It seems at the moment, that time is flying by quicker than ever. The year comes and goes as quick as the months and days! This year’s summer has been no different. This creation is a little different as it wasn’t inspired by travel or lack of, like, the Belfast creation, but this time was,Continue reading “Swindon: It’s not all just roundabouts”
Tag Archives: Acrylic
Belfast via Birmingham: A Bloody Travel Disaster
It’s been a while since the last time the paints came out from their storage box. This is due to being busy and having packed weekends taken up with various things – and time flying by quicker than you can blink your eyes. However, here we are with a partly free weekend, well, a freeContinue reading “Belfast via Birmingham: A Bloody Travel Disaster”
Buckingham Palace
This creation has a different inspiration from the other creations published on this site. On Thursday 8th September 2022, Buckingham Palace shared the news that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II had died peacefully at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. TV programming was interrupted the share the news, as was radio. It was a moment that theContinue reading “Buckingham Palace”
Coate Water Diving Board
Sticking with the theme of landscapes, this creation incorporated something new for acrylic. Something that has been created with chalk pastel but not with acrylic. A landmark. The Coate Water Diving Board is an iconic and recognisable landmark in the Wiltshire region, being associated with the town of Swindon. The diving board is a listedContinue reading “Coate Water Diving Board”
Turbines on the Horizon
For this creation, we went back to acrylics, and also back to the theme of landscapes. A theme that hadn’t been the focus of a creation for a while. Summer 2022 has been busy. It has been the first summer where there have been no public health restrictions. In 2021, summer was deemed as “openingContinue reading “Turbines on the Horizon”
A Path of Peace and Hope
When the hobby of exploring art and drawing, or painting, different landscapes, subjects and objects, it was because of the lockdowns that were imposed owing to the coronavirus pandemic. More of the story behind the hobby can be found here. However, lockdowns were in reaction to a crisis and what would later be described asContinue reading “A Path of Peace and Hope”
A Tropical Sunset
It’s another acrylic paint creation that takes the form of the landscape – just this time moving away from the theme of the African Savannah! A tropical island, somewhere in the Caribbean, like Barbados, was the inspiration for this creation. The tranquillity of the light blue, tropical sea, the golden white sands and the warmContinue reading “A Tropical Sunset”
Mount Kilimanjaro
Another landscape painting was inspired by the amazing continent of Africa. This time, still remaining in sub-Saharan Africa but moving towards the equator. The iconic Mount Kilimanjaro stands tall in Tanzania. Mount Kilimanjaro, similar to Table Mountain and Cape Town is on the “to visit” list. Climbing Kilimanjaro is a challenge that has been undertakenContinue reading “Mount Kilimanjaro”
The Beast of the Savannah
After creating The Striding Elephant, I thought it was time to have another go at painting an animal. The savannah, and African plains, seem to be a recurring theme with the animal creations, doesn’t it? Anyway, an update on where we are in the pandemic response that kick-started this hobby. Well, at the time ofContinue reading “The Beast of the Savannah”
A Stormy Day in the Channel
This creation was probably the first in the hobby that wasn’t related to, or inspired by an aspect of, the pandemic of lockdowns that were implemented for public health measures. This creation was inspired by something very different. It was inspired by shock, disgust and anger towards an issue that still remains very current. AcrossContinue reading “A Stormy Day in the Channel”
Artwork in Progress 