tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582822303152820962024-03-12T17:29:51.547-07:00Norman Long ArtistCurrent developments in the artwork of Norman LongNormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789218668402434noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258282230315282096.post-50584593525957324812015-04-09T05:39:00.001-07:002015-04-09T05:42:14.492-07:00Where I am now - an inside look.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the classroom at Oyston Mill, with the essential colour wheel.</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s a great mystery to me that so many
lovely people are interested in my art and life. I have a reluctance to share
details which seem to me so mundane. Then I think of Ben Aronson. An amazing
painter, I find myself regularly checking his facebook page to see if there is
anything new. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So the following are five questions I would
like to ask Ben, turned on myself!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Home Studio</td></tr>
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<u><span lang="EN-US">Age, children, family<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I will be 39 in 8 days time. There is a
quote somewhere about how commonplace it is to see promising young artists, but
“show me one at 40.” I do feel that this is a whole new challenging stage for
me. Art takes energy, self examination and lots of time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I have a fabulous American wife, Lindsey,
who is an artist as well as an amazing Mom to Boston (2) and Jasper (3 months).
When I paint at home, Boston sits next to me and fills pages of his big
sketchbook with the most mysterious drawings ever. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brushes at the Mill studio</td></tr>
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<u><span lang="EN-US">Teachers, where you studied and main
influences<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Blackpool and Fylde College was my first
experience of full immersion in Art. I still love the objective drawing style
taught by Norman Travis. At Newcastle University, Alan Turnbull nurtured my
desire towards representational painting in an environment where this was not
greatly encouraged. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Meeting George Nick at the Vermont Studio
Center in 2006 was a career changer. His work and influence opened up to me the
powerful tradition of representation painting in the US. His suggestion led to
me spending a year at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, where Scott Noel
was a generous and most supportive teacher.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Rembrandt started it for me and remains so
important for his technical skill coupled with human feeling. Degas is amazing
for his restless experimentation. I feel much closer to him than to artists who
seem to have an unchanging method. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Current Cafe drawings</td></tr>
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<u><span lang="EN-US">What are you working on NOW?<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It was a very difficult transition period,
finishing the works for the London show and searching for a new project. I
wrote, sketched, looked at artwork online and made a few copies of paintings by
other artists. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">One of my favourite things is to spend an
afternoon drawing in Caffe Nero. I feel it’s a subject with a lot of mileage.
It has human interest and the figures are lit by both exterior and interior
light. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So that’s what I’m on with. It’s very slow,
starting. Lots of drawing. Lots of erasing. But I’ve started a couple of small
oil studies, so that makes me feel better. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cafe Drawings- ink and pencil</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Works in progress, Home studio</td></tr>
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<u><span lang="EN-US">Who are your art friends and what do you
talk about?<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Most recently, I went to the opening of a
MAFA exhibition with Michael Ashcroft, Ian Norris and Steve Smith. Prior to
that, it was Indian night organized by Chris McLoughlin. We always say how
isolated it is in the studio and how refreshing it is to get together and
grumble about galleries or share opinions on artists. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I often bring questions to the table. Like “How
do you know when a painting should be large, medium or small?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sorting through paintings at the Mill studio</td></tr>
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Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789218668402434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258282230315282096.post-3898089534369276972014-01-03T05:13:00.000-08:002014-01-03T06:10:10.271-08:00The Making of "The Bench"<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;">The Bench is a 12 foot painting inspired by a trip to Barcelona, where tourists were lounging on the bench in Gaudi’s Park Guell. You may notice that I ignored the elaborate mosaic on the actual bench.</span><br />
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<span data-mce-style="background-color: #ffffff;" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rejected from one exhibition, "The Bench" later won the top prize in the Artist and Illustrators Artist of the Year Competition.</span></span><br />
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<span data-mce-style="background-color: #ffffff;" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For details of where and when it is being exhibited, see <a href="http://normanlongartist.com/">normanlongartist.com</a></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norman Long "The Bench" 16 x 144 inches</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The composition was partly inspired by Vincent Desiderio’s “Sleep”, which I saw at the artists talk in New York. (Vincent studied at and teaches workshops at PAFA, where I studied in Philadelphia)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vincent Desiderio "Sleep"</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I initially used photoshop to join images together. Then, thinking
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along with the psychological relationships between the characters, I did </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">drawings of figures on tracing paper, allowing me to move them and</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> play with the distances between figures. I tried to arrange the
diagonals (invented shadows are useful) to move the eye up and down the composition rather like a bouncing
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photoshopped photos of people sat on Gaudi's bench, Barcelona</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Some earlier paintings enabled me to try out aspects of the painting. “Watching Time Go By” included a couple from “The Bench” and a child walking in the foreground (the man sadly lost his companion as the painting progressed)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norman Long "Watching Time Go By" 24 x 12 ins £995</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Small studies for the two side panels</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norman Long "Bench Study - Observed" 7 x 14 ins £450</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norman Long "Bench Study- Proximity" 7 x 14 ins £450</td></tr>
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<span data-mce-style="background-color: #ffffff;" style="background-color: white;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The composition was roughed in on the final boards
using black and white acrylic, then colour acrylic and finally oil. </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">New figures were introduced to help the narrative (my wife and the local PC guy were models)</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bench section 1 - Colour acrylic stage</td></tr>
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one painting which travels in three parts. When I have painted large works in the past, I have found them inconvenient and expensive to
transport, so being in three 4 ft panels makes it much easier. I enjoyed trying</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> to incorporate
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push my art in new directions, follow my instinct and engage in a visual
dialogue with great art.</span></span><br />
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Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789218668402434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258282230315282096.post-35419154979444923402013-08-26T02:46:00.000-07:002013-08-26T02:49:26.933-07:00The Boston US tourOn a trip which took us from Buffalo in Northern New York down as far as Charleston in South Carolina, we took our son like a new royal prince. Some paintings were left with friends and relatives in thanks for hospitality. These are the ones that made it home.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boston's First Swim 12 x 10 ins Oil on prepared card NFS</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garlic on stripes 12 x 10 ins Oil on board £545 framed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lemonade 12 x 12 ins Oil on board <span style="color: red;">SOLD</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Party Popsicle 12 x 10ins Oil on board £495 framed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plymouth Harbor 12 x 12ins Oil on board £545 framed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plymouth Pier 12 x 10 ins Oil on board £495 framed </td></tr>
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Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789218668402434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258282230315282096.post-84241407270458759552013-06-15T12:07:00.000-07:002013-06-15T12:07:28.260-07:00Boston BeanSo many people have asked if I have painted Boston yet. Last week when Lindsey was at work I had a try. I realised as I was painting the wee fella that it's going to get even trickier when he starts to crawl!<br />
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<br />Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789218668402434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258282230315282096.post-1734671747331329202013-05-22T08:00:00.002-07:002013-05-22T08:00:14.815-07:00Preston PaintersFor two weeks, my faithful oil painting students are following my example by drawing and painting on site in Preston. Many have never worked on site before and were somewhat sheepish, but they return stimulated by the experience.<br />
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As a former student at Blackpool and the Fylde College, I
was invited to be guest speaker at the Young Artist of the Year Award 2013.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is what I said.......<o:p></o:p></div>
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Since leaving Blackpool and the Fylde college 17 years ago,
I consider myself very lucky in having been able to continue exploring my art. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Tonight I would like to tell you of the three things that
have made that possible, the same three things I believe you will need if you
want to be an artist. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Firstly, you need passion. By passion, I mean a love to make
art. Regardless of if anyone likes it or whether it sells. Just a love to spend
time doing art. Passion. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Secondly, you need support. The idea of the artist as some
sort of hermit genius is rubbish. You won’t last long as an artist without the
support of your family and fellow artists. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Finally, I will talk about a dirty word in art school. The
“M” word. Money. You need it to do art. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Passion comes from you. You need passion. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Support comes from those around you. You need support. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Money. Well, of course, money grows on trees. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<u style="font-size: xx-large;"><b>1.
