Deep Dark Wood
16″ x 12″, coloured inks on kaolin-coated board
Author: Amanda
Epic – SOLD
Indian ink on kaolin-coated board, 12 x 16″ Ostensibly a picture of mature beech trees on a embankment within a wood, anthropomorphism imbues the trees with emotion and character. They could well be on stage, enacting a Shakespeare tragedy or performing Wagner – or they…
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Crook’d Beam
Pigment inks on kaolin-coated board, 11 x 14 inches. The row of hornbeams viewed through the crook of the end tree. I’ve used a palette based on secondary colours, which has an unearthly feel, echoing the odd angles and shapes thrown by the trees.
The Dreamer
There is a minor road in east Hampshire that cuts deep into the bedrock, a route excavated over the years by water and the passge of feet. The stone rises vertically from the edge of the tarmac, and mature trees cling tenaciously to the precipice,…
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Woodland Habitat (Fairy Houses)
This quirky group of mature beech trees are on a long, straight woodbank in a local country park. The hollows make for perfect imaginary doorways and I couldn’t resist associating them with the fair folk. The sensible title is Woodland Habitat; the fantastic title is…
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Newbury Art Fair
I will be at Newbury Contemporary Art Fair (30 July to 1 August 2021, rescheduled from May), where I have stand 26, which is a little larger than the stand I had at Surrey last March. I’m really looking forward to it, from setting my…
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Woodland Arabesque
This series is something of a diversion from my usual route. It’s digital art, and it incorporates non-figurative and stylised elements. It’s also full colour, which may surprise some who are familiar with my recent work. The pictures were created for an online exhibition by…
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Open Studios West Berkshire and North Hampshire 2021
May is about art in West Berkshire and North Hampshire. Click here to visit my page on the Open Studios website. From the 17th of May, we are allowed to open indoor studios to visitors. Social distancing should be observed, with masks required and visitors…
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Lean on Me (with video)
This piece was done as a demo for Basingstoke Art Club, which I am a member of. I was originally asked to do a short talk on my techniques for the AGM Zoom meeting, but – as I’m not a very confident talker – I…
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Society of Graphic Fine Art Open Exhibition
I’m really rather thrilled to announce that the three works I submitted to the Society of Graphic Fine Art‘s 99th Annual Open Exhibition at Mall Galleries, London were all accepted. The exhibition is scheduled for 6 to 11 July 2021, 10 – 5pm (closing 1pm…
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