tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19147269735709445622024-03-05T03:55:56.610-08:00Anne Wood - Paintings Email annewoodpaintings@gmail.com
Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.comBlogger1217125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-86112855939867653152022-11-16T05:48:00.001-08:002022-11-16T05:50:08.320-08:00Moving on… Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-33929959630226495742022-01-16T08:15:00.001-08:002022-01-16T08:18:09.102-08:00Making progress. <div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Staying small,</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Looking large.</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I have always believed a small painting can </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">give an impression of depth and space.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">These acrylic pictures are very small,</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">approximately 3x6 inches.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">They are all part of a series of seascapes</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">in acrylics on paper.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_a790_8225_c4c9_4efb" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/tn06fi_437ISOO8SqAXx4UUxquxRQDCrWH62Lrnv4FJCE9l0dk1GkhhXQlqomiQYhJE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'New Day'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_b119_6a5f_1a32_6853" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/wnx-ev0niw-hvykp8T5BBA7kNRYgG9ZxmHmISB3wEJPq-Tp3_PQXazqn-gKtrMnH2O8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Day Out'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br><img id="id_fd4a_f649_5d25_b116" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/HDnXHJ3rEA8OapHRzQRuBf0QzRtt6KEGM_3GfrVHnL44R_aNQBmvWd0Id6I_CZzu_pI" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4"><b><font color="#00695c">'Shore'</font></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#00695c" face="Arial" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 105, 92);"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#00695c" face="Arial" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 105, 92);"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#00695c" face="Arial" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 105, 92);"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#00695c" face="Arial" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 105, 92);"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#00695c" face="Arial" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 105, 92);"><b><br></b></span></font><br><img id="id_2444_ca56_6db5_3c27" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/ZUvAcuwrGUC4bibwUwbzyCSN1o_o7hTXET30AnBH-0FQ2lBTD2gznYgmQuHYwzS4mTs" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Simply Sand'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_fe2c_e8b5_37b0_348a" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/r0aBFQM5xEWE3M2UbldPdN_-A-bvQJfMMwFgwGJDMJd9RQGnpLsE_E_HLdSbQZURPZI" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font color="#00695c" face="Arial" size="4"><b>'Meandering'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">All these paintings are now</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">made into greetings cards.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Some will be for sale on my </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Studio Open Days this summer.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">My painting sessions are mostly </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">at night </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">before bedtime.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">They are fun times, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">nothing too serious.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">As the work is on paper there </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">is no </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">need to be precious </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">which is often best </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">for a loose, relaxed picture.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">That's all for now,</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">thank you for visiting.</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c"><br></font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c"><br></font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">Anne</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">Wild at Heart Studio </font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><font color="#00695c"><br></font></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div>Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-41339969139172010382022-01-03T06:05:00.001-08:002022-01-03T07:28:47.852-08:00New ideas.<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Making a start...2022</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Three little paintings on paper </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">which will </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">make greetings cards.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Although abstract in appearance and design,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">they gave me a feeling of the sea.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_9ec6_a368_9058_56fd" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/MJc4XnS2-xxARqFQiAfILLxVl3zgvFLcqtR_MGU9YS4Ue2zhy13c_MiPckTsTmdKHeU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Early Riser'</b></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">Acrylic on paper </font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">Just broad brush strokes and a</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">few scribbles for interest.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br><br><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span><img id="id_f81d_96fb_7eee_4390" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/MaJtAjR_lTr5scJh-wj0_SL6-rz0p5O8oHKj5qSG-Gf3Y4aOYg_jA2sqFMnTG8Xty-I" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Through the wave'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Acrylic on paper <br></font><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">Reminiscent of the beach </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">and waves, a circular mark</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">with a pen nib ties it all together.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font><br><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_2014_4f5b_32e0_7ce2" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/rPr0QM5BInJTq-8dcBcFMe6DQ8a9hszYOsGKn4GN143TihNv56GVgmB1s8FUeqs_jpo" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><b style="color: rgb(0, 105, 92); font-family: Arial;"><br></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 105, 92); font-family: Arial;"><b><font size="4">'Beside the seaside'</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Acrylic on paper </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">This one has a jolly feeling </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">like a childhood summer holiday.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">The three abstracts join a growing pile </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">of cards </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">for me to use during the year. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Some will be in my studio for sale</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">during my summer Open Days.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I like to vary the pictures, some are </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">more </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">realistic but still in a loose and </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">atmospheric way.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Below are three 'seascapes'...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_a170_9844_ca77_be0f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/x49tzvW3AbR-8u7FBfbz4Mpdno-5Ud9GZ7crSYAQKf1b15EVv8Mw9kMxTDNQfsTvoTc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">'Stillness'</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Acrylic on paper </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The paper is A4 size 250 or 300 gsm weight </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">divided into 4 sections with adhesive tape.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Marks are made with </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">a flat synthetic </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">1 inch brush </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">and my palette is limited with 3 or 4 colours</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">which I mix and blend along the way.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I begin with a simple </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">sweeping motion right </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">across the paper and more </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">paint is scrubbed on </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">roughly </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">forming an impression of 'sky and ground'.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">As I work, a seascape emerges.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Nowhere in particular, it's just what seems</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">to come from the marks and shapes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_542c_a664_fcb2_6ef2" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/Xpc2XFfk3A7mNDpTg5Llhsgqb7kZFpvqYa3CYVozbrLPvQvFUmO_xtt01_hOsrXvlRc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">'New day'</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Acrylic on paper </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I am making these pictures as a series </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">of coastal studies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Some are lighter and brighter, others are dark and moody.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">My aim is to make an atmospheric picture.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I am more interested in a feeling rather </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">than a photographic image.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I really like an uncluttered painting with minimal fuss</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">which is helped by using the 1 inch wide brush</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">so I don't tighten up too much.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The paintings are around 3 x 5 inches.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_f312_bd6b_bfc5_380" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/HW8-mWUUHMtdGzQbmqfWLjd2dCHwa6vJQVQpeRCHKA9pw579BEN-CirwS42MfCJVn_8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">'Silent times'</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Acrylic on paper </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">This one is definitely a moody scene.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I was tempted to lighten it but resisted </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">and now I am happy I left it alone.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">It adds a sense of mystery.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Finally...</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>a view from my wild garden.</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_ebe4_77f_be41_af7c" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gTF3spYgi2A0m_a01sviWm_XR1j91wioLcxgBhiBLrA1FmoMWK4HFp729ohId0jRNkw" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">A view towards the west boundary.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">That's all for now...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Thank you for visiting.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Anne</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><b><a href="https://wildartdesigns.com" id="id_c2e0_7aa9_62c8_cba2">www.wildartdesigns.com</a></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div> Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-57996008536241212872021-12-31T11:24:00.001-08:002021-12-31T11:24:27.806-08:00Welcome to 2022.<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Farewell to 2021...</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_835b_936d_f250_f8f0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/69CMuZgnZdepYJLd1eBdAw5eHTeCNIH_HBj05i_bElPHBa-rIlRZzuJtkxbbuXJZogs" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Slipping by'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Acrylics on paper </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Greetings card </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I had a fun time with paint last night before bed.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">This was an accidental picture but it worked.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Sometimes magical things happen.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Today in my wild garden it was quite mild...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I was walking with my Whippet.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">This is one of the mown areas.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_2d1f_fba8_909a_2a17" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/rQ3Z9a1WUuHKcD693XaL4r1yYkzROoLjd444cNNpDwgGYll7Ytp9XKj3H2U5GiNLdfg" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">My paintings are often inspired by nature.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>I wish all my art friends </b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>a very Happy New Year.</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Thank you for visiting...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Anne.</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br><br><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div> Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-13460149440184985202021-12-27T11:04:00.001-08:002021-12-27T11:08:43.098-08:00All sizes.<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Paintings...</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Does size matter?</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Recently I have made several small</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">paintings in acrylics on paper and panel.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I have always felt that size doesn't </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">matter </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">when abstracting nature.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The loose effects of brushwork </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">can give an impression of space</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">even when the marks are on the small </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">panels.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Here are some of my recent studies...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_43da_70f4_c996_bd7a" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/3MCJMPiRskmpe-LOkVbDnEghqcOEquUEGVx5rctIW9WmJAO2WkSR3GoLcuNTilXYn-s" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Endless Shore'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Acrylics on 8 x 8 inch Ampersand panel </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Staying loose and uncomplicated,</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">these seascapes can give a realistic </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">look </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">without being photographic.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_9830_d1c5_30e3_5696" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/oexDEVuQPC7fqvXBVLxpON1qbdW4fDITv0aYuMMOWkf4NxP6ie3C71D1mh1n5dJsRFk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4"><b><font color="#00695c">'Resting</font></b>'</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Acrylics on 6 x 6 Ampersand panel </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Mark-making with scratches and </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">drawing into the paint adds interest.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Those marks in the foreground </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">might resemble posts or driftwood.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Below is a picture of ebb tide...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">with rivulets of seawater.