PASSION </b></u><span style="font-size: large;">(A LOVE TO DO ART)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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How did I become an artist?<o:p></o:p></div>
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It wasn’t like I met a great artist and thought “How cool –
I’ll be an artist!”<o:p></o:p></div>
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I just loved to draw and paint. <o:p></o:p></div>
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And, just like you, because you spend time doing something
you like to do, you get a little bit better at it than those who don’t. And
then it gets recognised. “Oh, Norman can draw.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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“Wow, that’s a great drawing.” That makes you feel good, so
you do more. <o:p></o:p></div>
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And then people might even PAY you to do art! By high school
I was doing the drawings for my brother’s geography coursework. I was painting
schoolfriends’ neighbour’s dogs and cats and hamsters for a few pounds. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Passion. A love to do art. Not “I’m going to be a great
artist” but “I love to do art.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>TALENT</b></div>
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But don’t artists need talent? Aren’t artists BORN talented?
Isn’t it in their genes?<o:p></o:p></div>
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My Dad was a farmer and then worked at Leyland Motors. My
Mum worked at Damps, an old hardware store in Leyland. Then she raised three
boys and then she milked cows for 15 years. I have two older brothers, both
engineers. As far as I know, none of my family are remotely artistic. If I was
a born artist, there was some sort of flukey genetics going on. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Everyone is born talented. Some people can do mental
arithmetic, others can remember names. Some people can see when someone is
upset and say just the right words to comfort them. Everyone has talents. The
trick is matching your talents to what you want to do. <o:p></o:p></div>
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You want to know my talent?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ll tell you what was written on my junior school report. I
quote “Norman is painfully slow and deliberate in all he does.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“That’s a talent?” You say<o:p></o:p></div>
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Yes, that’s my talent. I wasn’t a born artist, but I was
born with the love of spending time on things, of being completely absorbed in
a task and doing it to the best of my ability. As a child, I would spend hours
drawing pictures of footballers, completely engrossed. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Every young person with work in this exhibition has enough
talent to be an artist. But not all of you will, or would even want to, become
artists. Let me tell you why. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Talent is only the beginning. What you need more than talent
is passion – A love to do art. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Passion develops as you grow as an artist. It wasn’t until I
was at University in Newcastle that I really realised how much of an artistic
temperament I have. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Artists tend to be deep thinkers. They are sensitive to
life, they feel things deeply. They can be melancholic and moody (even beyond
teenage years.) They don’t want to just go the way everyone else is going. You
know why? Because they have a passion. They are not satisfied with life the way
it is and they won’t just sit there and take it, they feel it deeply and they
must express it somehow. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s like a volcano. More than a few days without creating
and the pressure builds. I get quiet and grumpy. I know that these ideas, this
feeling, will never come back if I don’t express it now. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So you hold it in until you get to the studio. You have no
idea what you’re going to make, but you need to make something. The volcano
erupts, as it were, and artwork is created, forever the moment of creation
preserved in paint or clay like the magma which sets as it cools. <o:p></o:p></div>
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That’s passion. It becomes part of your identity. <o:p></o:p></div>
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You already have the talent. What you need is passion. And
that starts with a love to do art.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Don’t you need to find a <u>style</u> before you can be an
artist? <o:p></o:p></div>
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No, you already have a style, it’s already in you. It’s in
making art that we bring it out. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Style is not something you choose or do consciously. It is
the result of the unique combination of your background, your talents, your
interests and your influences. Style comes from inside you and can’t really be
controlled. <o:p></o:p></div>
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A class of students can be painting the same model, with the
same instructions and the same materials. Yet every painting turns out utterly
different. You are unique. You have your style already within you. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The worst thing you can do is say “Right, this is my style
and I’m sticking to it.” Style is a lifelong discovery.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Degas said “I’m glad to say I haven’t found my style yet.
I’d be bored to death.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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The only way to bring out your style is to do lots of
artwork and find out what you like to do and what you do best. You might look
at your artwork and think that every piece is different. But other people will
recognise your style in them all.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Your style is what you do most naturally when you’re not
thinking about style. Make every effort to get away from your natural
strengths, to learn new things. Your style will still be there. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So don’t worry about finding a style. You already have the
one you need, so get to work.<o:p></o:p></div>
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You have the talent, you have your style already in you. You
just need the passion. <o:p></o:p></div>
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If you have passion, you won’t wait until you have the
perfect place to work, the right weather, the right materials. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I used to paint in my bedroom but I must have started to
make a mess because soon enough I was banished to the garden shed. That was my
first studio. My first easel was a stepladder.<o:p></o:p></div>
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You have to be stubborn, fiercely protective of your
creative time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Passion is the only thing that will keep you creating when
you feel pressures of money, guilt and indifference. The only guaranteed job
perk of being an artist is that you get to spend time making art, so you’d
better LOVE making art.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">2. SUPPORT</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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No matter how passionate you are, you won’t be an artist for
long without support. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">PARENTS</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
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When it came to doing a Foundation course, I got places at a
couple of colleges closer to home, but knew that Blackpool was where I wanted
to come. So Mum and Dad paid the extra travel costs out of their own pocket and
I took the one and a half hour bus ride morning and night. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I could never have been an artist without my parents’
support. I don’t mean they paid for everything- they didn’t. I think they still
find it a bit strange what I do for a living. But I never heard those words
“Why don’t you get a proper job?”</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">SCHOOL</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
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Encouragement is essential. Art is very personal and we take
criticism of our art personally. These days I teach people in their 60s who
remember word for word the thing their art teacher said that stopped them from
pursuing their passion. Art teachers – remember – art is personal. We take
criticism personally. <o:p></o:p></div>
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If all you need is passion, support and money to be an
artist, why do people bother going to art school? Or even PAYING to go to
art school. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Because art school is the most supportive environment there
is in which to find yourself as an artist. And artists need support. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In the real world, if you say “I was thinking of wrapping a
bridge in plastic.” You will hear “Are you mad?” “Where will you get the
money?” In art school, you may hear “That’s an interesting idea. What colour
plastic might you use?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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My advice to you is this; If you go to art school, go to one
that will support what you want to do with your art, not one that will try to
make you into someone else. Look at the art that the teachers do. Every piece
of advice they give you will be to make your art more like theirs. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The tutors you work with are far more important than the
name of the institution or the qualification you receive. Good teachers are
those that inspire you with a passion for art by their own enthusiasm and
belief. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Remember- the art school is there to help you do what you
want to do. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In art school your teachers will contradict each other. That
is healthy. It means that you need to find the right answer for yourself and
develop a strong personal viewpoint. <o:p></o:p></div>
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However, I hear too many times “I did my degree and got a
First (class Honours). But I was persuaded to do this kind of art and I didn’t
do what I <u>really</u> wanted to.” That is tragic. <o:p></o:p></div>
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A good art school is worth it. Nine years after graduating, I
had artist’s block. I was isolated. There were no artists around me who could
challenge me. So I took my life savings and ploughed them into a year at an
American art school. Thankfully, I got two scholarships for the Pennsylvania
Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. I remember, having been given a tour of
the Academy, America’s oldest art school with its huge cast hall and mind
blowing facilities, standing on the sidewalk with the absolute conviction “I
HAVE to come here.” It was worth every penny of the $22000. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I came home broke and utterly inspired. A good art school
will leave you with challenges and inspiration which will feed you for years.
