Christmas Window

Here's a picture of our window over Christmas 2011 - a version of Caravaggio's splendid Adoration of the Shepherds. This one's painted back-to-front in acrylics on the inside of the glass.

Commissions and Rachel

A couple of recent commissions, both oils on canvas. Big Cloud II is 24" x 24" and is a view looking over Tollesbury Fleet towards West Mersea, while From Old Hall is 24" x 12" and shows the marshes and creeks at low tide with the Tollesbury skyline in the distance.
Both of these works came about as a result of customers seeing Big Cloud/Small Boy (look on the 'Landscapes' page) but wanting smaller paintings and, in the case of From Old Hall, a painting where the colours of the mud and marsh were more important than a dramatic sky.

The portrait is of our friend Rachel, and is sort of inspired by Goya's Dona Isabel de Porcel ( in the National Gallery). This one is acrylic and measures up at 36" x 24".




                                                                      
                                                                   

                                                                    

Two new paintings

A couple of new paintings from Saunders & Co.
First, a copy of a copy. A present for our daughter -Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring signed by Camilla Fritton, Headmistress of St. Trinian's. This is oil on canvas and, at 18" x 12", a little smaller than the original - and the original copy !

                                                             
Second, our well-used glass jug - freesias, irises and now lysianthus. This is 30" x 18", is also painted in oils on canvas and is for sale, framed, at £750.

Jug of lysianthus

Oil on canvas 30" x 18"

£750

One of the bay windows with 24 panes in our studio seemed like a good place for an advent calendar. We painted 1 -24 on the inside of the glass, then rubbed off a number every day and painted (mainly) wintery or festive pictures in its place. Here are two pictures of the window - halfway through the month and then on Christmas Eve.

Another couple of portrait commissions . . . .

Three Cats

Acrylic on canvas 16" x 12"

Mimi

Acrylic on canvas 10" x 8"

A couple of new paintings on show at Saunders & Co.

The 'good luck with your new venture' bouquet from our good friends in Brightlingsea - it was too splendid just to put in a vase for a fortnight.

Bouquet. Oil on canvas. 36" x 12" £550 ( SOLD )

Looking south at high tide towards Tollesbury and the power station, as seen from Old Hall Marshes RSPB reserve - or a portrait of a small boy in a life jacket.

Big Cloud. Oil on canvas. 72" x 27". £900 (SOLD)

Another A6 stop-frame sketchbook film, this time from Coverack (in Cornwall) Open Gardens. These sketches are in ink and coloured pencils and were completed on the move.