June

A wonderful array of antiques in a French market.

April

This was a lovely challenge, and so I put down my knitting and started this project.
I call this study " Sit " as is looks as if the dog is just waiting for the signal " Go "

March

"Flowers from the Garden"

A rather hurried entry as the dead line approached,so could have been done with more care,

A NEW YEAR 2017

Oil "Room for one more"
It was a challenge for PADT, I rushed rather than miss out on the first challenge of the year .
I hope my next challenges will be attempted with a little more time to spare.

November

 This is a pot decorating the shelves of a Polish coffee bar,and the latest challenge by Paint and Draw together.

Thought the pot needed a little something extra!

September

This was the only oil painting I did this time . The other paintings were all water colour, some with pen added some not.

Murs

Murs

Saignon

St Saturnin-les-Apt

Venasque

August

Jacobs sheep and lambs.White sheep with black lambs with a white topknot.

June 2016

 Half way through the year already!    The first two paintings are challenges from Paint and Draw Together, one oil one in pastel.

This is a picture I painted while I was waiting for the next challenge to be posted. I quite like the effect of the sun catching the little group as they played.

A NEW YEAR 2016

I cant't believe how quickly the year is already progressing. I took a little longer to finish this picture than I meant to , so January has already passed by.
It is February , cold and sometimes grey so a little Provence sunshine was in order.

OCTOBER 2015 CHALLENGE

I have had a lot of trouble with my back since returning from France ,but was determined to try the Paint and Draw challenge,which I enjoyed painting and distracted me from time to time.

September 2015 Provence

We were in Provence for two weeks in September. At first I tried using chalk pastels. I bought a box of five colours, which was a little limiting but a good exercise.
This is a study in some ochre woods.

This picture I did in both chalk pastel and in oils. I had a much greater range of oil colours but working in pastels is much freer.

Working in oil I put in more detail . The range of colour was obviously much better.

The sketches below were completed on the few days we had some rain.

Challenges and paintings from April to July 2015

 A challenge from Paint and Draw in April.

 A challenge from Paint and Draw in May.

I joined a group doing en plein aire  paintings, but unfortunately there were more days in than out, Wednesdays didn't have much luck so most of the course was choosing pictures to work from indoors.

 Coastguard cottages at the mouth of the Cuckmere

 This was one of the few out of doors pictures, Marstakes common in Sussex.

 Another painting using a reference. The bridge Pont du Gard in Provence.

The second time we went out, painting with a little extra (the rib) at Newhaven, Sussex.

 Third exercise outside,The old Forge at Glynde ,Sussex.

 The next two references not outside, the Creek at Leigh on Sea, Essex

 The Creek at Leigh on Sea with Southend Pier in the distance.

The pineapple has continued to grow, but I'm not sure it will get much larger now.

NEW YEAR 2015

The months have gone by so quickly and I haven't posted anything for months.
First of all I want to wish you all belated best wishes for the 2015.
I was working on a painting for my daughter to be a wedding present but didn't want to post it before she had seen and approved it.
So here goes -

This is a picture i am particularly happy with, and I hope Cindy and Matt will enjoy it.

 I finally finished the ten studies of Alfriston that I had challenged myself to do.

To see how they would turn out we had three made into placemats, yes quite happy with them, so may do the rest.

Not art but I have been growing pineapple plants from the tops of bought pineapples and one has just produced a little fruit. I don't think the pineapple producers need worry though!

December

 These are two more scenes from Alfriston in pen and wash

 This was the December challenge from Paint and Draw Together . I remembered another challenge that was posted before i joined it was of a little duckling,cute,so I put them together for this challenge

 My grandson ( two and a half ) loves clowns so in between waiting for the paint to dry I was knitting these clowns.

Wishing everyone a very happy Christmas and a Peaceful and artfull New Year