tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88065997438042785982024-03-23T03:14:00.539-07:00Alena HughesAlena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-34157751233567296102024-03-21T01:11:00.000-07:002024-03-21T01:13:37.514-07:00Ems in Flut (Emsland, Lingen Germany)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lQ-qEFkpytglHvb7b2JoFhOlOJyCu2QzPqctj0TPce2POSV-kSfHDBL2bdMg4A9FJUuIns2nm61Oq4mbKTyiyP4n4QJPMg8X6VPC6rEQflezfq9lrV7AwTi750gahBFV25PVUPKnf_sdUpkEXkcyjxNJmjWzyoZDBuO-L7YclhpKr_zblR9GJft94SA/s2359/Emsland%20Flut_reducedl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2359" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lQ-qEFkpytglHvb7b2JoFhOlOJyCu2QzPqctj0TPce2POSV-kSfHDBL2bdMg4A9FJUuIns2nm61Oq4mbKTyiyP4n4QJPMg8X6VPC6rEQflezfq9lrV7AwTi750gahBFV25PVUPKnf_sdUpkEXkcyjxNJmjWzyoZDBuO-L7YclhpKr_zblR9GJft94SA/s320/Emsland%20Flut_reducedl.jpg" width="244" /></a></div>After many months picked a brush again, certainly rusty.<br />Watercolour 22 x 29 cms. " Ems in Flut" <br />The photo is a compliment from Claus Franke, Lingen (Germany)<p></p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-74675160290049337592023-11-06T22:56:00.003-08:002023-11-06T22:57:50.994-08:00Music Table with Natives & Scrolls<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtl6fceRG3UGnoB8MUpsWUjG_17TAbPA7kMFLoMXzcTdjwYmCAMPeh1tDOelbSqxqKLAoZatTAtLexe4aiw7JywdQ0CBjlW-ZHHx5K5R3GgJMqX7X5CZJ3yqMf-OLfyeXGB0TgKZm9MCIt-W7TnHaT-VuJUvMUalwjI870pf26ZkgwU7xn1s5jusMCW4k/s1827/MusicTable_norwrosm%20Natives.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtl6fceRG3UGnoB8MUpsWUjG_17TAbPA7kMFLoMXzcTdjwYmCAMPeh1tDOelbSqxqKLAoZatTAtLexe4aiw7JywdQ0CBjlW-ZHHx5K5R3GgJMqX7X5CZJ3yqMf-OLfyeXGB0TgKZm9MCIt-W7TnHaT-VuJUvMUalwjI870pf26ZkgwU7xn1s5jusMCW4k/s320/MusicTable_norwrosm%20Natives.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMaZwdMIpO7fO7ggz36Gl4V0YVeap81SyLxooJzTSKkUmcqF9WBsGku2p_OGpNJYpcPmyNEnlNoJKllzvR-hZyrAkp3LYCdJ-1dniOQAs4LI1mY9Hx5cywkTIUow1HTOOxuvo3oAR7_yDFWgtIZrJQDHPlq6l0yJUAlAjfW6g58SOyG3N2DoYuyU3LzHM/s1800/Music%20Table_norwrosm%20Natives_red.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1339" data-original-width="1800" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMaZwdMIpO7fO7ggz36Gl4V0YVeap81SyLxooJzTSKkUmcqF9WBsGku2p_OGpNJYpcPmyNEnlNoJKllzvR-hZyrAkp3LYCdJ-1dniOQAs4LI1mY9Hx5cywkTIUow1HTOOxuvo3oAR7_yDFWgtIZrJQDHPlq6l0yJUAlAjfW6g58SOyG3N2DoYuyU3LzHM/s320/Music%20Table_norwrosm%20Natives_red.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The beautiful music table was given to me by a friend. I had to sand the table top few times as it had some damage & then painted it in acrylics in various styles be it Norwg.Rosemaling, Hinderloopen & my own design of Austr. natives for the eyes to feast on.<p></p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-37290710896185688482023-09-03T19:40:00.002-07:002023-09-03T19:41:38.579-07:00Australian Natives<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpU0peVRWkEZ_SyLc6yQ97ZP9sI48-xlGA70_UlcYBfuZLaE2GZT9Bz94i2HVhcSoZLk3kcdRZApgXByI59wBJvNqxYgTxL5pZhNB4ou-sqxZtOKM1N-ve674koPhTNpsgpFh7r-s6y9eFxA67Ih0vao_QK4NmdfpsYi26NcW6O0QLxS58ayUqNvebMpU/s2460/AustrNatives3__reduc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2460" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpU0peVRWkEZ_SyLc6yQ97ZP9sI48-xlGA70_UlcYBfuZLaE2GZT9Bz94i2HVhcSoZLk3kcdRZApgXByI59wBJvNqxYgTxL5pZhNB4ou-sqxZtOKM1N-ve674koPhTNpsgpFh7r-s6y9eFxA67Ih0vao_QK4NmdfpsYi26NcW6O0QLxS58ayUqNvebMpU/s320/AustrNatives3__reduc.