It’s no wonder that even the most successful artists teach part time. There is
no more stimulating environment than a good art school.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">ARTISTS</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
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When you graduate, you leave that supportive environment.
You walk off the end of a plank. All that wonderful support disappears beneath
your feet and you have to swim. You need new support, or your artist self will
drown in the sea of responsibilities and apathy. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The year I graduated, Norman Travis, my teacher at
Blackpool, made the trip up to see my degree show. He told me of an Artist in
Residence job at King Edward VII and Queen Mary School, Lytham. It was a
fabulous year. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Buoyed by the experience, I became self employed as an
artist in 2001 and rented my studio, Unit 113 Oyston Mill. I was proud to be,
as I believed, the only artist in Preston. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I soon realised that the romantic ideal of the isolated
genius is not much fun. In fact, no artist can get by without the support of
fellow artists. It is no coincidence that throughout art history, artists have
hung out together. There are photos of Lucien Freud, Frank Auerbach, Michael
Andrews and Francis Bacon having a meal together. Degas, Monet, Manet, Cezanne,
Van Gogh etc – they were all friends. This was their support network. Luckily,
it didn’t take long to discover my network in Preston, literally hundreds of
artists, as there must be in every city.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This might sound strange, but you also need the help of
artists who are no longer with us. You will only be as good as the artists you
surround yourself with, but we can go to museums and spend time with the
greatest artists that ever lived. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Never be afraid to steal ideas from other artists, living or
dead. Nobody is original. American painter Wayne Thiebaud said to his students
“Everything I do I stole from someone else, and if you’re not careful I’ll
steal from you.”</span></h1>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another thing – share your ideas. “Artists aren’t magicians;
there’s no penalty for revealing your secrets.” (Austin Kleon)</div>
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I must mention in concluding this section the incredible
support I’ve received from people who collect my art. Without them, and the
people who pay for my art courses, I wouldn’t be able to continue. They have
invested in me and in return for their support I try to be the best artist and
teacher I can be. But that leads us into the final thing that an artist needs,
and that is money. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>3.
MONEY</b></span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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If it’s money you’re after, there are lots of easier ways of
getting it than by making art.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Let’s deal with the old cliche. Artists starve in a garret. <o:p></o:p></div>
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At some point, every artist has to answer this question; how
do I arrange my life so that I can do my art and make enough money? There are
as many answers as there are artists. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It is one of the reasons many artists, even successful
artist, still teach. A small regular income takes the pressure off working in
the studio. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I know an artist who makes £100,000 a year doing artwork he
knows is not the truest thing he can do. I know artists who barely scrape by
but get to do the artwork they really believe in. Those are just two answers to
the question of money. <o:p></o:p></div>
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There is a nice idea that if you hide away in your studio
and make incredibly sincere artwork, galleries will come knocking on your door.
The fact is, to be a successful gallery artist, you might need to spend as much
as half of your time marketing and running your business. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The key is; do great work and put it where people can see
it. (Austin Kleon)<br />
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When I do the artwork I believe in and somebody responds to
it in a way which shows it has spoken to them, that is success. When they also
buy it, that’s even better. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>SUMMARY</u><o:p></o:p></h1>
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You only need three things to be
an artist; passion, support and money. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I will finish by sharing what I
have found to be the most useful piece of art advice I have ever received.
Given by Scott Noel, my teacher in America. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Your artwork is never as good or
as bad as you think it is. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Let me say that again.Your work
is never as good or as bad as you think it is. <o:p></o:p></div>
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You do a new piece and you think
“This is amazing – I’m going to be recognised as the great artist I am…I can
just picture my work in the Tate Gallery, a huge banner….”STOP! Your work is
not as good as you think it is. Keep working, carry on, it will get better. <o:p></o:p></div>
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On another day, you think your
work is terrible- you might as well give up –NO! It’s not as bad as you think
it is – carry on. It’s worth finishing. You will look at it in a month or a
year and realise “Actually, it’s pretty good.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Either way, the outcome of the
advice is this; “Carry On”. And that’s all you need to do. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789218668402434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258282230315282096.post-8805085374431720602013-04-05T02:10:00.000-07:002013-04-05T02:10:50.833-07:00Best Art Advice Ever - part 2<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Following on from the popular Best Art Advice Ever, these are a few offerings from my Developing in Oils class which has just finished. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The final critique brought out some fabulous work and I'm excited to get cracking with my new classes starting next Monday and Friday. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sue Johnson: "Painting is 75% looking and 25% painting." (Val Taylor Ward)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yvonne Yeats: "Paint what you see, not what you think you see." (Anon)</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marjorie Owen: "Paint not the thing itself but the effect it produces." (Stephane Mallarme)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Richard Treuherz: "Drawing makes you see things clearer and clearer and clearer still." (David Hockney)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John McCloskey: "You may have decided you want to make great art. You are afraid that your art won't turn out that great so you find yourself not making any art at all and you hate it.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stop thinking. Stop worrying. Stop doubting. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just do something. Do anything. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't worry about trying to do good work. Do bad work.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just relax and enjoy.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't think your work has to conform to anyone else's ideas or standards. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just do something.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do anything." (Sol Le Witt)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jill Hands: "It's only a piece of paper" (Alan Owen)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don Bates: "Squint."</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brian Thomas: "Don't let figure or still life drawings frighten you. Think of them as blocks or shapes, not arms, legs, teapots or cups." (Cerys Jones)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nancy Blackburn: You don't always need outlines - you can create a painting just using blocks of tone. Ask yourself "How much can I leave out?"</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Margaret Baugh: "A painting isn't finished until the viewer finishes it." </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Judith Swarbrick: "Colour and I are one; I am a painter." (Paul Klee)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peter Maylor: "Try Acrylics." (David Jaundrell)</span>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789218668402434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258282230315282096.post-75873410233820060822013-03-19T02:22:00.000-07:002013-03-19T02:25:19.307-07:00Best Art Advice EverI got the "Best Art Advice Ever" idea from a really great talk radio show <a href="http://artistshelpingartistsblog.blogspot.co.uk/">Artists Helping Artists</a> , where I listen to podcast interviews with artists. I asked my Oil Painting class to share their favourite piece of art advice and was so impressed with what they came up with that I wanted to share it further.<br />
Here they are:<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Jeff Worsnop :
“Keep your brushes clean. Keep your palette clean.” (Harry Caunce)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Ian Tidswell:
“Painting is a process, not a destination. “<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">“Don’t use cheap brushes.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">David Burrows :
“If you do something for a thousand hours, you will get good at
it.” </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Louise Devonport :
“Just do it for yourself.”</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">Gay Crystal : “If
you hear voices within you say “You cannot paint,” then by all means paint and
the voices will be silenced.”(Van Gogh)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Jean Alcorn: “I do not literally paint that table but the
emotion it produces in me.” (Matisse)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">“Be generous with your paint. Put out twice as much as you
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Patricia Ashcroft : “An understanding of tone and light is the
key to successful painting, because it is through the interplay of tones that
we are able to reproduce in paint the extraordinary effects of light. Although
we may not realise it, very often when we feel the desire to paint a particular
subject, it is not so much the subject but the way the light falls on it that
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When light works it’s magic, creating mysterious shadows,
sparkling highlights and subtle reflected lights, it can transform even the
most mundane object or place into one of infinite beauty.” (Anon)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;">Alison Angior :
“He who draws lines and then adds colour will never succeed in producing
a clear intense colour effect. Colours have dimensions and directionality of
their own, and delineate areas in their own way.” (Johannes Itten)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Helen Wilkinson: “You
must always work not just within, but below you means. If you can handle three
elements, handle only two…In that way, the ones you do handle, you handle with
more ease, more mastery, and you create a feeling of strength in reserve.”
