A lovely half term week spent with friends and five dogs down on the Cornish coast near Hayle. Although I only made small sketches, I was happy to sit on the cliff top overlooking the huge expanse of water and sand that leads from Gwithian […]
Ode to Midsummer
This morning I took a walk with my Border Terrier (River) up Walker’s Hill near Alton Barnes and soaked up the warm midsummer sunshine. Things have generally been pretty good for me recently. My stress about art and life have dissipated and I’m just getting […]
Blustery Early Winter
It was blustery this morning and a chilly one too. This oil on paper, 49 x 60 cm almost flew off into the distance.
Alton Barnes November 2021
It’s been a while since I last painted. This hiatus is due to a number of things: work; COVID; parenting, and general laziness, but also to a lack of confidence. Today, however, I made a pact with myself that I would go out and paint […]
New for sale
Straight from the framers (Original Glory in Devizes). ‘Cornish Pottery and Apples’ 2021. Oil on board, 33cm x 28cm. £295 – free delivery to anywhere in UK. Contact me (durfun2@hotmail.com)
Studio Still Life
I’ve been busy recently with my ‘other’ (paid) work at The Pound arts centre in Corsham; A new job with new responsibilities and a different focus to what I’ve been used to. I’m setting that up as an excuse for the lack of painting that […]
Recently Sold
I keep forgetting to list all my paintings for sale on here. Most often I’m publishing to my Instagram page (@durfun) and forgetting to add them here. Here are a couple of most recent paintings sold.
From Huish Hill, June 2021
Here’s a small painting (oil on paper) looking across the Pewsey Vale from Huish towards Oare. Lots of memories for me in this place.
Apples and Cornish Pottery
Back after a short break with a small 10’’ x 8’’ oil on board. Not sure why I was so reluctant to start painting again. Probably lockdown: got me beat down. I got my hopes up for some bright light inspiration and I realised I […]
Still Life, January 2021
I’ve just finished working on a much larger still life in oil on canvas and I’ve been sharing the process on my Instagram account (@durfun). It’s not perfect. There are composition, colour and other issues I’d like to change, but I don’t want to dabble […]
Marmite, and other objects
A fairly quick sketch completed in between working. I’m looking to develop and push more in this direction.
Trying to relax
Lockdown 3.0: it’s been a bit tough so far. My husband has kidney stones; my son isn’t dealing very well with the pressure of home school, and our puppy is now a teenage ‘home wrecker.’ So, I’ve turned back to my oil sketches. I’m trying […]
Jonathan Mansfield 