Owner: The Red Shoes URL:http://muddyredshoes.blogspot.com Join Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 16:43:14 -0600 Rating:0 Site Description: Fantastic paintings almost every day. An artist living in southern Brittany, selling paintings, talking about art and other things. Just good stuff. Site statistics:Click here
Rusty Little Bell 2006-12-20 12:48:00 Rusty Little Bell10 cm x 15 cm. 4 in x 6 in.Watercolour“Another small study of a tiny rusty bell. I keep lots of thing just for sentimental reasons, rusty and old it still chimes its way through Christmas.”These little pictures are for sale.30 pounds (UK) 60 dollars (USA) or 44 euros (Europe)Postage included.
Russian Bell 2006-12-19 10:11:00 Russian Bell10 cm x 15 cm. 4 in x 6 in.Watercolour“This is part of my bell collection, a little bell from Russia. A simple pleasure, to begin the day with some very relaxing watercolour.” Read more:Russian
Mirror Ball 2006-12-18 19:18:00 Mirror Ball10cm x 15 cm. 4 in x 6 in.Watercolour“I have had a really hectic day, trying to do the Christmas shopping, I hate it. I came home and did some painting, getting lost in the blues and reflections of the little mirror ball and the clear glass ornament. Am now restored.”
Red Bells 2006-12-16 11:42:00 Red Bells16cm x 16cm. 6.3in x 6.3in.Oil on stretched canvas“Back to small paintings, these are part of my Christmas decoration collection, a great excuse to go and collect very nice nonsense.”This is for sale.60 pounds (UK) 116 dollars (USA) and 90 euros (Europe). This includes the postage.Email me if you are interested.
Early Morning Frost 2006-12-13 09:16:00 EarlyMorningFrost
30cm x 40 cm. 11.8 in x 15.7 in.Watercolour“Frost covers everything, the freezing temperatures making the river thick and sluggish. The sun is just catching the top of the trees beyond.”This is larger than the usual daily painting and so the price, should you be interested in a purchase, is:75 pounds (UK) 148 dollars (USA) 112 euros (Europe).This includes postage. Please email me if you are interested. Read more:Early Morning
Reflection 2006-12-11 07:21:00 Reflection 30cm x 40 cm. 11.8 in x 15.7 in.Watercolour“ River flowing slowly, cold and clear, blue sky. A vapour trail is perfectly reflected in the water.” This is larger than the usual daily painting and so the price, should you be interested in a purchase, is:75 pounds (UK) 148 dollars (USA) 112 euros (Europe).This includes postage. Please email me if you are considering having this to keep for ever, on your wall, to enjoy for a very long time.
Banks of Willow 2006-12-07 10:15:00 Banks of Willow
30cm x 30cm. 12in x 12in.Watercolour“Yesterday I did two paintings, this is the second one. I am so glad that I did, it was indeed a brief window of glorious colour, and today we are back to driving rain and grey sky. These are the willows on the banks of the river Blavet. I loved the way the sky became such an intense colour in the reflections.”Dont forget that you can see a larger image by clicking on the picture.This is for sale.75 pounds (UK) 148 dollars (USA) and 112 euros (Europe). This includes the postage.Email me if you would like to buy this or any of the other paintings.
River Mist 2006-12-05 12:45:00 River Mist16cm x 16cm. 6.3in x 6.3in.Oil on stretched canvas“In the morning mist rises from the river shrouding the valley in soft white clouds. A house appears as just a suggestion and trees are smudges floating above the ground.”This is for sale.60 pounds (UK) 119 dollars (USA) and 90 euros (Europe). This includes the postage.Email me if you would like to buy this or any of the other paintings. Read more:River
Beeswing 2006-12-01 11:26:00 Beeswing16cm x 16cm. 6.3in x 6.3in.Oil on stretched canvas“The French for a still life painting is une nature mort, now is that dead nature or natural death? I suppose it could be both. My windowsill in the studio held this little tableau, I was listening to Richard Thompson singing one of my most favourite songs, “Beeswing” and so this seemed the perfect subject for today’s painting. Sad but beautiful.”This is for sale.60 pounds (UK) 116 dollars (USA) and 90 euros (Europe). This includes the postage.Email me if you would like to buy this or any of the other paintings. It is the countdown to Christmas and paintings make lovely presents, they are just so easy to wrap!
