Summer Floral - it's #nationalmeadowsday today!

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A great deal of work in this Andrea, super job and an impressive size!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Sat 04 Jul 10:21:34

Thank you Alan, I really appreciate you taking the time to comment :- ) One of those paintings which seemed to progress on its own - the number of flowers growing with each session!

Posted by Andrea Hook on Sat 04 Jul 10:44:01

Beautiful colours. Lovely painting!

Posted by Loeswantri Hodgson on Sat 04 Jul 11:51:09

Beautiful, and amazing size. I didn’t know it was national meadows day, tempted to see if I have anything to post but it won’t match up to yours!

Posted by Katy Dean on Sat 04 Jul 13:04:37

Thank you so much for your lovely comment Loeswantri :-) I used reference photos from a favourite flower-filled verge-side to help me paint this. This particular patch has such lovely oranges and yellows in it - so uplifting to see ... and such a pleasure to paint as it reminded me of being there too.

Posted by Andrea Hook on Sat 04 Jul 13:12:25

Thank you, very kind of you Katy :- ) Yes, the National Trust are celebrating it today, so I am in good company if that's not accurate! Post away! The more flowers and positive images online the better! (I've just seen your 'Stone Wall & Daisies' so you have no reason to be self-doubting either!) Happy painting and happy National Meadows Day!

Posted by Andrea Hook on Sat 04 Jul 13:20:11

That took some work Andrea, impressive!

Posted by Heather Love on Sat 04 Jul 14:23:32

Thank you so much Heather, it’s actually one I had started and then had to leave when working and painting became too hectic. It was good to have the time to come back to it and actually finish it! I have really enjoyed switching from very small to very big paintings - and back again. Not sure I could ever just stick to this size though! :- 0

Posted by Andrea Hook on Sat 04 Jul 16:42:49

A real labour of love Andrea. Glorious!

Posted by Diana Boanas SWA on Sat 04 Jul 16:51:12

Thank you so very much Diana, very kind of you :-)

Posted by Andrea Hook on Sat 04 Jul 19:02:15

I greatly admire your devotion in achieving such an accomplished array of gorgeous blooms. This is quite a marathon and I love the format of the canvas.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Sun 05 Jul 10:00:01

Very good - bright and beautiful.

Posted by Ceri Jones on Sun 05 Jul 14:10:27

Thank you for your really great comments Carole - you are quite right, it really did feel like a labour of love by about four fifths in! :-)

Posted by Andrea Hook on Sun 05 Jul 19:51:36

Thank you Ceri very kind of you and very much appreciated :-)

Posted by Andrea Hook on Sun 05 Jul 19:52:33

Stunning piece, Andrea. Lovely depth, layers and detail. So much to enjoy!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Mon 06 Jul 14:31:05

Thank you so much Seok :-) it’s off to a new home this week - I’m really going to miss this one!

Posted by Andrea Hook on Mon 06 Jul 16:29:58

Hang on Studio Wall

04/07/2020

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One metre wide painting of wildflowers. Oil on canvas. Painted in June and posted today for #nationalmeadowsday I love seeing flower-filled fields, verges and roadsides and find them constantly uplifting and inspiring :-) This painting was so wide, I needed two table-top easels to hold it while I painted! (My free-standing easel is currently inaccessible, but I am carrying on regardless!)

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Andrea Hook

I’ve painted and sketched since early childhood and my favourite place was the garden, amongst the old fruit trees and raspberry canes. As a student, I studied for a degree in Visual Arts & Geography at Lancaster University and I worked for fifteen years as an illustrator and graphic designer in…

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