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_979f_6e4d_bfa0_fc08" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/RtEn79fK96XRNfdd_8rpyN3hwgkIonDWt7xakB6Zs9PTPilEdQJobdQ5yZngDKSm8C4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Remote'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Acrylics on 8 x 8 inch Ampersand panel </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">When I begin I don't have any</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">fixed plan and the painting can have</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">several changes along the way.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">It's all part of the fun.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_ed1b_3c17_1a44_3a27" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/vypiGjyqfgW1m7JohEqIZhUbQtDvEcNGLD8DHMgQ7-I4yBrcN5LOFhXGT4DytD82l4E" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'On the Shore'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Acrylics on 6 x 6 inch Ampersand panel </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A quiet picture at ebb tide._</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Smudged with some soft paper</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">there is a pool effect in the middle.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I have enjoyed painting these studies.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">The biggest challenge has been getting </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">accustomed to the smooth surface on the panels.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Also the difference between oils and acrylics.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">However, a change is good so I shall</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">continue until the weather warms and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I can return to my garden studio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_4873_36c5_8021_955e" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/z3hVGnBMsTjUDKyKyzDyuQWlBaZ339WjkvIGHWHv7xoSibiRpYwRJxh1zpNJOuK3G-w" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Long view'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Acrylics on 6 x 6 inch Ampersand panel </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Wide expanse of empty beach at low tide.<br><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>All for now...</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>thank you for visiting.</b></font></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Anne Wood - Paintings</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_417e_1250_9cde_6059"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c">www.wildartdesigns.com</font></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div> Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-55656077879807292192021-12-18T04:49:00.001-08:002021-12-18T07:28:29.017-08:00Getting a grip.<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Perseverance with a slippery surface. </b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">My adventures painting in acrylics </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">with </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">a one inch flat brush.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_ee89_8a44_9ef9_5564" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/dwpqkNFxS1_ChsUfT4Sf76pkY3NZDVW1YkZZbQoerLgsvdWyvrr0TNA-_clcmMWDrcA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Two little 6 x 6 inch Ampersand panels.</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Photographed against a fused glass sculpture </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">by my friend Lorraine Thorpe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">These little pictures have been </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">a challenge as the paint slides around </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">on the smooth gesso surface.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I don't want to roughen it up so</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">perseverance is the only way.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Practice and patience.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_15c8_e7a3_9cb8_7614" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/KkvUs9dsBwLig2cw4rwQkgyTE8S-k_Vk8__6eP4DOjIYsqz_Xkr3EUcpDCVyjc2Xv6I" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Across the pond'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">As I painted, my thoughts turned to</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">wild places and nature reserves.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">The golden reds might resemble autumn leaves.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Light in the sky sparkles on the water.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Nowhere in particular,</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">just a sense of place.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_952f_825c_3e3c_6a4b" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/gp-wUd0Q7coUPsrda8chuyi52ozf8111D0XFApDKZ2tuHLhsc1lOVfRD5wDT5S-fm_E" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Interlude'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">The calm before the storm.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Someone has just said it's reminiscent </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">of a Norfolk beach.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I grew up in Humberston, near </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Cleethorpes. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">My childhood memories are of the open </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">beaches along the East coast. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">My painting journey.</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Twenty years ago I discovered the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">paintings of Norfolk artist Edward Seago.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">His loose brushwork inspired me and his</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">ability to make a few brush strokes </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">say a lot without fuss was something I</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">wanted in my own work.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I knew I had a long journey ahead.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Perseverance and patience.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">For several years I painted land and seascapes </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">before moving from reality </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">towards abstraction.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Below is one of my paintings from 2012...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I think my painterly 'hand-writing' is still there. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_a905_bcda_2675_ba43" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RAkkvo7mQqZFXKaAFSNGm5LY65pHrdiKyXoByTGceVOOkQerXC_WVp1U-oW90eBwo0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Grey Day'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Oils on canvas 10 x 12 inch board</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">painted around 2012.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>That's all for now...</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Thank you for visiting.</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Good wishes,</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_16d5_e3d_ecf2_f1b7">Anne Wood </a></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_16d5_e3d_ecf2_f1b7">Wild at Heart Studio </a></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_16d5_e3d_ecf2_f1b7"><img id="id_e735_3350_7b0d_2d9b" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/kW5T1ndsLt_3zR7bFtZqSoMf8-BR0vlxHj5eNeqJcAF1LCgkGroE5HHpeWEEbbHHWKI" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 192px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_16d5_e3d_ecf2_f1b7">www.wildartdesigns.com</a></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div>Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-65014253313681242512021-12-15T10:50:00.001-08:002021-12-15T16:19:54.182-08:00Burning the midnight oil...(acrylic)<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Late night painting.</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">This one is tiny!</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_d0a5_f3e2_674_6f79" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/MAXuyNOIrBUnkxhE2Hl64DJEpxRx3j2sBXK_0z9_DijwjNhmVjPGf5FWvYn4Hj0b1rU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Wilding'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Acrylic on 200gsm paper </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">The picture here is deceptive...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">it actually measures 3x2 inches..(ish)</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I was painting last night before bedtime </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">and wanted to see if I could make</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">a tiny painting using a 1 inch flat brush.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">The larger brush encourages </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">a loose way of working.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This is my result. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I like it as it is like my</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">wild garden in winter.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><font face="Arial" size="4">Here is another painting</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">from </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">the same session. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_6819_884e_7039_cf5d" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5Qik_-OSStEWSOGdxd9VdXnjUasUk7ugJFB0_AmTIBL_YDjdRJk7Opgw6ziwKmr_QCo" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">'Wild Day'</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Acrylics on paper</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This time a suggestion of landscape </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">on </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">a wild day came to mind.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> I had used an A4 </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">sheet of paper </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">taped off with different </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">sized portions.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Ideal for card-making.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">That's all for now...</font></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">Thank you for visiting </font></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c"><br></font></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c"><br></font></b></span></div><div><font face="Arial" size="5"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_58f8_948a_8a16_fd11">www.wildartdesigns.com</a></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Arial" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="5"><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="5"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div> Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-70292386366422729382021-12-14T10:25:00.001-08:002021-12-14T10:25:50.486-08:00Going smaller...<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Tiny pictures...</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">How small can I paint using a one inch brush?</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">How small and still resemble something?</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Here are 6 pictures from my studio.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_7070_1a0d_4802_95b3" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/jiiZg39ZLFqVs5YSy4guYPxrKje8lzJIpcwbxdsnkcvgJRKFTziueicOD-8Y2EgFLEs" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">This picture is 3 x 4 inches.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I painted it with a one inch flat brush. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This helps me to be loose and gestural </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">rather than tight and detailed.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Detailed isn't for me...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I like loose, atmospheric paintings.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Here are more from the same</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">painting session on an A4 sheet of paper.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_4eed_e725_4f8b_fc7a" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/mguoOVBCN4wYnwJoS5V5-vHy2T60Yf9KcMF7dfZiJfKShx8cz8ZiENfmhnelyvrw93E" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I taped it into 6 and worked on each</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">at the same time to keep it flowing.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_6b88_f7e7_501f_1b1d" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/wq1stulcAKlUCww3_pFNQVdGo_3tVNXvoQHq52imJeKoYUW6N_uqZPcwmPrYdnsUA9w" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">They are all similar as I used the same </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">limited palette throughout.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Ultramarine, Naples yellow, lemon, </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Burnt Sienna and white.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Plus, a tiny bit of Magenta and Manganese blue.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_7689_8c0_ab02_8301" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TZ6jxFYb5E2q2mc5btRvSQNJV1TJC7kz1pKpGf-3zyz_WsZ4CbqWlu3S8B7ouJfC1QE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">Although abstracted, they do remind me</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">of a wild place, rather like a nature reserve.<br></font></span><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_8c6_42ff_2c1d_c3fe" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/uSSWhEhlfzyUlvBQqfkEcfQrdFBk9KWy5a_go05erGKYRbBrB0JmV8x2Rxi6ObCLqVo" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Shapes and brush marks </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">are loose and gestural.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br><img id="id_6e41_446a_f147_7850" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/IJaJWjXUvnIDfuHnZqobWbuDxRkCN0AFU3AGS_qDshPTsA1SROK6LLMLwkQfgKn9KKQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">I haven't used brushes for some time.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Scrapers and knives are my choice of</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">work tools for oil and wax paintings.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">The change to acrylics and brushes</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">will keep my painting muscles toned. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>That's all for now...</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Thank you for visiting.</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_e889_b0fe_db04_3ac1">Anne Wood </a></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_e889_b0fe_db04_3ac1"><img id="id_16ae_9428_1442_e517" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/5xuwXff47JRBFZ1CGMpScLISYPhP5zAMVV7jr4Msd2MJFM-Hlhd_BMGgwHoOtHW_vrk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 192px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><font face="Arial" size="4">www.wildartdesigns.com</font></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div>Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-21477747013012069602021-12-14T05:12:00.001-08:002021-12-14T05:12:19.381-08:00Having fun... <div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Getting into the flow...</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Little acrylic studies seem </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">to be on the agenda now.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Here are three more coastal studies.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_e2bf_3e43_7462_48c" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JhXLTYB0nFmeeq8gIOtW5ZN78dJ_uNPTCb-KOQy0HBcWgB7xDFbZgGK3yxO6rqZRq0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">I have a limited palette for these.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Ultramarine, Burnt Sienna, Naples yellow,</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Titanium white, a touch of magenta and </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">a touch of Manganese blue. