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Birds of Paradise sketches..

| Alison Sloggett

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DSCF5406I watched `Attenborough’s Paradise Birds` on the iplayer back in february, which inspired me to watch it back and try and sketch the amazing birds he showed on it , here are some of them. The crazy shapes that these birds have evolved into and the colours are just amazing , so colourful compared to British wildlife, not sure where these sketches will go..

I was thinking maybe a large scale painting focusing on the colours and movement of the birds…

For great clips of birds of paradise there is a great you tube channel here.

Thanks for looking, any comments or ideas would be great !

Christmas Gift Fair

| Alison Sloggett

Great oak hall

Had a great opportunity recently to take part with some other lovely exhibitors from the Bristol area in a fair at Westonbirt Arboretum , in the lovely Oak Hall there, we ( me and Elaine Knight on our table)  had our stall selling prints and framed work and when the sunshine came out so did the people to buy things!

I hope to soon put some of the Prints and Photos I was selling here, on my etsy shop!

i have said it out loud, so I shall have to do it now!

photo by Elaine Knight

Art Car Boot Sale 19th July

| Alison Sloggett

I am taking part in an Art car boot sale , at Old Sodbury near Bristol, on the 19th of  July from 10.30.

It will be the same set up as a normal car boot, but with all the stall holders being artists and sellers of art, and the emphasis being on grabbing a bargain!

So if you are in the area come along and have a rummage through our boots!

suitcase full of goodies

A productive day!

| Alison Sloggett

A productive day

a busy day! three small paintings from new photos (pinned to board),

and then made compositions from leaves from the autumn,

I covered  them in wax for protection and aesthetics

Larger Mossy Trunk

Larger Painting , acrylic on brown paper approx a4

mossy trunksmaller one, acrylic on brown paper, about a5