Where Dragons Fly

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How interesting and a lovely painting too

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 01 Apr 08:23:00

Very interesting, Martin - love the painting and the detail on the tree trunks!!

Posted by David Stevens on Mon 01 Apr 08:44:16

Superb artwork Martin.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Mon 01 Apr 09:05:21

This is so beautiful Martin. Love how you have painted the background and how the colours merge so harmoniously. Such expressive trees and branches.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Mon 01 Apr 09:54:54

Great sense of mystery about it Martin. Super use of colour.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Mon 01 Apr 10:04:19

Lovely colours, and very atmospheric, especially the upper branches.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Mon 01 Apr 12:29:34

This is full of atmosphere Martin.

Posted by David Williams on Mon 01 Apr 14:34:57

Thanks for adding your very welcome comments Heather David Stephen Carole John Jenny and David W.

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Mon 01 Apr 15:00:56

Very good Martin.

Posted by Kal Cavan on Tue 02 Apr 11:39:27

I like your title Martin and what a sight it must be to see lots of Dragonflies sunbathing. Love the sinuous branches.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Tue 02 Apr 17:10:02

So very effective. I like how the background washes show through those lovely sinuous tree limbs.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Tue 02 Apr 18:35:45

Thanks Kal Fiona and Spencer. I wish I’d seen the dragonflies myself Fiona as I’ve always been fascinated by them and only ever seen 2 or 3 at most together

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Wed 03 Apr 08:16:14

Has a lovely glow.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Wed 03 Apr 14:25:42

Thanks very much Stephen

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Thu 04 Apr 07:42:07

This definitely caught my eye. I love the textures and colours.

Posted by Jacqueline Smerdon on Thu 04 Apr 10:38:42

Super painting Martin, great trees and markings, the whole composition is very atmospheric.

Posted by Brian Chadwick on Thu 04 Apr 22:05:17

Thanks very much Jacqueline

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Fri 05 Apr 07:59:57

Thanks very much Brian

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Fri 05 Apr 08:00:54

Just spotted this on the banner Martin, rather lovely, especially the colour and light you have added. It has a magical feel to it.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Fri 26 Apr 05:45:21

Thanks very much Tessa. Glad you feel something from it

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Fri 26 Apr 07:00:29

Hang on Studio Wall

01/04/2024

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My wife showed me these interesting oaks at Lindholme Hall and told me about hundreds of dragonflies which were found sunning themselves on the fallen branches. I sketched the tree en plein air with Fude pen and later added colour in studio. The upper branches show black in some lights and silvery in others. This was caused by underpainting with acrylic medium and brushing over some branches again. I enhanced the silvery outlines here and there with pencil. On Moulin de Roy rough 16x12”

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Martin S Taylor

I have been for creating things for over 45 years and love variety so I paint, sculpt, make stained glass and ceramics. I use watercolour, acrylic, pastel and ink in my paintings and work from models, plein air and from photos - which I take lots of especially now phone cameras are so good! My…

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