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 […]
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 […]
Probably one of the last times the view from Alton Barnes will be this clear before Autumn-proper settles in. 60 cm x 60 cm. acrylic on canvas.
The Pewsey Vale is a very special place and it has played an important part in almost all of my life. My family has a deep connection to this place: every lane, copse, field and hill elicits a memory, a story, or an emotion. Maybe its […]
I’m looking forward to the Marlborough Open Studios season (July 2018) and I’ve been busy working on new pieces for the show, including this piece: June 2018, 1. 100 x 100 cm acrylic on canvas. ***SOLD***
Another completed commission. The view of the Vale of Pewsey from Pewsey white horse stretches east to west for miles. There is almost a perfect 360-degree panorama. Choosing just the right part for the painting was taken on the advice of the purchaser. Contact me […]
Acrylic and oil pastel on paper. Framed (plain white wood). Dimensions: 122 cm H x 153 cm W. ***SOLD***
It’s been a busy few months, what with ‘Ancient Landscapes: New Lines’ in Corsham and the City Arts Newbury exhibitions. I’ve been doing more sketching and ‘small scale’ painting in between the shows: watching the season change and the colours darken into summer. Dare I […]
Jonathan Mansfield 