Bedside

By Anita Murphy / February 2, 2009 /

pastel on paper I have mentioned several times recently my struggle with trees. Admittedly in paint and a desire to make a recognisable painterly tree. Today Jeff Smith posted these really wonderful trees on his blog in pastel.

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“Squeeze from the bottom” and “Bed Linen”

By Anita Murphy / November 24, 2008 /

6″ x 4″ oil on canvasToday’s daily painting – tube of paint, and it was my husband’s suggestion to have the paint coming out of the tube so I blame him for the sheer extravagance of wasting paint! I’ve discovered that the smoother the object the more fiddly I become and its all I can…

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