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Category: Open Studios

Interwoven

Interwoven

 Artwork, Colour, Drawing, Exhibition, Ink, on paper, Open Studios, Ruins, Rural, Trees

This year’s INSIGHT picture is a new drawing of an old favourite subject. There is a little group of beech trees on the henge at Avebury, Wiltshire that have a particularly impressive set of roots visible. I think that they are called the three sisters…
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|Avebury |beech |exposed tree roots |Wiltshire
Multistorey

Multistorey

 Artwork, Drawing, Exhibition, Ink, Monochrome, on paper, Open Studios, Place, Rural, Trees

Multistorey is a drawing of Hartley Mauditt Lane in East Hampshire, from the vantage of a public footpath that runs alongside and above the sunken lane itself. The drawing is in Indian ink on a full Imperial size sheet of handmade Sunn Hemp paper. It…
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|beech |Hampshire |sunken lane
Hawthorn Reverie – SOLD

Hawthorn Reverie – SOLD

 Artwork, Card available, Colour, Drawing, Exhibition, Ink, Monochrome, on kaolin-coated board, Open Studios, Place, Rural, SOLD, Trees

The hawthorn tree is in the top corner of a steeply sloped field, right next to a public footpath and the kissing gate that admits walkers. It’s a venerable tree, and I would guess, from its appearance and poistion, that it was once part of…
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|colour |Hawthorn
Autumn Open Studios

Autumn Open Studios

 Exhibition, News, Open Studios

Open Studios West Berkshire and North Hampshire was postponed from May to September. It has emerged from hiatus with a spiffy new website and smart new branding. There may be a few creases to iron out (mostly in print), but it’s looking good! You can…
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|INSIGHT |Open Studios

Online Exhibition: Arlington Arts

 Exhibition, News, Open Studios

I was delighted to be invited to contibute to this exhibition, which runs in conjunction with Open Studios West Berkshire and North Hampshire.

|Arlington Arts |Out of plaCe

Open Studios 2020

 Exhibition, News, Open Studios

Open Studios has moved online for 2020. Herculean efforts behind the scenes have repurposed the website to act as a gallery for this year’s INSIGHT exhibition, in addition to its usual role of online directory. All of this is available online now at https://www.open-studios.org.uk/ My…
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|Coronavirus |Covid-19 |Lockdown

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