"Ooo Look! Squirrel" Lowther Castle and Gardens
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Honest I have finished it, I completed it in August 2016! I haven't worked on it everyday or every month. I've done it when I've felt like it. Hey, I'm a Full Time brewer of beer, not a stay at home Girfy (Girlfriend doing wife duties ;-) ) as I call myself. But, if it was a commission I'd probably have had it down in a month or two. I've since sold four prints of it, limited to 100. And, I'm still debating whether to sell the original.
I have also produced some coasters of it with the help of my potter friends Kiln and some tiles supplied by Travis Perkin's. These I will pop on once I've shown you the final painting. This was the first photo I'd taken of the painting. If you notice the castle hasn't even been drawn in yet. |
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I don't always work on the same side, or, do the entire plant, bush, or tree in one go. What I do is when I have mixed up the paint I try to complete that part of the painting that will require that colour, as I know I will probably not be able to replicate it like for like.
I use a mix of Gouache, Acrylic and Watercolour. |
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The finished painting.
Those who have been to Lowther Castle and Gardens will know that there is no hill to view the castle at that particular angle. What I have done is create a painting about all the things we love about Lowther castle and gardens. I say almost all - there has to be another two paintings in there somewhere from me. The Herons stomping ground is in the trees in front of the castle (roughly around where I've situated the Squirrel). There are plenty of different mushrooms at different times through the year dotted through the gardens, a great place to start to learn about them. The castle is a renovation in progress and at the time of drawing the painting the Partiere had just been created. The popular trees that flank this area are how I'd imagine it to be.
Lowther Castle and Gardens can be found here on their website. They now have a fantastic wooden castle for the children to play in. It is massive, big enough for the adults to play in too!
If you would like to purchase this painting please contact me on the contact form and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
Those who have been to Lowther Castle and Gardens will know that there is no hill to view the castle at that particular angle. What I have done is create a painting about all the things we love about Lowther castle and gardens. I say almost all - there has to be another two paintings in there somewhere from me. The Herons stomping ground is in the trees in front of the castle (roughly around where I've situated the Squirrel). There are plenty of different mushrooms at different times through the year dotted through the gardens, a great place to start to learn about them. The castle is a renovation in progress and at the time of drawing the painting the Partiere had just been created. The popular trees that flank this area are how I'd imagine it to be.
Lowther Castle and Gardens can be found here on their website. They now have a fantastic wooden castle for the children to play in. It is massive, big enough for the adults to play in too!
If you would like to purchase this painting please contact me on the contact form and I will get back to you as soon as possible.