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ARTFINDER: River Browney & the Sound of a Passing Train (September) by Mark Thirlwell - My landscape works tend to be of places seldom ap…

A couple of hours work this afternoon. 'Blue Barn' is a painting based on a drawing made at Tunstall, near Wolsingham. The second work is from a life drawing 'Figure 2' . Neither work is finished.  ' Blue Barn' - Unfinished ' Figure 2' - Unfinished 

ARTFINDER: Fugue, September by Mark Thirlwell - This is an oil and ink on canvas abstract paintin…

Figure 1, Blue/Magenta  

 I have not used this blog for a while, so how long I continue to use it is uncertain but here goes. The morning spent finishing the painting 'Oranges, Gull and 3 appropriately arranged pears' which will be up for sale in a few days as orange takes a little while to dry. The afternoon was spent doing a rough and quick life drawing elements of which I will keep for a further more refined rendition, I may also use the negative image of the drawing for a possible screen or cyanotype series of prints. ' Oranges, Gull and 3 Appropriately Arranged Pears'- 2020 Detail of above ' Figure 2' initial drawing  Negative of above

'Kirkcarrion' Preparatory drawings for 'Kirkcarrion' 'Oranges, Pears & Small Animal Skull' 'Oranges, Gull and Three Appropriately Arranged Pears'  Drawings for small skull