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By Ashley, 05/31/2009 8:35 pm

Finally finished this oil painting of a misty fen day near Benwick.

Misty day on the fens near Benwick

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By Ashley, 05/05/2009 11:58 am

Finished this painting of a Spring Morning at St Ives just in time to go into the Landscape II  exhibition at Williams Art Gallery.  I only had minutes to sketch and photograph the April sky before it changed again.

Oil painting depicting an April fen morning sky

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By Ashley, 04/22/2009 11:03 pm

I spent much of my weekends in the fens again. My wife and my oldest son had a lovely walk along the Counter Wash drain in Mepal towards the old pumping station and onto to Manea. We were rewarded by seeing a pair of Great Crested Grebes courting. The walk has inspired me to work on a painting (study) of a view looking from the drain towards Chatteris.

Another walk took us through Ramsey Forty Foot and Benwick, it was cold blustery day and I must admit the  highlight was  a nice pint of Deuchars IPA in a friendly pub in Ramsey.

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By Ashley, 03/17/2009 11:49 am

I have just completed a new oil painting for my fenland series – literally the paint is still wet.  

It is 24 x 18 inches and on a deep canvas so does not need a frame.

Oil painting depicting the fenland landscape

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By Ashley, 03/12/2009 9:59 am

Part of the fenland series - Oil on canvas

Fenland Rise is another work in my fenland series of landscape paintings. I wanted to capture the overcast morning light that spread across the rapeseed and ploughed fields near the fen town of Whittlesey .

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By Ashley, 02/21/2009 5:47 pm

 I plan to update this blog with my new work and work in progress.

Part of Ashley Baldwin-Smith's series of fenland scenes

Recently, I have been working on a series of paintings depicting the fens. I spend a lot of time out in the fens sketching; fishing and walking my dog and it seemed natural to paint it. I have worked in a variety of styles – whatever felt right for the scene, mood, time of day and most of all how it made me feel. 

Oil paint and mixed media

I have also been working on a very different series titled ‘recycled art’. For some I have purchased art from charity shops and then reworked them. For others, I have collected found objects and created a number of different sculptures and assemblages.