Category Archives: Watercolour paintings

A Visit with Allen William Seaby

Posted on 16/02/2025 by ronald972

This week, I came across a watercolour by artist #AllenWilliamSeaby (1867-1953). Seaby is best remembered as an ornithological (birds) painter and printmaker in the Japanese style using woodblocks. He collaborated/published a number of books ranging from art history, painting techniques, … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Watercolour paintings | Tagged arch, blocks, forest, Keystone, masonry, pathway, vines, walker | Leave a comment

Two Landscapes

Posted on 28/12/2024 by ronald972

Today, we look at two landscapes, one oil and one watercolour. The oil is a view overlooking the parklands at Hassobury, Farnham, Bishop Stortford. Hassobury is a Victorian Gothic mansion, originally built for the Gosling family, was sold and converted … Continue reading →

Posted in Oil Paintings, Watercolour paintings | Tagged clouds, dirt road, farmer, fence, fields, Hassobury, homestead, horses, plough, seagulls, sheep, trees | Leave a comment

Charles Edward Hannaford artist

Posted on 16/12/2024 by ronald972

Some weeks back, I visited a charity shop. They at times expose frames and pictures to ghd dldmdnts due to their lack of sale value. I looked thru these pieces and did not find any that I might purchase. One … Continue reading →

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Walter Graham Grieve artist

Posted on 04/10/2024 by ronald972

This week, I came across a set of three drawings, set together in one frame. Done by the same artist as illustrations to a children’s book. I do not know if the book was ever published. The artist is #WalterGrahamGrieve … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Watercolour paintings | Tagged buildings, cap, children, clogs, Fairy tale, Hamelin, pied piper, rats, street, town, townsmen | Leave a comment

A Trip to North Wales

Posted on 21/04/2024 by ronald972

A couple of weeks back, I acquired a watercolour painting. It is unsigned, without title and date. So, other than the image itself , there is no easy information available to me. I at first thought it might be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Watercolour paintings | Tagged bridge, gorge, horse, mountains, path, Pont Aberglaslyn, travelers, trees, Wales | Leave a comment

The Town of Marlow

Posted on 14/04/2024 by ronald972

Marlow sits beside the River Thames in Buckinghamshire. It grew up due to there being a crossing of the Thames on the road from Reading to High Wycombe. Marlow is a favourite place for rowers to hone their skills. Upstream … Continue reading →

Posted in Watercolour paintings | Tagged boat, church spire, fisherman, lock, Marlow, mill, path, river bank, Thames River, town, trees | Leave a comment

Barnard Castle

Posted on 29/09/2023 by ronald972

As with last week’s topic, this week’s artwork was also in the folder I bought. This extremely fine drawing is 12″ by 16″ (305mm x 405mm) and done with brown ink and wash. A monochrom since he uses only a … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Watercolour paintings | Tagged Barnard Castle, birds, castle ruin, cow, dog, forest, laneway, rapids, River Tees, river tower | Leave a comment

Albert George Stevens artist

Posted on 04/08/2023 by ronald972

Today, we visit with a founding member of the celebrated StaithesArtClub, which was based around Whitby. #AlbertGeorgeStevens was a figurative painter who worked mostly in watercolour. He travelled to Antwerp to study at the Academy but later returned to Yorkshire … Continue reading →

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Myles Birket Foster revisited

Posted on 23/07/2023 by ronald972

In this chapter, we visit with an artist that I have written about previously. We do so, as I have acquired another piece by the artist. #MylesBirketFoster (1825-1899) was a British artist who worked as a watercoloyrist, engraver, and illustrator. … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Watercolour paintings | Tagged baby, cat, child, cottage, ewer, flowers, garden, girl, milk, mother caps, pet, saucer, vines | Leave a comment

Maurice Brazil Prendergast artist

Posted on 16/07/2023 by ronald972

A small watercolour that I acquired recently leads us to artist #MauriceBrazilPrendergast (1858-1924). Prendergast was born in St John’s, Newfoundland, but his family moved to Boston where he was apprenticed to a commercial artist. He was influenced by Childe Hassam … Continue reading →

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