Haddenham Gallery Cafe

28-10-2010
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Coffee at Haddenham Galleries, Ely, Cambridgeshire, while delivering my Christmas Show pieces.

Corpus Christi College - Cambridge, UK

CorpusChristiCollege-Cambridge
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7x9"
Noodlers Walnut ink and watercolour

One of the many fabulous buildings in Cambridge sketched ready to show at the Gallery in their Christmas exhibit.

Haddenham Gallery

09-09-10b
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Haddenham Gallery, Haddenham, Ely, Cambridgeshire. UK

Happy Birthday To Me

Sketched at Haddenham Galleries, Cambridgeshire.

Yep, today is my birthday and I can't think of a better way to share it with all my blogger friends than to invite you to join me in my favourite tipple...A cup of coffee!
Enjoy!

A Trip To Haddenham Galleries

Above is the view from my studio window, painted in acrylic after loading my car with works to present at Haddenham Gallery.



I arrived early and indulged in a coffee on the decking outside the gallery overlooking the sculpture garden entrance, which is marked by this lovely old tree.



After my meeting, I parked up in the village and sketched the scene above of Haddenham Baptist church.

My meeting went very well. I have been asked to contribute in a mixed exhibition in April and was offered two panels around June time.
Melinda was very interested in my sketchbooks, they seem to steal the show where ever I go, she thinks that my sketch pages would appeal and asked if I had thought of framing some for sale. Obviously they appeal to me, I love creating them.
So, I am in the process of taking my small watercolour block around with me, aswell as my sketchbook. I could just re-produce works up at home but I believe I would try to perfect them too much and I think the essence of these designs lies within 'the moment'.
At this point, I am thinking I will fill one panel with framed sketches and the other with small plein air acrylics on canvas, giving the whole exhibit an 'on location' theme.

I have not framed a sketch compilation before and I have painted just 3 plein air acrylics and 'this' is my idea for my very first gallery show!!! ALL of the work needs to be produced before the show, approx 12 canvasses and 12 sketches, ALL plein air works and I live in England known for it's reliable weather!
How exciting!

Cat Amongst The Pigeons Exhibition

'Beaters' - Acrylic on canvas 6"x16" each

This is the pair I whipped up for the exhibition at Haddenham gallery, based on beaters at a pheasant shoot. The exhibition will include works with either cats or birds as a subject from various artists and I felt that depicting them in a sporting scene would bring something different to the mix.

Cat Amongst The Pigeons Exhibition

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This was the first coloured pencil piece I ever created, I've blogged it before, I haven't created many coloured pencil pieces. Since finishing it, I have had it sat in my browser in a mount...today I collected a frame for it as I have finally decided to exhibit it.
'Bill' has been accepted into the 'Cat Amongst The Pigeons' exhibition at Haddenham Galleries, which runs from 3 April - 2 May, along with two other pieces I painted especially for the show.
I will downsize the photos and upload them in my next post.