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I was back at Stoneywell National Trust today in Leicestershire, to hand over my cottage painting from last week for exhibition there, and to paint as it was such a lovely day. I concentrated on the old stable yard this time, which was a great subject.  In progress...  The finished painting... ‘Stoneywell stables, October’, oil on 6 x 8” canvas panel
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As is normal for the U.K., the weather so far this October has been a bit hit and miss. We’ve had some of the hottest October days ever recorded and some very wet and windy weather, so it’s been a bit of a mix between plein air and studio work for me. Here’s a couple of recent pics of studio paintings...    Making the most of the exceptionally warm October weather yesterday, I headed off to paint at the stunning Stoneywell, a unique and quirky arts and crafts style cottage in Leicestershire. The property is now owned and cared for by the National Trust, and is well worth a visit if you can.  a pic of the painting on site. The sky was really that blue!  the finished painting - ‘Stoneywell, October’, oil on 8 x 10” canvas panel I’ve been feeling a little poorly this week with an ear infection, and feeling a bit dizzy from the antibiotics today, so thought it would be wiser to stay close to home to paint. So here’s my painting of the dining room...  . I wanted to paint the lovely handpainted cabinet together with the sunflowers and Anthropologie plate my sister in law recently bought me. The light and the blue-grey colours really caught my eye, and perfectly complement the yellow of the sunflowers. This is the finished painting. It’s the sort of subject that you can carry on fiddling with forever, but I want to keep the spontaneous brushwork, so I’m calling it finished as it is...  ‘Sunflowers and the Anthropologie plate’, 5x4”, oil on canvas panel - available to purchase It’s been nice to get out and enjoy some of the late summer sun in September. Here are a couple of local places in Derbyshire I’ve been painting...  Painting at Hopton Hall, on their Derbyshire day open day  ‘Kitchen window at Hopton Hall’, 10x8” oil on canvas panel - available to purchase  Painting the bandstand at Belper’s River Gardens  ‘River Gardens bandstand, Belper’, 8x10” oil on canvas panel - available to purchase I love old buildings, the older the better! Living in England fortunately means that there are plenty to choose from, including this one. This is St John’s Chapel, the oldest building in Belper (my home town). It dates from the 12th century so certainly fits into the ‘old’ category! It was a delight to paint - those ancient stone walls bathed in morning sunlight, and lots of lovely green foliage and flowers to add interest. A lovely mornings painting!   ‘Morning sun, St John’s Chapel, Belper’, 8x10”, oil on canvas panel - available to purchase So, when it’s too dark to paint outside, what do you do? Paint the dog, that’s what! And a sleeping Labrador is even better...    in progress shot of my painting of Hobb's Cafe, Monsal Dale (nearly finished)  painting in action!  the best way to paint! in the sunny garden of the Monsal Head Hotel pub  completed painting 'Hobb's Cafe' on 8 x 8" canvas panel  the more sketchy one done in the beer garden - I love the spontaneity of this one. 8 x 8' oil on canvas panel   Plein air painting at the beautiful rose gardens at Hopton Hall, in Derbyshire, not far from where I live.
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