I've been cranking out little flower paintings -- good practice for working quickly and staying loose. Colourful and happy, too!
Bubblegum Bud
15x15cm (6x6"), oil on cradled board
Bubblegum Peony
15x15cm (6x6"), oil on board
I've always been curious about the tulip mania in The Netherlands during the 17th century: the dramatic tales of connoisseurs and collectors and cash-grabs, the spectacular boom and bust of the bulb bubble, and the fact that the beauty of the most prized variety, the Semper Augustus, was the result of a virus that eventually killed it. The possibility that some or all of these accounts are apocryphal only piques my interest all the more -- tulips bulbs were used as currency, and the stories about them grew and spread and mutated over hundreds of years.
Anyway, here's some gorgeous falling-down tulips I painted for my solo show at Rona Painting Gallery in Jericho this summer:
"Tulpenmanie"
Come paint a portrait with me!
I will be teaching a summer portrait-painting workshop at Magdalen Road Studios:
Saturday 15th July
10am - 2pm
£50
This class is for beginner to intermediate painters, but I will accommodate all skill levels. We will cover the basics of colour theory and paint mixing, and will focus on value to render our subjects in a dimensional yet painterly way.
Booking required: please send an email to robindanely (at) gmail (dot) com, and I will send you all the necessary details.
I'm looking forward to pushing paint around!
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"Stormy Spring"
21 x 30 cm, oil on paper
£250 (+ £15 shipping)
Another chance to paint flowers with me, if you can't make the workshop in March! Join me in April for a lovely day of fresh flowers and glorious oil paints. I'll do a demo in the morning, and set you free at your own easel for the afternoon; experience helpful but not necessary.
Saturday, 29th April, 2023
10am - 4pm
£50
Magdalen Road Studios (Magdalen Road near Iffley) in Oxford
This poppy was the palest pink you can imagine, and confounded my attempts to capture its delicacy. It's like a flighty fairy.
"Flight of Fancy"
21 x 30 cm, oil on paper
£250 (+ £15 shipping)
I will be teaching a flower-painting workshop just in time for spring -- what better way to emerge from the dark tunnel of winter and celebrate new growth? Come paint with me!
This one-day workshop will be held in the newly refurbished workshop & gallery space at Magdalen Road Studios in Oxford. Using oil paints and fresh flowers, we will cover the basics of colour theory, paint mixing and application, and how to render our subjects in a dimensional yet expressive and painterly way. Experience helpful but not required!
The flowers will be provided, but you will need to bring your own paints, brushes, and other supplies.
Saturday, 18 March, 2023
10am - 4pm
£50
