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Sue — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:59:37 +0000

I had begun a new series of trees before I broke my arm. This large one on Khadi paper was finished the day before I fell. It only remains to get it framed!

I used a lot of wet into wet and revealing techniques to complete this picture, house paint brushes to start with, and of course no pencil.

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Sue — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:13:04 +0000

This is one of the new New Zealand images, Doubtful Sound. Apparently Captain Cook was unsure if he took is masted sailing ship down the sound that he could turn it around and get out. He did and he could … but he was doubtful!

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Sue — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:27:34 +0000

Having been on a super course with Soraya French I fell and broke my arm! Luckily I have the major part of work ready for Dorset Art Week.!

I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Soraya and “broke out” , here are some of the experiments.

Forthcoming Events

Sue — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:00:36 +0000

I will be open during Dorset Art Weeks 26th May – 10th June, from 11 am – 5.30 every day except WEDNESDAYS!

There will be 2 late nights on Fridays up to 7.30pm.

I will have many new originals for sale, both framed and just mounted, plenty of cards and some selected prints.

I look forward to seeing you all and showing you my new studio.

Sue’s News from DownUnder!

Sue — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:17:01 +0000

We had a great time travelling in Australia and New Zealand. I took my sketch pad, but didn’t do as much as I had hoped! I am now working on apintings from the sketches as well as some more trees from Hambledon Hill and Shroton

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Sue — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:11:34 +0000

Hambledon Hill Revealed

I am so enjoying painting all these trees and branches. I hope this has a feel of the past , Hambledon Hill is an old earth works and in sight of our house. I was going to call the picture ” Are we nearly there ?” as this view appears and vanishes only to re appear when you are nearly at the top.

These are sites well known to those of us who live in Dorset, Maiden Castle and Hod Hill being just two more similar mounds.

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Sue — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:57:23 +0000

This was inspired by Fallen Log which I painted earlier in the year. I wondered if I could do it in snow! When I did, some of the shadows looked so like teepees I decided to follow that theme. It is named after a passage from Hiawatha.

Sue’s News The Studio, Stourhead.

Sue — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:58:34 +0000

The Studio, Stourhead

: New paintings at The Studio, Stourhead

We are back at the Studio, First – View Gallery for four days this week. I am showing 3 new pictures all of trees or leaves.

Fallen Tree, Leaves at Stourhead, and 3 Shroton trees are all new

I am also showing the triple Marguerites and White and Red Poppies . Plenty of cards and prints as well as a few “portfolio” originals.

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Sue — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:52:36 +0000

I had a good week at Stourhead and shall be there again next week, Monday 24th until Thursday 27th. 11am – 5pm in the First – View Gallery’s Studio Room.

I have been painting a lot of berries and Autumn leaves – one of which will be on display for the first time next week along with the Fallen Dorset Tree.

I had a very good evening at Milton Abbas Art Group on Monday, they were so welcoming. I shall be taking pictures of the work I did there and put them on the web site very soon.

Sue’s News Stourhead : First – View Gallery

Sue — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:36:32 +0000