French Meadow

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Great job with the palette knife, very precise Andrea. I love this eye-level view, can almost hear the birds chirping and the blue sky is gorgeous Thank you for your generous comment on my coloured pencil effort!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sun 23 Nov 17:21:26

Thanks Carole, the eye-level view came easily, I had to stand in a ditch at the side of the lane to get the photograph I worked from! You are welcome re my comment (another easy one) your artwork deserves compliments and I think your coloured pencil work is really super.

Posted by Andrea Hook on Mon 24 Nov 21:55:21

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13/04/2015

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Another impasto artwork, acrylic on block canvas with painted sides.This meadow adjoined the farm where we stayed on holiday in France. I loved the tangle of wild flowers and plants at the edge, with the view of the trees on the horizon, and challenged myself to capture it all, using only palette knives and no brush work.

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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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