A Winters Day 2006-11-30 13:53:00 A Winters
Day16cm x 16cm. 6.3in x 6.3in.Oil on stretched canvas“The pale winter sun struggles through clouds of grey and rose, brief surges of orange levitate a sombre scene to one of melancholic beauty. The last leaves struggle to leave the black wind torn branches as I wander home across the forgotten fields.”This is for sale.60 pounds (UK) 116 dollars (USA) and 90 euros (Europe). This includes the postage.Email me if you would like to buy this or any of the other paintings.
Beach in Winter 2006-11-25 13:17:00 Beach
in Winter30cm x 30cm. 12in x 12in.Watercolour“Wind, huge clouds, foam whipping up off the sea, banks of kelp on the sand, salt in the air. Winter on the beach is lonely, powerful and defiantly bracing. We scurry home looking forward to bowls of hot soup by the fire.This is for sale.75 pounds (UK) 144 dollars (USA) and 112 euros (Europe). This includes the postage.Email me if you would like to buy this or any of the other paintings.
Rain Filled Sky 2006-11-24 09:59:00 SOLDRain Filled Sky16cm x 16cm. 6.3in x 6.3in.Watercolour“Down by the “military beach” blocks of concrete lie among the dune grasses, left over from another time. They are slowly being coloured with salt hardy lichens in greys and oranges. Briefly the sun highlights the man made structures while the sky brews up another rain storm.”This is for sale.60 pounds (UK) 116 dollars (USA) and 90 euros (Europe). This includes the postage.Email me if you would like to buy this or any of the other paintings.
Frost 2006-11-23 11:52:00 Frost16cm x 16cm. 6.3in x 6.3in.Oil on stretched canvas“The morning is sharp and cold, each blade of grass seems to snap as I walk. The world has been toned down with copious additions of white; the colours are subtle and pale. Later in the day the sun will create frost shadows.”This is for sale.60 pounds (UK) 116 dollars (USA) and 90 euros (Europe). This includes the postage.Email me if you would like to buy this or any of the other paintings. Read more:Frost
Breton Morning 2006-11-22 09:22:00 BretonMorning
16cm x 16cm. 6.3in x 6.3in.Oil on stretched canvas“In Brittany at this time of year, as the trees rapidly loose their leaves and the pale sun highlights a damp and waiting earth, there is a sense of ancient forces. Old beliefs live within the stones and forests; mossy paths hold powerful secrets and big sky’s watch over this Celtic land. Walking out this morning it is as if everything is for the first time. The ancient magic is here and now. The world is new. Which I suppose it is, every single day, it is just that we don’t always notice it.”This is for sale.60 pounds (UK) 116 dollars (USA) and 90 euros (Europe). This includes the postage.Email me if you would like to buy this or any of the other paintings, Christmas is coming.
Dew on the Wire 2006-11-19 10:49:00 Dew on the Wire16cm x 16cm. 6.3in x 6.3in.Oil on stretched canvas“Very early in the morning, I feel like a photographer in a dark room watching shapes develop as the gathering light gives everything form. The sun creeps up above the horizon and suddenly a humble fence wire becomes encrusted with diamonds. To watch a baby day be born is a rich gift.”This is for sale.60 pounds (UK) 116 dollars (USA) and 90 euros (Europe). This includes the postage.Email me if you are interested, or just want to chat!
Champignon de Paris 2006-11-18 10:02:00 Champignon de Paris
16cm x 16cm. 6.3in x 6.3in.Oil on stretched canvas“Little button mushrooms, a study of white, well there is hardly any white here just little subtleties of tone and colour. The vegetable session is finished now. So the winter casserole was a bit of a strange one, no onions and some beans and bacon would have been nice. The call of the fields is too strong, the weather is sharp and frosty and I am off out with my dog and my sketch book to do some studies for next week’s paintings.”This is for sale.60 pounds (UK) 116 dollars (USA) and 90 euros (Europe). This includes the postage.Email me if you want some longer lasting vegetables for your kitchen.
