Hi Blog readers, I must apologise for being one day late for this weeks blog. I have been celebrating my daughters birthday and time ran away with me yesterday so that before I knew it I was up to my eyes in wrapping paper and presents and then It was too late to start writing.
Here is this weeks painting better late than never.

Moors road by Carolyn Boddy  sold

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Apart from this painting I have still been plodding on with a commissioned work plus I did a quick bird painting whilst working with some young people all drawing birds. ( Yes I know it's random!). I enjoyed this very much and the company of the young people I was working with although it was fast and furious and is a bit rough around the edges given the time limit. I felt pleased with it and this was the nicest part of a very hectic and challenging day.

 

 My artist choice for this week is Charles Rennie Mackintosh 1868-1928 and here is a sample of his very fine work.

 

 Here is a photo of the great man,I am lovng his moustache! I have admired  his work for years. He designed paintings, buildings,furniture and stained glass and I thought that such talent deserved a mention. Click the link to see more.

 

http://www.charlesrenniemac.co.uk/

 

 

 

This Week I intend to finish my commission, go to my art group and do some studying. There are just not enough hours in the day. Thanks for reading and do follow the link to buy if you wish. My work that is, not Charles Lol!.

Hi blog readers, just one painting to share this week as I have been working on a commision which I am enjoying, Another beach scene and here it is.

                                           Walking dogs on the beach by Carolyn Boddy
                                                sold
                                          
Apart from painting this week I have socialised a bit with old friends that I worked with years ago and that was fun and I felt like I was 20 again just for a while. I enjoyed a day out in Buckingham yesterday with my family where I looked around a little antiques market and sat by the river for a while in the sunshine. Buckingham is really a very pretty town that might find its way into my paintings sometime soon.
 Looking at the Blog views this week I am thrilled to see that I have readers from Columbia, Italy and Pakistan. It's really nice that my art is being seen across the world thanks to the internet.

Another  Artist that I would like to share this week is George Bellows who died in 1925 aged 42 from peritonitis . I love this painting because of the movement in it.You can almost hear the hooves of the horse.




 He is very famous for painting boxing matches which is how I got to notice him( My Husband is a big boxing fan). He found that Vanity fair magazine did a large write up and printed many of his paintings in 1920. If you would like to see more of him have a google in images or visit the Royal Academy in London until the 9th of June.We are going to go, Definately!
If you like this weeks work, click on the link to buy and have a look next week for more art from myself and other artists. Thanks for looking.

Art for week beginning 14/4/2013
Hi Blog readers, this week I have done 3 paintings,one that I will keep for a local gallery and two to share with you. The first was inspired by a programme I watched on Jack Vetriano. I have been a fan of his for a long time. Anyway this is what I came up with which is my own painting entirely but inspired by watching him do a portrait of Cara Tointon.

Woman with cat by Carolyn Boddy

 

The lady comes from a photo and the cat is from my own imagination. In the photo the woman was wearing a plain mac but I so enjoyed doing the fur on the cat that I got to painting a furry collar on her coat. I am quite pleased with the wall  too. Hope you like it anyway.

The other painting is a street scene which I havce called Glyn street,I have included some of my regular characters and here it is.

Glyn Street 2 by Carolyn Boddy

SOLD

I hope you like the paintings and do click on the links to buy if you wish.

I am about to start a commission which is exciting for a lady who has purchased a few of my paintings and hope to have it done by next week. I was also asked by a different person to alter a painting I had done but I declined to do so and offered to paint a new painting because I felt the painting would somehow lose its integrity.Not sure if the offer will be taken up yet but I am happy with my decision.

Darryl has somehow managed not to paint at all this week although he has a picture drawn out ready and we have both made a sale this evening.

The other Artist I want to talk about this week has to be Jack Vetriano. I greatly admire him because he is self taught and is so popular with the public selling lots of his work. In the art world he has not I feel been properly recognised and I think that is sad. Watching a documentry about him this week I saw what an ordinary guy he was and felt he deserves more recognition. Here is one of my favourite paintings of his.

Art from week 7/4/2013
 Hi Blog readers I am about to share the art from this week. Not as much has been done as I had hoped but anyway isn't it always the way? My first piece is a seascape and here it is

                                        A walk on the beach by Carolyn Boddy
SOLD

I thought I'd do another beach scene as the last one was popular and was sold and posted to California in America. There is more of a rolling wave and sunset sky in this one. I really enjoyed trying to get the sea right and as always I enjoyed adding the people and animals.

 

Leon Park 3 by Carolyn Boddy sold

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 This one is inspired by the sunny weather this week and a football game in the park near my house. I have added daffodils for some spring cheer and painted a blue sky as I am tired of snow and cold weather. At least in my paintings I can change the weather. I my self have been quite under the weather this week and spent a couple of days in bed with flue so only two paintings to share. I have one more nearly done, which Intend to take to a gallery and I have picked up a commissioned painting too which is delightful. I received a nice email from someone who had brought my work as a gift for a relative and  that had been gladly received and that is lovely! So all is going quite well with the painting.  Darryl has been busy too and here is his work!

Nice car lad, by Darryl Boddy sold

 

I'm loving the car as I have a real pasion for classic cars.

Also  here is another

Mending the pot holes by Darryl Boddy sold

 

I love the blue roofs and the atmospheric feel of this painting.

So if you like our work this week do feel free to follow the links to buy.

 

As you know I also like to share the work of another artist with you and this week I shall just mention the work of Roy Lichtenstein who's work you can look out for at the Tate Modern until the 27th of May. He looked to comic books for inspiration and here is a sample of his work which I really like!

 He used screen tone dots to do his shading. He would also take single frames from comic books and project them onto canvases and paint them in colour.

Look out next week for more of our work and thanks for reading the blog!

 



Better late than never, here is this weeks art

                                          Wood Street by Carolyn Boddy sold
Inspired by the large house on the left that I saw and liked in the local property magazine.

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                                          Woburn Road by Carolyn Boddy sold
Inspired by a windy walk.

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                                          Northumberland Street by Carolyn Boddy  sold
Inspired by the farmers bringing in the lambs in this weeks freezing weather.
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                                           Heavy Load by Darryl Boddy  SOLD

                                          Maintain the Scotsman by Darryl Boddy sold


We have painted all of these paintings this week and you may click on the links if you wish to buy one. The painting is going very well and we are selling all of our work. Last week we sent paintings to Qatar in the Middle East and this week one will go to America. I am getting some good feedback on the paintings and this week a lady contacted me who'd seen a painting on a friends wall to say how much she liked my work and she then went on to purchase a painting. This is really nice as so many artists struggle to sell.
 I have been poorly for a couple of days so I am a day late in updating and so I am sorry for that and it is also impacting on my ability to paint. Hope to get back in the swing soon.
 I like to talk a bit about other artists in the blog and this week I will chat about Norman Akroid who  does etchings of landscapes. He was born into a family of Butchers who laughed at him for wanting to pursue a career in the art world. Thankfully he did not listen, went to art school and now does what he loves for a living. Isn't it true that if you find a job you like you never have to do a days work in your life?

                                          Norman Akroids lovely landscape
Any way for me I am glad that we are able to sell our work as the money has helped pay for my Psychology degree course, given us money to spend on holidays and at times we have had to use it to pay the bills. Art is a great gift and for many years I did not dare to try and sell but painted
for friends or family as a gift and it gave me great pleasure to do so. I  have been encouraged to put my art out in the world and the response I am getting is just lovely. Thanks for looking  and there will be more art next week