flowers real and patterened

I am playing around with flowers on patterned backgrounds, challenging myself to make a distinction between the real flower and the flower pattern while keeping both soft and impressionistic. 

Both of these little canvases feature sprigs of cherry blossoms against William Morris patterns, because his colours were absolute perfection:

"One and the Same"

8x10 inches, oil on canvas

£300

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 "Decoration"

8x10 inches, oil on canvas

£300

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Flower Painting Workshop

The snowdrops and crocuses and daffodils are already coming up -- it's Oxford's 'fake spring' -- which puts me in a mood to paint flowers! I'll be teaching a workshop at the studios in April, hopefully it will be real spring by then.  

I've got lots of new ideas and tips to share, hope you'll join me:

This 6-hour workshop will take an impressionistic approach to painting flowers, using colour and value to render our subject. We will also experiment with blending, layering, and expressive mark-making. I'll give a live demonstration in the morning, and set you to your own compositions in the afternoon. Experience helpful but not required! 

Full list of materials sent upon booking.

Saturday, 12 April 2025

10am - 4pm

74-77 Magdalen Road, OX4 1RE

£75 

(limited parking available, please request)

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Painting the Face, April 2025

 

Lucy Stopford and I are teaching another weekend portrait-painting workshop! 

A full weekend of portraiture is intensive and challenging, but our approach is suitable for painters at all levels of experience -- we cover technical (and philosophical!) foundations of painting as well as the importance of pushing boundaries and expressive mark-making. It's exhilarating, and I get something new out of it each time.

April 5th & 6th
11am - 4pm 
£150 

Magdalen Art Space
(at Magdalen Road Studios)
74-77 Magdalen Road OX4 1RE

 

There are parking spaces available at the studios, please email me if you would like to reserve one!

robindanely (at) gmail (dot) com

To book your space, click the button below to pay via PayPal:

 

 

I'm happy to take payment by bank transfer if you prefer, please get in touch and I'll send you the details.

We look forward to painting with you!

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Holiday Studio Sale

 In addition to the small florals, I have reduced the price on several still lifes and flowers on paper -- these are all original oil paintings, not prints, so get them while the getting's good! 

"I Danced at Your Wedding"

20x25cm (8x10")

oil on paper

£250 £175

 

 

 

"Sweet Nothing"

20x25cm (8x10")

oil on paper

£250 £175

 

 

 

 

"Ode to the Medium"

20x20cm (8x8")

oil on paper

 £150 £100

 

 

 

"Heart on My Sleeve"

21x30cm

oil on paper

£250 £175 

 

 

 

 

"Ankle Boots"

20x25cm (8x10")

oil on paper

£250 £175 

 

 

 

"All Good Luck"

20x25cm (8x10")

oil on paper

£200 £150

 

 

 

"Flight of Fancy"

21x30cm

oil on paper

£250 £175 

 

 

 

 

"Afternoon"

21x30cm

oil on paper

£250 £175 

 

Small florals -- sale continues!

 Will never tire of peonies! This one is especially flouncy and dramatic.

 

"Dramatic Entrance"

15x15cm (6x6")

oil on canvas

£200 £120 (includes shipping)

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Small Florals -- sale sale sale

Each flower has its own presence and personality... love this extravagant blossom in a humble little glass caper jar: diva, but a little scrappy.

 "Common Miracle"

12.5x17.5 cm (5x7")

oil on board

£200 £120 (includes shipping)

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Small florals — more holiday sale!

Can’t stop with the pink peonies… utter perfection. 

 “Open Secret”

15x15cm (6x6”)

oil on board

£200 £120 (includes shipping)

SOLD