system, I thought I hadn't been successful this time, but I've had a lovely phone message to tell me that 'May Hill from the shadow of the wood' is in the show!
Woop woop!
I'm thrilled to bits that this little Gloucestershire landscape has been chosen to go into the final selection for this year's Bath Society of Artists' Open show at the Victoria Gallery, Bath. It's just the encouragement I needed!
#pleinairlandscape
#oilpaintersofinstagram
#bathopen
#womanartist
#fingerscrossed

The joy of Real Post! Two precious 1/many postcard

The joy of Real Post! Two precious 1/many postcards have arrived, one from @johnapedder who came up with the idea for the #oneofmanypostcard charity fundraiser in the first place, and one from @jo4edart whose prints are so evocative to someone who used to live in her neck of the woods.
My donation has been made to the British Heart Foundation; I'm alive thanks to rigorous medical research and the incredibly skilled people of the NHS.

#printmaking
#woodblock
#linoprinting
#openheart
#newleaseoflife
#justgetonwithit
#pleinairassoonaspossible

Not posting much at the moment, for various reason

Not posting much at the moment, for various reasons, but I have been painting little apples -or rather the same little apple against different background colours. I may post them, but they were inspired by this painting exercise I can't remember how many years ago, unearthed in a pre-decorating sort out. It was a useful exercise at the time, and I really quite liked the finished piece, put it away and found I'm still doing similar exercises!
Fruit studies, oil on board. Around 2010 - ish.
#practicepracticepractice
#stilllifepainting
#oilpaintersofinstagram
#womenartists
#stroudartist
#repeat
#tangerine
#coxorangepippin
#lemon

I'm delighted with my copy of Sam Marshall's reall

I'm delighted with my copy of Sam Marshall's really useful, lovely book. So much work has gone into it!
A well thought out, clearly written guide to lino, helpful whether you're a complete beginner or have been printing for years. I'm looking forward to getting my teeth into some of the projects - and now I know what to do with that heap of old blocks, saved (so much work) but just sitting there...
Thankyou, Sam!

Quick winter drawings at Stancombe, on rough water

Quick winter drawings at Stancombe, on rough watercolour paper pre-prepared with blue, burnt sienna and ochre splashy washes. Cold and windy, but not raining. I used @Carandache neocolours and Indian ink with a stick from the hedge for the drawing. I was pleased with the incidental skies the washes threw into the mix. It was pretty close to the actual windy skies.
#inkandstick
#winterdrawing
#fingerlessgloves
#watercolour
#stroudartist
#firstpleinairoftheyear
#toocoldtohangabout

Here's this year's reduction print Christmas card

Here's this year's reduction print Christmas card to wish every one of you a happy Christmas and a creative New Year, a peaceful time with enough warmth, enough to eat, and enough time to rest and reflect. The days are lengthening, little by little.
@cranfieldcolours
#caligosafewash
#linoprinting
#dalahorse
#norwayinspiration
@hurtigruten
#reductionprint
#seasonsgreetings

Friday was Christmas tree collecting day. The view

Friday was Christmas tree collecting day. The view from Pitchcombe was glorious, it was -5° and we've been buying our trees from #pitchcombechristmastrees for 20 years. It then had to live in the yard for a bit while we tidied up -a lot - but (swipe) now it's up! All the precious things unwrapped from their ancient tissue paper, the collection of little decorations brought back from our travels, a few from family long gone, all with stories and woven round with memories, twinkling in the dusk.
#christmastrees
#familytradition
#decorations
#yule
#wintersolstice
#bringinginthegreen
#deckthehalls

SOLD! You've got to love a twinkly red dot next to

SOLD! You've got to love a twinkly red dot next to a little Yellow Shed! So pleased. I really hope the buyer enjoys having its sunny colours on their wall!
If you want to see some more,
the show Language of Landscape @lansdownhall runs through to the 12th December with the work of six women artists, all of whom approach landscape painting in their own distinctive ways.
#landscapepainting
#abstraction
#realistart
#womenartists
#stroudartists
#originalworks
#originalgifts
#christmasshopping

A big thankyou to everyone who came to last night'

A big thankyou to everyone who came to last night's Goodwill Evening late opening @lansdownhall Gallery -we stopped counting at 200! It was lovely to meet and chat to so many people, and hear such nice things about our work. The exhibition runs until 12th December, so do come again if you'd like to have a look when it's less busy!
#originalart
#womenartists
#languageoflandscape
#groupshow
#fivevalleys
#river
#sladvalley
#beechwoods
#Norway
#Scotland
#Gloucestershire

The hanging team have done a wonderful job putting

The hanging team have done a wonderful job putting up the exhibition. It's great to see the beautiful work of six women landscape artists in one place, using different approaches and a range of media. All the work is for sale if you're looking for a special gift fir someone.
The gallery is open late for Stroud Goodwill evening on Friday 2nd December, we'll all be there so do come and meet us for a chat.
Swipe left for a general view, and again for my paintings, hung in a lovely group by @kerryphippenart and @angiespencerpaintings -I stand corrected, credit to Angela Cash!! while I was at work!

Our group show opens on 30th of November and runs

Our group show opens on 30th of November and runs until 12th December. We are holding a preview evening on 2nd December when we will be open late for Stroud Goodwill until 9pm. If you are in town, Please do come along and meet the artists, chat to us about our work and maybe solve your Christmas gift conundrums at the same time!
@lansdownhall
#originalart
#landscape
#stroudartists
#groupshow
#womenartists
#previewevening
#meettheartists
#christmasshopping
#goodwill

Delighted to be @spencer_house_gallery for this ev

Delighted to be @spencer_house_gallery for this evening's Private View of the 'Eye of the Beholder' exhibition. It's an honour to be showing my work in company with such talented artists. Chris, you have done a wonderful job with the hanging; people were queuing up to buy paintings.
Good luck with the show!
#originalart
#visittetbury
#paintingsandprints
#ceramics
#textiles
#christmasinspiration
#eyeofthebeholder
#beautifulthings

Coming soon to the lovely Lansdown Gallery in Stro

Coming soon to the lovely Lansdown Gallery in Stroud, a strong line-up of six women artists who find their inspiration in the landscape. The show opens on the 30th November and runs through to the 12th December. We will be taking it in turns to steward the show ourselves, and opening late until 9pm on Friday 2nd December for Stroud Goodwill evening, so do come and meet us if you're in town.
#originalart
#landscapepainting
#womenartists
#artistsofinstagram
#stroudartists
#goodwill
#christmasgifts
#lovelythings
#affordableart

An atmospheric #oneofmanypostcard from @jo4edart w

An atmospheric #oneofmanypostcard from @jo4edart which takes me back to my A level Architecture project exploring cotton Mills in a town outside Manchester many years ago! I love it, Jo - thankyou. I'm supporting Women for Refugee Women a charity advocating and supporting lone women refugees and their children.
Thanks are always due to @johnapedder for the simple genius of his idea.
#oneofmanypostcard
#payitforward
#alittlekindnessalwayshelps
#doasyouwouldbedoneby
#printmakersofinstagram
#reliefprint

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