Saturday, August 10, 2013

Evening Sky over Great Cheverell and Littleton panell


Both of these were painted very speedily on the same evening.


After the first drama I turned 90deg to my right to do the second as light faded


(Oil on gesso ply  6" x 8" approx)

Friday, July 19, 2013

AVON GORGE

Spent  a good couple of hours with Tom Hughes painting the Gorge from near Clifton Suspension Bridge.
The second work from that vantage point. The light had been good but  went a bit flat in the late afternoon.

Newgale Sands, Pembrokshire

A sunny blustery day.
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Ink drawing and Watercolour.  Partially painted with a Chinese calligraphy brush 
16" x 8" (Sold)

Saturday, July 13, 2013

I'm running a day  'plein air painting' course "Painting Ancient oaks"  at Great Chalfield Manor on 22nd July, to paint mainly trees. (places are still available  - Hope the weather is  as good as today!)  
Details can also be found on my painting website www.andrewptaylor.co.uk




Saturday, July 06, 2013

Two studies of the Thames : Waterloo Bridge to Blackfriars Bridge


Done last 2011, the Shard not yet finished. Both times it was extremely windy, wind gusting up the river and very hard work. These feel like they need  a lot more practise.    (Top 14" x 10"  -    Lower 12" x 10" Oil on panel)

Thursday, June 27, 2013

'Evening sky with Mayflower and Rapeseed'

 'Evening with Mayflower and Rapeseed' field atop Lavington Hill, edging Salisbury Plain. There could be a lot more white may blossom on that bush but the light went suddenly, perhaps I'll still add some more.        Oil on card (10.5" x 8")

Friday, February 01, 2013

JANUARY SNOW Cows, and willow trees


The painting below had a tricky beginning. I'd forgotten my double-dipper so had to paint with pure white spirit and no oil medium - the cold and fine snow seemed to affect the texture of the paint so it felt quite dry despite liberally using the wet spirits. 
 Cows at the watertank in snow, and Willow Trees


The following day, going back to do a little more to the above, the cows proved a problem. They came right up to the  two-strand electric fence, gazing curiously at me and bellowing frequently. A bull with a ring in his nose and steaming nostrils joined them and when he bellowed he had a destinct tenor tembre to his, whereas the cows and full blown bass voices. Odd that!

Looking towards Little Cheverell

All this was unerving and I couldn't really concentrate standing two feet from the fence, with 20 ton of cattle steaming so close to my elbow, so I did the painting above, moving off about 20 ft (observing the  1ft per 1ton, safety rule:) and standing with my back to them  - still unerving and checking  behind me every now and then!! This time mislaid my rigger, an essential  brush, for lines and detail, so the painting hasn't reached  a successful conclusion.

Then I was facinated, watching a small flock of starlings flying back and forth, like they weren't sure where best to settle. It looked a primal landscape, more like from a Bruegel painting, hardly like England.

Monday, October 29, 2012

WILTSHIRE LANDSCAPE in Stained glass

The panel finally assembled. I'll try to post some details later.

........ more detail

Friday, October 26, 2012

Towards Bath, From Redhorn Hill

One of those amazing clouds (with a silver lining), the sun just behind it. on a very still evening in the summer, I just had time to paint it before it changed too much.
(9" x7" oil on gesso panel)

Friday, October 12, 2012

Bristol Plein Air Meet -

CLIFTON GORGE



Above Wayne AttwoodTom Hughes and Valerie Pirlot at work. It was  a stunning view working against the light.
Several of us met 'under the PAS Umbrella', in Bristol for the day on Saturday 29th Sept. (Thanks for reminding me Valerie)
I'd been very busy but decided to make the day out. It was a bright sunny day and perfect for the occasion. I arrived about  noon, a little late, just as people were putting finishing touches on their paintings of the Supension Bridge.
I did a rushed piece of the bridge view, but that needs a little more attention before I decide to post it. Sometimes rushed pieces are great, but this one perhaps not. In the afternoon we worked facing the North view.

It was  a great day, good company and cameraderie,  exchanging valuable painting and equipment tips  .......
i.e. Valerie's versatile adjustable painting transporter, and Tom's credit card paint scraper - ingenious. We ended up in a nearby pub in Clifton Village (having missed the last coffee shop) to discuss the day and agreed we should it again before too long.
Will try to add more photos later ....................