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Commission
for a Midlands Hospital.
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The
paintings below were commissioned to brighten a new treatment
centre of
a Midlands Hospital. The paintings were all eight foot wide
and painted in acrylic by palette knife. The subject matter
was of local landscapes.
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Clent
Hills
This
painting is based on a view from the top of the Clent
Hills, near Birmingham, looking south towards the distant
Malvern hills. It is mid summer towards the end of a
fine day.
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Cotswolds
This
view is of of the Severn valley from a hill close to
Netherton in the Cotswolds. The preliminary drawings
for the painting were made at the start of a fresh summer's
day.
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Malvern
Hills
The
painting is of the eastern face of the Malvern Hills.
It shows a flat landscape a fields broken by the spectacular
ridge of the Malvern Hills.
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Cotswolds
This
view of the edge of the Cotswold hills was also near
Netherton. The sketches for the landscape were made
on a fine day. A curious Redstart flew around me,
as I sat on a stonewall in the sun.
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Woodland
The
painting is of a winter landscape seen through a small
wood. The season was chosen to provide a contrast to
the rest of the paintings which were of summer landscapes.
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