Scroll down for larger versions. On Monday I'll show the tulips. These have not been shown on my silent auction because I can't sell them in two places at the same time. But I can sell them by email - if the one you like has not already been sold on the exhibition. Some of these will be at Aston Tirrold and some will be at Ardington, so this is a good chance for an overview! These are all oil paintings, £50 unframed and £70 framed. As a special offer on … [Read more...]
Artweeks at Twitten
We had our first weekend of Artweeks, and there was a lovely festive atmosphere for the preview with bubbly in the sunshine, under the gazebo. Artweeks is at Twitten, (details at end); Susanna's home - in fact you can see her watercolour of her thatched cottage below: The other artist is Ken Messer who has had a loyal following for about 40 years and avid fans buy a new painting each year. He specialises in local landscapes and Oxford cityscapes. My pebble paintings have been popular … [Read more...]
The garden at Aston Tirrold – Artweeks
Artweeks is upon us, the exhibition is hung and we are ready for the private view tomorrow evening.There are three of us at Twitten: Ken Messer with his Oxford cityscapes and Dreaming Spires, Susanna with red kites, cockerels and village scenes and my work - flowers and weeds. Susanna has not only put up a fine exhibition (watch this space) but has also cultivated her garden to perfection. You may skip the exhibition if you feel that this is sufficient as a treat - in the words of CMR "Art is … [Read more...]
Hanging artweeks exhibition today
Recently I've begun planning the hanging of the exhibition in advance and it really works for me. I don't always have little scans but I often do from my photographs. Actually I also scale up when planning framing, so this time I had pictures of everything on a scale of 2mm=1cm. So I draw the walls to the same scale after measuring them then see what looks right in a little diagram. I swop them round until I'm happy then take the plan to the gallery. The thistle is floating because it … [Read more...]
Artweeks
I am working 24/7 framing work, designing and ordering postcards, printing cards, writing lists etc. for ARTWEEKS.'Artweeks' is Oxfordshire's Open Studios and for two weeks of the year the public can see and purchase work directly from the artists. I have been working on a panel for Snells Woodland since January and it has come together just in time. This is in conjunction with Tessa Case who is doing the text and info and Carole Findlay who has done some beautiful bird photography. I'll show … [Read more...]