Washed and ready, under the kitchen window.

Comments

Very clever Marjorie I like your background effects.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Sun 22 Jan 15:21:50

Nice work Marjorie, lovely composition.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Sun 22 Jan 15:23:55

Terrific painting, fruit look gorgeous,whilst the effect of water on the marble is brilliant.

Posted by andre mulard on Sun 22 Jan 15:25:20

Wow the colours and everything is just great!!!

Posted by Linda Easter on Sun 22 Jan 15:31:06

Lovely work Marjorie.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Sun 22 Jan 15:45:08

Very good and very engaging for a still life!

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sun 22 Jan 15:45:54

brilliant water effects Marjorie, really well observed.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sun 22 Jan 16:05:50

A cracker Marjorie don't they look clean gorgeous colour and texture love it

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Sun 22 Jan 17:07:29

Thanks Val, the more I looked, the more I saw - those little wavy lines are the Venetian blinds.Thankyou Cesare and Andre and Linda and Margaret! Gudrun, this was a happy accident, I hadn't set out to paint it but the reflections just caught my eye. And thanks again, Carole and Dennis.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Sun 22 Jan 18:02:35

Really very good Marjorie :)

Posted by Louise Naimian on Sun 22 Jan 21:11:53

Great!!!!

Posted by Russell Edwards on Sun 22 Jan 21:16:26

Lovely composition and very well painted Marjorie.

Posted by Henry Martin on Mon 23 Jan 04:29:06

A smashing still life with a difference Marjorie! What a great idea!

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Mon 23 Jan 11:49:08

Sorry about the late Thankyou - Louise, Russell, Henry and Satu!

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Mon 23 Jan 19:33:08

So very unusual Marjorie, caught my eye those shapes and colours.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Mon 23 Jan 22:03:43

Thanks again John.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Mon 23 Jan 22:06:30

Inventive and clever Marjorie! Apologies for late comment, I'm trying to catch up!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Tue 24 Jan 18:59:42

Hang on Studio Wall

22/01/2017

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Water based oils on unprimed mountboard. Washed some fruit, put them on a marble board by the sink and I saw a "camera obscura" image of the opposite building on the board. I've just been reading David Hockney's books on the subject. What a coincidence!

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Marjorie Firth

Still Life, seascapes and portraits are my favourite subjects. I paint whatever takes my fancy, am self-taught and, from time to time, attend short courses. I paint in a variety of media, oils are my favourite. I enjoy the challenge of entering the monthly POL competitions and have exhibited 5 times…

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