(Picasso)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Nasar Khan:
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will find your style.” </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Lynne Forshaw :
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painting it, and is sure of his method and composition.” (Monet)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;">Patrick Troughton:
“When I think of Art, I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life.
It is not in the eye, it is in the mind. In our minds is an awareness of
perfection.” (Agnes Miller)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;">“There are no rules.” (Goya)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Bette Cooghan: “It’s not just what you paint, it’s what you
leave out. Instead of painting every detail, aim to paint the cowness of cows.”
(based on Stephen Sartin)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">“The camera always lies.” (David Hockney)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Communication Study<br /> Oil on board,<span style="color: #333333;"> 12 x 12 ins, £595</span> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Five Fifteen</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Oil on board
<span style="color: #333333;">20 x 20 ins, £1125</span> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Night in the City<br />Oil on board, 14 x 14 ins,</span>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">£725</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Noon in the City<br />Oil on board, 14 x 14 ins,</span> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">£725</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">White Van<br />Oil on board, 10 x 12ins</span>, <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">£495</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">Divided Interest, 12 x 24 in £995</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Transition 18x19in, £895, oil on linen on board
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Holding On 20" x 24" Oil on Linen <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">£1295</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Finding Their Way 30x48in £2450 oil on board </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Visitor 12 x 18 <span style="color: red;">SOLD</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">Attic Adventurer 12 x 12in £595</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Two Mothers 12" x 10" Oil on board <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">£495</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"> </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Corner Store 12" x 10" Oil on board <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">£495</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">First Appraisal, 16 x 14 in , Oil on board,
<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">£595</span> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Date After Work, 12 x 12in, Oil on board,
<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">£450</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">£595 </span> <span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> 14 x 16in Oil on Board
<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">£595</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789218668402434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258282230315282096.post-30801859114543111292012-07-16T14:46:00.001-07:002013-05-31T04:29:44.953-07:00Norman joins Walker Galleries Contemporary Art, HarrogateThe seven paintings below will be on show at the Walker Galleries, Harrogate from the 24th July. Thanks to Heather and Mark at the Picture House for outstanding framing and to Bal at the Walker Galleries for such an encouraging response to my work.<br />
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The three interiors all feature Lindsey my patient wife and model. In two of the paintings she is in two places at once and in "Night and Day" she is joined by her cousin Spencer, busy raiding the fridge.<br />
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The coffee maker featured in the two still lifes was a must after seeing how the Italians make it.<br />
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"Bowl with Broken Eggs" started with the blue <span style="background-color: white;">ellipse of the bowl's rim and no idea what else would be involved. The eggs are courtesy of our chickens, Lady Blue and Duchess. Still life is a great opportunity to explore composition and colour nuance- such as the changes in the colour of the wall- without too much narrative or invention. Having said that, I like the suggestion that there may be a couple of broken eggs in the bowl, but no-one will ever know!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789218668402434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258282230315282096.post-60568210473482918232012-06-12T14:21:00.001-07:002013-05-22T04:02:54.824-07:00Norman Long joins the MEDICI GALLERY<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I load up the car with paintings and make the long trip to Cork Street, Mayfair, home of galleries I have oggled for years. I leave my paintings with Tom and Henrietta at the Medici Gallery and go to park the car. On the way back to the gallery, I pass windows showing Euan Uglow and the like and think to myself "Norman, do you belong here?" The Northern inferiority complex dies hard. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are the two pieces they selected for their Summer Show.10th July to 30th August. <a href="http://www.medicigallery.co.uk/next_show.htm">Medici Gallery</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789218668402434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258282230315282096.post-85648632096935699922012-06-12T14:02:00.000-07:002012-11-08T09:14:30.243-08:00The Great Manchester Painting Project<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In freezing January two intrepid artists decided they needed the challenge and inspiration of working outdoors. With a common interest in cityscape, they began weekly visits to Manchester. Norman Long and Michael Ashcroft (more recently joined by Chris McLoughlin) can be seen most Thursdays on the streets of central Manchester. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have now built up a body of small plein air studies and are beginning to develop into larger pieces. Michael will be showing some of these in his upcoming show at Hepplestone Fine Art from 21st June - a real must-see. <span style="color: #cc0000;"><u><a href="http://www.hepplestonefineart.com/michael-ashcroft-exhibition-and-appearance/">Details</a></u></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The following collection of nine Manchester paintings will be included in the Summer Show at Wendy J Levy Gallery in Didsbury from 6th July to 31st August. <a href="http://www.wendyjlevy-art.com/">Details</a> </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Rain 1<br /> Oil on board, 10" x 10"</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Reflections, Albert Square<br />Oil on board, 12" x 10"</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Painted: 19th Jan 2012</span> <br />
