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This week's theme is 'Drake’s Leat' is a watercourse flowing from Dartmoor to Plymouth. According to legend, bewitched a spring “with magical words and starting away at a gallop, the stream followed his horse’s heels into the town.”

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2021-03-04

First drawing of a leat 🤔. Fancied doing something a little different. Pastel on pastelmat paper.

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2021-02-17

Good Morning today’s illustrator was suggested by Alan Lee now lives on and was the on the 1990 editions of The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit . He travelled to NZ during the filming to help bring the images to the screen.

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2021-02-15

Looking north near Hound Tor on Dartmoor. The grass path through the bracken leads down to the valley and on to sunlit hills and violet skies. Oil on board 40x50cm … https://t.co/wKzGpDsLl5

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2021-02-05

Crow Tor, Dartmoor by Arthur Homeshaw (1933-2011)
Linocut

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2021-02-05

Love the February image of my beautiful calendar, just been admiring it.
This is called 'The Tor Dartmoor'
'Knowing that nature never did betray the heart that loved her.'
William Wordsworth.

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2021-02-02

Camouflage? Bit tricky 🤔. How abstract do I make it? Tried to be free with drawing, loosen up a bit.

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2021-01-28

Traffic jam on this afternoon...

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2021-01-26

Six years ago today since and I finished ‘The Dartmoor Pegasus’, our just-for-fun blog story that sparked off the books!
🍪💛🍪💜🍪❤️🍪
You can read it online here: https://t.co/ATUmdV5FaY

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2021-01-17

I'm really missing my meanderings during so I've spent drawing this

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2021-01-17

“Vixiana”, Vixen Tor seen from a distance. Still playing with soft pastels but now using a larger pad. Worked from a photo I took one morning, loved the colours.

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2021-01-15

The Dartmoor Village
8x10” oil on board
$175 framed
Shipping available!

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2021-01-14

1st sketch of the day still playing with my new pad, Misty morning followed by Hawthorn tree. Loved sketching but not happy with the photos, they look too pink 🤔 #

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2021-01-11

Day 3! Mixed media. This time combined soft pastel, gesso (creates texture), conte and graphite. Love the colours in this one. Constructive comments please 😀👍.

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2021-01-06

Happy New Year Here's some from me to start 2021 🙂#textileart

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2021-01-02

A small selection of work produced this year and different styles and medium used. From oil pastel, graphite, gesso and oil paint. Available to do more commissions.

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2020-12-31