My web address hasn't changed - it is still www.amandabatesart.co.uk/ and is linked to from the Home button on this blog. However, I ha...

The Vale of Kingsclere, oil on canvas, 60 x 30 cm I have been neglecting this blog recently in favour of building an all-new Web site on...

Today was the first day of Hampshire Open Studios ! I have lots of new work, especially on paper, so if you are thinking of visitin...

Three "Crashing Wave" squares It all started earlier this year when I got my hands on a supply of square mounts, eight inches ...

The boar tree, ink on A3 paper The roots of this roadside beech tree reminded me of a wild boar - I could see its head and one giant pig...

Hanger, ink on A3 paper Square Hanger, ink on paper, 29 x 29 cm These two pictures were drawn to investigate the way that the beech...

Downed, ink on A4 paper I found this dragon lying between two roadside beech trees on Nuthanger Down, its tattered wings spread on the g...