Field Track 2006-09-22 09:18:00 SOLDFieldTrack
22 cm x 15 cm. 8.7 in x 6 in.Watercolour“Another misty morning, it has been such a dry summer that autumn seems to have arrived quickly. The hedge rows and field edges are rich with burnt oranges and a thousand different browns.”
Dark Clouds Above The Beach 2006-08-14 11:22:00 SOLDDark Clouds
Above The Beach
30 cm x 30 cm. 12 in x 12in.Watercolour“Heavy dark clouds hung over the beach while strong sunlight illuminated the long stretch of sand. The sea was a deep viridian green.”
Nude At The Window 2007-03-20 14:28:00 Nude At The Window
25.5cm x 20.5cm. 10 in x 8 in.Oil gesso board.This is the start of some life studies, it is one of my favourite subjects to paint and I haven’t done any for a while, there will be more.60 pounds (UK) 116 dollars (USA) and 85 euros (Europe). This includes the postage.
Wood Store 2006-07-05 15:52:00 Wood Store
16cm x 8.5cm. 6 1/2in x 3 1/2in.Watercolour “ Just up the lane is Monsieur Louie’s wood store. I believe that a Frenchman is judged by the neatness of his wood store, this one is always neat, tidy and well stocked”Two today, this painting is shown step by step on my other blog, Muddy Red Shoes, click the link to see it being made.
Fallen Bicycle 2006-07-05 15:46:00 Fallen
Bicycle17.7cm x 12.7cm. 7in x 5in.WatercolourSOLD“Yesterday evening, while out sketching, I fell off my bike. Looking at the fallen bicycle it occurred to me that it looked interesting with the spokes and the grass, also that I was afraid of trying to paint machines, however simple, so I gave it a go…”
Elderflower Vodka and Tarte Abricot 2006-07-04 16:03:00 Elderflower Vodka and Tarte Abricot16.8cm x 21.3cm. 6 1/2in x 8 1/2in.Watercolour“ A trip to the boulangerie; it is important to test cakes and tarts otherwise how will we know what we like? We like Tarte Abricot very much”
Market , Hats and Clothes 2006-07-02 17:06:00 Market , Hats and Clothes
20cm x 29.cm. 7 1/2in x 11 1/2in.Watercolour“ In the summer the market has an extra section selling clothes, hats and crafts, very colourful in the sun” Read more:Market
Cemetiere de les Bateau 2006-07-01 18:37:00 Le Cimetiere de les Bateau15cm x 10.5cm. 6in x 4in.Watercolour“ Just up the river from Hennebont is the boat graveyard. Hot and still, great rotting hulks of old boats sit in the quiet river water.”
Barn Door 2006-06-30 15:45:00 Barn Door15cm x 10.5cm. 6in x 4in.Watercolour“ An open barn door on a hot day, inside is all cool, dark and musty.”
Red Door 2006-06-29 15:55:00 SOLDRed Door15cm x 10.5cm. 6in x 4in.Watercolour“An old house in Penquesten, here lives an old man and every day he waters his hydrangea with the washing up water”
Cows 2006-06-27 14:10:00 Cows,Miniature.Watercolour on Ivorine (a man made plastic replacing ivory which is the traditional ground for miniatures)6cm x 8cm or 2 1/4in x 3in.“ Early morning walk with the dog, the cows are very curious and come over to say hello.”
Cherries With a Chinese Box 2006-06-26 13:53:00 Cherries With a Chinese
Box15cm x 10.5cm. 6in x 4in.Watercolour“A line of cherries on a purple cloth next to a Chinese fabric covered box, my favourite colours all together.” Read more:Cherries
Market 2006-06-24 19:11:00 Market,Miniature.Watercolour on Ivorine (a man made plastic replacing ivory which is the traditional ground for miniatures)7cm x 6.5cm or 2 3/4in x 2 1/2in.“ I love the markets here, the colours and people, today we brought some artichokes.” Read more:Market
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