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_9c63_c57f_394d_36ef" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/O2N2sAejDUKOtGXj7Ttmr3F7xK11X09OKfdvIBPhszG5Bh8ep7CiJ34Pf6Gh8GCejCQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I am persevering with a one inch flat brush,</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">and a few touches with a pointed one.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><font face="Arial" size="4">These pictures are only 4x5 inches</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">so the one inch brush is 'large'.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Keeping as loose as possible I want</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">a sense of place rather than a realistic one.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_d173_2e60_555d_98db" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/1kdes6HI6YiXVpwS5Wq4MZFveNqeBbIIO5CJEO2YA60n2nAqf-tkPvDO21DVH-WaGhA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">I have mounted these on white blank </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">cards.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">More are on the way, but smaller.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I am testing how small I can get</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">with the larger brushes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">These paintings are for fun.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">There is no requirement to </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">get 'precious'.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">All for now...</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">Thank you for visiting.</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">Click on the image below</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">to visit my website.</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_b2e5_4e3a_a557_b07b"><br></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_b2e5_4e3a_a557_b07b">Anne Wood</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_b2e5_4e3a_a557_b07b"><img id="id_5bcc_1b3f_1620_951d" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/LetVccbHCQ7OWgftZXsZEcTpPLBTNmune0GhZhVoevVl8-crjzvo-LeiwgufOlIWOkk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 192px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_b2e5_4e3a_a557_b07b">www.wildartdesigns.com</a></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div>Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-10263159432781273782021-12-13T08:16:00.001-08:002021-12-13T08:16:59.090-08:00Back to reality. <div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Just for a change...</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Some little 3 x 4 inch landscape studies on paper.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_f190_d7a4_35dc_ace7" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/tEd-QB5-QJRAyhSpgEkobkshBgaWDde1ONJ4AR0TY7V6-EChAbiFc_mTPm81-9_6XBw" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">No titles, just themselves.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Acrylics on smooth white 250gsm paper.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">My garden studio is closed for winter and</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">it isn't very welcoming now to paint in there.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A long table over a bed makes a suitable studio</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">and I am warmer in the house.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I have changed from oils to acrylics too,</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">making little studies for some greetings cards.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">They are now mounted on card blanks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_a78e_adb2_a343_4c" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/xUPUs3WPETV_pWtXgofd55Lo7YnXIdzxXcT2oJbunzdAz9DUqbjzmPAXYCM75ODco_0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">These pictures have a hint of reality</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">and I am trying to add imaginative atmosphere </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">rather </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">than a definite place.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The image above might have a sense of the coast.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_d861_abe0_8b2d_c4ec" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/2bsKaInE7ez-rHuIOf45GxX7Ssoa60AxkVhgrTf1TtgmeO4s3hP6jItmVm1F0fnZCKQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This one might resemble an estuary...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">It is several years since I painted </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">'loose' landscapes </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">so these studies </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">will be good exercises.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">The painting below is on thicker textured paper.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I tore the edges to give a weathered appearance.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_c5a3_3845_26be_b52d" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pzBOz_llyXZScIRmczVPNEn8nAwG2vL3fkxMr4UmXZVQOaviYf16riqJCYQLaSBCx2w" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Rip-off'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Acrylics on watercolour paper,</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">approximately 4 x 5 inches.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_e461_b0d9_9a7_12a8" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/bjZnUgHa948aKmuzeZzfqp_RnQLbzdw99AguDNA7g06RtP7UmFVrXoMhdyqxeOKsEgY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'G-force'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Acrylics on watercolour paper </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">approximately 4 x 5 inches.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I haven't abandoned my abstract pictures...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">and it isn't about which I prefer.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Just a change for now. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>That's all today...</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>thank you for visiting.</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><br></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_b033_d760_91af_b32f">Anne Wood </a></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><font color="#00695c"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_b033_d760_91af_b32f"><img id="id_e2f_b6fb_35af_df89" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HottZAjfChqtlC559zaG6CM7NpXv5SZ6i9-NaxdCaFwkc8C-BuEKZkYt42n5-qTpr0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 192px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></a></font></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_b033_d760_91af_b32f">www.wildartdesigns.com</a></b></font><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_b033_d760_91af_b32f"><br></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><br></font></span></div>Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-84203250094350490792021-12-07T11:04:00.001-08:002021-12-07T11:08:06.357-08:00What's it all about?<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c">Observation</font></b> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">This week I am in a pondering mood.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Winter is a good time for me to look and think.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Which are my favourite paintings </font><font face="Arial" size="4">and </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">why? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I do have a few in my personal collection.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Here is one I painted two years ago...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">It rests on the window sill of the conservatory.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">It is a reworked canvas.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I like the simple composition </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">and the bands of rolled on paint.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">It has warmth and a feel of winter.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Lighter 'frosty' parts and reds </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">resembling embers on the fire.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_de07_3e50_3f3_213c" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/X_s7mg_VhhBDZAIOn1ybSq30fbY4kAjKrO1BhacSstH57rJJ9CrSjMzqitrjWLrFY7E" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Divided Opinions'</b></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">Oils and cold wax medium on </font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">24 x 24 inch canvas.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span><br><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Another favourite is this small canvas...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_89c0_d451_acdb_9170" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xR5wt9CrO37ziLrksACoz15KeEOf2gZP5Fu4nQYaRH93AVkBrCgu8887mvowGO94ogs" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Fragments'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Oils and cold wax medium on 16 x 12 inch canvas </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">It was reworked several times and wasn't going well.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I was very close to throwing it out but in</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">desperation I scraped a lot of paint away </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">leaving softened areas and just these</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">small patches of green and yellow.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Suddenly the picture had intrigue and</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">a sense of weathering over time.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Through my destruction came life.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I became closer to it after the struggles.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"> Another reworked </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">canvas below...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">It had previously been in an art Show and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">when it returned to the Studio I decided to </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">change it completely into a new image.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I like the variety of shapes and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">the harmonious colour palette.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_4331_8d0f_b75c_4b28" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/ctzDeoQy44Qnwv7x7F7glwy7HL_xabhAn0UsWWmUG8I_eHZzZXuigUGIH1p4NEIJKjw" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Happy Ending'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Oils and cold wax medium on </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">20 x 24 inch canvas.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">There seems to be a theme appearing.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Reworking.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">This canvas has an under painting of</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">warm colours, parts of which are showing </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">through the new layers of oils and wax.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">It took a lot of scraping and re-applying </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">to come to a successful outcome.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Several times I returned to the canvas,</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">working at it to find what I wanted.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">The pale green was brushed over some</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">raised areas adding a mysterious feeling.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">The patch of purple is scored through with scratches.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br><img id="id_3d48_9376_2172_5faf" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_dpuVXg0lPpXPufVxg5BknNRxzzdoc_PaHZJ6qeIRxEgi6W0rKGt2HYY3eauZEKl2n4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4"><b><font color="#00695c">'Reminiscence</font></b>'</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Oils and cold wax medium on 20 x 20 inch canvas </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Lastly, another reworked picture which</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">hangs in my home. I finished it last Christmas.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">It has a 3D effect after I applied many layers.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Warm over cool. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Dark against light and a patch</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">of bright sap green to add zest.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_4ed6_4a51_54f3_ed27" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/hahIcaS6byxb3a1nPZ1ciTJ3Y_gwKO-WxI_68E_88loeVcRPKJDR7Rg_5JdDpJFd42w" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'In the wild'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Oils and cold wax medium on 24 x 24 inch canvas <br><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">What has my observation taught me?</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Why are some paintings special?</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I wondered if the struggles played a part.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">It does seem strange that all these pictures </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">are ones I saved from the 'bonfire'.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">It can take days or weeks for some pieces to reach a </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">satisfactory conclusion and many never do.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I have destroyed hundreds over 20 years.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">That's all for now...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">thank you for visiting.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><br></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br><br></font></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_7d63_a7ec_2a94_3c56"><b>Anne </b></a></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_7d63_a7ec_2a94_3c56"><b>at Wild at Heart Studio </b></a></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_7d63_a7ec_2a94_3c56"><b><img id="id_e606_279f_fc90_6280" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/r97d0ZtNUlxme_Ebljs96tqqtL3XhKHF_f56-rq9zOmke64olECDA3YBb-Dc8yaykZA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 192px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_7d63_a7ec_2a94_3c56"><b>www.wildartdesigns.com </b></a></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div>Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-83523515418599136852021-11-11T16:12:00.001-08:002021-11-30T07:40:46.316-08:00Special Studio prices...<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c62828"><b>🎄 Until Christmas I am offering 20% </b></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c62828"><b>off my Studio pictures...🎄</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c62828"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c62828"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c62828"><b><br></b></font></div><div><img id="id_fbfc_6ea4_5d41_2c81" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/pHkzGu05dwXI6GrCFodOSyH0nRsvkyRSuh5oyFrYyQw1tNHv5qAt5yFB-TrfJTPv3Lg" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Coastal Colours 1</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c62828"><b><br></b></font></div><div><br><img id="id_6b2d_983_f2e5_cf5d" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/rUhic_PuhsnjjmNbJt2iLnQg7BE5wZOoMM7FTwt9e5NKcFsYx7M2oI1CBzpvvY_QgrI" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Coastal Colours 2</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">A pair of oil studies...</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">Oils and cold wax 10 x 10 inches</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">Arches oil paper on cradled wood panels</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c62828"><b>£ 80 each - £ 140 the pair</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div><br><br></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">Please get in touch with me if you would like to reserve/own one.