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Butterflies
Despite The Guardian stating today that butterflies numbers are substantially down this year, the garden at Norton Conyers is still a’flutter with them. I only saw three species when I was there yesterday…
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Student visit
I very much enjoyed having a group of sixth form students from Skipton GHS into the studio on Tues. I did a demonstration about beginning a painting; I hope it was informative…
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New Season Classes
Secondary glazing units are going into the studio this week, the wood burner should be installed in a couple of weeks and then we’ll be good to go on the new season…
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Edge of the Woods, Hackfall (In the Footsteps of Turner)
‘Edge of the Woods, Hackfall’, oil on canvas 5′ x 5′ Turner tended to focus on the follies in Hackfall woods but for me (and in a different age) the woods themselves…
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Bend In The River (In the Footsteps of Turner)
From studies made in Hackfall woods ‘Bend In The River’ oil on canvas 120cm x 80cm Turner visited Hackfall in 1816 and the following painting is based on a sketches made during his…
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Morning Jubilee, Ripon (In the Footsteps of Turner)
‘Morning Jubilee, Ripon’ Oil on canvas 91cm x 76cm On a summer’s morning in 1797 the 22yr old JMW Turner set up his easel outside what is now David Stead Gallery and made…
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Autumn Bounty
Apple trees in the garden at Norton Conyers are laden at the moment; there are plums, sweetcorn, artichokes and soft fruits. Tomorrow we will be trimming the huge Yew hedges;…
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Autumn Creeps….
The first hint of Autumn colour is beginning to tint the leaves and soon there will be a chill in the air. With this in mind I’ve been thinking about the vexed…
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In Hackfall Wood
A new painting in the ‘In the Footsteps of Turner’ series: In Hackfall Wood. Set in a 350ft gorge near Ripon, Hackfall was bought in 1731 by John Aislabie, famous for his…
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Open Studio This weekend Fri – Sun. 15th – 17th
Norton Conyers House and Garden are open to all this weekend (Fri, Sat, Sun) and my studio will be open too. Come along and see a fascinating house, beautiful gardens, recently completed…
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Fountains Journey
I’ve started an oil on canvas 1200mm x 600mm of Fountains Abbey as part of the ‘In the Footsteps of Turner’ series. It’s from a mixed media piece I did recently and…
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