Thursday, 29 May 2014

#MoveMay

A selection of images posted to Twitter for the art theme #MoveMay (related to transport).

Some are from life, some are from photographs, and some are from memory or imagination. All bar one are complete works inspired by the theme. One or two no longer exist.

 

Sunday, 25 May 2014

The Hurlers, left and right

This is a "housekeeping" post intended to simplify navigation. It is not a new painting.


The Hurlers is a complex of stone circles on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall.

Behind East Street (The Bromley Four)

This is a "housekeeping" post intended to simplify navigation. It is not a new painting.
 

Four paintings of the backs of buildings behind East Street in Bromley North Village, Kent. The paintings form a tetraptych and arre part of the Bromley Project.

All oil on canvas, 30 x 30 cm
£200 for the set


5 Little Pictures of Gladioli

This is a "housekeeping" post intended to simplify navigation. It is not a new painting.



Five small paintings of gladioli.

All acrylic on canvas, 7 x 7 cm.
£50 for all five or £12 each

Original posts:


http://amanda-bates-artist.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/gladioli.html        http://amanda-bates-artist.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/red-gladioli.html

Friday, 23 May 2014

Four-Pastel Sketches

It rained for most of today, but the evening was delightful. My generous husband suggested I get out on the hills for an hour or so after tea; how could I refuse?

Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Sunset Road - SOLD

I'm really pleased with the way that this turned out. It's based on a photograph from last summer, when I stopped my homeward journey to admire - and photograph - the wonderful sunset.

Tuesday, 20 May 2014

Revamp

You might have noticed that this blog looks a little different. I decided that it was time to update the look, and this is the result. What do you think?