Portrait of my wife Donna ‘Dondons’. Not my real forte, but what is, but never the less this is where it is at the moment with my work. 12″ x 10″ acrylic on canvas. All washed along with a bottle of rather nice Pinot. Al
Category North Devon
Amelia.
Amelia my daughter on her iPad watching TV in the dark. Acrylic on canvass 12″ x 10″.
Afghan Man With Rose
An old picture of mine given a new lease of life from an antique frame discovered in a Topsham charity shop. 610mm x 780mm 😎
Summer at Anchor Woods.
Summer sunshine is just what I could do with now. Just a quick pastel sketch to keep me from watching too much laptop. (190mm x 280mm) Unison Pastels on card. I’ve tried using pastel paper but find it a little coarse so am using coloured mount card….Al
Amelia.
My daughter Amelia a picture drawn on my iPad using the procreat ap. Quite easy to use but is it art? Al
Pilton fields.
Just a couple of pastel sketches. Middle sketch of Manning’s Pit including pig nuts & buttercups. The other is a copy off Pinterest of an artist whose signature I can’t read. Just playing for a few hours to loosen up my usual way of working. Al
ps The artist is John Singer Sargent.
Save Manning’s Pit!
A few pictures of a wonderful area close to where I live called Manning’s Pit. I live in a village called Pilton, North Devon. Nearby is a wonderful stretch of water and woodland called Manning’s Pit. This is under threat of development for a housing estate. The people who intend this are property speculators, who like elsewhere, and have no sympathy for the local’s wishes. We have grown up and played in these fields. Our children have grown up and played in these fields and the area is a great community asset. Please visit the Save Manning’s Pit page of Facebook and follow the directions to post a protest vote. Please save Manning’s Pit! Al
The linhay on Braunton Marsh.
From a photograph taken on a cold Autumn cycle ride along the Tarka Trail in North Devon. This renovated cattle shed is on the Braunton Burrows nr Crow Point. I’ve attempted to catch the afternoon’s dew left over from the morning and the partially frozen stream. I’ve also left my camera’s light refraction in the painting. For me it was the water that drew me to this image! Al
Winter Sun On The Taw.
(500mmx 230mm) Out for a cycle ride along the Tarka Trail and took this picture with my crappy broken camera. It’s held together with plasters and glue. Later I completed this pen & ink drawing and I wasn’t sure about it; should it be banished to the bin? But gradually it’s grown on me. Funny what you personally think and when you hear other’s opinions you see it from a different angle. AL
Surfing Before The Storm.
An odd thing happened with regard this painting. I saw it on an old friend’s website who teaches surfing in North Devon and liked it so much I asked if I could paint it. I asked if it was his photo he said it was and I completed this picture in my own Bideford Black Pigment. Later I had a message from the actual surf photographer who took the picture. He is a local surf photographer called Rob Tibbles (check out his pictures they’re awesome). A bit red faced I explained what happened and he was quite a chap about it. All the same I withdrew this picture from my site because I hadn’t asked the right person permission in the beginning. Rob liked the picture and said he didn’t mind if I kept it but for me that was not good. Hence this is no longer for sale just in a dusty drawer in my studio. The original photo was entitled Puff The Magic Dragon, hence the sky! By the way check out the original photo my picture certainly doesn’t do justice to it. AL
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