A Spoonful of Sugar

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Good for you Andrea, a lovely story. Great detail in your picture.

Posted by Frances Tuck on Fri 01 May 11:08:40

Fabulous story and a fabulous painting!

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 01 May 11:26:47

I love the detail, and a great story.

Posted by Katy Dean on Fri 01 May 12:50:59

Wonderful painting. ❤

Posted by Jennifer Edwards on Fri 01 May 13:47:15

Lovely painting and story. It's good to paint with a personal angle.

Posted by Linda Wilson on Fri 01 May 17:32:32

Thank you Frances, she was a beautiful bee and I was hopeful the spoonful of sugared water trick would work. So glad it did! :- )

Posted by Andrea Hook on Fri 01 May 20:53:31

Thank you Heather, it was a little nerve-wracking waking in the morning and wondering if she was ok. I woke at 7am and she woke at quarter to ten! (I guess we all appreciate a little lie-in after bed and breakfast away somewhere!)

Posted by Andrea Hook on Fri 01 May 20:56:53

Thank you Katy, first time I have had a bee sleep-over at our house for sure!

Posted by Andrea Hook on Fri 01 May 20:58:35

Thank you Jennifer, she stayed at ours over 14 hours and by the time she left, I already knew I wanted to paint her portrait - so I took a quick photo while she was busy!

Posted by Andrea Hook on Fri 01 May 21:02:14

Thank you Linda, sometimes you go looking for inspiration and sometimes inspiration literally comes to you! So glad we had our window open that evening.

Posted by Andrea Hook on Fri 01 May 21:06:08

That is lovely.

Posted by Shirley May on Tue 08 Feb 08:09:53

Hang on Studio Wall

01/05/2020

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This queen bumblebee flew through our open bathroom window a couple of weeks ago and appeared too exhausted to take off again. We tried the teaspoon of sugared water trick, but she fell asleep soon afterwards and ended up sending the night on the tiles (!) She was fine again the next morning and flew off confidently with that signature zig-zag. I like to think that she’s well on her way to establishing her nest right now. I hope so :- ) 10 cms square. Oil on canvas board.

About the Artist

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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