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><br /> Australian Natives are such a joy to paint for me. Another little painting to be given away as a present -- light and easy to pack into a suitcase and still bring "Freude" to the recipient.<br /><br /><br />29 x 23 cms watercolour and acrylic.Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-29793759112883998502023-07-25T20:41:00.004-07:002023-07-25T20:42:52.436-07:00Flowering Eucalypt with gumnuts and Wattle<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WprQBH9b1XJT2Jmk0eQyxfmcHJsB-9LmTEGCxDhK62BpD12Uwx3pd95ZYxR48LSUDIFWaWid5lnDApaAdTS5twDgl-ulnWdeubLPad-g1k_C40oeUR4eXt4kDTOksB1pOHqun9BPouo_eI9YiMrozSjlFUx7QlOaYfC9Kh7a0dq1-h9-b07naxswITA/s2358/Red%20Flowering%20gum%20tree,gumnuts,wattle_reduc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2358" data-original-width="1900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WprQBH9b1XJT2Jmk0eQyxfmcHJsB-9LmTEGCxDhK62BpD12Uwx3pd95ZYxR48LSUDIFWaWid5lnDApaAdTS5twDgl-ulnWdeubLPad-g1k_C40oeUR4eXt4kDTOksB1pOHqun9BPouo_eI9YiMrozSjlFUx7QlOaYfC9Kh7a0dq1-h9-b07naxswITA/s320/Red%20Flowering%20gum%20tree,gumnuts,wattle_reduc.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br /> I needed a present for someone and the inspiration was the red flowering eucalypt with gumnuts & wattle I see in the streets. Watercolour 30 x 20 cms.<p></p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-74196218989574097552023-07-18T01:42:00.003-07:002023-07-18T01:44:34.369-07:00Australian Natives<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIsZwpwVEkaYJWdgW5bQ0p92ioZ7pULT4avIUxPaIUPlb1lCIvDg5WmKJUHrKAOHPYJp6DwQ7pYe8-capBCsH8HdIOzMGlXZ6ssG42kbB7_8dyD49pvVO4r4tgmQwsUSebSzwd_EUaR8T4JdcX__TKztGExXRGtpsAjf-IVmIjpxJKnS_IB9vvZWo4s4/s320/Aust%20Natives_red.jpg" /></div>Australian Natives ... I cannot help myself, I just love painting them. To get a "mottly" varied effect in the background I used salt in the wet pigment. Painted on WC 300 gr paper with WC & acrylics.<p></p><p><br /> </p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-59201622039667118362023-03-21T22:43:00.003-07:002023-03-21T22:43:43.117-07:00Sunset at White Cliffs Opal Fields, Broken Hill Australia<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55JcakI7OJwuFnbw4M8sgI_1O3-EkFw6dp6gPsGOstBge600HXzxWkpo8hadJkvyVsLl0hOGri8cDY0XRAWNGUjYCAT1lnoRg5sVBIXECDHlrm1rlcYzBxiunnbJABTK0KP1SKPCRQSv_ZJs90v5EMJqwmjB0cbbwnM8boS-tr3zw_1-iNYMU_kDo/s1600/Broken%20Hill_%E2%80%AAWhiteCliffs_red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="1600" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55JcakI7OJwuFnbw4M8sgI_1O3-EkFw6dp6gPsGOstBge600HXzxWkpo8hadJkvyVsLl0hOGri8cDY0XRAWNGUjYCAT1lnoRg5sVBIXECDHlrm1rlcYzBxiunnbJABTK0KP1SKPCRQSv_ZJs90v5EMJqwmjB0cbbwnM8boS-tr3zw_1-iNYMU_kDo/s320/Broken%20Hill_%E2%80%AAWhiteCliffs_red.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC47wVOqaFEAk4XT87k4TiiRLHS-_x9z85Y11H93gjdA4-EqEU9ffPauaCnMWd4cCaj1TGwPqIOppz-kkY4mVHu630N6gEnLObWCqGnb3DHw_m5tgDbkaZMjppJiyvnxPVVIq1_zEqpYvp9qPQwF-aV2Dzyhd5DSlKqh1pIc2i9rvWj-zTH31F5ILE/s2000/Broken%20Hill_%E2%80%AAWhiteCliffs%20foregroundcloseup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC47wVOqaFEAk4XT87k4TiiRLHS-_x9z85Y11H93gjdA4-EqEU9ffPauaCnMWd4cCaj1TGwPqIOppz-kkY4mVHu630N6gEnLObWCqGnb3DHw_m5tgDbkaZMjppJiyvnxPVVIq1_zEqpYvp9qPQwF-aV2Dzyhd5DSlKqh1pIc2i9rvWj-zTH31F5ILE/s320/Broken%20Hill_%E2%80%AAWhiteCliffs%20foregroundcloseup.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Watercolour 38 x 28 cms.</span></b> <span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I played around with the foreground applying
