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sharonould

Jan 31
2 min

My Kaleidoscopic concoctions of colour!

I seem to be obsessed with three things at the moment, watercolour painting, dramatic skies and Steephill Cove, I'm so sorry, but here's more Steephill Cove paintings! I have been having fun messing about with watercolour again this month, and I've fallen in love with it all over again. I love the unpredictability of it and how the paint can blend and merge to create these wonderful kaleidoscopic concoctions of colour. I've noticed I'm drawn to big, dramatic skies too, I just

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My Last Painting of 2022 'Views from Boniface'

sharonould

Dec 31, 2022
1 min

My Last Painting of 2022 'Views from Boniface'

This is my last painting of 2022 it's a view from Boniface Down, Ventnor looking down towards Wroxall with Gat Cliff silhouetted on the left and St Martins Down on the right, hence the title 'Views from Boniface'. The term 'Boniface' itself means doer of good, fortunate and auspicious and especially at this moment in time I feel very fortunate and extremely lucky to be able to do what I'm doing and so thankful for all of your support. I'd like to think that I'm a doer of good

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sharonould

Nov 30, 2022
1 min

Fresh Off the Easel...

Despite having said that I didn't ever want to lay eyes on another Christmas bauble again after my last attempt at painting one of Teddi Parker's bauble still life references, well guess what I am a glutton for punishment! Here's my latest attempt, I thought it would be a great challenge and to challenge oneself is to grow and get better isn't it? Plus I thought it would be nice to paint something festive in the run up to Christmas. So thank you Teddi for the reference photo

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sharonould

Oct 31, 2022
2 min

'Hill of The Eagle'

My husband always seems to make a beeline for the highest point of anywhere we visit, last Tuesday was no exception, we headed for Pentre Ifan a Neolithic burial chamber with a precariously balanced stone slab and then on to an aptly named car park at Bwlch-Gwynt (meaning windy gap) to walk up Foel Eryr in the Preseli Hills in Wales. As we got there the weather closed in and suddenly we were shrouded in mist and squally showers. After waiting in the car for about half an hou

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sharonould

Sep 30, 2022
1 min

'Steephill Sundown'

It's been so good to get painting again this month and what better way to start than with one of my favourite places on the Island, Steephill Cove. Unfortunately I haven't quite been able to finish this painting yet, think I still need to tweak a few bits but I'm nearly there. I'm quite pleased with how it's progressing though, I like the mood that has been created and I like the colours and how the light is reflected through the painting from the sky into the foreground line

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sharonould

Aug 31, 2022
1 min

A Painter's Paradise!

I've just returned from a big family holiday (there was 15 of us altogether) where we hired a rambling old house in the Peak District. As you can imagine I was in my element with inspiration in abundance everywhere I looked. The old house resembled something out of a period drama and the surrounding rolling countryside was absolutely spectacular too, so needless to say my painting this month is a view from one of the many walks I went on, it's a very quick watercolour sketch

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sharonould

Jul 31, 2022
1 min

Work in Progress...

Thank you to all the lovely people that visited my Isle of Wight Open Studios this month it was great to welcome so many wonderful visitors and share my artwork with them and get such positive feedback and I'm so grateful for all of the people that bought from me, it gives me such a buzz and makes it all so worthwhile. I'm already thinking about all the paintings I want to create ready for next years event. But for now I'm going to be taking a short break for the rest of the

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The Countdown is on for Isle of Wight Open Studios 2022...

sharonould

Jun 30, 2022
2 min

The Countdown is on for Isle of Wight Open Studios 2022...

Life for me at the moment is like a multiple plate spinning act, it always is for me this time of year as I have Open Studios, exhibitions and markets looming. So the countdown to the Isle of Wight Open Studios is on... only 15 days to go until it starts on Friday 15th July until Monday 25th July, (for my Open Studios exhibition you'll have to wait a bit longer, mine starts Tuesday 19th – Saturday 23rd July!) Sadly there's been a bit of bad news... I was hoping to have the bo

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sharonould

May 31, 2022
3 min

'Appuldurcombe House'

This month's been busy again for me, I did my first market at East Cowes which was great and thank you to all the lovely people of East Cowes and anyone else that visited. I have had my first 1-2-1 business mentoring session thanks to the Isle of Wight Creative Network and I have also completed this painting of 'Appuldurcombe House' which is one of three paintings going to be included in the Isle of Wight Artists' Calendar 2023 which will hopefully be out soon, I will keep yo

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sharonould

Apr 30, 2022
2 min

'Last Light'

I was hoping to have had my bluebell painting finished by now especially as they are in full bloom at the moment, but unfortunately I haven't done as much painting as I'd have liked this month due to the Easter Holidays but I have managed to finish this one which I started back in January, it's of Steephill Cove looking towards Woody Point on the Isle of Wight. I've called it 'Last Light' as it was painted from a photograph that I'd taken about half hour before sunset on a Ja

