Colour and Light

The area of North Devon where I live is very beautiful. The light and colour here are wonderful. Not surprising then, I'm now doing landscapes.

Below: "The View from the Hill"

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Below : "Countisbury Hill ; an evening view"

Below "Somewhere along the North Devon coast"

Below : "Towards Woody Bay"

Below : "Exmoor colours"

Please, as always, no unauthorised reproductions. All the images are watermarked. If you would like to use any of my work in your publications, please let me know ; I am always happy to help if I can. 

For Corinne

I've been asked to keep my blog up-to-date for those who don't use Facebook.
Here then are some recent works (especially for Corinne).

For those who do use Facebook, please have a look at and share my page :
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All the images have been digitally watermarked.

Below :
Red Deer
The Colourful Rooster
Pheasant
and
Peacock

Now posting on Facebook

There haven't been any new posts on the blog for a long time : I've been busy moving house and with the house refurbishment. The refurbishment work is almost finished and I'm looking forward to moving into the new home and... getting back to some regular art work. If you would like to keep up to date with the new art work, please have a look at my Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ArtbyMrsRoberts?ref=bookmarks

Les in Yellow

Above : Les in Yellow, 2013
A digital finger painting (Brushes App on iPad)
Watermarked
Every year, my partner and I follow as much of the Tour de France as possible.

Sisters

Above: The Girl with Big Eyes (Rachael) 2013

Below: The Daisy Dress (Amy) 2013

Two digital finger paintings (Brushes App, iPad) 

Portraits of my nieces Amy and Rachael. 

Rachael and Dude

Above: Rachael and Dude, 2013
A digital finger painting
This image has been watermarked.

Sunshine Girl

Above: Sunshine Girl, 2013
A digital finger painting
This image has been watermarked.

A Summer Day (After Rachael)

Above: A Summer Day (After Rachael) 2013
A digital finger painting
This image has been watermarked.

Another painting of my niece, Rachael, who has a particularly dark gaze that is lovely to paint.

Rachael

Above: Rachael, a portrait
2013
A digital finger painting
This image has been watermarked.

When nature mimics art

Les (my partner) and I were in North Devon last weekend for a family celebration, which took place at the Broomhills Art Hotel, near Barnstaple. Owned by Mr and Mrs van de Sande who have a passion for art, the hotel accommodates a beautiful sculpture park-garden and a gallery of wonderful contemporary art. 

To find out more about the Broomhills Art Hotel, click here :

http://www.broomhillart.co.uk/sculpturegardens/picture-tour.html 

Below: When nature mimics art

Les and I enjoying the sunshine and the sculpture at the Broomhills Art Hotel. 

Blue Hat and Red Lipstick

Above : Blue Hat and Red Lipstick 2013

A digital finger painting

There was a wonderful documentary last night on the BBC about the work of fashion photographer Erwin Blumenfeld. The documentary coincides with an exhibition now on at the Courtauld Institute in London and another exhibition later this year at the Louvre in Paris.

My painting is clearly a nod in the direction of Blumenfeld and in particular his picture of Babe Paley :

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Blumenfeld himself often did covers of works by other artists:

Above : a take by Blumenfeld of (below) Vermeer's Girl with the Pearl Earring

And below: Venus by Erwin Blumenfeld - an obvious cover of The Birth of Venus by Botticelli.

And the photo below by Blumenfeld has echoes of The Girl in the Red Hat by Kees van Dongen (further below) :

Above : Kees van Dongen The Girl in the Red Hat

I'm a big fan of Kees van Dongen and when I first started painting again in 2010, after a long break of several years, I did my own version of this portrait, which I posted in March 2010. My painting (in mixed media on paper) has since sold.

In my Mini

Above: In My Mini
May 2013
A digital finger painting (this image has been watermarked).

My Lovely Dress

Above: My Lovely Dress
May 2013
a digital finger painting
This image has been watermarked.

