Architecture

Painting in progress of Radclive church tower

Church Tower painting -Is the universe conspiring against me? #4950Painting 12

Part of the 49/50 Painting Challenge. Some weeks go more smoothly than others. This week should have been easy. I decided to do the tower, which should have been last week. I’ve had some wonderful suggestions, there’s a wonderful water tower near Mursley which would have been fantastic, I’d need to go for a drive.

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Painting of a house detail with window, brickwork and Pattress plate

When is a brace not a brace? Unexpected problems of a painting challenge.

Part of the 49/50 Painting Challenge. When you commence a Painting challenge, you know things may get tough. So, I thought it would be helpful to write a list of architectural features so that I would have something to inspire me. It kinda fell flat this week.. Why? Because the term is Brace and it’s

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Painting of drain with plants growing in cracks Painting by Cathy Read, watercolour and acrylic ink

4950 Challenge Painting Architecture Details #3 Is my art going down the drain?

In January 2018, I set about completing 50 paintings of Architectural Aspects by 31st December 2018. The 4950 Painting Challenge was born. Ubiquitous drains. Wondering if my art has gone down the drain? You’d be forgiven for thinking it has, but drains are something we take for granted. Painting Architecture, drains are included as details

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