Showing posts with label shadows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shadows. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Shady Walk oil painting by Marion Hedger

Shady Walk
Oil on box canvas
40x50cm (16x20inch)

We visited Hanbury Gardens in Italy, last summer on a blistering hot day. The gardens didn't have any parking and the only parking was on the street It was a long uphill walk to the entrance. Imagine our delight when we found this beautiful shaded pergola.

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Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Shimmering Olives - Sold by Marion Hedger

Olive Tree Trio
SOLD
by Marion Hedger
30x24cm (approx 12"x10")
Oil on gessoed panel
palette knife painting


Olive Trees
This is an amalgam of trees from different photos but I quite like the way it came together. I wanted to show how olive trees are blue, turquoise and green all at the same time, particularly if there is a slight breeze blowing.
It is slightly larger that the other four paintings (which can be seen HERE) and this allowed me to concentrate on the form of the trunks. I love the rough, tactile, gnarled bark of the olive trees, a product of the hard pruning they receive.

Niçoise speciality
Here around Nice the olives produced by the trees are very small, but they are delicious and are a Niçoise speciality. We have three olive trees in the garden but I have never preserved the olives as it takes ages to get them to the edible stage. Raw they are extremely bitter and have to be soaked in brine to be edible.

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Monday, October 10, 2016

Shadowland, finished and WIP photos by Marion Hedger

Shadowland
by Marion Hedger
24x30cm oil on canvas panel.

The 30 painting in 30 days challenge has finished - Well it finished at the end of September of course, I have just been a bit slow in collating all my paintings and posting.


The 30 day challenges are fun and it really does make you think about painting and producing art. Some work out and others are not so good but it is the palette knife (or brush) miles that count. I included more larger paintings than my usual 18x24cm than I normally do to allow myself more freedom - sometimes making a composition fit on the smaller boards is difficult, especially if, like me, you have a tendency to put in too much detail. Consequently I had a many more not quite finished paintings than normal.

I am gradually working my way through them adding the final touches. I shall share these as I go along.

Today's painting is 'Shadowland'. It needed more work on the shadows and some touching up on the background colours. I am now happy with it and it reminds me of the day we walked through the dappled shadows in the woods at Chateau la Coste.

Here are some work-in-progress photos:

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Last Light oil painting by Marion Hedger

Last Light by Marion Hedger
30x40cm (approx 12x16") oil on 2cm deep gallery wrapped canvas

A modern impressionist Provence landscape painting of the remains of a Roman Fort near Le Rouret in the Alpes Maritime, France. I liked the way the sun gave the tree a glow and the evening light formed some great shadows.

 The edges of the canvas are painted black, so can be hung without a frame for a contemporary look.

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Thursday, April 7, 2016

CANDLESTICK WITH PALM SHADOWS, 4X12", OIL


When summer comes and the earth tilts just right,  the most beautiful shadows of palms come through my window.

You may have noticed that I have been placing fruit, vegetables and other paintings there for several weeks now.


Isn't nature the most beautiful gift!  Have a wonderful weekend!

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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Olive Tree Trio by Marion Hedger, Oil Painting, Day 13 of the 30 painting challenge

Olive Tree Trio by Marion Hedger
30x24cm (approx 12"x10")
Oil on gessoed panel
palette knife painting
Day 13, 30 days hath September challenge

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After completing the last four tree paintings, I realised I hadn't included any olive trees. So for day 13 I selected a prepared panel I had gessoed earlier.
Olive Trees
This is an amalgam of trees from different photos but I quite like the way it came together. I wanted to show how olive trees are blue, turquoise and green all at the same time, particularly if there is a slight breeze blowing.
It is slightly larger that the other four paintings (which can be seen HERE) and this allowed me to concentrate on the form of the trunks. I love the rough, tactile, gnarled bark of the olive trees, a product of the hard pruning they receive.
Niçoise speciality
Here around Nice the olives produced by the trees are very small, but they are delicious and are a Niçoise speciality. We have three olive trees in the garden but I have never preserved the olives as it takes ages to get them to the edible stage. Raw they are extremely bitter and have to be soaked in brine.
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Sweet Chestnut Walk WIP by Marion Hedger Day 8, 30 paintings in 30 days

Sweet Chestnut Walk WIP by Marion Hedger
Day 8, 30 days hath September Challenge
Oil on canvas panel
Palette knife painting
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Last Friday we took a drive around the vineyards in the Var region so I could gather some photos of the vineyards before the grapes were harvested. As part of the drive we went through the Les Maures hills national forest. Sweet chestnut trees grow wild amongst the cork oaks.
Capturing the light
Generally the day was overcast but every now and then the sun shone through and I managed to capture the sunlight in this view. This is not quite finished, I still have to work on the edges of the shadows.
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