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Summer Festival of Art Exhibition 2019

Posted on August 17, 2019 by

Today the grand Summer Exhibition of Art opens at the Spanish Barn, Torre Abbey, Torquay. My award winning miniatures will be there as well. The exhibition is staged by the Torbay Guild of Artists which I am also a member … Continue reading →

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Preparing an Exhibition at a Shopping Centre

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

Our NAROMA Art Club are preparing an exhibition at a shopping centre in a nearby town. We contacted the centre organizers about vacancies. These days so many premises have been left abandoned as shoppers are buying online more and more. … Continue reading →

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Awards at Devon Art Society Summer Exhibition 2019

Posted on July 31, 2019 by

Have just been informed that I have won a “Highly Commended Certificate” for my Strawberries and Cream still life. I had entered three small paintings for the Devon Art Society´s big summer exhibition. Now one of them has been selected … Continue reading →

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Painting with Children

Posted on July 27, 2019 by

Last week I have been painting with children at a local school. Although they are already on holiday the children are being looked after at the school so that their parents can go to work. The school´s playtime staff invited … Continue reading →

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Group of Trees with Cows – Acrylic Painting

Posted on July 25, 2019 by

This acrylic painting of a group of trees with cows was inspired by B.C.Koekkoek. Rocks lining a brook create a small waterfall. Visitors to a recent exhibition in which I participated commissioned me to paint this for them. It is … Continue reading →

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Devon Art Society Summer Exhibition 2019

Posted on July 19, 2019 by

The Devon Art Society´s big summer exhibition is going to be held at St. Annes Hall, Babbacombe. There will be hundreds of paintings on display. The artists are showing new works covering classical themes such as floral, still-life, figurative and … Continue reading →

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How to Compose a Painting – Video No.279

Posted on July 6, 2019 by

In this oil painting video Andrew Tischler tells us how to compose a painting. The 23 minute demonstration employes digital means to prepare for a conventional painting. The principle can also be applied to acrylics, watercolour, or pastels. You can … Continue reading →

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Autumn Forest – Acrylic Painting

Posted on June 30, 2019 by

This is a painting in acrylics on wood of an autumn forest near my home. The green and yellow trees tell us that it is the beginning of autumn. As a result not too many new leaves have fallen so … Continue reading →

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Hope Cove – Acrylic Painting

Posted on May 3, 2019 by

This is a painting in acrylics on canvas panel of Hope Cove in Devon, England. The beach is deserted outside the peak season. It is near here where filming took place for the “Coroner” tv series. The painting is 13x18cm … Continue reading →

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Still Life Series – Ice Age

Posted on February 8, 2019 by

This still life painting shows a chocolate ice cream floating through space. We may not be heading for an ice age as the title suggests but the summer heat waves will certainly prompt us to ask for lots of ice … Continue reading →

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