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">Collection is from my studio by arrangement, </font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">or I can ship small pieces.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div><br></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c62828"><b>More Special Offers...from my collection </b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c62828"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c62828"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c62828"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_1bc3_f24_a376_f909" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/EdCOU1q3ItI6YUCmYAcDp6UdC6LbAEzoC4qMtNmhAegocQDOdWJP43ZEJX8isil1w4I" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Textured Shore'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Oils and cold wax medium </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">on 16 x 16 inch canvas </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">in a white wood float frame.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><b><font color="#00695c">£ 350</font></b><br></font><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c62828"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c62828"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c62828"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_cce7_8f46_7c45_ac51" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/aRk9Z3BhjrrrZMtXGoV5WnaU9BebiZzp-d8Ii5Fz48lTHgVc5QZGQcS58zB-MDYwH6g" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><b><font color="#00695c">'Drifter</font></b>'</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Oils and cold wax medium </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">on 16 x 16 inch canvas in </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">a black wood float frame.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>£350</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c62828"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c62828"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c62828"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_bae7_9818_8d0c_d14" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/ml98IOD7Y5I2uxoqtBkREstf34IJbOyGVwHGVWJC4d6JU-i3zjveMBhDGGGPYe2mc4w" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c62828"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><font color="#00695c">'Tangled 1 & 2'.</font><font color="#444444"> </font></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><font color="#444444" face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: 700;"> </span>A pair of abstract wild garden studies. </font></div><span style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"> Oils on 8 x 8 inch panel in wood box frames</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c62828"><b>SOLD</b></font></div></span><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br></p><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><img id="id_4696_c08a_5106_dc39" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/B3Hy-__WXsA7PyNxzU3dmiHTJc7kW-9jmDI0kADr8QnslqSwOfgMnfaoLdRvWmEdYBE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></p><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Tangled 1 & 2</b></font></p><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><img id="id_4924_a3b5_a367_adf7" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/kSnS0JtwFnzFG--fHFEpNOZIKkDvE7F5Y4PU1-v5ePa80O_B5ri9Xt9kIZOrnEEjvk8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span><br><br><br></p><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><font size="4" color="#00695c"><b>The canvas below is offered at a very special price...</b></font></p><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><font size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></p><img id="id_ee51_4107_71cd_49e6" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_w8mqSgUHdLRCYXYMkJBhgp3sVumJdmJOmCCpsttAjMyqpOxhXmdWHjRI2sp9QybWjc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); letter-spacing: 1px; text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><font color="#00695c" face="Arial" size="4">'Shimmering blue over summer sand'. </font></span></div><div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><span style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><div style="text-align: center;">Oils and cold wax on 12 x 12 inch canvas in a wood float frame. </div><div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#c62828"><span style="caret-color: rgb(198, 40, 40);"><b>SOLD</b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_394c_ea57_a267_fa8c" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/FeOMvrQlHPo_pXYgj4RS1ZrYGq9hc6ZkqE_8EzT8CgkT0eDgs1KeShYFjvChh02rkAk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><br></div></font></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: rgb(68, 68, 68); letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="text-align: left;"><br></span></font></p><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><span style="text-align: left;">A freestanding picture on cradled panel... </span> </b></font></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_1795_1a1e_e38b_7de0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/8c8MCk9aA4ClU862JbkfJxlf1MBXR_xPfEE1k37tHxzlQ-5d5yWDRg-AImlskqKJAW0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><font size="4"><font face="Arial"><br></font></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><font size="4" color="#00695c">'Forever Blue'</font></span></p><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><font size="4">Oils and cold wax on Arches oil paper.</font></span></p><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><font size="4">Mounted on an 8x8 inch cradled wood panel which will stand or hang.</font></span></p><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><font size="4" color="#c62828"><b>Special Studio price - now £50</b></font></span></p><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><font size="4">Can be shipped...add UK £10 & International £25-30.</font></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_2d7d_131b_9091_3a0c" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rYhCxqTVLiMVU_qYOqzU96W3UP1qdOBe-t7lPo9Z1SNPdvpFFs1-s29k1AGtJcR2rvw" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><font size="4" face="Arial" color="#00695c">'Day out'</font></span></p><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><font size="4">8x8 inch painting on paper mounted on a cradled wood panel.</font></span></p><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><font size="4">Golden Open Acrylics on 300gsm smooth white paper.</font></span></p><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><font size="4" color="#c62828"><b>Special Studio price - now £50</b></font></span></p><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><font size="4">Shipped<span style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">...add UK £10 & International £25-30.</span></font></span></p><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--colour-content_text, #444444);"><font size="4"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><br></span></font></span></p><p style="text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Check out all the available work on my website </b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Click on the link </b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Thank you for visiting...</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_1afe_466a_169e_f0cb">Anne Wood - Paintings </a></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_1afe_466a_169e_f0cb"><br></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_6ff4_1a40_cfe1_3b71" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/Mdwt_BEijo5slKtz66cbyN83e0PQDBWLcOQ57UDZ_yd7334ir22HOpFsBQPzrEen-1Q" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 192px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_1afe_466a_169e_f0cb"><br><br></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#0277bd"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_1afe_466a_169e_f0cb"><font face="Arial" size="4"><b>www</b></font></a><font face="Arial" size="4"><b><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_1afe_466a_169e_f0cb">.wildartdesigns.com</a></b></font></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_1afe_466a_169e_f0cb"><div style="text-align: center;"></div></a><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_fa87_cd71_73c2_bccb"><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div></a>Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-31942668721169539132021-10-30T10:22:00.001-07:002021-10-30T10:22:48.633-07:00Open Day. <div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Halloween Special </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">The last Open Day this year.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Lots of reduced paintings, gifts and cards.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_6ea2_4974_2d19_5b76" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/QqTI6OmzuvxYODipWMZ6UAOcIl-XBM50CreNAik2JBD6umS6nc4JST4W2F0DMYXegi8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I shall continue to open by arrangement </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">if you wish to see or purchase a painting </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">from the Studio. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Some smaller pieces can also be shipped.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Thank you to all my art friends for </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">your support.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_1fa7_4792_4312_100f" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ThSzK42AL-J1397RO4soBRkpNh79lggTFvsnc9eKLVyoIGnTYpnUKxn6oJFXAzyLTqg" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Good wishes from Wild at Heart Studio & Garden.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Until next time...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Thank you for visiting.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><br></div><div><br><br></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_cf8d_f5a2_1a7c_680c">Click to visit my website </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_cf8d_f5a2_1a7c_680c"><img id="id_fa8e_f546_e4ca_2733" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/MORiUxfVXIPjVPcr0D9vB9BZngPYPAzEeM9qzHlniWPeDjsAyOclqzjot0ziDLrS0iE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com"><br></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com"><br></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div>Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-38150732458276131712021-10-21T09:05:00.001-07:002021-10-21T09:05:56.477-07:00Housekeeping. <div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Autumn treasures....</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_4d03_908_8c46_12c3" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lev2wTvHifa0fuXmd0DBqrQlqjr7zF7HtO1423Au7Ks4swvOutYpEDPbTf3bKLe_r9E" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Fly Agaric near Betula pendula </b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Always colourful these fungi</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">come each year near the Birch trees.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">The garden is getting some attention before winter,</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">but it is my website which has had the re-vamp.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">It must be around 3 or 4 years since I designed it</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">and I felt it was getting a little stale.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">So last night I got it re-organised and updated.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Here is the link:</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_cbdb_839_a27d_75e4"><br></a></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_cbdb_839_a27d_75e4">Anne Wood - Paintings</a></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_cbdb_839_a27d_75e4"><img id="id_6b16_f2d5_b4a7_2ea2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/hafSV1fDwClwCgWLHfysUFrRIt5uHrH0D1otzkieTDwlEEOYpkMEHLJGecghKGF62fE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 192px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_cbdb_839_a27d_75e4">www.wildartdesigns.com</a></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">All for now...</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Until next time </span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Thank you for visiting,</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Happy painting 🎨🎨🎨</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div>Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-47391701827793987142021-10-20T02:41:00.001-07:002021-10-20T06:49:45.661-07:00The Show goes on.<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Open Sundays.</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_733e_f6e4_60d1_e16e" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/luLllTsysZl_sA971kW-txkSAHhmzI258r0SjM4Pkgu-RqNYLYYhO53hGoD8umrRf1g" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Welcome to art lovers...</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I am happy to open my Studio for visitors </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">each Sunday until the weather gets really cold.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Just a few hours from 11am until 3pm.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I have lots of art bargains which can be </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">gifts for art lovers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_b4c0_d7c6_4d8b_c943" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/qRDb-B0uznxagolyrXVE0-4oXi_2cD9pljVp5s79uf2LHkrgAeuTO2A8k8tq2ruNhMQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Unforgotten'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Oils on an 8 x 8 inch Ampersand panel </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">mounted in a white float frame.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">This little study is a demonstration piece </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">from last week using leftover oils on my palette.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I like the subtle colours and how a few scrapes</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"> and scratches make an atmospheric picture.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>On sale now £ 120</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Below is a new painting completed last week.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I reworked a previous picture.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">The colour palette is warm and </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">reminiscent of </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">my autumn garden...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_828c_2861_2e51_21b2" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/i2hBHEkEdQwTk6CyaJBa5Q6HKtrq4hFp6xYvsaVSrnJS6W29txxZAxG8yBmYFy3gQZA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Happy Ending'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Oils and cold wax medium on canvas </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">20 x 24 inches in an off-white wood float frame.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Moving paint on a paper palette makes</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">intriguing marks which are little studies.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Here are marks made when I was blending </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">oils and wax before starting to paint.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_6409_5566_17f1_e175" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/y-FII2zT2WgCDx0EEHqxQkRP4Yh44nJP1xI_pFta0zMPARF0btiSPJKf04AL3J7D8Xk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">Below are some bookmarks hanging on lines</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">in the Studio...<br></font></span><br><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_8a5b_7088_9b22_d5f0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/uBeB7RelKU4I1wkw0yk142sjQlP5aguSauGvIG7g8bse5CllLoI5fW-X3GBtH6X7tRU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Little bookmarks.</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Oil paintings on Arches oil paper</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">an ideal 'stocking filler' for £2 </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_f25_5a9b_ba67_41bc" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/gKAfO8imfash3epUkr-IGGr_VuOaiFvcXPV5THcKEzItX8KfhDowkwpEv1JdbF0qUqo" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>That's all for now.</b></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Until next time...</b></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Thank you for visiting.