coarse sand with rice glue on the WC paper to get some rough texture of gravel,
sand and stones.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Accommodation
in an underground dugout motel on Smith Hill was comfortable and like a warren
of passageways easy to lost oneself in. <br />
In the evening we walked on top of the roof of the Motel to watch the amazing
sunset. Some climbed the hill up from the outside of the motel, the others
climbed the stairs up from the inside of the dugout. Few pictures were taken where one of our co-travellers
acted as a “Roboman” for fun creating amazing shadow.<br />
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</p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-52536431544034008402023-01-14T21:11:00.006-08:002023-01-14T21:11:57.036-08:00Rainy Melbourne<p></p><div class="separator" dir="rtl" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLprd43W8hsqDJl62kN9u-cG8NFYuEvDnYjLGkEqEZL2LR8KMGby3yr38OF__NE-Fpjl1kkUzKdsjsG13tELR7z6vr84r7ViRqV0FH4YCRCcjs--kkH1rCtFE55RhvnQJyHUZyo2cQd_U6RjeP5AX2YK4mSMScwI3AwWDnK8ss5fh5TREImp3jK7C/s2092/Rainy%20Melbourne_red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2092" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLprd43W8hsqDJl62kN9u-cG8NFYuEvDnYjLGkEqEZL2LR8KMGby3yr38OF__NE-Fpjl1kkUzKdsjsG13tELR7z6vr84r7ViRqV0FH4YCRCcjs--kkH1rCtFE55RhvnQJyHUZyo2cQd_U6RjeP5AX2YK4mSMScwI3AwWDnK8ss5fh5TREImp3jK7C/s320/Rainy%20Melbourne_red.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><br />Rainy Melbourne <br />Watercolour 39 x29 cms <br />Years ago I did this painting at a Merroo Workshop with Herman P. and have decided to tackle this difficult subject again hoping it may turn up somewhat better. Not a chance. I think I will abstain from Street Scenes in the future.<br /> <p></p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-24438024069221212222022-12-12T13:48:00.002-08:002022-12-12T13:51:18.747-08:00Imaginary Landscape<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUM8lWZqr5MURMoVUqahOEStzM3q4CRVtaCk20GAw0H53XabKjF3aouz88umX6-8GwOJwaf-c2yqa7yC8WMhIvc-VdZVbmOpagFXWCX0SDpQHzwcmDlTFfITD8dXLjAx6aa31KE-0Qu3f1On7jMBHPdbb-6onMbihsFdWCPky9UBMu-XaBoLO5S2j/s696/Imaginary%20landscape%20practice%20in%20oils%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="696" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUM8lWZqr5MURMoVUqahOEStzM3q4CRVtaCk20GAw0H53XabKjF3aouz88umX6-8GwOJwaf-c2yqa7yC8WMhIvc-VdZVbmOpagFXWCX0SDpQHzwcmDlTFfITD8dXLjAx6aa31KE-0Qu3f1On7jMBHPdbb-6onMbihsFdWCPky9UBMu-XaBoLO5S2j/s320/Imaginary%20landscape%20practice%20in%20oils%20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> Just a little imaginary landscape practice in oils. Canvas size 29 x 24 cms</div><p></p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-76712618584717133742022-11-16T22:13:00.000-08:002022-11-16T22:13:03.108-08:00Lachlan River floods NSW<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FnhEq93KGxaiguYcFgWZsd-lQgcI11zI9CUmi5A5fvmTXPJp2sshmssl5iWUA9ofmUUMn0J16ntABL51yPiJfhLTovw7InDCJEXw066VZzHQuEi2Am18bKktfATJMtijWdLyBKjUOcJYPBXKud4FZGV5mIu7szFuuqZaBa40-DcrErU-4IO4VHrv/s320/Floods%20LachlanRiver_train%20to%20BrokenH_%20red.jpg" /></div><br /> Watercolour 38 x 28 cms Lachlan River & Menindee Lakes floods NSW<p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
