Stour Valley paintings
The recent hot weather has actually made it harder to paint outside in the last few weeks but as the blue skies seem to have been been missing for so long it’s been great to get out and paint them. … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Suffolk
Chelsworth Open Gardens
The last day of June was a stunner. If only the other 29 days had been as good. I went to Chelsworth in Suffolk for the wonderful Open Gardens day. This was painted on a little island in the River … Continue reading →
Aldeburgh Exhibition
Pin Mill, oil on board, 8×10 inches Molo Nocturne, Venice These are a couple of my paintings on show at The Aldeburgh Gallery until 5th June 2013 Aldeburgh Exhibition With Josephine Harpur The Aldeburgh Gallery 143 High Street, Aldeburgh, … Continue reading →
Pin Mill
Last week I painted at Pin Mill for the first time. Pin Mill is small village on the south shore of the River Orwell estuary in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Above:Pin Mill. 8 x … Continue reading →
Plein Air paintings don’t have to be small paintings
This 36 inch canvas of the Stour Valley at Wiston near Nayland in Suffolk was painted in late May 2012. I worked on it for 3 days with the majority of the painting completed on the first day. After that, … Continue reading →
Painting in the Stour Valley
I found this idyllic spot by the River Stour between Bures and Nayland. I was standing in Essex and painting the view into Suffolk. The painting is in oils and measures 10×12 inches, 25 x 30 cm.
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Top: Painting blackthorn. Working on a 36×36 inch canvas on a windy spring morning. The guy rope is to stop the canvas from blowing over. The next stage was to paint the white blossom. Middle: Towards the end of the … Continue reading →
Suffolk Summer
Suffolk Summer. 5×7 inches, oil on board. Sold. The picture above is one of several paintings I have on show in Bury St Edmunds this week. Josephine Harpur Exhibition 17th – 22nd September 2011 The Edmund Gallery, Angel Hill, Bury … Continue reading →
Suffolk Exhibition
Josephine Harpur’s Summer Exhibition is on now at the Edmund Gallery, Angel Hill in the beautiful Suffolk town of Bury St Edmunds. I popped in to see the show on the opening Saturday and was just in time to meet … Continue reading →