</b></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div><br></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_c8dd_905a_c60_ad5a"><br></a></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_c8dd_905a_c60_ad5a">Anne Wood - Paintings</a></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_c8dd_905a_c60_ad5a"><br></a></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_c8dd_905a_c60_ad5a"><img id="id_d342_5f00_d4ec_f867" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dfn8HxT-Au8s0cm2jsfkckjQblq9ctZnjZyrTwBPWIRFOnNFIlhuZHoHkFEIT5YxD-c" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 192px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">www.wildartdesigns.com</font></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wildgardencamping.uk" id="id_71b6_c16d_79af_e256"><br></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildgardencamping.uk" id="id_71b6_c16d_79af_e256">My new website for wild garden camping...</a></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildgardencamping.uk" id="id_71b6_c16d_79af_e256">Click on the picture </a></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildgardencamping.uk" id="id_71b6_c16d_79af_e256"><br></a></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildgardencamping.uk" id="id_71b6_c16d_79af_e256"><br></a></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wildgardencamping.uk" id="id_71b6_c16d_79af_e256"><img id="id_88f0_a401_4882_c264" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/UH6l5yBQ9sxg9VisOfodp_Ca6XOo8jPnZp9txcpbQ1KENS3NrzMEMHurmvnARQdgnSQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">www.wildgardencamping.uk </font></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div>Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-17127558812617803692021-09-30T08:57:00.001-07:002021-10-01T07:15:19.986-07:00Sunny Sunday. <div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Open Studio </b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_7804_b677_7f3b_f12a" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/5Lhmi2WQ2CJMMwSBxknab07EkDxER29s2Err13kyvVpT10JuQ_4Yxx1HegbUUgALYPI" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">I shall be in my Studio on Sunday 3rd October </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">if you want to drop by and visit.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Open from 11am until 3pm</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Several paintings are on offer </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">at special prices and there are</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">oil painting cards & bookmarks.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_afee_882c_58e0_16f9" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VlaC_W_avCjx6Ghuf70Az7KoEz8n8VtfOfFVycp-NWeNWeBLTnNfeGAuSErf0zOLTic" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_a7a6_fbec_b313_2ff9" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/cavADeRs2eFHPAnHqg-exg0udC4O3pqaZ4DwRU7jXHwIUPol9jV2IjKcHj0QTS9nu6c" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Cards and little pictures...</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span><br><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_deee_2834_46ea_8282" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/QWY_O_xDhkYQfpedqEaDnA6jk7iaoD1O2hLpegQzGrc6DI-CdwwaXQO_vcEcGiZMWYY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Forever Blue'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">This oil painting on Arches oil paper </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">mounted on an 8x8 inch cradled wood panel </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">is just £50...an ideal gift for Christmas.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_3964_366_3996_5c73" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/cdF8M18d_bdjS6tgFPlXBwDOs6s7vq6lwR_J62OBDhcHW3lrzQLRA_-K4WqT6ScCw_Y" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>My Studio and workshop...</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#00695c" face="Arial" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 105, 92);"><b>'OCTOBER GIVEAWAY'</b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#00695c" face="Arial" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 105, 92);"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#00695c" face="Arial" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 105, 92);"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#00695c" face="Arial" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 105, 92);"><b>Art is for sharing...</b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#00695c" face="Arial" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 105, 92);"><b>a gift from me on Sundays in October </b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#00695c" face="Arial" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 105, 92);"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#00695c" face="Arial" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 105, 92);"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_14aa_3a22_89ea_e03f" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/nNM3yKGNQJ-lhhmwvIVy1OJyj5BEOicVfDsmrRC_k-SoHodakQqJPww-dBh4Ny-vP9E" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font color="#00695c" face="Arial" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 105, 92);"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Come and browse my archived boxes of artwork.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A warm welcome to you all</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Anne.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_7961_e974_5efe_1dab"><img id="id_2ec8_acd6_c851_6622" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RiYxQrT6pRpg72sKrg15yI8cgxfaZkMRoqHuwnXe8Xj5HpoMpmp6NEn0gU-ppu5v4N8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 192px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">www.wildartdesigns.com</font></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div>Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-74134682028127330512021-09-20T12:56:00.001-07:002021-09-20T15:35:13.034-07:00More diary dates.<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><b>OPEN STUDIO </b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><font face="Arial" size="4">Many thanks to all the visitors who came</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">to my Studio Open Day on Sunday.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">I really enjoyed meeting you.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><font face="Arial" size="4">Enthused by the event, I have decided </font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">to have two more days before the weather turns cold.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_e40e_7a75_6c8c_ee73" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/iqtd524OcPIa59KszG5WwbyarAjpw5-PNDjbbMNTsMn2bZkYvDML3cl5pcg6xMctjRM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br></div><br><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Here is the invitation to the next events.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Come and see where these paintings are made.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><font face="Arial" size="4">Below is an oil painting I found in my store.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">It was painted a few years ago.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">I have hung it in the studio.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_841f_11a5_6245_7d61" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/xXHhO8y2cThsOOinRkAUaRrkVgjwLMQ3RrUHUU8Bcx7fcIc3DvA1-lkJJxWhDfqMrYU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Ebbing tide'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Oils on panel 9 x 11 inches</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><font face="Arial" size="4">Another oil painting below from my store.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">It's like meeting an old friend.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_6e12_ea94_c9c_7d8a" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/SqwIviABTtTlt8gYN1F_Wj3BaX44M32IBIGS7xJze8ciOfewypPzV20iPDQv5tJbtKM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Before the tide'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Oils and cold wax medium on 10 x 12 inch canvas board </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This small oil painting has now gone.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_488_511f_e614_71bb" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/Vtb18_iExOYXcTBtpGi2QcxBPWKevI1Uo2ikqRSS8dfbeK5iwGQI1kpmer8DA9i6HcU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">'Ebb tide' </font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">One of my visitors on Sunday has given it a new home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A little corner of my garden.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">This Iceberg climbing rose was </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">planted in 1975.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_5cd3_eaa4_3a5d_965f" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/8R9_O7mKYViYSI7pu3mnMYuUy4dK7owtlqZ7z__dXYEV5h7eD4ECNgWZJH4qMiqA4e0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">That's all for now...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">thank you for your company.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br><br></font></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_6ce_92c7_7725_6c3f">Visit my website...</a></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_6ce_92c7_7725_6c3f"><br></a></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_6ce_92c7_7725_6c3f"><img id="id_cedf_c27d_c72c_26e5" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lJ5Agslu85Kw2fduqWHjZlkZBGTtt5Z-QY6X_gE0dTAMKGMgNszsNdNomnTQ1tlbk98" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">www.wildartdesigns.com</font></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div>Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-6581035487409630432021-09-14T15:37:00.001-07:002021-09-15T00:58:26.476-07:00Open Day. <div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">In my studio...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><font face="Arial" size="4">I am opening my Wild at Heart studio on </font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">Sunday 19 September </font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">just for a few hours, 11am until 3pm..</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Please take me as you find me,</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">it's quite a wild place in a tiny village.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Happy to meet anyone who comes.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_dca8_8be5_cc6f_4d1e" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_7ns0CzAObEk5e_LDjjTmLRyyaW8luCigU66tisZpdSIYR-iTG16UtBbzmF7BrALlxI" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 616px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">My artist granddaughter Dixie is coming to help</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">and her new painting will be on display.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_3d8a_9587_70c2_8ede" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7VBMx5Kl_PczFXg49CvCY06wUG-lordikan8iurxWxcpW4cBXOec6968kP4akgrHWOQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">If you would like to visit and see what</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">happens in this timber cabin,</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">we are off the A57 two miles from Saxilby,</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">on Main Street, Broxholme.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br><img id="id_3f89_bfea_2324_9e4" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/nRjHAHBvI6iQAkT0Q-2-OruwMBv7PWuksIo42Bu6TSnDGcgWXfNmUjyEVPE6ivPOkkA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><br><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_a83_f8c9_2d04_5991" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/XDYxXCwZeF5yrXLSNRyhHwtHoDJ93SlKwhxo4syTtu5txdbJohFPNHa6aK29w6GYxz4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_1924_ea91_5f96_cfa0"><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><font face="Arial" size="4">Visit my website...</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">Click here</font></div></div></a>Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-84872289645009821302021-09-14T15:03:00.001-07:002021-09-14T15:07:06.772-07:00Catching up with things.<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">It's autumn...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_4d6e_ca6_5a33_ebe0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/2uAQKiXmQcgkX550Y5hJtlnoWxvZ6vI1KDhNT40qKALlOLl2QUEofTj2NRXKHkFHGW0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Where have two months gone?</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I have suddenly realised that my last blog </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">was in June.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I have retrieved this blog from the 'saved' </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">section and </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">decided to post it now.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I was talking about mounting some acrylic </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">paintings on cradled panels....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">......Continuing the mounting process...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><font face="Arial" size="4">I mounted these pictures on </font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">8x8 inch cradled wood panels.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">The square panels have a wider edge </font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">and will stand alone making a change from hanging.</font></div><div><br></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_b01e_134_40aa_6c1a" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/iB91b_EiJM-g_6oUhV4jpgkM1vxKn-V171Pp8jIJL32zsrg4UZMFbYI4HVfuMFNdpXQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">'Optimism'</font><br><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_d2e9_2275_91e3_7546" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/Q6nne-0av56wxFWcRgRD9rvifTj7hi8ciL6y5aCWNJvH2r8CS5ktPB06K8Kp1eFjIgw" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">'Wavelength'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_b91c_f34b_52cb_cda7" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/innD5W7Y5yua_qFIoNV6L0duEap-LLRgZvecK5XFSBYmTFpUesAUoOgTKQefAXT7w9w" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">'Passing by'</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Back in June....</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">...Recently my time has been divided between garden and art.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Also, I have been inclined to sit around looking when it is hot.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Taking time to watch the birds, butterflies and bees</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">rather than looking for the next job.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><br></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_2ef5_53ad_8bf0_9dac" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/HPJEnO0oEFwz_f4BJ5-FfIQk8g2yieAx1vx5noTA-VwHu0YmTT8-HofoFv5VLw5KHHE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">A path to my studio...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_82bf_a60f_f583_7f96" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/vzOfbnXG7340XhkbsVYCbs-x963w45NVrHaJ4yoYLYGzTqKT_2H7d_huNSttcdBX9s4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">'Surprises'</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_4fa7_c129_e86a_475a" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/K57kxAPJ75QnuC-_dxliNsteoQaS8LG27ZeWXfEaRQQhjrqP6h7mTzl6e4zhFywpuaY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">Glorious Rosebay Willowherb</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">in the wild garden.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_2d0f_f72b_40ad_ea09" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/V4LwyjJcqEoTGzjD2l52TVBVT_EqXy8wEImG0OJ1graxqls5eCZ2VrVFydouXXv-13Y" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">'Half-time'</font><br><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span><br><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_ce4e_9be_3cf3_3ac" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/M1qY9m60jib6FyqBj2u6nulu0ZyUd3ztl2sefuvJhxEUTDpHybEa2udWj-fJPdeef_4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">Rudbeckias in a tub.</font><br><br><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_7e41_b9da_54ee_26a9" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/vtj7N4dWKKXlPhfa2wpOZgRcFn1LqVyHNp5s9xZdw7s20Rna9ds-5ixyip-4ixXu93c" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">Small Tortoiseshell butterfly </font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">on Scabious flowers.