Friday, 18 December 2015

Vellum Adventures

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 “ Have no fear of perfection, you'll never reach it .” Salvador Dali For a while I'd been wanting to try out painting on Vellum ...
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Tuesday, 8 December 2015

A Festival of Orchids

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The Welsh Orchid Festival was, as usual, a whirlwind of flowers, scent and people.   So many lovely orchids in one place, and so many orchid...
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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...