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Cheddar GORGE in the mist

3/28/2017

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Although I have painted in Cheddar Gorge before ( 8 of them on show at Caffee Clifton at the moment), this was my first chance to paint from the Cheddar Village side. I had 5 working days on my artist retreat and did 4 oils, 4 tiny sketches, 3 slightly bigger sketches and a card for mothers day. Gorge View Cottage on Birch Hill is elevated so has a  great view of cottages and cliffs from the windows  and you can stay warm inside while you paint.
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Cheddar Gorge from Gorge View Cottage. C Lamb. ink. Mar 20th 2017. I started with this very small sketch (3 1/2" x 5 1/8") to get to know the view. I found the variety and angles of cottage roofs as interesting as the cliffs.
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The Gorge from Cheddar Village. C Lamb. 20th-24th Mar 17. Oil on board. 7" x 9 1/2". I started this oil as a preliminary study for a larger version but ended up working on bits of this every day instead.
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Forecast on the 21st was for rain by 3pm but I braved the variable overcast weather to walk to the top above the Gorge ( north side), in the hope I could do an oil. Did this quick ink sketch first to try and understand the rock structures.
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Cheddar Gorge from Above. C Lamb. Oil on Board. 21st March 17. With the small set of paints I took with me I managed 4 hours before I had to retreat after it hailed twice and a gust of wind blew my plastic carrying case over the edge. Luckily the painting landed in the grass beside me.
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Entrance to Cheddar Gorge at Lion Rock. Carolyn Lamb Mar 21st. ink and watercolour.
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Winter mistiness outdoors but brightness inside with a Daffodils Card for Mothers Day. Watercolour.
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Winter mistiness, Cheddar Gorge. Carolyn Lamb . Oil on Canvas. 23rd-24th March 2017. 8" x 20".
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Artist retreat at  Gorge View Cottage, Cheddar

3/26/2017

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I brought my pink shoes with the idea of setting up a still life to paint when it got dark. A sort of homage to Anne Redpath's 'Red shoes (Indian Rug)' 1942, National Galleries of Scotland. I was really pleased to find Indian rugs at the cottage.
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Woodburner with pink shoes. Carolyn Lamb. Oil on Board . March 23rd and 24th 2017. Furnishings included a wicker chair so this is also a nod to Gwen John's Corner of an Artists Room, 1907-9,( Graves Art Gallery Sheffield)
 Just back from 6 nights at Gorge View Cottage, Cheddar which I rented to enjoy an artists retreat at my favourite painting spot. A chance to paint from the village end of the gorge and paint views out the window in comfort and peace and quiet, undisturbed by miserable weather, rain, cold winds or mobs of passers-by.
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Pitt Pen Sketches: Marina, Jane and Life Class

3/14/2017

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2 hours of Marina Coloni on 4th March 2017
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Half hour each of Jane Cawson and J.., 7th March 2017
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Two hours at Will Stevens Life drawing class. One hour of the man in denim and one hour of the rest including about 1 minute of Will ( top right). 9th March 2017. Some people can draw very quickly but this is the speed I draw at.
I like Pitt Artist Pens (Faber-Castell) because you can draw but with colour. These are permanent colours , unlike most felt- tips.  But once you make a mark you are committed. No rubbing out. As I have been drawing portraits over winter I was attracted to draw the sketchers at Will Stevens Life Class rather than the life models.
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Lion and Gorilla At Bristol Zoo

3/8/2017

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Lion waiting hopefully for food. Bristol zoo. Ink . 28 Feb 2017
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Jock the gorilla eating . Ink. 2nd Mar 2017.
As it is a zoological Garden there are some lovely mature trees and I'm also doing studies of the Midland Hawthorn.
It is still too cold to do more than quick sketches but I can nip into the butterfly house for a warm up.
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cheddar gorge, at caffee Clifton, March 2017

3/3/2017

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PictureTrees in Landslip Quarry, Cheddar C. Lamb. 2016 oil. and Elm tree at Horseshoe Bend, Cheddar, C. Lamb. Oil .
      Cheddar Gorge is one of my favourite painting spots. I am showing  8  paintings of these dramatic cliffs done over several years. It is great to see them exhibited all together.
 The exhibition is at Caffee Clifton, St Pauls Road, Bristol BS8  from 1st March 2017 for a month.  The café is open from 8-6pm Mon to Sat and 10-6pm on Sundays.

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