The Bowing Oak, Lindholme Hall

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I love it Martin. It is up there with your best.

Posted by David Williams on Wed 08 May 08:49:33

Superb artwork Martin 👌

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Wed 08 May 08:50:30

What amazing work with those intertwining branches. Very beautiful Martin.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Wed 08 May 09:35:13

Glorious Martin, I would have gone stir crazy trying to paint this!

Posted by Heather Love on Wed 08 May 09:36:56

Ancient indeed! This calls to mind the ancient 'temperate' forest I found myself admiring when in Maentwrog, North Wales, in the New Year...certainly will try some painting....thanks for the inspiration!

Posted by Jo Morton on Wed 08 May 09:44:03

Fantastic Martin. A great painting.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Wed 08 May 09:50:14

Lovely work

Posted by Petra Palmeri on Wed 08 May 09:50:24

I agree with David but, really, all of your work is first rate Martin. I’ve said it before but your sensitivity and lightness of touch are evident.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Wed 08 May 10:00:05

This is a cracker Martin. I love these old trees, and this is a superb painting. Recently I went back to Greenwich Park in London, my playground when I was a nipper. Some wonderful ancient trees there, including many huge chestnut trees planted in King Charles II's time when he had the park redesigned. The most famous tree there is known as Queen Elizabeth I's oak, apparently she used to sit under it. When I was a kid it was dead but still upright, it's since collapsed, but it's been kept as a magnificent ruin.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Wed 08 May 10:45:31

Brilliant work Martin

Posted by Russell Edwards on Wed 08 May 11:06:42

Superb work, Martin, these ancient trees have so much character.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Wed 08 May 12:19:05

Fabulous work Martin!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Wed 08 May 13:59:00

Magnificent tree, magnificent painting Martin!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 08 May 14:56:33

Now that IS a tree Martin! Superb twists and turns with great tonal work.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Wed 08 May 15:13:12

Really good, Martin

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Wed 08 May 15:55:03

Stunning.

Posted by Denise Cat on Wed 08 May 16:01:16

Beautiful.

Posted by Emma Price on Wed 08 May 16:56:01

Gosh that looks complicated, you have caught the 3D effect really well here David, well done.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Wed 08 May 17:52:47

This is superb Martin, I love seeing trees in their various forms and you have captured this so well

Posted by Cheryl Allen on Wed 08 May 18:59:23

A superb tree! So intricate and intertwining!

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Wed 08 May 19:26:24

You had fun with this one! I wonder if you used a touch of white paint or ink for some of the twiggy bits, or left them for the white paper to describe, but whatever you did it's very certainly worked.

Posted by Robert Jones, Napa on Wed 08 May 21:06:26

Wonderful in every way Martin!

Posted by Sarah Crouch on Wed 08 May 22:26:06

Wow. Thanks very much everyone for your really supportive comments. Always much appreciated

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Thu 09 May 08:35:14

Wow love this 🥰

Posted by Faye Patrick on Thu 16 May 21:58:56

Thanks very much Faye

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Fri 17 May 06:48:00

Hang on Studio Wall

08/05/2024

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I love the way this ancient tree has been left to do its own thing. Sketched in early March before the leaves hid the wonderful convoluted branches, some of which are dead and sun bleached. Fude pen with carbon ink and watercolour washes on Saunders Waterford HP paper block. 12x16”

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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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