A delightful miniature painting of a yummy cupcake - acrylic on mini canvas (6.2x6.2cm). Give as presents or put on your bedside table and gaze at it wistfully.
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Raspberry Cupcake
Author: Mel Hendy
Cherry Cupcake
No, this isn't a massive painting on a standard size artists easel - it's a miniature canvas (6.2x6.2cm) displayed on a miniature easel. Imagine a person-sized cupcake though... I would totally eat it. And want pudding.
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Another Cupcake
Acrylic on mini canvas - same series as the other cupcakes on website. Delightful little presents. Not sure what flavour this is. Coffee and lavender? Would anyone eat that?
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Budgerigars
You know when you just want to paint something blue? So here are some budgies, painted for my art group challenge this month. Never painted budgies before. May put this up for sale at some point. Watercolour. Measures 22.9cm x 30.5cm.
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Poppy – Jack Russell study
Poppy
Study in watercolour and ink. My second attempt at drawing a dog! This is my friend's Jack Russell, Poppy, who is adorable and hopefully I've captured some of her character. I'd paint my cats but they're usually asleep or eating a range of wildlife in the back garden.
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Painting Challenge – Boats
'Sharicmar' at Polperro
This is the boat (top one) used in the film 'Saving Grace' which I absolutely love. I was massively excited to see the boat just sitting in the harbour when we went to Polperro a couple of years ago and took lots of photos like a big touristy film-nerd. The art club which I recently joined runs a painting challenge each month so this is my first ever entry and first attempt at painting boats. (Actually, not entirely true; when I went for my interview at art colleg...
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York Painting
A number of these panels are now finished but a few still need completion along with all the walls in between. Back in July 2017, I said I would put up some before-and-after pictures on the assumption it wouldn't take quite so long to get to that stage, but I can do that with some of the images now, so here they are...
More to follow over the next few weeks...
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Good/Evil
Ambigrams
Collection of ambigrams (words both ways if you rotate 180 degrees)Featured words: dragon, ink, moonchild, Mel and crab.
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Wave
Combination of acrylic and glitter on watercolour paper. More an experiment with media and different techniques but fun to do and quite a nice effect.
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