Bowl of Sunshine

By Anita Murphy / January 3, 2009 /

oil on canvas, 20″ x 16″ I had all sorts of intentions today to go and paint plein air. I spent at least an hour yesterday evening packing up watercolours, brushes (both oil and watercolour0 pencils, drawing pens, water, jam jars, plastic plates to act as palettes, kitchen towl, an old tea towel, two canvases…

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6 O’clock Shadow

By Anita Murphy / January 2, 2009 /

The name is a misnomer – it was two o’clock but I prefer the play on words! We have a covered back balcony (the sides are just wooden bars with netting) and in the afternoon the sun shines through and makes wonderful shadows with the bars. Ever since we arrived here I have wanted to…

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New Year’s Resolutions – failed again!

By Anita Murphy / June 2, 2008 /

My New Year’s resolution for this year was to produce vast amounts of artwork – ok, I’ll revise that. My New Year’s resolution for this year was to produce a regular supply of work, to post on my blog at least on a weekly basis and I have failed on both counts. Life, basically got…

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