An Eynshamgod

An Eynshamgod

An Eynshamgod

15. x 10.5 cm

oil paint on 5mm ply

Lorna Marrison


One member of staff wanted to remain anonymous so here he is in his alternative reality.

This oil panel is small enough to slip into an evelope and post to family and friends. It will be availiable to see and purchase during Artweeks at the Evenlode DIY in Eynsham from the 18 to 27 May.

The price for this original painting will be £30.00

Fluorescent Keys

Fluorescent Keys

Fluorescent Keys

10.5 15. cm.

oil on 5mm ply

Lorna Marrison

At he back of the shop is the key cutting station. Here you can see many key blanks hanging against coded fluorescent green and red card. Here is the intriguing idea of 'potential' ... these are cyphers to an unknown future. It felt right to scratch the key shapes through to the scarlet undertoned panel.

This panel is small enogh to post to a loved one. It will be available to see during Artweeks at the Evenlode DIY, in Eynsham from the 18 to 27 of May.

The price for this original painting will be £30.00

Pete

Pete

Pete

15. x 10.5

oil, oil pastel

Lorna Marrison

Staff are friendly in the Evenlode DIY in Eysham.

You can slip this original painting into an envelope and send to family. It will be availiable to see during Artweeks from 18 to 27 of May.

'Pete', the painting will cost £30.00.

Paul

Paul

Paul

15. x 10.5 cm.

oil. oil pastel

Lorna Marrison

I am introducing the people you will meet in the Evenlode, DIY in Eynsham. Paul has a strong shoulder to help you take heavy stuff to your car.

This original oil panel is small enough to slip into an envelope and post to family. It will be availiable to see during Artweeks at the Evenlode DIY in Eynsham from the 18 to 27 of May.

The price for this original painting will be £30.00

Eynsham Emeralds

Eynsham Emeralds

Eynsham Emeralds

15.5 x 10.5 cm.

oil, indian ink on 5mm ply

Lorna Marrison

I have taken Sutton's Seeds name in vain and produced a seed packet in honour of Eynsham with an imaginary plant. I have used BartolomewSchool Shield as it's young students are our seeds for the future.

This oil panel is small enough to post withh a packet of seeds to one of Eynsham diaspora who can no longer afford to live in their home village. It will be available to see during Artweeks at the Evenlode DIY, in Eynsham  from the 18 to 27 of May.

The price for this origianl painting will be £30.00

Turritella Screws

Turritella Screws

Turritella Screws

10.5 x 15. cm.

oil on 5 mm plyLorna Marrison


This panel is very textured with paint. I was striving to achieve a sculptured  feel to the screws. They are piled higgety piggety in red boxes where you have the rare opportunity to buy one or many and not forced to buy by the box load.

This oil panel is small enough to post to a friend in an envelope. It will be available to see during Artweeks at the Evenlode DIY, in Eynsham from the 18 to 27 of May

The price for this original painting will be £30.00

Black cat on the front desk of the DIY

Black cat on the front desk of the DIY

DIY Cat

10.5 x 15. cm

oil on 5mm ply

Lorna Marrison

Right in the front middle of the till desk you will often find this very pretty black cat watching all the transactions. She acepts being stroked or ignored with the same indifference.

This oil panel is small enough slip into an envelope and post to friends and family. It will be availiable to see during Artweeks at the Evenlode DIY in Eynsham from the 18 to 27 of May.

The price for this original painting will be £30.00.

Queen's Lane, Eynsham

Queen's Lane, Eynsham

Queen's Lane,  Eynsham

watercolour paint & ink on paper

15. x 20. cm.

Lorna Marrison

Spirits are up lifted when Spring comes. We forget the winter and frolic like the lambs in the fields. Well ... at least I did down the fields by Cassington Road today! This painting and prints will  be availiable during Artweeks at the Evenlode DIY in Eynsham from the 18 to the 27 of May.

Yet again the price for the framed original will be £70.00 and the prints will be £20.00

Bartholomew Room, Eynsham

Bartholomew Room, Eynsham

Bartholomew Room, Eynsham

watercolour paintand ink on paper

15. x 20. cm

Lorna Marrison

A painting of a scene from last autumn of the centre of my village. There is only few minutes' when the sun sets' that the light rakes through the gaps in the houses to show this drama. The cotswold stone glows against the deepening shadows where colour unseen in the day flashes momentarily. I think this would make a good picture in oil paint.

The original painting and prints will be availiable during Oxford Artweeks in May.

Organic Deli Cafe, Friars Entry, Oxford

Organic Deli Cafe, Friars Entry, Oxford

Trevor and Cristina of the Organic Deli Cafe have honoured me by offering to hang a few of my Oxford paintings.

