Vintage finds

On Thursday at Chelmsford Market, I found another weird vintage egg cup for my collection. This one cost £1. It's possibly by Crown Lynn. I also snapped up these two ceramic sandwich markers for 49p each from YMCA charity shop. They might be by Toni Raymond.

I've picked up some amazing vintage bargains lately! :)

Regal Landscapes exhibition, Roxwell Church

I am currently exhibiting a selection of my ethereal landscape paintings at St Michael & All Angels Church, Roxwell, Essex. The exhibition is entitled 'Regal Landscapes' and features paintings with a purple and gold colour scheme to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Roxwell village is celebrating the Jubilee with a weekend of events so please do pop along if you can. :)

The Sketchbook Project

One of my exciting new projects - 'The Sketchbook Project'. Once completed, my little sketchbook will be going to live in Brooklyn Art Library with lots of other little sketchbooks from around the world. Further info here: www.thesketchbookproject.com

Tales from the garden ...

The garden is blooming this year. Most of the plants in the main flower bed are now well established. The aquilegia and antirrhinum were grown from seed last year and have now shot up. The rest of the plants shown here were shop bought and then planted. The alliums were grown from bulbs. Most of my flower seeds planted in the greenhouse have failed this year due to the weather being temperamental. I am managing to grow broad beans, peas, rocket, onions, strawberries, ornamental gourds, peppers and various herbs though.

Doughnut cat is very much in charge of the garden though. :)

Inky pot

Sketched this in the garden whilst the sun was shining. Now we have more rain. 'Tis good for the plants though. Looking forward to receiving my new stash of coloured inks. Some exciting projects ahead.

'Defender of the Faith' - NEW ethereal landscape painting

'Defender of the Faith' is the latest addition to my ethereal landscape collection. Created in oil/ink on 910 x 610 mm box canvas. Continuing my journey through the woods.
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Ink blots

What can you see?

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'Drippy' sketches

At the Community Pop-up Shop, a visitor referred to my paintings 'Strands of Time' and 'End of Time' as 'the drippy paintings'. This got me thinking about using inks in a totally random way, making streaks and marks on paper to create an abstract landscape. You can see the results above. :)

Vintage finds

I popped around to my local church early this morning. They were holding a plant and bric-a-brac sale. I came away with several plants and this little lot. I've got an obsession with vintage pomanders at present, so for 50p this blue and white one was a steal. The green flower bangle was also 50p. I paid £1 each for the two pretty cup and saucer sets. The most interesting buy though was the two small green vessels for 50p each. One with a strange man's face on and the other with a child's face one side and a wolf the other. I'm guessing this one represents Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf, but I have no idea who the strange man is. Any ideas???

Current Farleigh Artist

View my ethereal rural and coastal landscape paintings at Farleigh Hospice Gallery until end of May 2012. Percentage of all sales donated to the charity. http://www.farleigh.org/farleigh-hospice-art-gallery.cfm