Plum Blossom

‘Pruniers 4’ Oil on MDF panel 30 x 40cm (approx 12 x 16 inches). © The Artist. 300 €uros via PayPal – see sidebar for details Plum Blossom The recent sunny weather broke yesterday evening with a grey rainfront edging in from the Atlantic.These two plum trees were the last in the orchard to bloom;…

Watercolour of Tea Roses

‘Tea Roses – Chateau de Beduer’ 2008 Watercolour. 28 x 38cm (15 x 11 inches). © The Artist. The above painting was a demonstration piece ‘how to paint flowers loosely’ done for the benefit of students on my Watercolour Painting Holidays. Even if you just simply experience for the first time the act of painting…

SAUVIGNON

‘Sauvignon’ Watercolour Quater imperial. 28 X 38 cm. Arches Rough 300 gms © The Artist. SOLD There’s a fete going on the vines. Last week before the sauvignon is vendanged. Botanical design, not botanical drawing.

Sunflowers – the Last of The Stragglers

‘Last of The Stragglers’ 50 x 41 cm watercolour. Arches 180 GMS. © The Artist. SOLD I’ve been watching a field of late flowering sunflowers. Normally all the sunflowers are harvested by the end of July, and then afterwards, sometimes there might be a random second flowering of the self-sown seeds scatttered here or there.…

Sunflowers circa 1997 – Van Gogh 1889 – Who ‘owns’ subject matter?

‘Sol en Victus’ 1997 Oil on Canvas 100 cm x 60 cm Copyright – Tous Droits Reservés ‘ Sunflowers’ Vincent Van Gogh 1889 Destroyed by Fire in World War II, Japan It’s a kind of painting that rather changes in character, and takes on a richness the longer you look at it (are you paying…

Toutus Albus #1

Toutus Albus #1 Oil on Board. Framed. 1998. sold .. commssion another ? commissions of this subject undertook ©adam cope totus albas is a variety of daffodils