38 Timber frame painting Old buildings have a tendency to sag with age. Especially buildings as old as this one. Like everything, they age and these signs of age have appeal. Of course, the sagging is a sign of wear, and structures, once solid and firm, are affected by weight, use, infestations, fires, etc. All […]
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Reflecting on a Letterbox Painting This is another painting where the ink has been able to “do its thing”. The purple network on the top left leading to the speckled bloom above. Marine blue inks bleeding into pale blue wash. The letterbox painted in sepia and Prussian blue has pink patches where the colours in
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29 Hospital Steps Painting There’s a lot going on in this painting of Hospital Steps. The Victorians certainly didn’t subscribe to the notion “Less is more”. Everything that could be decorated was. The curved steps, the elaborate ironwork railings. Brickwork of contrasting colours. Panels on the doors, multi paned windows. There is too much detail,
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Sometimes things are hidden away, take this Spiral Staircase painting. Would you have been able to do it? There’s something about spiral staircases that has always fascinated me. They seem to convey a sense of movement, Spiralling upwards, or downwards, depending on your perspective or direction of travel. This dark, rusty staircase is set against
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Meditating on a Pattress Plate painting. Is something I never thought I’d ever say. Yet here I am. Following the 4950 paintings challenge in 2018 I had to paint a few of the more obscure architectural detail. This is one, it’s a particular type of wall tie used when walls become unstable and need securing.
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8 Cottage Latch Painting The handle is worn, rusty, with flakes of paint. Pale blue highlights wiggle across the back plate. Rusty round headed screws mask the corners. Look at the original from an angle and you can see the iridescence sheen. More squiggles trace a line of the door jamb. This handle has seen
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15 Well Street School -Gable End The gable end of the school is typical of municipal buildings throughout the UK. The red brick arch windows speak of lofty ideas beneficence and learning. Whether the pupils are the same I can’t say. Knowing children, I suspect most dislike the place although many would have had doors
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I had big plans for my Walkie Talkie painting Creation. It all started so well, but then… well, first let me set the scene. First I created my graphite image, all good but hard to photograph, so no image. Onto the second stage as the masking begins. I always think they look gross as this
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St Pancras Twins is one if my London Series. You can see more in the series in my portfolio.
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