<br></font></span><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_3338_312a_dea6_1323" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/T7Yab4QGRoBK-6mFhMEi2LGfXvJYcti3KjtDFkGs5YkFEa-vjHoy7cjg97PWvqa8p7s" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">'Engage'</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Now we are in September.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Autumn has really arrived and leaves</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">are falling from our trees after several </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">weeks without rain.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_6595_9fd7_8d63_fa34" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/G9EBQJpu5Y8tPSREcTVHr91uwZXLcz3pUAxFTC0P7bty4L2gY-BQYb26wlh4aAHthDk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 192px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The harvest is in and the days</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">are filled with the hum of tractors ploughing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_cb65_a7f7_780_c17a" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/e4wcgdM3zanqo6OuEBnENiYrYGPPf30Pre_JhbrETP4jvMGqZs6SSoRZx-0iQ1LMGrk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">'Lost moments'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">An oil painting after a rework.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I like the abstract feeling of this.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">It has a hidden journey.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div> <a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_d1a_ee48_7ada_a302"><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Click here to visit my website </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_35c4_7525_aa8b_730e" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/ZqvSvz95tVT9V5wVJezU6uxGZL17T0-BJoZVBA6GwFAU1e5yWKYOcM4AZ_jqKAK8Sc4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 192px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div></a>Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-9321985680415170192021-06-26T15:30:00.001-07:002021-06-26T15:35:59.857-07:00New Look<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Experiments...</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I am trying something different this week,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">mounting some of my A4 paintings </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><font face="Arial" size="4">on a wood cradled panel.</font></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_817c_c3c8_c507_5ca3" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/6J2-P_ncNLsU_eVx2gOVjzCQLYIrfZBBZ1U70I03F6PZhqJIAnT28maPwo72kVPvAQc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Untethered'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I have found the vertical format works well</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">giving the picture a dramatic 'abstract' look.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Here is another example </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_5a04_448e_b8ab_2e7d" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/cvPEWZuus28cxDWy8yihdANUW89Rn6BnecqHKC5b8PaV6RdjDI-iUDfhU04IMiKjo2g" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Freedom'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I like the central swathe of turquoise </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">as a contrast to the soft pale green.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">It looks almost 3D.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_de2_8e43_f746_77d8" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/sewIyrACWidXoHnWzrNGrJOdCP0_pc0c311BGGXUubXuBOAriXcAHOJE972CO_RlyQY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">'Shining'</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Another strong vertical design </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">which suits the format.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_adda_3c9_e32e_cf37" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/J8QWGXm-cfJkWYd-Hv2-oUioXtIDbLHy1WI91wHmF8UPeyynZPNNQyW9dVT7r5tSQaQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Jewelled'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A happy painting, bright and cheerful.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">These are all A4 size on 300gsm smooth white paper </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">using Golden Open Acrylics.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">The panels are approximately 20mm deep</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">and can be hung without a frame.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I shall look through my collection of paintings;</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">there could be more to add.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Art on a Card'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_7cf_c531_b473_3e47" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/Fe_D6zhh4RUB6Gg7HytcrBU8agoCfjAXOcqOivd1ZXx3ksiL4iKfqGFkMYrcXo_N8V4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">These are original oil paintings on Arches oil paper </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">mounted on a blank greeting card.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Ideal for a small gift, a greeting or just </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">a simple piece of art.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">£2, £2.50 & £3</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Three sizes...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A6, A7 and 5x7 inches.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Art doesn't have to be expensive </b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">That's all for now...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Thank you for visiting </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Click on the image below </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">to see my website </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_1091_488d_a0eb_f8c8"><font face="Arial" size="4">Anne Wood Paintings </font><br><img id="id_cf73_72af_14d2_bd8" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/EH-SKwuxwsjlH7gu2RzE8uVpIUnL64NihpdbwZqNAYUYGBF1fkfcyGoUYCxo2Y1Z0w4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 192px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><font face="Arial" size="4">www.wildartdesigns.com</font></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div>Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-87519050186025508242021-06-21T13:17:00.001-07:002021-06-21T14:32:40.411-07:00Second thoughts.<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>A painting is a painting...?</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_4cf8_ab2b_7257_a2c6" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Xd15GTtaD3fW7x9XQeSJN82QnFNJFEUIF9cjID3mWHM2fhMt0Iw2nMWvfPFTC2JAO_c" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 192px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Is that so?</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">There are differing opinions.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I shall explain my side of the situation.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">First I will show you my recent work.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_92bd_25cf_3493_8ea2" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/k4x6mQQ7W8zWdMC3dehDdsM_Dy-Ju2x3WinCnpAh22K2wWjX8GeCx6BQsFWLtRIpQgw" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Suspense'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A new piece made over the weekend.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">This layered work has a moody </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">feeling </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">full of atmosphere.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_64a0_4be3_e0d0_e178" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/cv8yVKE8nLt6TneDS6BAPR6f8sEWEx3gERIGDjO2Xt_Q8O_erjwpfgmrHfJnRIB2Z-c" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><b style="color: rgb(0, 105, 92); font-family: Arial;"><font size="4">'Storm'</font></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Another piece with 'special effects'.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Made at the same painting session.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I like them both for their drama.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">They both have a lighter under-painting </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">which gives wonderful effects when</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">the top layer is scraped back.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><b style="color: rgb(0, 105, 92); font-family: Arial;"><font size="4">Some studio musings...</font></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This week I have given serious thoughts </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">about the description of my acrylic work on paper.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Each piece is unique and a one-off</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">so initially I referred to them as monotypes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">as monotype means 'one of a type'.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">However, to some, monotype became </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">'mono print', </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">bringing confusion.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Are they to be classed as prints or paintings </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">and </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">where </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">do they fit in an exhibition?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Before I answer that I shall describe some </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">of my working process...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_16ff_7868_7b6e_a5e6" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rsnWMHvVJrMD9T7Kk-h55gjwg1pXyFxeRp38KRwPztudT9WcA9oYS8Ss1d_0dAesZ-s" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">These acrylics are all made by hand and follow </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">a </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">similar working pattern to my oil paintings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I use a variety of mark-making tools; </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">knives, spatulas, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">brayers and </span><font face="Arial" size="4">squeegees,</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"> pointed </font><font face="Arial" size="4">things for </font><font face="Arial" size="4">drawing </font><font face="Arial" size="4">and </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">a soft gel plate.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The 300gsm paper I use is strong and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">copes with </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">my mark making.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_8df1_5539_38d4_548c" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/V3xQs4RBgzl6zZZTNtx2nnSGsWW9J42NHFXJt5uFP80gtRPxHKsktkCLzD3MJ-pOHJU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Golden Open Acrylics </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">dry slowly so </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I have time </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">to </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">scrape back, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">draw into the paint, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">add more layers </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">and pull </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">different colours from parts of the gel plate.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">In my work I never have a fixed plan,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> preferring </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">to let the images evolve.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I like the unpredictability.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><br></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_174b_9eff_80a0_9efe" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/uX-4o6I1I9vcncTmre9q_v_S7D1Na-LDkg35Qhjz2lEmQnNSsVKVBw3nYadNlyGjeHM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The examples show how the different marks</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">give a narrative and history to the piece.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">It is like a journey, a story of its creation.</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_6249_7384_2c9a_c1cb" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_zPhuf_x27F-5fjXaCF1hvwEnJ1G3KqOZteVBA3CNMHD4Kxmy12Np9tjb8GnvdHTMpE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Nothing is intended to be real.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">More a sense of adventure inviting </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">the viewer to take a journey.</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Each viewer brings a personal </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">perspective</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">from the interaction with these abstractions.</font></div></div></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_b37e_b563_9b2b_7661" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/3qHfKHGRzg6pa3Sx4DzGcgDmk1muMCe9P27-m61YUDqZjYRMBjM4Hdag2Nji8gm2El8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">These acrylics are an extension </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">to my work in oils.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">They work in harmony sharing the same artist handwriting.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">They are all paintings.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">Finishing the work for display...</font></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">When the picture is in a mat/mount or </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">framed,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">the back </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">of the work is out </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">of sight.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">So I use my initials AW in acrylic on the front;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">bottom left or right depending on the image. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_2d91_ca5a_700b_f09b" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/hDCYWG5ZbRuCgFB1HCbEVAKnp8sbAJ4Hxrv4cGcMwRxgDPkpZk0boMK5MrRGPRifdVA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I have a large collection of artwork on paper </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">with an off-white 12 x 16 inch mat/mount.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">These are available for purchase from my studio.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">£ 80 each.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">For a studio visit please email me:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><a href="mailto:annewoodpaintings@gmail.com" id="id_31bc_5bb0_e380_fa61">annewoodpaintings@gmail.com</a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div> <a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_c442_eebd_9c28_b2"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_c442_eebd_9c28_b2"></a><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_dcca_1623_d318_7290"><img id="id_ba20_e2b8_fa43_36b0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/0-leJQ5PfeIERGZ7BvUuHCTYJdcDx6Vq5-au_m0Q1QE2WeT4OZNLBFSHuCPlJTbaFwA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 192px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></a><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#283593">Click here for my website </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#283593">wildartdesigns.com</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><a href="mailto:annewoodpaintings@gmail.com" id="id_ba82_536d_cdcc_b701"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#283593" size="4"><b>annewoodpaintings@gmail.com</b></font></div></a>Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-64065481367849415112021-06-21T13:15:00.001-07:002021-06-21T13:15:11.399-07:00Second thoughts.<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>A painting is a painting...?