I thought i would share another passion of mine with you, art! Hope you like them
(sorry for the quality, as they were too big to scan, the flash ruins them a bit!)

This one is A1 oil on paper, Thiepval at night with a trench leading to the memorial.


This is A3 oil on paper, Poppies near Thiepval


This is A3 oil on paper, Sanctuary wood.


Hope you enjoy looking at them

Steph
xx

Hiya, Steph. Thanks for posting.

Think my favourite is the Sanctuary Wood one - particularly like the sort of ominous darkness of the Wood and the trench and then the daylight outside.

John

Excellent pictures - Poppies near Thiepval is my favourite!

Thanks for sharing them,

Mark

Hiya Steph,
I really like the 2nd one.
Dave.

Hi Steph

Great work, I like "Poppies near Thiepval" as well

Regards

Andy

Great paintings Steph. The first one gets my vote

Dave

Hi Steph

You've obviously benefited from your visit there and sensing the atmosphere. The framing (eg the barbed wire) is the sort of device a photographer would try to use.

Thank you for sharing them. I envy people who can do art!

Gwyn

Sanctuary Wood for me, Steph!
Marina

Hi Steph,
Well done !
I like all three but if pushed "Poppies near Thiepval" would be my favourite

Regards
Chris

I like the last two very much, the sky very much so on the 'poppies near Thiepval'

Thanks for sharing

Soren

Hi Steph,
Poppies at Thiepval is my favourite, but they are all very lovely in their own way.
Thanks for sharing your work.

Susan.

...excellent paintings...lots of atmosphere...shades of Nash...

Can't pick between Poppies near Thiepval and Sanctuary Wood.

So much atmosphere in Poppies and the woods were my thing in France,.... a mixed bag of emotion in your wood. The red and black of the trench.......

Well done, Steph.

Kim

Hi Stephanie,

I feel that 'Poppies' is the best because it is the most 'painterly' and personal - keep painting your emotion and response rather than trying to make an accurate reproduction of the subject. I guess you're aware of contemporary war artists through your contextual and historical study.

Peter

May you do well in your art exam

John

2nd is my fave

The three paintings are excellent. Well done and thank you for sharing them my favorite is "Poppies near Thiepval" to me there is an impressionist feel to the work which I really like.

Great work.
Thanks for sharing your skill.

Thanks all
Your comments are all greatly appreciated

x

Good use of imagination. There's a talent here that any teacher would have been proud to display when I was at school.

Well Done
Al

Nice to see something a bit different. As a picture framer who enjoys his work, I would spend some time selecting the best frame for "Poppies at Thiepval". Are you going to post some more some time?

Keep painting, Jim

Well done Steph. I like the idea of the trench leading to the Thiepval memorial....and credit for tackling these in oils as well...not the easiest medium to work with.

look forward to seeing more of your work,

thanks, ET

Well done Steph.

Regards,

Phil

Very nice blending of colours,and the fact that is a bit naive gives it the glow.Keeep up!

Andrei

Everything(almost) is in the way you choose your colors.But I'm sure you already know that.

Andrei