Drypoint and lino

Drypoint and lino experiments

Experimenting with combining lino cut with drypoint etchings.  I was really pleased with how these turned out. 
I was even more pleased when I saw how much better they looked when my friend Graham framed all the prints up for me. 

Drypoint experiments

 Blue tit

I have been experimenting with drypoint etching. 
You prepare a metal plate for printmaking by scratching lines directly into the plate.  The incised line or sunken area holds the ink.

Indian Runners

This is a plate I made based on a photo of our three lovely Indian runner ducks.

 Bee

I've been experimenting with the different marks I could make to get more shading in to the image.

Eagle Owl

Eagle Owl - pastel

I took a photo of this beautiful owl and thought I would try to capture those beautiful eyes and feathers in pastel.

Coming home

Coming home
Oil on linen canvas 30cm x 40cm

Lots of fun painting the sunlight coming through the trees in this.  I've got an old gold swept frame that I wanted to paint something for and I hope this will look good in the frame.  Waiting for a few days for the picture to dry before I try it out. 

Pastel bird of prey

Pastel bird of prey

Trying out pastels again.  They were such a joy to use with the leopard I thought I would try another beautiful creature.

Photo kindly provided by my good friend Franck Martin who's is a very talented photographer. 

Art group exhibition

Kidlington Art Group Exhibition

We're having our yearly art group exhibition this Saturday 31st October.
Please feel welcome to come along and see some of the wonderful paintings produced by our village art group and have a chat with some of the artists exhibiting.
Kidlington Band Hut on Kidlington High Street.
9:30 - 4:30

Sunrise

Sunrise Watercolour

Just finished off a little watercolour I started a couple of weeks ago. I wasn't sure about the strength of the colour in the sky at first, but I think it turned out nice in the end.
Based on an early morning photo I took whilst out walking our dog.

Leopard

Leopard - pastel pencils

Had a go at a picture in pastel pencils.  I absolutely love the medium!  Looking out for my next subject to paint with these.

Water lily

Water lily Oil  30"x 8"

I had an old odd shaped frame in the house which I painted up white and added silver leaf to.  I wanted to paint something to fit the frame and wondered if water lilies might suit it.
I might do a little more work on this but here it is so far.

Experimenting with watercolour and pen

Experimenting with watercolour and white pen to see what kind of effects I can get.  
They turned out really bright and colourful.  I think these could make nice card designs.

Scotch bonnet peppers

Scotch bonnet peppers watercolour

I painted this as a thank you to a local farmer who kindly lets us metal detect on his land.
I saw him planting some scotch bonnet peppers when I first met him so thought this might appeal.  He really loved the painting!

Botanical gardens Oxford

Botanical gardens Oxford Plein air Oil.

Went out with some friends from our village art group to the botanical gardens to paint.
This view really caught my eye with the contrasting colours.