</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Is that so?</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">There are differing opinions.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I shall explain my side of the situation.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">First I will show you my recent work.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_92bd_25cf_3493_8ea2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3xxCBHvc_f-pFT6Y0FI2bx1Nsf8v9wltvCUvZqh4nz31hMbe4qAdfG-7i4cWBFYUxbk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Suspense'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A new piece made over the weekend.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">This layered work has a moody </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">feeling </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">full of atmosphere.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_64a0_4be3_e0d0_e178" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/8yGnRMmLweE5gkiQQUy0ThyQl04Kju3B558dzof9xQH0v3aCvN4mP0qyDcojNT24Pw8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><b style="color: rgb(0, 105, 92); font-family: Arial;"><font size="4">'Storm'</font></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Another piece with 'special effects'.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Made at the same painting session.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I like them both for their drama.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">They both have a lighter under-painting </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">which gives wonderful effects when</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">the top layer is scraped back.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><b style="color: rgb(0, 105, 92); font-family: Arial;"><font size="4">Some studio musings...</font></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This week I have given serious consideration </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">about the description of my acrylic work on paper.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Each piece is unique and a one-off</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">so initially I referred to them as monotypes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">as monotype means 'one of a type'.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">However, to some, monotype then became </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">'mono print' </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">bringing confusion.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Are they to be classed as prints or paintings </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">and </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">where </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">do they fit in an exhibition?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Before I answer that I shall describe some </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">of my working process...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_16ff_7868_7b6e_a5e6" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/djGnrBguX80bD4p3-Ui6HmNEWKrfGx4c-o89lhk2SRkdhOm9Zz0BPwAk9iYD2Jq4VKs" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">These acrylics are all made by hand and follow </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">a </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">similar working pattern to my oil paintings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I use a variety of mark-making tools; </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">knives, spatulas, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">brayers and </span><font face="Arial" size="4">squeegees,</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"> pointed </font><font face="Arial" size="4">things for </font><font face="Arial" size="4">drawing </font><font face="Arial" size="4">and </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">a soft gel plate.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The 300gsm paper I use is strong and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">copes with </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">my mark making.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_8df1_5539_38d4_548c" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/2ceScluLvIGMVfkBiMJQUzFvk15qhbUPC3GlgEPrBP0guCGXFr-wmB89d3yYgFZs2d4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Golden Open Acrylics </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">dry slowly so </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I have time </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">to </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">scrape back, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">draw into the paint, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">add more layers </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">and pull </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">different colours from parts of the gel plate.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">In my work I never have a fixed plan,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> preferring </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">to let the images evolve.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I like the unpredictability.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><br></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_174b_9eff_80a0_9efe" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/9GshB1MYAZcKbC_wsTOYJYGcKrNofd9ewZhTPqO9LGyF5B_gooAEraf1rMNJMEmRUJ0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The examples show how the different marks</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">give a narrative and history to the piece.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">It is like a journey, a story of its creation.</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_6249_7384_2c9a_c1cb" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/eyl2ZFKm7RR32-Xa2hBoI9_3MNWFXPrCEEYv37Hantg2jm-2Km62sSkjDGoAo3tHUuA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Nothing is intended to be real.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">More a sense of adventure inviting </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">the viewer to take a journey.</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Each viewer brings a personal </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">perspective</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">from the interaction with these abstractions.</font></div></div></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_b37e_b563_9b2b_7661" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/kXDanIsJ_Tg05mGitIZWeybX_KUO5XGLFJe_UZxf7osv5a8PvMPn_SCiRj6jujCt2kk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">These acrylics are an extension </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">to my work in oils.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">They work in harmony sharing the same artist handwriting.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">They are all my paintings.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">Finishing the work for display...</font></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">When the picture is in a mat/mount or </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">framed,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> a signature on </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">the back </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">of the work is out </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">of sight.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">So I use my initials AW in acrylic on the front;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">bottom left or right depending on the image. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_2d91_ca5a_700b_f09b" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/JWC-avIYdbo_mahSuMwikFBEyFBl6iwYVYcx6NarCOEuTrLCuQv_m2Y6RfAa0k66IgA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I have a large collection of artwork on paper </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">with an off-white 12 x 16 inch mat/mount.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">These are available for purchase from my studio.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">£ 80 each.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">For a studio visit please email me:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#283593" size="4"><b>annewoodpaintings@gmail.com</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div> <a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_c442_eebd_9c28_b2"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_c442_eebd_9c28_b2"></a><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_dcca_1623_d318_7290"><img id="id_ba20_e2b8_fa43_36b0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zw9Wf2sCxd_Lelf7__KwFrGXOyPDKJuDUBSFG11ViNJ3qfk7iRuD8IM9pvW7pKEijtY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 192px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></a><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#283593">Click here for my website </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#283593">wildartdesigns.com</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div>Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-75406298279951368632021-06-18T14:56:00.001-07:002021-06-18T14:56:51.214-07:00Juggling. <div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Throwing jobs in the air...</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_9d2_b4ac_c061_7379" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/u0Jl5zSFbnBCEcjXcXvUWRpdxkCDPPGN68nzEtV7x-99093hBCTgYNdoSETEwjzJFzE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Arc'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A4 monotype on paper </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">It's a busy time in the garden</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">as everything is growing rapidly.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">The wild is getting wilder.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"> </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Monotype printing is something I </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">can easily enjoy in short sessions.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I am juggling jobs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_4346_8eb8_9a75_6fbd" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/uJuMpDoUKU_W5F0yi7xE_uFhUaWRpUokRZFCU6jV_A4RbfL-U-gBIorFC6gVbJTg83I" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Over the Moon'</b></font><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Here are some of the recent 'pulls'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">from my sessions with the gel plate.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">All are A4 size on 300gsm smooth white paper.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_8ef3_278d_cbe1_d899" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/htuZ3f2UqUjwp-GFvbUSY_qLFtWh1g613OUxuix66HFhcnPDYU7qRQ4KUeI23bleEio" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">'Night Hours'</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">A late night print pull and I revelled </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">in Carbon black </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">with a touch of Burnt Sienna </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">and yellow. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The arc of white on both monotypes adds drama.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I love that tiny pool of blue bottom right.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">A painting friend suggested </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">it's all getting a bit theatrical.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I really like that idea.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_f286_2d80_b8e2_1a8c" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/D6FRk0vjQ9x5zDT0CpnxnEqmo-WU1TqE8ndhDxi4Er9f9dTLJ1UQdjuktEjx7EsC8co" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">'Filigree'</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">A gentle picture here...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">not everything needs drama.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_5c6_7788_1afb_c8ef" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/wzSOuUgWboUXYuSVXGwIEHRPvvC6ap8saGcZ959MlsQJ_-rldHJiUDWWyX5LBolG1D0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Fragment'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I like the balance of this one...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">It can be viewed both ways.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A monochrome with a hint of colour.<br></font><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_e465_7e58_ff40_1fff" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WmMEByplvlieE9dPqdcDKfTkYdQlufcoK6f5gv_qKkxGq12oyxGLqxA0kIn6tzVazA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The card rack is a handy place</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> for </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">drying the pictures.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This was a good session.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_c766_259e_bc2f_992e" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/RloeF4DKl_5mrI-gJOSee7NuKcdsUEPETBOizuzIqCZdlP1YaIaDGueWMOpVXWmiT1U" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">'Housekeeping'</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">A look behind the scenes on a wet day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Assembling prints in their mounts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Whippet keeps me company.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Time to go.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Until next time...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Thank you for visiting.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_853c_b324_26e3_2d5a">Anne Wood</a></font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_853c_b324_26e3_2d5a"><img id="id_7a44_aac1_d063_34e4" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/XLH9qqpvrtpJfuxOZQ-ZQYaGUn2DyN8m88rlGYhP3acoslwlUJBZwR4jdO9aRcAfihc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 192px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Wildartdesigns.com</b></font></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div>Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-51747759087917543402021-05-23T16:42:00.001-07:002021-05-23T16:42:33.878-07:00Studio Musings. <div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">The sky is green...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 22.1px; line-height: normal; min-height: 26.3px; text-align: start; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.05px;"></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_e900_4ce7_c048_9dcd" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/4MEMVaEqC1rtN8RGPhRpm-MXS_VnN2qyJoCeIJRTTkBKMzU6riYUmdq6ztPYs50LPcY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><b>'Sky Green'</b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">A4 monotype on paper </span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Golden Open Acrylics </span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">...and purple</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 22.1px; line-height: normal; min-height: 26.3px; text-align: start; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.05px;"></span></p></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_da48_5ead_33b0_ecff" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/kQheF4gkFfvPeAl-GdJeXVfJdrHIwXFdRSFdw-LCj4nQXD3MLK1q7VD_hkNZAAps0KQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Sensory Overload'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A4 monotype on paper </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Golden Open Acrylics </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">...and the land is red</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br><img id="id_e3c0_1da1_488_99a" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/JXWF05_eXfM6UMXLsGp9xfKojmLRJl-PbTngChVySzzjLy38EwgsB4nHNZ-724w-scA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Sun's fiery kiss'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A4 monotype on paper </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Golden Open Acrylics <br></font><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">...who did this?</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_6a2c_367d_372c_4901" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Df6-T99aV6QSrRvgZer8bm22KKtt361KmhF2FRmabPqywCTlD3tjewPvpHHxuM2rzhk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Dragons did this'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A4 monotype on paper</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Golden Open Acrylics </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">...was this inspired by the rain?