Daisies in the garden is happy and sunny and I loved the contrast of colours and textures.
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| the painting on the easel in situ |
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| 189. Daisies in the garden 10.2 x 8.9 in / 26 x 22.7 cm oil on board 27th June 2026 |
Daisies in the garden
View from the window
View from the window is a quick sketch of a late afternoon made with the leftover paint.
It is on oil paper as my aim was simply to enjoy the process of painting a view I look at every day and that I love so much, because of the lush trees and the green grass.
As I was painting from my living room, the light indoors was not enough to see well but I did my best.
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| 188. View from the window 12 x 10 in / 30.5 x 25.4 cm Oil on paper 26th June 2026 |
Roses in the garden
Roses in the garden is the beginning of my study of roses.
Painted all prima and in a rush to avoid the hot sun reaching me.
I like the immediacy and the hues.
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| 187. Roses in the garden 10 x 7.1 in / 24 x 18 cm Oil on board 25th June 2026 |
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| painting on the easel on location during the heatwave |
Summer in the garden
Summer in the garden is an oil painting celebrating the abundance of flowers and plants in this year's garden.
Painting during the heatwave and alla prima.
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| 186. Summer in the garden 10 x 8 in / 25.3 x 20.3 cm oil on board 23rd June 2026 |
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| Photo taken at the end of the painting session |
Summer clothesline & View to the kitchen
On this day I carried on my exploration of colours and values with two tiny studies.
The first one is Summer clothesline, featuring my the clothesline seen from my garden. I do love painting colour shapes that closely do not mean much but seen from a certain distance they create the image I was trying to portray.
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| 185. Summer clothesline 7 x 5 in / 17.7 x 12.6 cm oil on canvas board 22nd June 2026 |
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| 186. View to the kitchen 7 x 5 in / 17.7 x 12.6 cm oil on board 22nd June 2026 |
Soft and rounded afternoon clouds, Varteg hill
Soft and rounded afternoon clouds, Varteg hill is a studio oil painting.
Started from an unfinished pencil sketch in the car and finished in the studio with oil paint on board.
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| 184. Soft and rounded afternoon clouds, Varteg hill Oil on board 7.9 x 12 in / 20.3 x 30.5 cm 16th June 2026 |
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| Soft and rounded afternoon clouds, Varteg hill painting on the easel in her studio |
Climbing roses - failed
This is a painting from life that was a flop.
I was not completely happy with that and so I retouched it in the studio. Mistake!!!
Lesson: if it is a painting from life, do not work on it from memory and feelings of the day after. Take it out again in front of the real subject instead.
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| 183. Climbing roses- failed Oil on board 15th June 2026 |
Sheep in Ystradfawr
I forgot to take my brushes with me, so I painted with fingers, twigs and leaves.
A nice and unexpected challenge I really enjoyed in Ystradfawr Nature Reserve.
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| 182. Sheep in Ystradfawr Oil on canvas board 7 x 5 in / 17.7 x 12.6 cm 8th June 2026 |
Canal walk
This is a painting made in the studio and it features the canal walk we used to have when we lived near the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal in Llanover, Wales.
I was attracted by the light and reflections created by the sunshine and it shows a lush vegetation I really love.
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| 181. Canal Walk Oil on board 9.9 x 12 in / 25.2 x 30.5 cm 6th June 2026 |
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