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My DVD reviewed in Leisure Painter magazine...have you seen it?
Review of my DVD in the June issue of Leisure Painter magazineHave you seen the review of my DVD in Leisure Painter this month? It’s on Page 54 of the June issue and is very nice and positive...”The...
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SFP Exhibition, the Oxmarket, Chichester starting Wednesday 21 May 2014.
We took four of my paintings, prints, cards, DVDs and books to the Oxmarket Centre of Arts in Chichester yesterday for the Society of Floral Painters Exhibition which starts on Wednesday 21 May...
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Sales at Chichester and a stay of execution for the studio...
The Society of Floral Painters Chichester Exhibition came to an end this weekend and we went off to collect my unsold work. Was so pleased to find that I had sold three out of the four paintings I...
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Making my first DVD...SFP Newsletter article
Hi All, I am writing this against the soothing sound of the waves breaking here at Sovereign Harbour...they are surprisingly big waves for such a lovely sunny day, the effect of a strong easterly...
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Getting into the mood for Irises...
Was working on two iris paintings yesterday, one was a sketch to get back into the mood for irises and to remind myself of their quirky shapes and forms. I have a sizeable collection of photos that...
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Apricots and cream...
Here is the Irises painting I started at Keyworth. I was quite pleased with it and thought I would show you the finished effect.Apricot IrisesThe main challenge was the colour of the irises which was...
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Sissinghurst, an artist's delight...
Even flower paintings can have a sense of narrative; they can tell a story and invite the viewer to imagine being in the scene enjoying the moment.When I saw these lilies next to a welcoming shady...
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In production mode again...the paint is flowing!
If I haven't posted here recently, it's because, for a change I've been busy PAINTING!I thought I would share some of the work produced. First of all the Sissinghurst lilies which were not without...
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Attraction of opposites...
The lovely sunny weather just draws you out to take photos in the garden. Today I was taken with the Etoile Violette clematis that grows over the shed and took a photo of a sunlit spray. Under it and...
View ArticleDVD shipping suspended for two weeks.
DVD shipping.Just wanted to let you know that all deliveries of the DVD "Watercolour Techniques by Ann Mortimer" will be suspended as from tomorrow 4 August until the 18 August 2014 as I'll be out of...
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Back home and September means a new beginning...
I have finally got around to posting here after our trip to the USA. We had a great time in Seattle and Port Townsend, WA. We spent time with our daughter and son in law and, as it was our first ever...
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Anemones step by step project...continued
Bunch of Anemones Instructions for paintingI hope you enjoy this step by step if you have a go at painting it.I love sharing the joys of using techniques to "tame" this wonderful medium and use it to...
View ArticleDVD available again on Amazon
Apologies to anyone who has been trying to order my watercolour Techniques DVD from Amazon. The technical problem has been sorted and the DVD is now available again.
View ArticleWhy do we do art?...and similar questions.
The recent news articles about the winner of the £25,000 John Moores Painting Prize, Rose Wylie have really made me think. If one of the reasons for producing art is to shock and make people ask...
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Autumn inspirations...
I have been sharing my work on facebook but need to catch up here on the blog and show you some paintings I've been doing inspired by Autumn, which for me is the most wonderful season for finding...
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Mike Leigh's "Mr Turner"...star turn or turn-off?
I enjoyed this film. I was convinced by it from start to finish. I think that Mike Leigh understood the following truth... that much as we would like our famous artists to be prancing about with a...
View ArticleDecember blues
Oh dear, my website is down temporarily and the associate email, info@annmortimerart.com So a quick message to say that if you want to contact me please comment here or message me on my facebook page...
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Website returns
Just to let you know that my website is live again.www.annmortimerart.comAnd here's a nice snowy picture to celebrate!
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Clematis Demo drawing...YouTube demo reaches 40,000 views, let's celebrate!
Hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas break and that, like me you are feverishly making plans to restart back at the gym and stocking up on lettuce! Rosalie on facebook asked me if there was a...
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New Year and the Best of Intentions
One of my intentions this year is to write often about what I'm doing on my blog and share my daily routine as well as hints and tips about what I'm painting currently.There are two things that we...
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