‘ Bed Time Story 7 ‘ Graphite 40 x 40cm (approx 16 x 16 inches) © The Artist NFS Detail Homage to Frank Baum “…..Then a strange thing happened. The house whirled around two or three times and rose slowly through the air. Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a…
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‘Telly Fans 1’ Sanguine A5 sketchbook double-spread © the artist NFS ‘Telly Fans 2’ Sanguine A5 sketchbook double-spread © the artist NFS sketching & photography An ex-student wrote to me recently, with these kind & interesting comments : “….I really loved –and was inspired by–seeing the drawings you’ve been doing of your children (and the…
Reference Photos for Plein-Air Painters 1 – Gerhard Richter’s Photo Atlas
‘Sechoir à Tabac 3 – Crépuscule’ (Tobacco Drying Barn 3 – Twilight) Oil on Canvas 38 x 46cm (approx 15 x 19 inches). © The Artist. Available – email me Some photos of this huge, magnificent tobacco drying barn. My Reference Photos of ‘Sechoir à Tabac’ Wish there was a person by the door…
Plein-Air Painting Materials 3 : The Hang-Up Brush Caddy
I went online to visit Judsons Art Outfitters – Home of Pochade Boxes and Plein Air Supplies since 1987, as it’s always interesting to see what’s happening ‘the other side of the water’. A fair few of the students who come to my Chateaux Painting Holidays, France come from the States, so over the years,…
Bed Time Story 5 : Painting of Children’s Toys
‘Bed Time Story 5’ 30 x 42 cm (approx 12″x16″) Graphite & grey ink ©the artist NFS Lily is getting better & family life is getting back to normal. m-l is so good at getting them into the story – look & see how lili is pointing to thepage of the bok. Her mind is…
Fauvist Barns 3 : Red in Landscape Painting
‘Sechoir à Tabac 2’ (Tobacco Drying Barn) Oil on MDF panel 30 x 40cm (approx 12 x 16 inches). ©adam cope for sale Red in landscape painting acts as a magnet Red in a landscape acts as a magnet for my eye. The red oxide corrigated tin door catches my eye every time I drive…
Lily 13-01-09
‘Lily – 13/01/09’ graphite A5 sketchbook © The Artist. NFS Such a brave two year old, just getting over a serious bout of gastro-enteritius. Hospitalised but now getting better.
Plein-Air Painting Materials 2 : A Torch for Nocturnes
A Torch for Nocturnes By the time you’ve painted a sunset, it’s dark. You’ve got to pack up your materials, and get back to car. It’s pitch black & probably muddy. Maybe you’re a bit tired & spaced out after a hard painting session. It’s dark and you’ve got to find all your stray painting…
La Rivière Dordogne à Bergerac – painting of a bridge over a river
‘Le Pont de Begerac 7 ‘ Oil on MDF panel 30 x 40cm (16 x 12 inches). © The Artist. sold La Rivière Dordogne à Bergerac – painting of a bridge over a river The river Dordogne flows fast at the town of Bergerac. The waters swirl & shimmer. Glint & have deep dark thoughts,…
Sunset 3 Jan – Plein-Air Paintings of the Sun by Monet, Turner & Levitan
Sunset 3 Jan 2009 Oil on MDF panel 30 x 40cm (approx 12 x 16 inches). © The Artist. Painting of the winter sun hanging a in clear sky Sometimes the sun is a round ball in the sky, shining weakly, pale against a smokey sky. Other times it’s too bright to look at, blindingly…