TITLE: Morris Minor Henhouse
SIZE OF IMAGE: 320mm x 240mm
SIZE OF MOUNT & COLOUR: 500mm x 400mm in white
PRICE: SOLD
ARTIST'S DESCRIPTION: While visiting some friends of very long standing in Scotland last summer, I was commissioned to paint this picture, which was the first car my friend had owned, and it had been used as a henhouse. I had to do some reseach to find images of the old style Morris Minor with a split windscreen, trafficators, and "British racing green" colour. I found the colour the most difficult thing to paint, and although normally when I paint Citroen 2CVs I make them very rustic (and rusty), this was not allowed! It was fun to do, and took some considerable time, with three attempts. I think if I was to do it again, I would make it more "cartoon-like", take the odd door off to show the insides, and paint loads of rust - just for the sheer fun of it.
CARDS: Handmade cards are available.
TITLE: Morris Minor Henhouse II
SIZE OF IMAGE: 320mm x 240mm
SIZE OF MOUNT & COLOUR: 500mm x 400mm in white
PRICE: £150.00 Plus P&P
ARTIST'S DESCRIPTION: This painting shortly after the first Morris 1000 henhouse, in my attempt to produce something which would please my buyer. In the end I sent off the original painting, which I think was probably better in some ways. I always find that a commission is really quite tiring as there is so much more to take into consideration than pleasing yourself!
CARDS: Handmade cards available.
TITLE: Blue Citroen with chickens
SIZE: N/A
PRICE: SOLD
ARTIST'S OBSERVATIONS: Watercolour and ink. A friend of mine in France had a little old "derelict" and rusty Citroen in her garden and it fired my imagination. It was painted a little tongue in cheek, using my own chickens as models, and although it will never be a masterpiece, it was fun to paint and it sold!
CARDS: Handmade cards available.
TITLE: Yellow Citroen with geese
SIZE: N/A
PRICE: SOLD
ARTIST'S OBSERVATIONS: Watercolour and ink. Same inspiration as Blue Citroen with chickens. One of the things that fascinated me was trying to portray the rust which speckled quite a lot of this cheeky little car.
CARDS: Handmade cards available.
TITLE: BOAT IN CHRISTCHURCH HARBOUR I
SIZE OF IMAGE: 120mm x 170mm
SIZE & COLOUR OF MOUNT: 200mm x 300mm in white
PRICE: £105.00 (Plus P&P)
ARTIST'S OBSERVATIONS: This scene attracted me, firstly the colour and slightly scruffy state of the boat, then the pattern and reflections in the water. It's one of the few which I didn't draw into afterwards, which probably tells me that I was quite pleased with the contrast of tone. This then led me on to Boat in Christchurch Harbour 2 with the sun playing a greater part.
CARDS: Handmade cards available to buy.
TITLE: BOAT IN CHRISTCHURCH HARBOUR II
SIZE OF IMAGE: 110mm x 170mm
SIZE & COLOUR OF MOUNT: 200mm x 300mm in white
PRICE: £105.00 (Plus P&P)
ARTIST'S OBSERVATIONS: This painting was based on the first version, with the added interest of the sun on the horizon and reflected in the water. Although it was the same fishing boat, I did take liberties with details, just for the fun of it. They are meant to be a pair.
CARDS: Handmade cards are available to buy.
TITLE: Le velo vert
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ARTIST'S OBSERVATIONS: This was the second of my bicycles - once I get started sometimes it's difficult to stop! I turned the image of my bike round in the hope they would become a pair. I continued the French theme with a sign on the wall, flowers, and a similar design of bricks/blocks. The colours are similar as well. This time the bike was part of an advertising prop for a French plant seller. Like my first bike, this one filled me with memories of France. I think there is a third one to come!!
TITLE: Le velo turquoise
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ARTIST'S OBSERVATIONS: I love this painting; it came about while finding an old bicycle leaning against a wall with a basket of flowers in its front basket and was being used as a point of interest as it would never be ridden again. Over the years I have painted rusted out cars and such like and this bike, in my mind, needed a similar treatment. Once I had the shape of the bike and the bricks behind it my imagination took me back to my life in France, and so I added signs and boxes as well as more flowers. It reminds me of happy times in rural France.
TITLE: Harman's Cross, Swanage Railway
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ARTIST'S OBSERVATIONS: On a lovely, late summer's day last year I visited Swanage with a friend. It is a really beautiful, bustling place and as we passed the station I gave in to an urge to travel to Corfe on the Swanage Railway. The line isn't very long, but it calls at a couple of little stations staged from another era. Although the line is mainly a tourist attraction, locals also use it to get from A to B. I was enthralled by the old-fashioned atmosphere of the station while we waited for our train to Corfe, so I took some photographs and that was the beginning. I also tacked on my ticket at the edge of the picture, and if the little picture never sells, it will remind me of a fun day out.
TITLE: Fishing boats at rest
IMAGE SIZE: 265mm x 265mm
MOUNT SIZE: 400mm x 400mm MOUNT COLOUR: Bright white
PRICE: £150 including P&P
ARTIST'S OBSERVATIONS: One of my many painting passions is to try to paint the sea and reflections thereon. It is an ongoing process when sometimes I am more successful than others. I found the subject matter of this picture quite difficult. While I enjoy painting boats, I struggled with the detail in this one, as it was inspired by a photograph I took on my phone and sadly the detail wasn't quite as clear as I would have liked. The image is of no particular harbour, although the boat number is correct.
