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Begijnhof
This peaceful courtyard is to be found in Bruges, a place I have visited, painted and drawn many times. This tranquil place originally housed a community of lay women called beguines, and still today it is home to a community of Benedictine nuns and other likeminded women. I’m not sure that my painting really captures…
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Daffodils
Daffodils are coming into bloom – at least around here – so spring is in the air! I have drawn daffodils before of course, I have even posted one already on this site. Here I have decided to create a rather stylised depiction of these sentinels of spring, based rather loosely on what I think…
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Bouncing Ball
I’m not sure that I pushed too many boundaries with this one, but I find it quite relaxing to look at! This image is a doodle in every sense of the word, created as I was exploring what I could do with a new drawing app on the iPad.
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Canons Ashby – Book Room
Canons Ashby was a bit of a find. We were looking for a place to stop for lunch on a journey up north that wasn’t a motorway service station, and so decided to see what the National Trust had to offer. The manor house at Canons Ashby was perfect – conveniently situated and a haven…
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