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More dance paintings
I have been really enjoying painting dancers. There's something about the combination of the human body in motion and its expressive power combined with music that really appeals to me and draws together things I am interested in (I wrote about this in my blog post...
Portraits for NHS heroes
During lockdown 2020 a project that has proved really popular is the Portraits for NHS heroes initiative started by artist Tom Croft. Artists all over the country have taken part, putting a shout out for NHS staff to paint, and then sharing the paintings and the...
Sky Portrait Artist of the Week – Part two
I've still been enjoying Portrait Artist of the Week, streamed from Sky's Artist of the Year Facebook page. Originally the programme was set to run for four weeks (here is my blog post about the first four weeks), but it was extended for a further four. These are my...
Yateley Greetings cards
For a while I've been meaning to make a little set of greetings cards with scenes from where I live. I've been building up a little stock of watercolour paintings I've made at art club, from photos I've taken on walks that span a number of months so a few seasons...
News, exhibitions and updates
Portraits for NHS heroes
During lockdown 2020 a project that has proved really popular is the Portraits for NHS heroes initiative started by artist Tom Croft. Artists all over the country have taken part, putting a shout out for NHS staff to paint, and then sharing the paintings and the...
Sky Portrait Artist of the Week – Part two
I've still been enjoying Portrait Artist of the Week, streamed from Sky's Artist of the Year Facebook page. Originally the programme was set to run for four weeks (here is my blog post about the first four weeks), but it was extended for a further four. These are my...
Yateley Greetings cards
For a while I've been meaning to make a little set of greetings cards with scenes from where I live. I've been building up a little stock of watercolour paintings I've made at art club, from photos I've taken on walks that span a number of months so a few seasons...
Sky Portrait Artist of the Week
One of the best things about lockdown has been taking part in online events that you wouldn't normally get a chance to do, artistically speaking. One of these is Portrait Artist of the Week, streamed from Sky's Artist of the Year Facebook page. It's Sky's 'Portrait...
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Kristin Rawcliffe
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