I have taken numerous photos from the train trip from Sydney to Broken Hill
(NSW). Floods around Lachlan river & Menindee Lakes came very close to the railway tracks. Water
everywhere with patches of grass & red earth poking through, trees marooned
in the water.<o:p></o:p></p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-71200144149231596402022-10-22T19:01:00.020-07:002022-10-22T19:07:58.378-07:00Forgotten House in a countryside (Australia)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-belAVUqnzCZeolkZre0hVZlNq12MSKFNa4o_sVinEcUpBVNhI2f-gqRvY3Ebh9P-o8QxjWby5byrdGcMh9siP74wuLS0DEJPecTA-0dH_Sgen-YQSiKb4wRDYGH_2qmF4enQmkt4b41OCmlrMwOWX_a8M3Q2CrqP03-TSPcg0cNW5WdxFoj8XSp6/s1600/Forgotten%20House%20in%20the%20countryside_red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1600" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-belAVUqnzCZeolkZre0hVZlNq12MSKFNa4o_sVinEcUpBVNhI2f-gqRvY3Ebh9P-o8QxjWby5byrdGcMh9siP74wuLS0DEJPecTA-0dH_Sgen-YQSiKb4wRDYGH_2qmF4enQmkt4b41OCmlrMwOWX_a8M3Q2CrqP03-TSPcg0cNW5WdxFoj8XSp6/s320/Forgotten%20House%20in%20the%20countryside_red.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">Watercolour 28 x 38 cms Forgotten house somewhere in the country</span>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-9008207245665985082022-08-10T19:20:00.002-07:002022-08-10T19:20:25.547-07:00Bunch of Wiesenblumen<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbgzBWaqB1SxaTkCG5UDCptVp4hAY8VgJh6NUpRtgTwqcJYomgiKffPtBReqFbJrC_gbf9oNqZgZLNmUTRT6guBAj20lBP30WqAIJBFGBQrxHzoDLeehDplZsY2Zb7hyPm2JjfD4WYHnDmA03QDeM-d9HSJpzJbcVXuB30SMZPJVdiKGQjiJT6Jlg/s1858/Bunch%20of%20poppies%20and%20daiseis_red%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbgzBWaqB1SxaTkCG5UDCptVp4hAY8VgJh6NUpRtgTwqcJYomgiKffPtBReqFbJrC_gbf9oNqZgZLNmUTRT6guBAj20lBP30WqAIJBFGBQrxHzoDLeehDplZsY2Zb7hyPm2JjfD4WYHnDmA03QDeM-d9HSJpzJbcVXuB30SMZPJVdiKGQjiJT6Jlg/s320/Bunch%20of%20poppies%20and%20daiseis_red%20.jpg" width="258" /></a></div>Bunch of Wiesenblumen, Watercolour 29 x 21 cms<br /> <p></p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-58069181685868011322022-07-05T00:29:00.009-07:002022-07-05T00:35:15.308-07:00Flood Aftermath<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHY-UqJbc6Aag0Vhib-aXk5Cww4D6PvpsK13piA9yur2tX9_CeaVwGspYZSIsPIxPyvq1-87hb9StOp0Qz-FuGQs7waT8xqT9edxbWzHJIOLKzsgG6dg2NE9XpblReA-FAHl25XrS8z1S8JlQjIILxGQJPEwPiqxstqJ1RhMfYbTKJO7Hgv8gQkpi/s1600/Flood%20Aftermath_red.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="1600" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHY-UqJbc6Aag0Vhib-aXk5Cww4D6PvpsK13piA9yur2tX9_CeaVwGspYZSIsPIxPyvq1-87hb9StOp0Qz-FuGQs7waT8xqT9edxbWzHJIOLKzsgG6dg2NE9XpblReA-FAHl25XrS8z1S8JlQjIILxGQJPEwPiqxstqJ1RhMfYbTKJO7Hgv8gQkpi/w320-h226/Flood%20Aftermath_red.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Flood Aftermath<br />Watercolour 37 cms x 28 cms<br />Areas of NSW East Coast & Sydney are under water again. <br />This is the 3d time people are facing massive clean up, many lost everything ...