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Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789218668402434noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258282230315282096.post-13449949736849986362011-03-28T07:30:00.000-07:002011-09-05T04:30:58.589-07:00Northern Action Group Exhibition<div align="center">Nothern Action Group members are Malcolm Fryer, Chris McLoughlin, Michael Ashcroft, Ian Norris and myself.</div>
<br /><div align="center">Originally formed in the mid 1960's to promote painting from observation, the group was reformed earlier this year. A lively sharing of ideas and regular painting excursions provide valuable practical and critic support. </div>
<br /><div align="center">Below are a few works I have on exhibition with our first show as the new NAG.</div>
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<br /><div align="center">The artist as a teacher is a strange phenomona. This self portrait was done at a time when at one particular teaching establishment, it was decided that all male teachers should wear ties. Demonstrating painting while wearing a tie is just one of the funniest concepts, something which my students picked up on. One day I arrived in class to the unforgettable sight of all my art students sporting ties in sympathy! </div>
<br /><div align="center">You may detect the slight discomfort I feel trying to fit into this formal role. My academic spectacles happen to be missing a leg.</div>
<br /><div align="center">The mostly hidden writing at the bottom of the painting is my tribute to an outstanding English teacher who lost his job due to unfortunate events on a rugby trip. </div>
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<br /><div align="center">This painting was completed during the times stated in the title, over 5 or so sessions. When I first arrived on the scene, it demanded a long thin format. Not having a board of that shape available, I shoved two squares together. </div>
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<br /><div align="center">return to <a href="http://www.normanlongartist.com/">http://www.normanlongartist.com/</a> </div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789218668402434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258282230315282096.post-55034124463255130022011-02-02T02:41:00.001-08:002012-07-17T04:25:18.059-07:00John Hamilton and Norman Long at Wendy Levy<div align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
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Here it is. Somehow, without waiting years, I got the opportunity of a 2 man show at Wendy J Levy Contemporary Art in Didsbury, South Manchester. The gallery is best known for championing the work of Liam Spencer. I'm excited to show the pieces I've been working on lately. There are three bodies of work; <span style="color: #009900;">Large Paintings of Couples</span> <span style="color: #cc6600;">Manchester Street Paintings</span> <span style="color: #3333ff;">Figurative Works</span> </div>
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What the Lady Wants 30x48 £2250 oil on board <span style="color: red; font-size: 100%;">SOLD</span><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ff6600;">Manchester Street Paintings</span><span style="color: #ff6600;"> <span style="color: black;">This collection of plein air paintings were mostly done over the Winter months, the most sensible time to stand outside. However, I found that the hoped-for studio works which might have resulted from these on site observations never seemed quite as interesting as battling it out on the street.</span> </span><span style="color: #ff6600;"></span></div>
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Christmas Markets 10x12 £375 oil on linen on board <span style="color: #cc0000;">SOLD </span></div>
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The Palace 1 10x15 £450 oil on board </div>
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On Market Street 10x15 £450 oil on linen on board <span style="color: #cc0000;">SOLD </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3333ff;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Figurative Works</span> </span></span><span style="color: #3333ff;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Encounter on Market Street 12x12 £550 oil on board </span><span style="color: red; font-size: 100%;">SOLD</span><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left;"></span></div>
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Return to <a href="http://www.normanlongartist.com/">http://www.normanlongartist.com/</a> <span style="color: black;"></span>Tel :07979596062 </div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789218668402434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258282230315282096.post-73969825877017274352010-05-20T14:35:00.000-07:002010-07-08T07:54:42.106-07:00Studio Visions<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2M1Ca12kJNNzi_cO8-EGb7pY3P2TIE4bNG337A0Hni30MWVyL0ew_v39LJCWxozOD25GmKqW_AznOgJ64oZpuSx6gcfWU9JBw6JEqlsER9-gB7IfO4kOD3abcB27ZdI0ojT0x0K7iGI/s1600/Bag10x122010W.jpg"></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SKbncycYFdQp4s16E4dVM27Bzl8J356pNOt72uZpZc2IuD9e9OCYCjk1-21wZQ3toCmxqzzN7tGXDLQdDUlmLSFe4z8qpEDOWwetzdEti8eD8XsG0bjcWEp3RCC_V9AQsHNSFk1iUqk/s1600/SelfPortraitPondering10x122.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 326px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473479956907952290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SKbncycYFdQp4s16E4dVM27Bzl8J356pNOt72uZpZc2IuD9e9OCYCjk1-21wZQ3toCmxqzzN7tGXDLQdDUlmLSFe4z8qpEDOWwetzdEti8eD8XsG0bjcWEp3RCC_V9AQsHNSFk1iUqk/s400/SelfPortraitPondering10x122.jpg" /></a> Self Portrait Pondering</div><div align="center">10" x 12"</div><div align="center">Oil on board</div><div align="center">£350<br /><br /></div><div>Welcome to the blog of my recent paintings now on display until 24th May in the exhibition "Studio Visions." My work is seen in conjunction with the ambitious, loosely painted urban scenes of Michael Robinson, a recent graduate of Glyndwr University with whom I share a studio. (When he has artwork online, I will let you know!)<br /></div><div>I occupied Unit 113 of Oyston Mill, Preston, between 2001 and 2008. After an inspirational year at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, I returned to the same studio and was joined by Michael.<br /></div><div>The work on this blog is presented in three categories.<br /></div><div><span style="color:#cc6600;">Tea Series - Still Life</span><br /></div><div><span style="color:#3366ff;">Recent Cafe Paintings</span><br /></div><div><span style="color:#993399;">Urban Landscapes from Philadelphia to Preston</span></div><div><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /></div><div>Apart from that, there are two portraits. One is me, pondering as always. The other is my beloved Lindsey sat in the studio against the window. </div><div><br />Whether online or in the gallery, enjoy the show.</div><div><br /></div><div>Prices are for framed artwork. Not including package and postage.</div><div>All artwork copyright of Norman Long 2010<br /></div><div>Enquiries: (+44) 07979 596062<br />normanlongartist@yahoo.co.uk<br /><a href="http://www.normanlongartist.com/">http://www.normanlongartist.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 347px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473476900200217250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83flUGORIi4aoNxM0vn9oH6ER5apj-YecbuYCgvj4BAFiJ60kF_m4nWpIN8hJlA23kJPoeMxjsyg4hRXYjM8QMh3qztWdSd5djWDU3BQmy4rO97Kqdqn3oxMyfzQXirzs50haYrTQMHI/s400/LindseyInStudio14x162009Web.jpg" /></div><div align="center">Lindsey in the Studio<br />£595<br />Oil on linen on board<br />14" x 16"</div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789218668402434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258282230315282096.post-83382277356426491442010-05-20T13:33:00.000-07:002012-07-26T13:27:12.360-07:00The Tea Series<div align="center">
