Category Archives: Hare

Couple of small oil paintings finished

Today I finished two small oil paintings, both are square 20×20 cm. One hare and one llama. I also primed four large canvases with background washes, ready for some horse oil paintings based on my photographs I took recently of … Continue reading

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‘Hightail it’ oil hare painting

I may seem to have been quiet lately, but I have been busy trying to complete my six ongoing oil paintings. I have at last finished this hare, it has been hanging around for ages….three months! I just could not … Continue reading

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For the love of nature, natural slate tile and oil painted hare

Following on from my horse on slate, I decided to create a hare in oil, on a slate tile. The slate is proving a very enjoyable base to work on…..back down the reclamation yard I went, ( new forest demolition). … Continue reading

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‘Just the two of us’ watercolour

Here is another painting I had forgotten to post, this is a watercolour of two  hares, I wonder what they are saying? Photo reference by kind permission from Mike Rae.

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‘Woebegone’oil hare

I totally forgot to do a blog post on this large oil hare, hopefully he will be in my Hampshire open studio sale, this coming August. Many thanks to Mike Rae for the kind use of his reference photo. He … Continue reading

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‘Fearless watcher’hare for raffle

A friend at work is participating in an abseil for charity. To increase her sponsorship money, she is holding a small raffle at the local pub. I said I would paint one of my whacky colourful hares in the hope … Continue reading

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Two large watercolour/ pastel hares ready for Hampshire open studios

My Easter break holiday is nearly over, I still need to do lots more on the oil paintings in readiness for the exhibition. Although it is not until the summer, I needed to use this two week break to prepare, … Continue reading

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This weeks doodle sketches in graphite and pastel

A number of doodle sketches completed this week, between oil painting, some in graphite, some in pastel ( some I actually did a while ago and had left in the pastel pad, so I sprayed with fixative, and thought I … Continue reading

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‘Pink sky at night’ yay the oil has dried

At last the first one of six oil paintings has dried, I love the vibrancy of the oils. I am not sure what is going on, but I keep picking pinks for backgrounds, four paintings lately! luckily I can change … Continue reading

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‘Where have you gone’? Watercolour for the 20×20 hospice auction

The date for submissions is fast approaching for our hospice art auction. Each year there is a greater proportion of canvases, compared to watercolour pieces. I am not really sure why this is, as I am sure more people paint … Continue reading

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