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sharonould

Mar 31, 2022
2 min

'Daffadowndillies'

No I'm not talking double dutch, apparently 'Daffadowndillies' is another name for daffodils! I thought it was such a fun sounding name for them that I've used it for the title of my painting this month, I'm also calling it a 'Marmite' painting because I'm not sure if I love it or hate it! I have tried to experiment with this painting, I've gone with my gut instinct and attempted to be bold and adventurous with it. I like certain aspects of it how it's turned out ie the daff

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sharonould

Jan 31, 2022
2 min

This Is Me, The Artist Behind The Art

Hi! I thought it was about time that I showed my face around here hence I've started the year off with a self-portrait and thought I'd share a few little facts about myself. I've always loved art since I can remember and consider myself an art addict! I can remember being given a handheld mirror as a child which had a Renoir print on the reverse called 'Two Sisters on the Terrace' which had a lasting impression on me and to this day I love. I am lucky to live on a beautiful

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sharonould

Dec 31, 2021
1 min

My Top 8 Paintings of 2021

I couldn't seem to get Instagram to create my top 9 for some reason this year so I've assembled my own collage of my top eight paintings instead along with my art signature that I use for my paintings. I would like to wish you a healthy and happy New Year and to say a huge thank you to all of my new and existing followers and website subscribers and anyone who has bought art from me this year, your support means a lot. I'm excited about what the New Year will bring as I con

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sharonould

Nov 30, 2021
2 min

'Autumnal Glow'

I wasn't sure if this painting was going to work, I was happy with the composition, I had a focal point (cottage) there is a lead in to the focal point (path), a big tree to the left of the painting balanced out with thinner, taller trees on the right, but I felt there was a lot of foliage and the light was a bit flat as it was a dull day but I was hoping the autumnal colours would make up for the lack of sunshine. However, still not sure if I was happy with it I decided to s

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sharonould

Oct 31, 2021
2 min

'The Witches' Cauldron'

'The Witches' Cauldron' is the aptly named title of my painting this month just in time for Halloween. I managed to get away to Wales with my family this half-term holiday and I found a circular walk amongst the holiday cottage information which we decided to do on one of the days it wasn't actually raining! Although the cliff edge did get a little bit close for comfort at times it was well worth it, as the Pembrokeshire coastal scenery was stunning, we followed the winding c

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sharonould

Sep 30, 2021
2 min

'Heaven On Earth'

Because of one thing and another it feels like an eternity since I last did a painting, I have finally been able to quite literally dust off my paints and create again, it was heaven and I have missed it. Hence this months painting which I've aptly titled 'Heaven on Earth', it is based on a photograph I took on an early December morning dog walk along Shanklin beach, Isle of Wight last year. I was attracted to paint this picture as I loved the way the sun's rays were poking o

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sharonould

Jun 30, 2021
2 min

Free Prize Draw Up For Grabs!

It feels like a lifetime since I last did any painting, in fact I feel more like a juggler than an artist at the moment trying to juggle so many different tasks in preparation for my art exhibition but I'm not complaining as I'm so excited to be participating in the 'Isle of Wight Open Studios' event again this year and thankful that at present it is still going ahead. Unfortunately though there seems to be a delay with the printing of the booklets this year so sadly I still

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Fresh off my easel 'Hope On The Horizon'

sharonould

May 31, 2021
2 min

Fresh off my easel 'Hope On The Horizon'

Fresh off the easel this month is this painting which I've titled 'Hope On The Horizon', I first started this painting back in January when we were entering our 3rd lockdown in the UK after Covid figures had risen once again following Christmas but thankfully there seemed to be a glimmer of hope in the form of the vaccine in the fight against Covid 19, hence my title 'Hope On The Horizon'. It is taken from a series of photos that I took in December 2020 whilst at Brook beach

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sharonould

Apr 30, 2021
2 min

'La Manche 1 & 2'

I have done a couple of quick watercolour paintings this month inspired by my morning dog walks along Shanklin seafront. It's not that I'm trying to rush things but more a case of fitting in some painting where I can, and more a case of not having as much patience as I used to, not only that but I seem to lose the momentum with bigger paintings and find it difficult sometimes to pick up where I left off, plus I don't really know where this month has gone again! I felt quite

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'Steephill Sheen 1 & 2', Which do you prefer?

sharonould

Mar 31, 2021
2 min

'Steephill Sheen 1 & 2', Which do you prefer?

Same reference photo, same board, same paint, same brushes, different outcome... My inspiration this month has come once again from one of my favourite spots on the Island Steephill Cove, Ventnor. These paintings were both created from the same reference photo which I took back on a very cold February afternoon this year, just after taking this photo it began to snow (sadly it didn't come to anything much to my daughter's disappointment!) I was attracted to the dramatic sky (

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