<br /><p></p><p> </p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-20768317898057252292022-06-12T01:37:00.004-07:002022-06-13T15:53:51.397-07:00Nowhere to go<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_ofgSFdxJg0JXlKeUnp35f9NwFDl9j6Vj3H_QAFl2KORQgINDtYgEONQOzooz8Bqi4ksBsDZQaHvh001GZR-KlpE0lNx1xbf85GmMeYBvDCABePJI1yla6S3-dfa3uiEToxfDawQeOtIsEAuy91pAVe8I4GcPl3rD3O6FESMi1ck3sJ9S4iv5jmL/s1923/Nowhere%20to%20go_reduc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_ofgSFdxJg0JXlKeUnp35f9NwFDl9j6Vj3H_QAFl2KORQgINDtYgEONQOzooz8Bqi4ksBsDZQaHvh001GZR-KlpE0lNx1xbf85GmMeYBvDCABePJI1yla6S3-dfa3uiEToxfDawQeOtIsEAuy91pAVe8I4GcPl3rD3O6FESMi1ck3sJ9S4iv5jmL/s320/Nowhere%20to%20go_reduc.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Nowhere to go</b></span><p></p>Watercolour 22 x 29 cms<br />This is my last painting on the theme of homelessness. It is so sad that in our prosperous world there is an ever increasing number of people with no roof over their heads.Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-83021797589936718272022-05-05T23:42:00.000-07:002022-05-05T23:42:09.086-07:00Homeless & Destitute<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdMv_sg3AesH4HlBmcvobKKKYLOp2vaWvgdS844c4imzynNC67AK5pyeLti-fC7Xx7fIEJV7QntAYuwrRVwY0RQ0hW4QVGSuUYYHM0ZjwVMJ110-FiROCTnDvzxMC0NKk1R-pfEa004GCPSfsCM5Gyi3iECMXRsw48Fwh7zbqoOECBt2XWxwqkbMT/s2030/Homeless%20Destitute_red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2030" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdMv_sg3AesH4HlBmcvobKKKYLOp2vaWvgdS844c4imzynNC67AK5pyeLti-fC7Xx7fIEJV7QntAYuwrRVwY0RQ0hW4QVGSuUYYHM0ZjwVMJ110-FiROCTnDvzxMC0NKk1R-pfEa004GCPSfsCM5Gyi3iECMXRsw48Fwh7zbqoOECBt2XWxwqkbMT/s320/Homeless%20Destitute_red.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Homeless & Destitute, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Watercolour 22 x 29 cms</span><p></p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-54414668414374313152022-04-30T23:02:00.002-07:002022-04-30T23:02:32.009-07:00Take on Modigliani<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfF_p2zQ75pcI6Eh-63ZQ_atmXE_M2Xonqd4hUYOg8i3kdp2ZAYH7EWOd_Hs5oA369XF0FwFDMC4cBGLkou8HnIewY8uEyCV0Q8WnZV9HmAXsMJIxirQqIaiH5yxYwjaGQSlKNGHZJl_46h4b771ZV-W13T_q3q1N93mIUTkaoo9JusO9UqGbpdtU/s2075/Take%20on%20Modigliani_red.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfF_p2zQ75pcI6Eh-63ZQ_atmXE_M2Xonqd4hUYOg8i3kdp2ZAYH7EWOd_Hs5oA369XF0FwFDMC4cBGLkou8HnIewY8uEyCV0Q8WnZV9HmAXsMJIxirQqIaiH5yxYwjaGQSlKNGHZJl_46h4b771ZV-W13T_q3q1N93mIUTkaoo9JusO9UqGbpdtU/s320/Take%20on%20Modigliani_red.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">Take on Modigliani. I needed inspiration to start painting again, it has been a long time since I had a brush in my hand.</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">30 x 23 cms Watercolour.</div></div> <p></p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-28813214957182821732022-03-05T22:35:00.000-08:002022-03-05T22:35:11.178-08:00In Solidarity with Ukraine - Sunflower<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijPFdg5qSPv-t6lOM33jUUUdWIQ4Ro3AKpRnh7rckFVLYEqgdGZUARqjbV4l8uFYuX1uuD4O52qkAkJGAzrNIF5mOCBWvfmRioGp8OJ_VBxG8hC-wl0X8C-zR821OnHiEtFGJgNrZdkGWbPC5Z5fMpipvilAAfAlBRwATOGH6OKyYgSwcVK_wgzTvs=s2244" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2244" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijPFdg5qSPv-t6lOM33jUUUdWIQ4Ro3AKpRnh7rckFVLYEqgdGZUARqjbV4l8uFYuX1uuD4O52qkAkJGAzrNIF5mOCBWvfmRioGp8OJ_VBxG8hC-wl0X8C-zR821OnHiEtFGJgNrZdkGWbPC5Z5fMpipvilAAfAlBRwATOGH6OKyYgSwcVK_wgzTvs=s320" width="228" /></a></div><br /> Watercolour - <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Sunflowers for Ukraine</span><p></p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-65860517415382777132022-02-23T21:51:00.003-08:002022-02-23T21:51:24.884-08:00English Countryside<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheQHC8TdIpnyRTkO2XZvk2ZYnhVTWKWOs5Y5UAOB3AbwZMxXmm48wKZsDS1S1YskHoXtXNOvQBKjvULoypoB4Cx0NmHeQg8p-Rhettg-f2uiz0apQo17_u_3ptjk8QmFfauZaYW3ORYEF8Jh6-HbpXU-Fb9UgT3dDYtYDrDF_ylMGwQMdLDAb_UmM6=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1137" data-original-width="1600" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheQHC8TdIpnyRTkO2XZvk2ZYnhVTWKWOs5Y5UAOB3AbwZMxXmm48wKZsDS1S1YskHoXtXNOvQBKjvULoypoB4Cx0NmHeQg8p-Rhettg-f2uiz0apQo17_u_3ptjk8QmFfauZaYW3ORYEF8Jh6-HbpXU-Fb9UgT3dDYtYDrDF_ylMGwQMdLDAb_UmM6=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /> WC - inspiration was D.Bellamy Watercolour Landscape book <p></p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-25152821692984138022022-02-21T19:30:00.002-08:002022-02-21T19:30:19.817-08:00Blue Mountains, Megalong Valley<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwVnv-bpuQu5InSbGhvemMecLcuyqK1t5EuLb-r3tgadLIh6hSrar4i3pwHEjGxULxRUO1Lglqh7ZIJcGQjEiB-gJvygDogmDiuwwaFkAsLqhd0tcnmto4RHNh2VgiX5Q8g9rds-VYGTnpML4ox5_tFyc9G-6psByB9eoLcjK4tm4da3d68Kk_trLB=s1500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="1500" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwVnv-bpuQu5InSbGhvemMecLcuyqK1t5EuLb-r3tgadLIh6hSrar4i3pwHEjGxULxRUO1Lglqh7ZIJcGQjEiB-gJvygDogmDiuwwaFkAsLqhd0tcnmto4RHNh2VgiX5Q8g9rds-VYGTnpML4ox5_tFyc9G-6psByB9eoLcjK4tm4da3d68Kk_trLB=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4ENttaQvZyxu4GXqWxXeKlitPcvKcIHs7JMk0FIOGQX4jrLeePg9ljkgJ8i_rbx4c8tE_AK58eBQVCmRDdT5AQtexVsOeQYIyCXrLTHsX8tkw-RWHWWSMMZaWLGtPhV9NAitHBrcyznuXZ3Oqn9czrTIFipSWFH9ODbrkKpDrEZR6sy3CLmp4K6Iy=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1600" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4ENttaQvZyxu4GXqWxXeKlitPcvKcIHs7JMk0FIOGQX4jrLeePg9ljkgJ8i_rbx4c8tE_AK58eBQVCmRDdT5AQtexVsOeQYIyCXrLTHsX8tkw-RWHWWSMMZaWLGtPhV9NAitHBrcyznuXZ3Oqn9czrTIFipSWFH9ODbrkKpDrEZR6sy3CLmp4K6Iy=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">John Wilson’s workshop in January left me with 3 oil paintings,
1 was a bin ware, the other two were bad, but I thought I shd try to rescue them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I struggled at home and somehow or rather
managed to “complete” the paintings on my own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>By no means they are any good, however, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I learnt a great deal and that’s what counts.<o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-24418531586526502922022-01-01T22:00:00.000-08:002022-01-01T22:00:02.357-08:00English Cottage<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTDKcYa61Zi2ke-ZaE3kOxHr2TFjK6sZnU6FYVRsP5wAnevvvTlRnzOGzzw-spRGzVbcG7aKU7j2PVnfiPxTMwSyCv8b_i2s-0DpEgBgSG2BWUfwyLhvuSNpdAAaN_pavfdgnkHn34tiOfxZwiHevvDudEmU122hqG2QGr3Qp-ofsXrhu8vICRQUyR=s1500" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="1500" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTDKcYa61Zi2ke-ZaE3kOxHr2TFjK6sZnU6FYVRsP5wAnevvvTlRnzOGzzw-spRGzVbcG7aKU7j2PVnfiPxTMwSyCv8b_i2s-0DpEgBgSG2BWUfwyLhvuSNpdAAaN_pavfdgnkHn34tiOfxZwiHevvDudEmU122hqG2QGr3Qp-ofsXrhu8vICRQUyR=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Cottage somewhere in England…inspiration was David Bellamy’s Landscapes<o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Watercolour 32 x 28 cms. <br />S<span style="text-align: center;">top and start progression. Took me a few days to complete as I collected my