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Tea Still Life - Yellow Stripes<br />
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£350<br />
Oil on board<br />
12” x 10”<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgh3_hi5zWJdEK2jhhopkjoZXd0Na-vZZUlQia4Hn4n-qYXi7ttuEzC4ls0kJSlKGSJBAYlCvMyJzsYnAIHcK6Ce1jipjMlubPoxowMeW2Q_DBIsb0yEmvLhztv0PtGqs_WyBctx2M7fY/s1600/WhiteTeapot12x102010W.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473454299860746466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgh3_hi5zWJdEK2jhhopkjoZXd0Na-vZZUlQia4Hn4n-qYXi7ttuEzC4ls0kJSlKGSJBAYlCvMyJzsYnAIHcK6Ce1jipjMlubPoxowMeW2Q_DBIsb0yEmvLhztv0PtGqs_WyBctx2M7fY/s400/WhiteTeapot12x102010W.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 331px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>White Teapot<br />
<span style="color: red;">SOLD</span><br />
Oil on linen on board<br />
12" x 10"<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xzerTIeyunc8AO9JkdwdPXCC46CFSvlioaMxXvPHUhzxANyNOTaV0eAxda4QFLKQ-BhD_aZCEloZnYXIKssPKnL1Tc1hsDlzL6lCjxXbzwQewEDm4dPp-Hr-I0KoKYE2zkgELLebGZg/s1600/YellowTeapot12x102010W.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473454291355403106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xzerTIeyunc8AO9JkdwdPXCC46CFSvlioaMxXvPHUhzxANyNOTaV0eAxda4QFLKQ-BhD_aZCEloZnYXIKssPKnL1Tc1hsDlzL6lCjxXbzwQewEDm4dPp-Hr-I0KoKYE2zkgELLebGZg/s400/YellowTeapot12x102010W.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 335px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> Yellow Teapot<br />
<span style="color: red;">SOLD</span><br />
Oil on board<br />
12” x 10”<br />
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</div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789218668402434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258282230315282096.post-44982794059785992402010-04-27T10:05:00.001-07:002011-06-13T02:20:40.549-07:00Recent Cafe Paintings<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35R8QAafefGgC4Dlhtmd8yEALjfNqZfXoF7MI2oro62fYjd1ToOnurTzih72xDQTsU-Y0KEuZWQxt-sZss2eoG4wKra-4BGpMuGbacdrY_4rEDmBgvnOOgBXd7VPKrTp62ZSMrYZr9Ow/s1600/Patience14x162010W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 340px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471539065811142386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35R8QAafefGgC4Dlhtmd8yEALjfNqZfXoF7MI2oro62fYjd1ToOnurTzih72xDQTsU-Y0KEuZWQxt-sZss2eoG4wKra-4BGpMuGbacdrY_4rEDmBgvnOOgBXd7VPKrTp62ZSMrYZr9Ow/s400/Patience14x162010W.jpg" /></a> Patience, Oil on Board, 14" x 16" £595</div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">SOLD</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWdJGxSzRpquCFxtXDQn2fCbXL_B7QypKL34C48hp_yiOjH_qGr_k6p2_s0lL5MKRUuNPGXIXoR8qZm5ytsUdL1AOcYi2JKZDg5v6vgrE-Akx6dSlhNHbfwaKUplquedBe-TrgiVWr1Y/s1600/TheCardPlayers16x142010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471539060897220386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWdJGxSzRpquCFxtXDQn2fCbXL_B7QypKL34C48hp_yiOjH_qGr_k6p2_s0lL5MKRUuNPGXIXoR8qZm5ytsUdL1AOcYi2JKZDg5v6vgrE-Akx6dSlhNHbfwaKUplquedBe-TrgiVWr1Y/s400/TheCardPlayers16x142010.jpg" /></a> The Card Players, Oil on Board, 16" x 14" £595 </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;">SOLD<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9M6L_ZqG9sb8Tac2R70mwlFGVqltwU7ILZkQMdmyaUdRKsfPn0MdcaYRqnww6tajykuJkATkoL_JTwtzMKCUcMZ7Vw_3i3qBzf1zd_Ua6f4Ctt4qUsPOHGetOv4F2deux2dJrgsy3s3Y/s1600/Bag10x122010W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471539056325680818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9M6L_ZqG9sb8Tac2R70mwlFGVqltwU7ILZkQMdmyaUdRKsfPn0MdcaYRqnww6tajykuJkATkoL_JTwtzMKCUcMZ7Vw_3i3qBzf1zd_Ua6f4Ctt4qUsPOHGetOv4F2deux2dJrgsy3s3Y/s400/Bag10x122010W.jpg" /></a>Shopping Bag, Oil on Board, 10" x 8" £305<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">SOLD<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WfG0OVTX2iMG26LUQMd7CALHakyt8USvLViftNE5ssnPINBgHznRFxk0o1gj5rwHdnlHlCio0IGB1xzcakMFKWHoSXgLIQc3OB5xoj5zVaXuso3d-5ZS0pxlxAUGVM0Xz-pCToSA33c/s1600/SunlightOnCafeFloor10x82010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 326px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471539046984228450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WfG0OVTX2iMG26LUQMd7CALHakyt8USvLViftNE5ssnPINBgHznRFxk0o1gj5rwHdnlHlCio0IGB1xzcakMFKWHoSXgLIQc3OB5xoj5zVaXuso3d-5ZS0pxlxAUGVM0Xz-pCToSA33c/s400/SunlightOnCafeFloor10x82010.jpg" /></a>Sunlight on Cafe Floor, Oil on Board, 10" x 8" £305<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirHgUltdUFSGvlr9XpJaLO7VgoGwgNhgx8z3Vn72EgAndqSBln0s0JMYAZCeyH9JRy2FMM9eT1wTgJAs1C5VgChlZ4SbyWpyo3AymMMnmuda3vk5TJu04paltTe5hxQobbKhkgKR-kEG0/s1600/Overheard16x142010W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 340px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471538441096950322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirHgUltdUFSGvlr9XpJaLO7VgoGwgNhgx8z3Vn72EgAndqSBln0s0JMYAZCeyH9JRy2FMM9eT1wTgJAs1C5VgChlZ4SbyWpyo3AymMMnmuda3vk5TJu04paltTe5hxQobbKhkgKR-kEG0/s400/Overheard16x142010W.jpg" /></a> Overheard, Oil on Board, 16" x 14" <span style="color:#cc0000;">SOLD</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobSNe0xkT4w3Lw1erGc8X-oLCJTr6iCPTZ4BJJql6VITimECGJBrZyPAN4vzvogHXlyGuSFOTLNKicOOiVCp_tNssnjIJPg16NoNatvGCDdVJyGjH10_nlqjYZniD44KVssKOwPw4Cxk/s1600/NeroInterior14x162010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 340px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471538440326258962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobSNe0xkT4w3Lw1erGc8X-oLCJTr6iCPTZ4BJJql6VITimECGJBrZyPAN4vzvogHXlyGuSFOTLNKicOOiVCp_tNssnjIJPg16NoNatvGCDdVJyGjH10_nlqjYZniD44KVssKOwPw4Cxk/s400/NeroInterior14x162010.jpg" /></a>Cafe Interior, Oil on Board, 14" x 16" £595<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4lwSIO-0YsGBndmryePrWUzgu8UqqEFlSVNINFQYBdWPieeTbg2LUK6uBSyKKgKGM91re4zMSs4QWu7QTo-S3w9WCfgn_7kksbXmGplOKVyH0DT5tqVwRuJAf8PfbWOyrC8PMOtiUef0/s1600/Lunchtime14x162010W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 340px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471538429853238930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4lwSIO-0YsGBndmryePrWUzgu8UqqEFlSVNINFQYBdWPieeTbg2LUK6uBSyKKgKGM91re4zMSs4QWu7QTo-S3w9WCfgn_7kksbXmGplOKVyH0DT5tqVwRuJAf8PfbWOyrC8PMOtiUef0/s400/Lunchtime14x162010W.jpg" /></a>Lunchtime