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Where are they now? Experimental red sky tree

25 June 2012 in acrylic, gift, where are they now? | No comments

I gave this to a friend who hung it on their bedroom wall, where it’s a lovely contrast with the straight lines and black and white colours.

Four seasons revisited

13 June 2012 in acrylic, gift, SIZE large (up to 39"/1m), tree series, £300-£400 | 2 comments

Acrylic on deep-edge canvas
1m square

Swirly Tree

8 June 2012 in acrylic, available, Reading Arts Week, SIZE huge (over 1m), tree series | 1 comment

Acrylic on 18mm deep box canvas
Approx 4 feet wide by 5 feet high

On sale at Etsy for £450

Ethel

8 June 2012 in acrylic, available, portraits, SIZE medium (up to 20"/51cm), £0-£50, £25 unframed | No comments

Acrylic on paper, A3, unframed
£25

Fourth face: Yellow as Dark

8 June 2012 in acrylic, portraits, works in progress | No comments

Using yellow as the dark colour in a painting which relies on light and shade was, it turns out, quite tricky. Lengthening the nose made a huge difference in how cheerful the face was able to look, too.

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Third face

8 June 2012 in acrylic, portraits, SIZE medium (up to 20"/51cm), works in progress | No comments

This time with much less green! My children were tired of my painting with “the wrong colours.” I think this one looks like a 1980s CD cover. If we had CDs in the 1980s; I know I only had cassettes.

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Second face

8 June 2012 in acrylic, portraits, SIZE medium (up to 20"/51cm), works in progress | No comments

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POWA

8 June 2012 in acrylic, available, SIZE medium (up to 20"/51cm), £0-£50, £25 unframed | No comments

Acrylic on paper, Unframed, A3

£25

This one was named by my toddler, whose pronunciation is imperfect; when she saw it, she shouted POWA with such passion and enthusiasm that I realised that she was quite right.