Canal Ducks

This was my first foray into ducks! They all clambered and slid very inelegantly over towards us across the ice, one snowy day at Greenberfield Locks. The picture ‘The Calligraphy of Hawthorne Trees – first snow’  is also from this same walk. I have used pen/brush and ink on white Read more>>

May 22nd, 2012 by

Canal Ducks in the Shade

My duck pictures are currently in one post, but I am posting them  separately so they can show up as individual thumbnails in the ‘Animals and Birds’ catagory. It is pastel on black paper and less than A4 in size. . There always seem to be more drakes than ladies, Read more>>

May 22nd, 2012 by

the Calligraphy of Hawthorne Trees (First Snow)

This is one of several pictures of Greenberfield Lane is Barnoldswick. It was a miserable winters day and we were walking the dog. It then started snowing – that first slightly sleety in your eyes kind of snow of winter. oil on canvas and 1m x 1m. Original painting now Read more>>

May 3rd, 2012 by

Sheep Rush (2 – a drawing)

Pastel on Ingre Paper.Most artists start with a drawing or drawings before moving onto a painting, but here the painting (see oil paintings category) came before the drawing. I sold the painting and missed seeing it about so did a drawing to fill the gap.

August 28th, 2011 by