I, Oil on Board, 14" x 16" £595<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGX8O-umAL-Z0jwFb_nPL94HVyMvKtWsZnt7Wl0weqsF4cOeXUL7Xxd-aHGVoIZWIr4Q4DPMTNbmjsFMD9v54a-Zo6r5wsyM9HASMM_H5nnA4mPEJzGU2VZMTafj1sePW0zxEsPR4VS8/s1600/Intrigue16x142010W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 342px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471537693719270626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGX8O-umAL-Z0jwFb_nPL94HVyMvKtWsZnt7Wl0weqsF4cOeXUL7Xxd-aHGVoIZWIr4Q4DPMTNbmjsFMD9v54a-Zo6r5wsyM9HASMM_H5nnA4mPEJzGU2VZMTafj1sePW0zxEsPR4VS8/s400/Intrigue16x142010W.jpg" /></a>Intrigue, Oil on Board, 16" x 14" £595<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUAsvaAZmdpFzLUv0dziDcHTMlzexoD6LHx-9XiHfcQ9VuYeYCfdc51BJKelFJRUwiJRGcFj33s6KVLu_tWyuWhJSzE4G8LPEZAmapJK63BlVz5LsCKbtUJuxCs8v4HXODLel3esD8_g/s1600/CafeWriter14x162010W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 346px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471537692862828754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUAsvaAZmdpFzLUv0dziDcHTMlzexoD6LHx-9XiHfcQ9VuYeYCfdc51BJKelFJRUwiJRGcFj33s6KVLu_tWyuWhJSzE4G8LPEZAmapJK63BlVz5LsCKbtUJuxCs8v4HXODLel3esD8_g/s400/CafeWriter14x162010W.jpg" /></a>Cafe Writer, Oil on Board, 14" x 16"<br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">SOLD<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkFQkhiKmnTwFvdJQMHphA6xoPm-f_2ekyehHM9-m1PiEbqVeT0Ws0RkorjzAzq35coAJDixqi8V0K7r6Gug1eweWv5BZHMCZhRYef8HrT6T6MHmN082zauEmQ39Up7ip2z6jylHX_uY/s1600/CafeGlance16x142010W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471537686807800418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkFQkhiKmnTwFvdJQMHphA6xoPm-f_2ekyehHM9-m1PiEbqVeT0Ws0RkorjzAzq35coAJDixqi8V0K7r6Gug1eweWv5BZHMCZhRYef8HrT6T6MHmN082zauEmQ39Up7ip2z6jylHX_uY/s400/CafeGlance16x142010W.jpg" /></a>Cafe Glance, Oil on Board, 16" x 14" <span style="color:#cc0000;">SOLD<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGOer2g9wbNU8gkPlm0GQmfm9lphZ9u6zKSWyuucVap-NY_Gy1YhpzqdMvXNVCC6dPwbuDnUrYsC52wbUUZkQjf4JtWifCj6OIPn7-1ZIIBZ1kCobBwGSUiaQDL8J-U8MTwtLWacOJt4/s1600/AppraisalOne14x162010W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 346px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471537681875287330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGOer2g9wbNU8gkPlm0GQmfm9lphZ9u6zKSWyuucVap-NY_Gy1YhpzqdMvXNVCC6dPwbuDnUrYsC52wbUUZkQjf4JtWifCj6OIPn7-1ZIIBZ1kCobBwGSUiaQDL8J-U8MTwtLWacOJt4/s400/AppraisalOne14x162010W.jpg" /></a>First Appraisal 16" x 14" Oil on board £595<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUJ2OAA7CkllwtbnfW64NH22pa4b1a-D4dXxf-QBoJk-YRZNeuczs2K5dhG3Ku10bg5QLCDeBubt63epQgToisFZaWJFJeEZZDjF4-jo6ONQc_a_LWhGCid0uGCrKJfOGBfJdotZppZs/s1600/Appraisal18x142010W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471537677059517138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUJ2OAA7CkllwtbnfW64NH22pa4b1a-D4dXxf-QBoJk-YRZNeuczs2K5dhG3Ku10bg5QLCDeBubt63epQgToisFZaWJFJeEZZDjF4-jo6ONQc_a_LWhGCid0uGCrKJfOGBfJdotZppZs/s400/Appraisal18x142010W.jpg" /></a> Appraisal 20" x 14" Oil on board <span style="color:#cc0000;">SOLD<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1d-BA7XJDcuWD39XCYvRRD9ymiJC4NFiyb36A4KB2ZUUna7fra_JJ91vHZb0sPljt3vhWvZoh5oI48bbQfkv8aNCiMn_OYot0KxoTHGTLKOpwvdlz4PoiLjklL98jJr2vawue37t2-Q/s1600/24DateAfterWork12x122010W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 394px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471533075282066946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1d-BA7XJDcuWD39XCYvRRD9ymiJC4NFiyb36A4KB2ZUUna7fra_JJ91vHZb0sPljt3vhWvZoh5oI48bbQfkv8aNCiMn_OYot0KxoTHGTLKOpwvdlz4PoiLjklL98jJr2vawue37t2-Q/s400/24DateAfterWork12x122010W.jpg" /></a> Date After Work, Oil on Board, 12" x 12" £375</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YINSY6MHGoA1AadTpGVvucJdHEFmmV6otXh_l2WHS3ORguBVM15BF_mlojM51NOGlsItTVlvFDQtWIbCaqObv52Actfpsmv4QWg5exL07ZLeqCKh0SzoVpr6ta0iWQg3jHn-ozZR4t0/s1600/23FatherandSon112x122010W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 376px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471533070498076162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YINSY6MHGoA1AadTpGVvucJdHEFmmV6otXh_l2WHS3ORguBVM15BF_mlojM51NOGlsItTVlvFDQtWIbCaqObv52Actfpsmv4QWg5exL07ZLeqCKh0SzoVpr6ta0iWQg3jHn-ozZR4t0/s400/23FatherandSon112x122010W.jpg" /></a> Father and Son 1, Oil on Board, 12" x 12" £375</div><span style="color:#ff0000;">SOLD</span><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggSe4ZnMgH-pmyN7hB5HkkK24T2-Y4l3V0H36E3v84PabJ_9PVkqwiKkmcwoS8Gi9EPNurPPbTPsJDTL7Rwul3kKpbGWW8GfNDItN9pIccwhvR-GeF6OcEyKRDiSn2oATA6YToEH5A5Y/s1600/16BringingTea16x142010W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 340px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471533067315238978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggSe4ZnMgH-pmyN7hB5HkkK24T2-Y4l3V0H36E3v84PabJ_9PVkqwiKkmcwoS8Gi9EPNurPPbTPsJDTL7Rwul3kKpbGWW8GfNDItN9pIccwhvR-GeF6OcEyKRDiSn2oATA6YToEH5A5Y/s400/16BringingTea16x142010W.jpg" /></a> Bringing Tea, Oil on Board, 16" x 14" </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">SOLD</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4uf3ihoPMKWzuHGWhfXL7cmecF5QGIa0ro6xP2OZ-CsKQDKSj3trA4626Zimw6XUOEmM5pSGX-AeYzRx3yDW0-AHOhCAgu_Ahq0wQBv-_SLYSXSrebumIchPXa86ALyCHw7YYh_rROQ/s1600/15Lunchtime214x162010W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 339px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471533055174599634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4uf3ihoPMKWzuHGWhfXL7cmecF5QGIa0ro6xP2OZ-CsKQDKSj3trA4626Zimw6XUOEmM5pSGX-AeYzRx3yDW0-AHOhCAgu_Ahq0wQBv-_SLYSXSrebumIchPXa86ALyCHw7YYh_rROQ/s400/15Lunchtime214x162010W.jpg" /></a> Lunchtime II Oil on Board 14" x 16" £595<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuF8L4jJgmiO6-vhV8Z_ZKJOTfKWOMHHat_gms690UUciCyqwR4qxjiixLjOkPp3MP5V3jlkbxdN_3sSZ9RhjEBrxClj5EsSp1YkKeUXbRnqxVZtwgFBNh9hhguUQEQhZ13E1FNceiIy0/s1600/CafeEncounterII26x212010W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 324px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464865566066514738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuF8L4jJgmiO6-vhV8Z_ZKJOTfKWOMHHat_gms690UUciCyqwR4qxjiixLjOkPp3MP5V3jlkbxdN_3sSZ9RhjEBrxClj5EsSp1YkKeUXbRnqxVZtwgFBNh9hhguUQEQhZ13E1FNceiIy0/s400/CafeEncounterII26x212010W.jpg" /></a> Cafe Encounter, Oil on linen, 26" x 21" £1595</div><span style="color:#ff0000;">SOLD<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxl8107WyYJyIO8iYiQR2jaKaI95lE59IWO0yyxyhAhVx1GU3pM1djxAxY8hWODbPKakNzPCxRZUcM3WFv9y8SDLjrmB8lUrQRGbC51Vu7yW-CqvbnO_D2N9_caIa8iDYTG83AsIV8ncA/s1600/Friends16x162010W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 396px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464865248770615554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxl8107WyYJyIO8iYiQR2jaKaI95lE59IWO0yyxyhAhVx1GU3pM1djxAxY8hWODbPKakNzPCxRZUcM3WFv9y8SDLjrmB8lUrQRGbC51Vu7yW-CqvbnO_D2N9_caIa8iDYTG83AsIV8ncA/s400/Friends16x162010W.jpg" /></a> Friends, Oil on board, 16" x 