The kitchen garden at Calke

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Beautiful; I can almost feel the warmth on my back! A great drawing.

Posted by Karen Lewis on Thu 27 Jan 15:06:17

Lovely painting Sarah!!

Posted by David Stevens on Thu 27 Jan 15:42:27

Excellent painting Sarah, I will keep my fingers crossed that you get to paint the orchard.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Thu 27 Jan 16:08:38

Great painting Sarah.

Posted by Denise Cat on Thu 27 Jan 16:21:04

Nicely done Sarah. A very good composition.

Posted by Chris Scott on Thu 27 Jan 16:31:29

So much to like here Sarah, really good.

Posted by Heather Love on Thu 27 Jan 16:32:03

Lovely painting Sarah lots of detail as usual including is it a woman collecting veg or a scarecrow😂 brilliant

Posted by Keith Batey on Thu 27 Jan 18:30:06

Thank you Karen, Michael, David, Paul, Denise, Chris, Heather and Keith for your lovely comments. Definitely a scarecrow Keith, she would have a job collecting with no hands! 😉 thanks again.

Posted by Sarah Crouch on Thu 27 Jan 19:10:18

Lovely scene,like the addition of the scarecrow.

Posted by Anne Edwards on Thu 27 Jan 20:12:57

I love this Sarah - it’s so vibrant and warm

Posted by Rachel Wood on Thu 27 Jan 21:00:18

A wonderful bright, colourful and sunny pen and wash Sarah. It gives the feel of your description very well.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Thu 27 Jan 21:02:41

Thank you very much Anne, Rachel and Fiona!

Posted by Sarah Crouch on Fri 28 Jan 06:55:40

Makes me want to be there.

Posted by Shirley May on Fri 28 Jan 08:12:15

Thank you very much Shirley!

Posted by Sarah Crouch on Fri 28 Jan 18:03:57

Nicely done Sarah. There is a lot of warmth in this.

Posted by David Williams on Sat 29 Jan 15:30:38

Thank you very much David - much appreciated.

Posted by Sarah Crouch on Sat 29 Jan 16:12:27

Hang on Studio Wall

27/01/2022

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Pen and watercolour wash from a photo I look in the kitchen gardens at Calke Abbey (National Trust) in the back end of last year. There is a lovely orchard there too which I always tell myself will paint when the blossom is out - maybe this is the year!

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Sarah Crouch

Hello, I am from South Derbyshire. I always loved drawing as a child but only took it up again a few years ago. I love wildlife, the countryside, history and of course art and painting. I studied Biology but currently work at a local studies library. I am hoping to improve my painting and am glad I…

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