over the hills and faraway

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hi Sylvia I like the wavy feel to this one . have you heard the the beautiful song by john tams called over the hills and far away its kinda sad for the soldiers who took the kings shilling

Posted by dennis roberts on Mon 28 Jul 07:55:34

No Dennis I have not heard the origins of that expression, I shall go and look it up . Somehow in my head it was from a nursery rhyme about pigs...shows how wrong you can be. Thanks for looking. S .

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Mon 28 Jul 08:28:04

This makes me think of a lava flow.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Mon 28 Jul 09:49:21

Just love all that colour! No more painting over this canvas :)

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Mon 28 Jul 10:11:52

Thanks for looking Gudrun and Sarah. Yes I think with a bit of refinement it might not be painted over.

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Mon 28 Jul 21:26:48

Never let is be said that you are afraid of strong colour!! Very striking painting.

Posted by Thea Cable on Mon 28 Jul 23:18:32

So true Thea. I think it was Monet who as he aged used brighter and brighter colours , something to do with his eyesight. So maybe I have the colour thingy in common with him, certainly the ageing . Ta for looking.

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Tue 29 Jul 12:40:24

Hang on Studio Wall

13/04/2015

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A canvas that really does not want to be painted...It has been painted over soooo many times. I decided to play and have come up with this, I still think it has a way to go . But with a bit of luck I shan't paint over it.

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Sylvia Evans

Sylvia Evans. I am mainly a self taught artist, though I did spend a year at Rochdale School of Art in the late 1950’s. I was then made to get a “Proper Job” by my father, so I spent the next few years in a nursing career. I married and had a family, just picking up a pencil to amuse my…

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