16" £599</div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;">SOLD</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3MAmH7YZEwJgIvqWn6tvZVxIpqk_-Z26hUthnsIJWGZA_V97hmIKnlyVnlwtshlAzmyNbxJdc34cpv53B-pRw3m0ddHm20TvrlxNQh2DdZmMztZIuTNcfX8XEE9hRvYfQHImcCoRkH4/s1600/FatherandSon24x162010W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464864814453629330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3MAmH7YZEwJgIvqWn6tvZVxIpqk_-Z26hUthnsIJWGZA_V97hmIKnlyVnlwtshlAzmyNbxJdc34cpv53B-pRw3m0ddHm20TvrlxNQh2DdZmMztZIuTNcfX8XEE9hRvYfQHImcCoRkH4/s400/FatherandSon24x162010W.jpg" /></a> Father and Son, Oil on board, 24" x 16" <span style="color:#cc0000;">SOLD<br /></span></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789218668402434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258282230315282096.post-41243300271095444962010-04-13T13:08:00.000-07:002011-09-05T04:33:07.157-07:00Urban Landscapes from Philadelphia to Preston<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnJ-XTu6ujqoczgmkiskOYJ7q61KhEeiMTiricQA7xmjKqZcHU3htSxTut5Ex1Ev9PzV-XmIzkKrNAff41k7Z0z2EpTfsMdP5TR5OEFu0K9MUIbZ37XrSMvA9epXMHB2GgrmainITl4k/s1600/FishergateCafeAtDusk16x14W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 346px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473467671870287970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnJ-XTu6ujqoczgmkiskOYJ7q61KhEeiMTiricQA7xmjKqZcHU3htSxTut5Ex1Ev9PzV-XmIzkKrNAff41k7Z0z2EpTfsMdP5TR5OEFu0K9MUIbZ37XrSMvA9epXMHB2GgrmainITl4k/s400/FishergateCafeAtDusk16x14W.jpg" /></a> Fishergate Cafe at Dusk 16" x 14" Oil on board £499</div>
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<br /></div></div></div></div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789218668402434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258282230315282096.post-80733418941128761362010-03-03T02:13:00.000-08:002010-03-03T02:15:21.170-08:00Salsa Dancers Commission<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8iqNCslLUn_5LDCdlrRBDO4h0ao_NJH8i6pC-MeLBqe9JdqykzVdOkofFBDa8opwQneWxCHSJrSsNVfMpKq1gmxVWkoqzIGrepP1CSbkACSR15CQZ9HXsH9t19Ov9-waocIp6JQj4R0/s1600-h/SalsaDancers32X422009web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 283px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444349114526339058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8iqNCslLUn_5LDCdlrRBDO4h0ao_NJH8i6pC-MeLBqe9JdqykzVdOkofFBDa8opwQneWxCHSJrSsNVfMpKq1gmxVWkoqzIGrepP1CSbkACSR15CQZ9HXsH9t19Ov9-waocIp6JQj4R0/s400/SalsaDancers32X422009web.jpg" /></a><br /><div>32" x 42" Oil on linen. copyright Norman Long 2009</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This recently completed commission saw me flown over to Cuba to paint Salsa Dancers. Not really, but it did mean doing a lot of research. I didn't know the first thing about Salsa. The clients kindly agreed to dance in my studio while I did photos and studies and they taught me that the lady is the centre of attention while the man leads the moves. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The setting was to be Cuban. In this composition, with its high viewpoint, only the musicians are visible - other preliminary work involved Cuban style architecture.The couple dancing in the background are the main couple again. Degas said that a painting requires as much cunning as the perpetration of a crime. Here the musicians are drawn from internet images. The chair in the foreground is painted from life in the studio and various body parts are amalgamated for the figures. I was specifically asked for a fairly descriptive painting (i.e. not "painterly"), which increased the challenge of capturing light and movement. </div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789218668402434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258282230315282096.post-15294894250613190332010-02-25T13:57:00.000-08:002010-02-25T14:24:35.334-08:00Cafe Series, Philadelphia<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kFR1r66ranC21ESfXJYzvBucipwWzs8DY1vFrh8b1VSJ7GzXz2pPJh9QMIS0fP2dShTYxtBnhvu8NaG7vQvjKkIpqKyaWFsaiymhyvSzlUDt6dGyXhZjh4-CWtJTuTtEnfGfMkZRqT8/s1600-h/TheBishopsCollar18x20W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 358px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442307223157651378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kFR1r66ranC21ESfXJYzvBucipwWzs8DY1vFrh8b1VSJ7GzXz2pPJh9QMIS0fP2dShTYxtBnhvu8NaG7vQvjKkIpqKyaWFsaiymhyvSzlUDt6dGyXhZjh4-CWtJTuTtEnfGfMkZRqT8/s400/TheBishopsCollar18x20W.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> The Bishop's Collar, 18" x 20", oil on linen<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rGBZnelCu04Ca0ahO2rO6uM5YLTVV01WbMSSJ-LUkv5rzHSmwap1Tg1OO9LP60FXe5C62EaztEw-7k2j_SLnp7D1f0iKRvr1JMw0sA4K_7UpYwAyoDNETze5OeJJ6WVIF3Dp67Mlb_s/s1600-h/JacksFirehouse20x18W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 356px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442306899742505026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rGBZnelCu04Ca0ahO2rO6uM5YLTVV01WbMSSJ-LUkv5rzHSmwap1Tg1OO9LP60FXe5C62EaztEw-7k2j_SLnp7D1f0iKRvr1JMw0sA4K_7UpYwAyoDNETze5OeJJ6WVIF3Dp67Mlb_s/s400/JacksFirehouse20x18W.jpg" /></a> Jack's Firehouse, 20" x 18", oil on linen<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ODmr7IX_7pb_wtlcrPgurgAxxga2PsI9CD3yRj2mQDzORtavcFus-B17qrqSJs6YTwjg-MKP71CJ_TH9lLiHuFDjm5RAH6uu-OvZVDUxJF4DXrmhdZuIvMRARkERETPlBYiQTBuZ5iA/s1600-h/Mugshots18x20W.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 359px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442305995276203106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ODmr7IX_7pb_wtlcrPgurgAxxga2PsI9CD3yRj2mQDzORtavcFus-B17qrqSJs6YTwjg-MKP71CJ_TH9lLiHuFDjm5RAH6uu-OvZVDUxJF4DXrmhdZuIvMRARkERETPlBYiQTBuZ5iA/s400/Mugshots18x20W.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Mugshots Cafe, 18" x 20", oil on linen</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DMQzeJxx_XtSC3RWTDYA5eK7-ECOdj_Ls8cUM7jYtRS8uvzHckm12rMSlVzqXc88mFgT_L3LlhWqIXkG6hWNks-oKkn5cdoiOwNnEOM7YCHiCRtv_EVt0bQ6ZfxUccWJAJ3L8sL2Y8I/s1600-h/Rembrandts18x20.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 351px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442304003186024994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DMQzeJxx_XtSC3RWTDYA5eK7-ECOdj_Ls8cUM7jYtRS8uvzHckm12rMSlVzqXc88mFgT_L3LlhWqIXkG6hWNks-oKkn5cdoiOwNnEOM7YCHiCRtv_EVt0bQ6ZfxUccWJAJ3L8sL2Y8I/s400/Rembrandts18x20.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Rembrandt's, oil on linen, 18" x 20"</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">This series of four Philadelphia Cafes was commissioned by my good friend and landlord Brian LaMay in generous exchange for a few months' rent. They were completed through a process of drawings and colour studies on the spot, along with some direct work on the canvas for two of the paintings. The hastle of carrying wet paintings on the bus is more than compensated for by the feeling of real connection with the subject. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Two of the paintings were secret presents for Brian's friend Cecelia, who lived in the Art Museum area where these cafes are located. Not for the first time, I was "busted" while painting on the street when Cecelia and her mum thought they would visit Rembrandt's cafe.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /></div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789218668402434noreply@blogger.com0