Thursday It’s tomorrow! I intend to update this post with photographs etc after the weekend is done. Right now I am a bit nervous, but I know that it will be okay – I will enter what I call the “art fair bubble” and nothing…
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Sway, inks on kaolin-coated board, 12 x 16 inches / 34x44x3cm framed These hornbeam (and their friend, the ash), seem to be dancing together to a gentle tune. I used pattern again on this one, in the coloured areas, and I think it sits more…
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There is a byway open to all traffic, or BOAT, near Alton called Water Lane. It is, for much of its length, a sunken lane or holloway – that is, a route lower than the surrounding land surface. Holloways can be created by the passage…
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Southampton 2 July – 10 September I’m really pleased that my painting, the “Cabinet of Culturosities” was accepted for the biennial Southampton City Art Gallery Open. This is a themed exhibition, and the theme is, “What does culture mean to you?” It was difficult to…
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The hamlet of Woodcott seems to consist of a farm and a church, next to one another on a one track road in an obscure corner of north Hampshire. The tiny church of St. James has a rather splendid ancient yew in the churchyard, hollowed…
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This is a drawing, on paper, of half of an ancient churchyard yew which has split into two parts. We’re looking at the hollowed-out inside of the tree, with what looks like several well established aerial roots. The tree is fascinating, with an array fascinating…
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16″ x 12″, Indian ink on kaolin-coated board See https://www.amandabatesart.co.uk/2021/03/society-of-graphic-fine-art-open-exhibition/
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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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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While the uncertainties and caution of emerging from England’s first Covid-19 lockdown over the spring and summer played havoc with my artistic impulses, I still felt a need to be actively creative. So I turned to craft, and I learnt how to make a book…
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