Jo York 1

Jo York

Layers in Landscape and In Paint

Work in progress on a 41cm square canvas, with colours, tools, sketchbook and notes. My artwork usually comes from walking in the landscape. Getting out in the fresh air, in the natural environment has always been really important to me. Being there in all weathers; absorbing and responding to a sense of place, is at…

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Roger Gardner

Attic Painting

I’m working in the attic with limited supplies. The 80cm. square has been around for a long time. I started with some homemade stencils then changed things. The end result may be totally different…

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Geraldine Thompson

En Plein Air Whatever the Weather

Cherry Blossoms at St Peter’s, Addingham (above) Whatever the weather, I like to work outside whenever possible. Some of these plein air paintings will be finished pieces like the ink and watercolour ‘Cherry Blossoms at St Peter’s, Addingham.’ (28 x 41cm). On other occasions, small oil paintings are done on wood like this little study…

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Luisa Holden

York open Studios

The first four works would have gone into this year’s York Open Studios. The ‘Blue Landscape’ is a current piece; it needs a little detail and texture in the foreground and a varnish but its almost there (it is acrylic, Inktense and oil pastel on board and is roughly 40 cm x 40 cm).

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Sharron Astbury-Petit

Figuratively Speaking

This is my little “Queens of the Night II” painting, part of the (now closed) exhibition “Figuratively Speaking” at the Blossom Street Gallery in York.

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Hester Cox

In the Footsteps of Marie Hartley Exhibition

Meadow collagraphs (above) The second image is of a print that I’ve made for an exhibition that is due to go ahead in July but the museum is currently closed so I’m not totally sure what will happen. They may postpone it or it may go ahead. Details of the show are:THE VIEW FROM THE…

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Nicholas Jagger

One Painting Finished for Dean Clough

Here are a couple of paintings, one finished for Dean Clough, and another on my easel (can you see what it is yet?).

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Pauline Meade

One for Dean Clough

The artwork is one for Dean Clough (eventually) which is “Sassangher, Dolomites” a linoprint, 45 x 34 cm. I feel like working on images of Mountains at present. The Sassangher one is from a visit to the Dolomites 2 years ago. The one in the studio picture is going to be of Cir Mhor on…

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Miriam Laville

Finding Peace and Calm

Blue Reeds (above) We are privileged to have a talent in which we can occupy ourselves at these worrying and stressful times. For others may find it harder to find peace and calm.

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Tracey Abraham

Currently Working on…

Here are a couple of images of pieces that I’m currently working on.

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