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Experiencing the natural world through art

Weare GiffArd, North Devon

8/29/2017

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Balsam on the River Torridge. Carolyn Lamb. August 2017. Oil. 20x20 cm.
Himalayan Balsam is an alien introduced species that  is restricted under the Wildlife and Countryside act 1981 as it swamps native flora. Like Japanese knotweed, Rhododendron and Hottentot Fig, (three more garden escapees), it is extremely difficult to eradicate. But for artistic purposes it makes nice splashes of pink for my river bank painting. Sitting on the banks of the River Torridge at Weare Giffard in North Devon, I enjoyed several glimpses of passing kingfishers on the two days I was painting this.
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It wasn't all art and sightseeing. The local pub ' The Cyder Presse' had three music events while we were there and I was able to sketch the 14 musicians who turned up on open mike night.
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Before Holidays, August, 2017

8/27/2017

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Boats , Tide Out, Seamills , Bristol. Carolyn Lamb. 15 Aug 2017. 9" x 12". It's not deja-vu. This is another watercolour of the scene I did on the 25th July but this time with more boats on the mud..
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Rock House Gatepost and Scots Pine, Elberton, S. Gloucestershire. Carolyn Lamb. Oil. 12 Aug 2017. 20x20cm. Lots to paint at this beautiful old 16th c house, but I liked the mounting block and gatepost and old Scots pine
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Clevedon Arts Club 61st Annual Exhibition August 2017

8/27/2017

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Ready to Dive. Carolyn Lamb 2016. Oil. 20x20cm
Visited the Clevedon Arts Club 61st Annual Exhibition today as it ends tomorrow ( August Bank Holiday Monday). This is the first time I have exhibited with them and I had two out of three works accepted.
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Reflection Pool, Holt Farm, Blagdon. Carolyn Lamb . Oil. 2015. 20x20cm.
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Two Views of the River Avon

8/1/2017

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Tide out, Where the Trym meets the Avon, Sea Mills Station. Carolyn Lamb 25 July 2017 watercolour. 9x12".
Last weeks painting spots are only 1.2 miles apart. The River Trym joins the River Avon at Sea Mills where remains of the 18th century Sea Mills Dock walls remain below the iron railway bridge serving the Severn Beach Line. Fly across the river for 1.2 miles and over the brow of the green field on the right of my watercolour and you get to Ham Green House.  But because of the River Avon it is 8.3 miles by car.
My second picture is the Gothic Folly at Ham Green House, looking  towards Kingsweston Down and Horseshoe bend on the River Avon. It was built around 1760, accredited to architect James Bridges who rebuilt St Nicholas Church and Bristol Bridge. The folly has been restored by Penny Brohn Cancer Care, the current owners of Ham Green House.

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Kingsweston Down and The Avon from the Folly, Ham Green House, Pill. Carolyn Lamb. July 29 2017. Oil. 5" x7".
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