</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_34e8_5a1d_5c5a_4348" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fZfYuX6_-8rDKIInjl_1c1iigx7gu0SgywzZ9qkzwV0TnLM4OIYU-Ook9KO-yO92nAE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Precipitation'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A4 monotype on paper </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Golden Open Acrylics </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">...what happened here?</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Ugly but beautiful,</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">in a strange way.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_fdec_1596_4db6_9cde" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ETYYmAWqKsUSY7J_0mLesC0F5EJOArt2rdIMaoOBUF13PvF34Ryjt3ftsda6gwyIHhk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Gnarled'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Oils and cold wax medium on 20x16 inch canvas </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">This painting had not gone well so</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I decided </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">to scrape back the thick </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">oil</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">in an attempt to save it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Scraping revealed the texture beneath </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">giving the image a curious gnarled effect.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Suddenly the picture had come to life.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I like the weird mysterious shapes </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">almost tree-like with a hole in the middle.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">It can stay and is drying on the table.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#00695c">Dealing with a problem canvas...</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Frustration with a piece of art is quite common.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">When not going well it can seem like a battle </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">of wills. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> Artist versus canvas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Rebecca Crowell's Messy Studio podcast </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">episode 179 </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">'Creative Frustration' is about this situation.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start; caret-color: rgb(77, 77, 77); letter-spacing: 0.36000001430511475px; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Arial">Rebecca Crowell </font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start; caret-color: rgb(77, 77, 77); letter-spacing: 0.36000001430511475px; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Arial">American abstract artist </font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start; caret-color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: "Pontano Sans"; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36000001430511475px; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_f5c6_3cd4_e623_6cf2" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/W_nAEWGeUW_OAUAYuav9SWocAtoSDgzH1REKxk87NDKXDm4aS_gvHATDczwsT0pmOYo" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 192px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Here is the link...if you are interested </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/messystudiopodcast">http://www.facebook.com/messystudiopodcast</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>That's all for now...</b></font></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>thank you for visiting </b></font></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"><img id="id_1dba_11d2_736c_a94e" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ma13wBd0wGSTfFSfPrx8Ib6xCUdljCzbEw6dRGqo3S3rvTli-wKzmv2t0SHDg5Xwwnk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br></span><font face="Arial" size="4">My overgrown pond</font></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Arial" size="4">all tangled but a haven</font></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Arial" size="4">for wildlife.</font></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><b><br></b></font></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><b><br></b></font></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://www.wildartdesigns.com" id="id_97_c770_1a1b_76c7"><b><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c">www.Wildartdesigns.com</font></b></a></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial" size="4"><b><br></b></font></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"><br><br></span><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></p></div>Anne Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316752029523777420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914726973570944562.post-81897307548539827692021-05-20T07:00:00.001-07:002021-05-20T07:02:42.534-07:00Telling a story.<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>My travels in paint...</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>and thoughts from the gel plate.</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_10bb_96d6_bbee_e3fb" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/o-L-sA_zr4dFOKK4tfVPrw17c3iW-mnwg5tyLrXs1r-D6dT6JnBs0LsI2I-oAw9esEo" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Early Rising'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A4 monotype on paper </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A memory of sunrise with a peach glow.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><b><font color="#00695c">Musings...</font></b><br></font><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">This week my creative time has been</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">split between the garden and print room.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">The weather has played a part </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">as the </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">frequent rain showers drove </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">me inside.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">How convenient...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">a chance to play with paint.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">After a few recent sessions with muted colours I decided </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">to go with some brighter ones and vary the mark-making.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Making marks and scribbles is part of my </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">painting hand writing. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I like to draw into the paint on the gel plate and make</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">scribbles in the pulled print for added interest.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">'Ice Pool' was the perfect image for this.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_1280_320a_569b_6be3" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/C2c0MG1flqYJ_-M_OH3MLyLgDk9wWJwuf9_1AQp9j7IJDjankWQ6OP4GWN2eQ3aQhj4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><b>'Ice Pool'</b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">A4 monotype on paper </span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">My monotypes often seem to have a landscape feeling.</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">It isn't a conscious decision, it just happens.</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">When I say landscape, I really mean </span></font><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">abstracted </span></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">landscape.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Some are reminiscent of land, whilst others are coastal.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The titles come to me after the print is finished.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_a21e_c107_aebc_bbbe" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/XSd01FrEYjK21C6NYJP9l2cntBa-fiM-kguSsvSus2tOZYTMf1oihi1zCkoNVzopvZs" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Be Free'</b></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">A4 monotype on paper </font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">Here is a change of colour.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">The bold purple is a mix of </font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">Ultramarine and Quinacridone Magenta.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">Buff Titanium was my choice for the top </font></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">as a soft hue.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_b9cc_2c00_b969_9166" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/xi-7DN6Ru3AxhnPumc_hKjbVX626Hz0hh8CiPNeuonbauh45lABCOwN1VGCH2AS8HdU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Meet me at Sunset'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A4 monotype on paper </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">The next print is one of my favourites...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">I love my marks in the paint adding </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">narrative to the picture.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">Teal is a beautiful colour, </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">almost ethereal.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This gave me an idea for the title.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_210_78_e0c7_bb70" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/WVoWJw2Kk_8o-RUieZv0DNJDGrIm2hAQ5vTATFjg70Xwa4lnI_xjAden-RsMvRIyeFE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'That Sweet Hour'</b></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">A4 monotype on paper </font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">My print below is also a gem...</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">it can be viewed both ways which </font></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">is always special. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I don't set out to do this, it's really how it</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">looks when I do the final pull.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Some work, others don't.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">The more abstract, the greater </span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">chance of it happening and when</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">it does, I am really happy.</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_d73f_680d_a992_adb6" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RBDlEi2xlsAD8S5nyTCGhCRDmpgqWr9E5LM5IjYOUQwSD-s7rbIB-Y6_uxTSfswmQcw" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'The best of Times'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A4 monotype on paper </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_9cad_8bd6_aec5_dbce" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/9bOgrT4nuyontkYmbX1Cr57Fw-gJOfSGYrAArxacM1tg4wVJK358DgA4ANXetpwpFvg" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>The other view...</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">This orange and black print </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">was fun.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Scraping out the paint let the paler</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">under painting show through.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">It gave me the idea of pathways in </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">an abstracted landscape.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_e5ee_d756_b6b8_c996" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/GcEucHDfe38CRY25DeptUn2516FBPE--_gE8AgqRiiSZuwRMAjO7rn1hvoRoZo61Wjs" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><b>Crossing Paths</b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">A4 monotype on paper.</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">The monotypes below are examples of </span></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">more abstract work.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">They lend themselves to turning both ways.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span><img id="id_ebf7_9c39_c8c4_2114" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/WA4VsVpZ59fau1b_gPztJ0RRcreEobw3vGJecAX1yWXBp5iPtFT3HyGXvrftztlSIoM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Time and Space'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A4 monotype </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_87ca_6362_9f39_fd57" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/rmaMIHJe3fBA2WeTl6-Heq_IwsLji3WUS-NyJnirkPZOrmKkAvgu-2ulCUEEd22kzCM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br><br><br></span><img id="id_ce29_f6b6_a517_a6bb" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/iBomFRdqLm0AjSQE0ZT1--eQT2EKBiD_-TobMUMGGoJAqWjRw_b9dsuAkp8I6CaZHD8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Dawn Chorus'</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">A4 monotype </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_96fb_4e9a_42af_b501" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lkJQw01C6_vkC8asNFiVTFt1blCBKfO6-63UyCEeYJ9FIuh5rWQxftyusZAgIlcXnQU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 385px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">Below is a 'landscape' in vertical format.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">The colours immediately reminded me </font></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">of my </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Grandmother whose birthstone was Amethyst.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Part of the joy of painting comes from </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">triggered memories, often from my childhood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br><img id="id_62f5_9442_8014_89bf" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/FeCPbm7L5EFznbIG-NiSQPC7RmVm3qT029N3DC3qQVIBX3NjHnx0E46Ott4dE4OXyh0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Amethyst'</b></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">A4 monotype <br></font></span><br><br><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">Finally, </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">here is a grey muted landscape print </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">with </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">a focus on texture and tone.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">No definite shapes, more an overall </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">hint of shore, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">sand and grit with </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">a worn aged appearance.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">A simple off-white mount mat and </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">plain black </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">frame will be right for this vertical format.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_43ce_d719_71a3_1a5c" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/QXBHcb33aKqI_CWl8c63yU2PFhAedGQNJKvikVHbIWPIyC5S2Qa0ZDTtIPArIlLgmPY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>'Of land and Sky'</b></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4">A4 monotype on paper </font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">That's about all for now but before </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I go, here is</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4">a picture of my garden </font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">which is beautifully </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">wild.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This is at the side of my studio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font><br><br><img id="id_5dfb_6ce6_3ddf_694b" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/c-JjFAx9tZ9EsTQVMlKqU2fzleyVAMWEDiYSzpE0dbncSXjJy0twAIc2aeaO1zbu3LE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 307px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Until next time...</b></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#00695c"><b>Thank you for visiting <br></b></font></span><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial; 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