Tuesday 14 June 2011

Pulteney Bridge, sunshine between the clouds

I've just finished a little painting of Pulteney Bridge in Bath for a commission. I gave it to the lady a couple of days ago and she was very happy with it which is always a relief;)


Pulteney Bridge, sunshine between the clouds    oil on board  10"x8" 


I got the frame from the Meltone Gallery in Bath which is for me the best place for frames.

Still in the Bath topic, I'm very glad to announce that I got a painting selected for the Bath Society of Artists 106th Annual Exhibition at the Victoria Art Gallery.  As a non member you never know if you will get in or not so it was a nice surprise to see my application form with the so exciting "selected" stamp on it. Also, it kind of makes up for the parking ticket I got as I was queuing to drop my painting!

The painting that got accepted is the one below which was painted on location just a short walk from where I live alongside the river Avon. (see my post on the 4th of April)


Reflections on the river, Bath    oil on board   12"x10"

They have some great work there so I would recommend it for anybody visiting Bath.


The show on the preview night on Friday - it was packed!

Me below my painting (middle top) -
it was hard to get both on the same shot as it is placed pretty high!
- not complaining though;)

7 comments:

  1. Congrats Valerie! You must be proud of yourself.

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  2. Love your reflections in the bridge painting. Wonderful piece. I'm not surprised the buyer was pleased with it. Congrats on the show.

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  3. Thanks Violetta and Susan! As we all know the artistic path is full of self doubt so a happy client and a painting selected in a show is indeed a welcome little boost of confidence!

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  4. I love the sky in both, but especially the top one. The darks are great. As always you are a master of painting architecture.
    Congrats on the commission. No surprise that she loved it.
    Congratulations also on the show, I can't even imagine a 106th annual show. Wow.
    Wishing you continued success,
    Doug

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  5. ... that's a lovely sense of light you rendered in the Poutney Bridge painting.
    Also well done for getting in the show.

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  6. I love Reflections on the river, Bath. It's very mysterious and haunting. A beautiful and expressive piece.

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