Seaweed and splash

Mixed Media

Watercolour paper 300g

A3

for sale

 

Mixed Media

Watercolour paper 300g
A4

for sale

 

I met with some artists from Ely Art Society yesterday to paint "splashes" with Valerie Orchard.  She showed us her sea paintings incorporating splashes, put out a large selection of photographs of sea, rocks, splashes, seaside and basically left us to it. 

 

I chose a couple for inspiration, a seaweed covered rock and a view of the coast.  The large painting was stuck onto a table because I didn't have a board big enough so I stood up to paint these.  It was nice to be able to paint in a loose and expressive way.  Putting on the splash was the hardest part, getting it to behave!  I did ask for advice here and there and we all created such different work.

 

Before I left, I started another one which is being completed at home.  I've already put on the splash and ended up with paint everywhere, it is so tempermental.  I'm not used to messy art!

Ely Cathedral High Altar

50 x 20 cm Hahnemuhle Paper

Ink

 

This is a tiny portion of the most intricate and beautiful High Altar of Ely Cathedral.

This marathon drawing has taken me 16 hours!  I have tried really hard not to draw in pencil first because I hate rubbing out and the effect it has on the paper.  Pondering whether to add watercolour.  Meanwhile, I have to make a start on something else new.



Heralding Christ's birth

Heraldry

Pen on A3 paper

 

This started as a little sketch to design a greeting card for Christmas. 

I found more designs I liked and ended up filling up the entire page! 

I used the Seraphim image for a lino printed card together with the words the angels sang when heralding Christ's birth "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, goodwill toward men".

 

Before Christmas I went to the PreRaphelite Exhibition at Tate Britain and was struck by the red Seraphim on the wall tapestry.  Have you ever noticed the pink Seraphim painted on the Octagon ceiling in Ely Cathedral?

 

 

Hen Party

Watercolour

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This painting caused quite a stir in the Spring Exhibition of Ely Watercolour Workshop.

One lady was convinced I'd sneaked round her house and painted her chickens without permission.  Day after day she came in, making us giggle.  My friends who had seen my hens tried telling her they were mine and even told her the names of them.  I don't think she was ever convinced!

Goodbye Ely Wool Shop

Mixed Media

Moleskine watercolour pad

 

This painting is in my sketchbook of Ely Wool Shop on St Mary's Street.
Sadly Sandra is closing the shop tomorrow, very sad to see it go.

I sat in the shop drawing and painting this one freezing day in March, warmed up by Sandra's cheerfulness and a cup of tea.

Spring Forth

Hannemuhle Paper 20x50cm

Mixed Media

For Sale

Ely Art Exhibition

6 to 18 August - 11 am to 5 pm daily

Sun 19 August - 11 am to 3 pm

Hayward Theatre, The Gallery, Ely

Inspired by the walk we did as part of the National Garden Scheme.  We visited Rosewell House, Ely and the garden had a fabulous herbaceous border and a great view of Ely Cathedral.

Sketch outside

Mixed Media

It's Summer, my watercolour group goes outside and Tuesday I sketched with a stick.

Impossible to photograph, but you get the idea.

London plane in the garden of the Bishop's palace in Ely

Watercolour

Hahnemuhle paper 20x50cm

For Sale

This is the National Champion London plane tree for girth.  The tree was probably planted in 1680 by Bishop Gunning and was also one of the first planted London plane trees in the United Kingdom.  The girth of the tree is 10.00 m measured at a height of 1.30 m, its height is around 33.00 m.