Bend in the River
by Marion Hedger
30x40cm oil on canvas
Commission painting.
Showing posts with label woodland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label woodland. Show all posts
Monday, December 4, 2017
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Friday, February 24, 2017
BLUEBELL WOODS by Marion Hedger
BLUEBELL WOOD by Marion Hedger
24x30cm (10x12)
oil on canvas panel
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Woodland Wildflowers, by New York artist Celeste Plowden
I had a picture of a patch of wildflowers in my woods, and it inspired
me to paint this picture, of colorful flowers standing in the woods,
where only a patch of sunlight wavers in and out. 12x12 acrylic on
gallery wrap canvas, UV varnish, sides painted and ready to hang. Available for sale at
I learned the art of acrylic and pastel painting through private instruction, after having spent my career as a designer of printed fabrics in the New York market place. I am a graduate of the College of Design, Art and Architecture at the University of Cincinnati, with a major in the History of Art, 1977. Later, I studied printed textile design at Parsons School of Design, in New York. Immediately afterward, I began free lance work for several design studios in the garment district of NYC, where I did re-coloration work for printed apparel fabrics, and sold my own designs through Bread and Butter Designs,also located in New York. In addition, during the 1980's and 1990's, I designed a number of needlecraft and stencil books for Dover Publications. Currently, I am working on a series of exotic birds and other animals done in acrylic paint, with a palette knife, for texture and brilliant color. I consider my paintings to be representational or impressionistic in nature, and I use fantasy colors because what I see often makes me feel these colors,and what would make an interesting composition, rather than using realistic colors.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
SOLD - Autumn Explosion Landscape Silver birches in autumn by Marion Hedger
Autumn Explosion Landscape
Silver birches in autumn by Marion Hedger
Palette knife painting
18x24cm on canvas panel
In this painting I wanted to give the illusion of the confusion of colours that can occur in a woodland during Autumn. I went a bit wild with the palette knife putting in juicy dabs of colour.
This painting is now SOLD and on its way to the UK.
A companion piece to this painting is Autumn Silver Birches
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Sunday, January 5, 2014
Day 4 of January 30 paintings in 30 days challenge by Marion Hedger
Morning Light Silver Birches by Marion Hedger
Day 4 of January 30 paintings in 30 days challenge
Day 4 of January 30 paintings in 30 days challenge
palette knife painting
oil on canvas panel
18x24cm (approx 7"x10")
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I actually got down to painting something new for the fourth day of the challenge.
I have been trying to think of a suitable theme for the challenge. I came up with several ideas but couldn't narrow it down to something I would want to do for 30 days. The one thing I was adamant about, was I wanted to paint smaller than my norm (24x18cm) so that I could paint more quickly and leave time for continuing on a larger painting.
So for the theme for my challenge is THERE IS NO THEME! I will just continue to practice and work on my techniques with ideas as they pop into my head, having fun along the way.
Today's Painting
This is a photo I took while out for a walk one morning in an area called Sherwood Pines. The sun was shining and although it was cold, it was a nice morning for a walk. You might ask -
"Where are the pines?"
Sherwood Pines is an old pine plantation right in the middle of Sherwood forest (yes THE Sherwood Forest of Robin Hood fame) where they grew pines for pit props. As the mining industry no longer exists, they are gradually replacing the pines with indigenous trees. The area has been converted for leisure use with bike and walking trails and an adventure playground for the kids. A great use of the area.
Sherwood Pines revisited
You might remember my previous painting from the September challenge of another walk in the same area, see here
Some close-ups of the knife work
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| Much of the pink ground is left showing to add 'sparkle' |
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| Some of the initial brush stroke block-in is left untouched |
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| The foreground is left deliberately loose and suggestive |
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Cork Sentinels a Provence landscape by Marion Hedger, Day 10, 30 days hath September challenge
Cork Sentinels a Provence landscape painting
18x24cm oil on canvas panel
Palette knife painting
Day 10, 30 days hath September challenge
Cork Trees,The photo for this painting was taken in the same forest as the chestnut trees painted on day 8 (see post here). The forest is in the Var just to the north of St. Tropez. As you cross from the Alpes Maritime into the var, the flora changes and the oak trees change from the Provence green oaks to these cork oaks. They are very distinctive and have a very dark bark. Where the bark have been harvested the red wounds really stand out and they eventually achieve a gnarled look where the new bark grows over the wound. I have lots of photos so expect more paintings of the cork trees.
Difficult Greens
The greens are difficult because although it is coming into autumn there is a lot of fresh green growth that sprout after the first rain at the end of summer, as well as the older green leaves. I've also used a few blue greens to add to the sense of distance.
Sky colours
Although the sky is not a huge part of the painting I took trouble with this using more colours than I normally do (pinks, blues and greens) trying to represent the transitional feel of the sky which was overcast one minute and sunny the next.
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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
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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Monday, September 9, 2013
Sherwood Forest walk oil painting - Day 7, 30 day challenge by Marion Hedger
Sherwood Forest walk oil painting
Day 7, 30 days hath September challenge
18x24cm (approx 7"x10") oil on canvas panel
Palette knife painting
Sherwood Pines
At
the end of May this year, we went to Sherwood Pines park in Nottingham
my home town. While my brother and the kids did the bicycle circuit, I
went for a walk and took photos.
Sherwood Pines is a
managed pine plantation right in the heart of Sherwood Forest (quel
domage) where they used to grow the pines for pit props in the coal
mines. That industry has now died and they are gradually replacing the
trees with native species.
My Walk
Naturally it was
the regenerated part of the forest where I went for my walk. The sun was
shining through the fresh green growth of trees and all was OK in my
world.
Does it need people?
I am uncertain whether or not to put a couple in at the end of the path to:
- add a focal point and scale
- To add a touch of red (a shirt maybe) as a foil for all the green
Please let me know what you think.
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