thoughts & considered the next steps. </span></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div><br /><br /></div><p><br /> </p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-10773210711905742462021-12-16T23:35:00.007-08:002021-12-16T23:37:48.216-08:00Krampus Legend<p><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyQkmSpHCye74MlRiczY3Es9MKo3byXpLI_ksp0QIyHJJixqmLehhn-B4t0v_0Ua53Kz0XeJhOJk6y-WqJcH86z_ZAf0VxyBvyChxw6F-WC_Zv4Dckkg7mkafvhdiORVRBFpm37O4ank6n9L_nmDx3MlNazlKqqvnmoL7UuPOZ3e5cgew5IpVvegKA=s320" /><br /><br /><br /> Krampus Acrylics, pearls, texture mediium - 60 cms x 40 cms<br /><br />Krampus tradition on 5th December evening is a much anticipated event frightening the children & amusing adults for hundreds of years in Europe. While Krampus punishes misbehaving children, rattles the chain and swats them with a whip out of Birch twigs & even may put them into a bag and hauls them into hell..so the legend goes. His saintly counterpart St Nicholas, rewards them with fruit, nuts & sweets. </p><div data-block="true" data-editor="9hp80" data-offset-key="csiit-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="csiit-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><br /></div></div>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-67532364340102594032021-10-03T21:35:00.000-07:002021-10-03T21:35:12.111-07:00Aftermath of Bushfire<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF96KAXTyNEhgmhA9L4IVc1ak3dsN-vbVRYU2lxf-bCFocdpA_B0qACBx3n89OzvhhtUA627xpIlp5PW-kAU4b9N69p4sJcK8Ik8Q2moHO8ejWj05YuQdnDG60pOwayTEXzJA-50zExrM/s1500/Aftermath+of+Bushfire_red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1143" data-original-width="1500" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF96KAXTyNEhgmhA9L4IVc1ak3dsN-vbVRYU2lxf-bCFocdpA_B0qACBx3n89OzvhhtUA627xpIlp5PW-kAU4b9N69p4sJcK8Ik8Q2moHO8ejWj05YuQdnDG60pOwayTEXzJA-50zExrM/s320/Aftermath+of+Bushfire_red.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Aftermath of Bushfire Watercolour 38 x 28 cms<br />After the bushfire swept through, the resilience of the gum
trees and nature is utterly amazing. The Gum trees with their trunks ¾ burn out
and hollowed come alive, they sprout new branches and leaves, from burnt cinders
the grass trees shoot their helms and the
Waratahs make their wonderful
appearance. (the little red blobs in the bushes). It is a wonder of nature.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-53405512917749760602021-09-12T18:42:00.003-07:002021-09-12T18:47:30.636-07:00Spray of Blue<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJh8LgRCG5CjjYN7MJQ-e4EklEGhHfYYARGqS6jsaqG_Xl3LaVw-pJ1knoMxIZluy12n1rypJBZV_f-6UFsMi4JRG6ET2U5rO4WrUonjMeYHoaCkvxMAB0ifckoNEcko5SCFJaeUfPaEc/s1802/Spray+of+Blue_red.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1802" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJh8LgRCG5CjjYN7MJQ-e4EklEGhHfYYARGqS6jsaqG_Xl3LaVw-pJ1knoMxIZluy12n1rypJBZV_f-6UFsMi4JRG6ET2U5rO4WrUonjMeYHoaCkvxMAB0ifckoNEcko5SCFJaeUfPaEc/s320/Spray+of+Blue_red.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p></p>Spray of Blue, Watercolour 38 x 28 cms <br />I received a beautiful card which had stems of blue in a vase.