Les and I got married on Monday and this is the dress I wore.
We had lovely weather: blue skies and spring sunshine.
There's a portrait of Les too further below: looking dapper in his wedding suit and tie.
Les says this painting of me
reminds him of Craigie Aitchison's work.
I'm happy with that as I am a fan of Aitchison's work.

Below:
Cyprus Tree and Dog 
by Craigie Aitchison RA (1926-2009)

I love Roaul Dufy's paintings too and I think that also shows here, maybe.

Below:
Course à Longchamp (1924)
by Roaul Dufy (1877-1953)
Oil on canvas

Nobby April 2013

Above : Nobby, April 2013
Below: Eddie
Two digital finger paintings
Both images have been digitally watermarked.

I have two big tabby cats.
Two brothers: Nobby (above) and Eddie (below).

La femme au collier

Above: The Black Necklace, 2013

A digital finger painting (Brushes App on iPad). 

This image is watermarked. 

I've been looking again at the work of Kees van Dongen. 

Below: La jeune femme au collier, 1920
Kees van Dongen

Above: a portrait by Kees van Dongen

Sisters

Two portraits of my nieces Rachel and Amy.
Top : A winter day (After Rachel), 2013
Below : Amy, 2013

Above : Nobby on blue, 2013

a digital finger painting

Brushes App on iPad

This image has been watermarked. 

Please, no unauthorized reproductions. 

If you would like to use any of my work in your publications, or you would like to buy a signed print, 

please contact me : hannahsjb@live.co.uk

I am always happy to help if I can. 

This is Nobby, one of my two tabby tom cats, Nobby and Eddie. There's a portrait of Eddie in an earlier post (keep scrolling down). Nobby and Eddie are named after two haulage companies : Norbert Dentressangle and Eddie Stobart... because they are a couple of big juggernauts. One of Nobby's favourite places is the warm blue blanket that serves as a throw on our sofa. Here, the colours of the blanket make me think of the wonderful paintings by Nicolas de Staël. 

Miro's Girl

(Above) Miro's Girl 2012
A Digital Finger Painting
(Brushes App on iPad)

I did this painting after seeing Miro's "Jeune fille s'évadant" at the Maeght Foundation in St Paul de Vence.

The Maeght Foundation is a wonderful collection of modern art. Some of the work is displayed inside but much of the sculpture is displayed outside in the gardens and in Miro's Labyrinth, which Les and I enjoyed exploring.

(Above) Les in Miro's Labyrinth, Maeght Foundation, St Paul de Vence France. Les is the smiley face on the right.

(Below) Me and a close encounter of the third kind in Miro's Labyrinth. That's me with the long hair.

(Below) Les sporting an Easter bonnet
"Caresse d'un oiseau" a totem by Joan Miro
Maeght Foundation, St Paul de Vence near Nice in France.

To find out more about the Maeght Foundation, go to:
http://www.fondation-maeght.com
The site is available in French and English.

Mother and Child

Above: Mother and Child, 2012
A digital finger painting
This image has been watermarked.
Please, no unauthorized reproductions.
If you would like to use any of my images in your publications, please contact me at hannahsjb@live.co.uk I am always happy to help if I can.

We used this image to make our Christmas cards; it proved very popular.

Colours

Two Digital Finger Paintings produced using the Brushes App on iPad.
The images here have been watermarked.
Please, no unauthorized reproductions.
If you would like to use any of my works in your publications, please contact me at hannahsjb@live.co.uk
I am always happy to help if I can.

Two Dresses

Above : The Oriental Dress
A Digital Finger Painting (Brushes App
The images here are watermarked.
Please, no unauthorized reproductions.

Just before Christmas I hired a couple of party dresses from Wish Want Wear.

To find out more about this on-line dress hire company, go to www.wishwantwear.com

Below : The Little Black Dress
A Digital Finger Painting (Brushes App / iPad)