Posted in Affordable art, English countryside, gardens, Hampstead, Landscape, London Scenes, Painting, plants, watercolour on June 16, 2017| 1 Comment »
It’s a lovely park which adjoins Hampstead Heath – but is so different in character. There’s a small zoo, an enclosure for fallow deer and formal gardens. The cafe is welcoming and in all it’s a good place to walk and sketch, especially when the sky is so blue……….
Posted in Affordable art, Art, Colour, gardens, London Scenes, Natural history, plants, ponds, watercolour, waterside, tagged Kew on October 15, 2016| Leave a Comment »
…a definite favourite. The trees are only just beginning to turn but inside the greenhouses are some wonderful colours.
Posted in Affordable art, Art, English country house, gardens, Hampstead, Heath, Kenwood, Landscape, London view, watercolour, tagged Commissions from photographs, hampstead heath, London scenes, reflections in water on February 29, 2016| 1 Comment »
The daffodils are out and so are some hardy bluebells. But it’s also great to be inside and transported to some far away art treasures through outstanding presentations by leading experts. Soon it will be Venice (with musical accompaniment) then the following month we will be off to Japan!
Posted in Affordable art, Art, gardens, Landscape, Mexican view, Natural history, plants, Uncategorized, tagged Affordable art, Paintings for sale, watercolours on November 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »
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So far the exhibition at the Highgate Gallery is going well. The private view was packed out and the red stickers started to appear!
Here’s a painting that also appeared. It’s a view of the botanic gardens in Oaxica, Mexico, which has an extensive collection of Cactae and Agaves.
Posted in Affordable art, Art, English country house, English countryside, English Heritage, Flowers, gardens, Highgate group, Landscape, Uncategorized on June 12, 2015| Leave a Comment »
To Charleston, the home of the Bloomsbury set and Farley Farm, the home of the Surrealists in England, and all in one day. And what a glorious summer day. Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant were the main inhabitants but the house has a fascinating history and is full of circles, squares and triangles. Roland Penrose and Lee miller lived at Farley Farm and the house was a meeting place for leading modern artists of the time including Picasso – more shapes to see and a sculpture garden. (Oh – and there are great places to have a pub lunch nearby.)
Now to get ready for tomorrow’s Fair in the Square in Highgate…
Posted in Affordable art, Art, English country house, English countryside, English Heritage, gardens, Landscape, Painting, tagged Conservatory, Country house, Gardens, Greenhouses, Paintings for sale, reflections, watercolors, watercolours, Wrest Park on May 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »
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The satnav was switched on and the trip to Wrest Park began. So to all the back roads in Bedfordshire. It was a real mystery tour going to somewhere ‘new’. To one of Britain’s finest ‘secret gardens’ – all 90 acres of it. A fabulous place to inspire with its magnificent house with conservatory, formal and wooded gardens, a central walk along a gravel path surrounded by statues, giving the long view of the pavilion across the lake.
Posted in Affordable art, Art, English countryside, English Heritage, gardens, Hampstead, Heath, Highgate, Highgate group, Kenwood, London Scenes, London view, Natural history, Painting, UK views, watercolor, watercolour, tagged Affordable art, Darwin's House, Fair in the Square, Greenhouses, hampstead heath, Highgate, Highgate Watercolour Group, Myddleton house, Paintings for sale, watercolors on June 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »
…..now there’s a chance to paint outside – or at least in a greenhouse. Latest inspirations came from several sources: Darwin’s House in Downe, Kent, Myddleton House in Enfield, and the Heath is looking great, too.
