Sunday, 30 August 2015

Welsh Orchid Festival 5th and 6th September 2015

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Next week is the Welsh Orchid Festival at the National Botanic Garden of Wales . There's great excitement here at Polly’s studio a...
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Saturday, 22 August 2015

On the easel today

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With the Welsh Orchid Festival at the National Botanic Garden of Wales in early September, I'm working like crazy to get some painting...
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Sunday, 14 June 2015

Great excitement at Polly's

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There's great excitement here at the moment,  my first slipper orchid,  bought two years ago at the Welsh Orchid Festival,  has decided ...
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Saturday, 2 May 2015

Painted in three days? - Really?

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I've been thinking about this ever since I finished the Paphiopedilum sukhakulii painting.   It's not a claim of taking only three...
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Friday, 24 April 2015

In Pursuit of Plants - Society of Botanical Artists Annual Exhibition 17th - 26th April 2015

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After months of planning, drawing and painting, the time finally arrived to get everything photographed, framed, and take a trip to Westmi...
Monday, 2 March 2015

Phragmipedium Bel Royal - the paints

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Further to my Phragmipedium Bel Royal step by step posts, I promised to post about the colours and mixes used in the painting. Colours an...
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Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Thinking outside the box

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Large dinner plate palette I'd been looking for ages for a porcelain palette that suits my set up and the way I work, but have n...
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