Puffin Preening
I wasn’t quite sure how to do this so I started with what I thought was probably the most important feature – its eye, then the … Continue reading Puffin Preening
Category: Acrylics
Bob’s Tree, Ashridge
Bob’s Tree is in the grounds of the Ashridge Estate in Hertfordshire. It’s several hundred years old and has beautiful markings. I felt like creating something unusual by using the different array of colours. Continue reading Bob’s Tree, Ashridge
Purple Roses
Lakeside, Queenstown
Fjordland Lake, South Island
The Olive Grove (after Van Gogh)
I decided to try and reinvent this famous picture and see what I could produce. I thoroughly enjoyed the technique and loved the colours it produced. I felt very pleased with the result. Continue reading The Olive Grove (after Van Gogh)
Mӧnch Zwischen den Bӓumen (Monk amongst the trees, Sultenbuchenallee, Bad Nenndorf)
This is from a photo I took on a retreat I went to in Bad Nenndorf, just outside Hannover. We were taken into the local woods, the Sultenbuchenallee, which contains trees which have become contorted and twisted and asked to … Continue reading Mӧnch Zwischen den Bӓumen (Monk amongst the trees, Sultenbuchenallee, Bad Nenndorf)
Grounds at Missenden Abbey
This picture was painted last year and never finished. It was done ‘plein air’. I felt it needed something to inspire and lift it, so I added a few things that weren’t in the picture. For a start it was … Continue reading Grounds at Missenden Abbey
Sweet Peas
I’m not a massive lover of still life, especially flowers and so this was a bit of a challenge for me trying to capture the different shades of pink, purple and blue. I finished it with some black pen. Continue reading Sweet Peas
Wiltshire Downs
This started off with a very yellow and green landscape which I decided to change to warmer colours of purples and pinks with a touch of Van Gogh. It was originally intended to be in the style of Eric Ravilious … Continue reading Wiltshire Downs
Wendy Parker's Art Gallery 