by Clive Patterson | Jun 12, 2012 | Blog, Monthly comment
Having just got entries for the Hertford Open sorted and taken to the Exhibition, there were other deadlines to cover. First the Threadneedle Prize at the Mall Galleries – I submitted two paintings on line and like my entries for Hertford got one of them into the...
by Clive Patterson | Apr 30, 2012 | Blog, Monthly comment
April has been a busy month – not necessarily for painting! Another grandchild has arrived – Sam, and plenty of house jobs over the Easter period put creative output on hold a bit. Quite often while I am away from physical painting, ‘mental painting’ takes over...
by Clive Patterson | Mar 18, 2012 | Blog, Monthly comment
Painting had to be put on hold this month as I had a long-awaited visit to New York to be introduced to my latest grandaughter and spend some time exploring the environs of Brooklyn. Unfortunately not many gallery visits, but plenty of time to sketch and take in the...
by Clive Patterson | Feb 6, 2012 | Blog, Monthly comment
January has been a month of setting goals and getting back into a regular painting regime. I have felt that concentrating on views of Borrowdale during most of last year has become a little repetitive, so I have looked at local views to see if the winter colours and...
by Clive Patterson | Dec 9, 2011 | Blog, Monthly comment
December already! Christmas coming soon and the first year of working with my study group finished with our exhibition last month. A real success to crown all the work done this year and I feel that there is still plenty to go and develop for next year. Went...
by Clive Patterson | Nov 30, 2011 | Blog, Monthly comment
November started with a very rewarding painting holiday in the Lake District with Jenny Wheatley and Mike Chaplin as tutors. Although this would normally be at the very end of Autumn the colours of the landscape were still vibrant this year and were the inspiration...
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