Le Tour de France 2014

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Hi, Barrie . I was drawn to this after seeing your interesting brightly coloured ropes on the from page. I could not resist looking when I saw the title 2014. The whole is very Garrowby Hill. Do you use acrylics? I think they would suit your style.

Posted by sian strandjones on Sat 03 Aug 15:43:11

Spot on. I took a lot of inspiration from Garrowby Hill. For the road I mirror-imaged the road in the foreground of Garrowby Hill. I've been very much inspired by Hockney since visiting his exhibition at the Royal Academy last year. I used to paint in oils,but fortuitously discovered my work was better when pastelled, when I bought a small box of pastels to do some outside sketching.

Posted by Barrie Jervis on Mon 05 Aug 16:47:31

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31/03/2015

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This is an imaginary view of the Tour de France pelaton speeding downhill in the countryside. It was painted to celebrate the award of the Start in 2014 to Yorkshire. The country itself is ambiguous. It could be France or England. The white cliffs could be those of France or Dover; the chateau is clearly French, but there's an English house, too. The lavender fields could be those of Provence or of Norfolk. The idea is to portray the spirit of this Anglo-French event. Well, it's French really. The artistic influences clearly include Hockney and some Cezanne. Who else, I wonder?

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Barrie Jervis

Amateur artist. I work mainly in pastels and principally on landscapes. I attend life classes working in charcoal. pen, conte crayon, and pastels. Sometimes I have painted in oils. I possess A-level Art, a certificate in painting studies, and have attended three pastel painting courses. I am a…

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