<br /> I loved it, it gave me the inspiration sorely lacking lately, to paint it. Now the question remain what flower is it? Delphinium, Liliac, Wisteria, Jacaranda?<br /><br /> Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-45233811575315398532021-08-26T20:49:00.003-07:002021-08-26T20:49:43.080-07:00A scene from Orange NSW, Australia<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXy1MPY7AnZHo7mKTjln0Ap5kTwRJA5B75cHO5Z56SZjx-fa-EkFIDc2lYsCQ2B2mpI-8yDbDVJKOrVVVYPSopsWlpOpBueAx7_R4UOE7rZia1s6Ig6EnV0b3UkbyWNYdax7tdoH8GwAc/s1400/Landscape+around+Orange+NSW_red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1400" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXy1MPY7AnZHo7mKTjln0Ap5kTwRJA5B75cHO5Z56SZjx-fa-EkFIDc2lYsCQ2B2mpI-8yDbDVJKOrVVVYPSopsWlpOpBueAx7_R4UOE7rZia1s6Ig6EnV0b3UkbyWNYdax7tdoH8GwAc/s320/Landscape+around+Orange+NSW_red.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Watercolour 38 x 28 cms - A scene from Orange NSW<br />A friend sent me this photo which, with its red Japanese
Maple trees & the water lilies somehow asked to be painted. I possibly did
not do justice to the glorious photo, but at least I had a go at it.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-70807822819594335932021-08-20T17:31:00.000-07:002021-08-20T17:31:19.762-07:00Wiesenblumen<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZv13kb5vFD9LkviXdkaJgbehRklsIwqgHJm5K3xNpWby3wcyMnCVTTy2IHNokd56RI-B0rSxIrg1zjL0PWwsA_h9QeGjPJVztnjBRMOcY2kJ6tysUhktM0uFFKgyYZ6YOtUJ82_sexM/s763/Wisenblumen_red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZv13kb5vFD9LkviXdkaJgbehRklsIwqgHJm5K3xNpWby3wcyMnCVTTy2IHNokd56RI-B0rSxIrg1zjL0PWwsA_h9QeGjPJVztnjBRMOcY2kJ6tysUhktM0uFFKgyYZ6YOtUJ82_sexM/s320/Wisenblumen_red.jpg" width="126" /></a></div><br /> It started as 37 x 28 cms watercolour - Wiesenblumen - Meadow, a field of poppies & wild flowers<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What a disaster, eventually I tore the painting and salvaged
only this small long segment which I felt would do as an odd-shaped Card.<o:p></o:p></p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806599743804278598.post-15622557491510429172021-08-08T18:29:00.000-07:002021-08-08T18:29:24.007-07:00Magnolia<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMvlwAWzij1KIaAbANCGaXlTh30WS8KbimFqJ2TDtVD_Sy3tMwSu6k25AweJleHpl5w3pT5VK5hradtb6YlLm7_96mpYfY7X17ibZGk8oJ59E4V1T_Wxl5AMRLGyl2dpQPgZMxMMQ2zU/s1400/Magnolia_red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="1400" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMvlwAWzij1KIaAbANCGaXlTh30WS8KbimFqJ2TDtVD_Sy3tMwSu6k25AweJleHpl5w3pT5VK5hradtb6YlLm7_96mpYfY7X17ibZGk8oJ59E4V1T_Wxl5AMRLGyl2dpQPgZMxMMQ2zU/s320/Magnolia_red.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Magnolia Watercolour 26 x 29 cms<br />
I painted similar Pic years ago in Maria B Painting Loft. <br />
An acquittance of mine fell in love with the Magnolia from all the photos in my
Gallery and as I really needed to return a favour I sat down and tried to replicate
the original painting but on a larger scale. It took days and lots of
frustration to go with it. I hope she’ll be happy with it.<o:p></o:p></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><p><br /> </p>Alena Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472692212854052325noreply@blogger.com2