Ashwinstudio art blog - May, 2019


Wandlebury Path , Cold Wax Painting

8th May, 2019

This painting is a continuation of my study of woodlands. I decided to use cold wax and to keep the painting loose and I did not a paint brush once during the […]

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Wiveton Wood

8th May, 2019

Oil on canvas, 600 x 450 inches Whilst driving to the east coast for a camping trip, I was struck by this hidden gem of a wood with the early afternoon sun […]

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Sheep’s Green, Morning Sun

7th May, 2019

I really walking from Newnham meadows car park to Cambridge centre passing through Lammas Land and Sheep’s Green. And on one such much morning I was really struck by the strong shadows […]

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February Snow, Grantchester

3rd May, 2019

I made an early morning trip to capture the snow before melt. Battling with numb fingers, I made quick sketches and took photos to use as reference back in the studio. Oil […]

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Wandlebury Beech Path

21st January, 2019

A bright autumn morning at Wandlebury as the early sunshine highlights the endangered beech trees. Wind had stripped the first changing leaves that littered the path, however the trees were still clothed […]

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Byron’s Pool Wood oil painting

1st November, 2018

I painted this after a lovely summer walk through Byron’s Pool wood. Byron’s Pool WoodOil on canvas50 x 50 cm

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Cley Beach Plein Air Painting

22nd October, 2018

This is one of the plein air studies I made during a painting and camping trip to the beautiful Norfolk coast in October. I had to work very quickly to capture the […]

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Hauxton In Spring – Landscape Oil Painting

3rd October, 2018

Another in my series of paintings that depict the changing seasons Hauxton along the River Cam in Cambridgeshire. This painting is of bright May morning and is worked up from sketches, colour […]

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Morning On The River Cam oil painting

27th April, 2018

On a mid February morning I headed to Paradise Fen Nature Reserve in Newnham, Cambridge to sketch and photograph the River Cam. From the sketches and photos I worked up this new […]

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King Arthur Walk, Tintagel – oil painting

11th February, 2018

I worked this painting up from colour studies and sketches. I tried to depict the wonderful clean light and bright colours of Cornwall, such as the pure cobalt green of the sea. […]

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