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Jim's portrait is almost done

Jim

Jim has almmost finished painting my hallways and stairs and I his portrait.  I have lots of glazing to adjust tonality and colours yet but essentially it's done. He is pleased with it.

Paul

Paul

Drawing allows me to move away from the photo and gain personal perspective on the subject. Here I was not only looking for likeness but exploring values (light or dark) as Paul's colouring is very pale. My hope is this will allow me to 'design' my use of colour and not just reproduce his chroma.

Evenlode DIY

Evenlode DIY

Evenlode DIY, Eynsham

watercolour paint on paper

15. x 19. 8 cm

Lorna Marrison

A watercolour painting of the Evenlode DIY from last November on a very grey day.  I was surprised not to have to contend with parked cars. Yes ... it is my bike parked up against the wall. I try and paint to the size of the pre cut mounts but once again I managed to to get the mesurements wrong so it will be framed at Cuckoo Nest. It will be for sale along with prints for Oxford Artweeks in May.

Trish - the chatelaine - in Colour

Trish

Sigh! The back ground needs to be simplified even more.

Trish - the chatelaine

Trish

Drawing was done in the attempt to simplify the controled chaos in the DIY. The next step is to add the colour.

Eynsham Emeralds finished

Eysham Emeralds

This is as far as I need to take the drawing. When painting this panel I shall make the coat of arms a bit bigger so it will be easier to paint and balance the composition.

Eynsham Emeralds

Eynsham Emeralds

The plan here is the produce a unique seed packet for Eynsham. Gosh it was surprisingly hard to design.  The flowers took some experimenting to reach this stage. Note the Morris Men rampant supporting the Bartholomew shield.

Cat in the DIY

Cat in the DIY

I struggled to draw a black cat ... the fur absorbs the light ... how should I show form? Eventually I realise that the black cat shaped space in the controled chaos of the shop said it all. I have allowed my use of colour to become more expressive rather then descriptive.

Scythe

Scythe

I was excited to see a scythe in the DIY as it was the first one I had seen that was modern.  I grew up with our eldery gardener scything areas where it was difficult to mow. He retired and modern mowers took on cutting these areas. We then discovered that it took practiced technique to use.

Unmade Keys

Unmade Keys

Keys are the passes to secure places and to secrete places. So their blanks can lead you any where.

Digging for Srews

Digging for Screws

I am playing with the idea of screws being like fossel Turritella shells as Wytham Hill on the other side of the Thames is the remains of a Jurassic reef.

A collection of Screws

A collection of screws

 So come with me now on a journey through time and space to the world of the hardware shop. I am exhibiting in the Evenlode DIY in Eynsham in 2013.

The screws are reministance of Turritella Shells which have exisited from the Cretaceous to recent times.

Under Painting of Jim

Under painting of Jim

The under painting allows me to slowly develop the portrait by solving the the process step by step. Here I have looked only at values; light and shadow relationship. The red of the background is acting as the middle value between dark and light. I achieved this by wiping out the paint where needed achieving soft or lost edges. The paint needs to dry now before I procede which I think will take about 7 to 10 days.

Jim in colour

Jim in colour

I do not think I can go any further using ProCreate and it's time to crack out the paint in the New Year.

Best wished for the New Year everyone!

HAppy Christmas

Decorating the Christmas Tree

Gothic Jim

Gothic Jim

  I am guessing that this portrait is for his partner so was channeling the smoldering eyes of Antonio Banderas. I am drawing this using Procreate on the iPad. I have a way to go before it is finished.

 Drawing in tones of grey allows me to develop the painting in careful stages. Here I am looking at acurate drawing and values (light to shadow relationship). I will then paint this onto the the black and red on the canvas then overpaint it in mainly transparent colour resulting in a glowing colour.

Jim: First Pass

First Pass

This is the first pass for Jim's portrait. It is on a square 50 cm. canvas and is painted with acrylic paint. When painting in oil you have to keep in mind that you need to paint "fat over lean". This means that each layer of oil paint needs to be painted with more oil. Following this mantra means that your underlayers do not cure at different rates to the top ones and eventually cause cracking. Acrylic paint is very lean and dries with speed. I wanted the background rectangle of red paint to evoke the act of painting with it's texture and edge thinning.

Meet Jim

Jim

I have a portrait commission. Jim is a painter decorator and would like a portrait of himself. I am an artist who needs her hallway and landing decorated. So we are exchanging our slills for payment. Win, win!

Autummn Equinox, Oxford Road

Autumn Euinox, Oxford Road

Autumn Euinox, Oxford Road

oil on canvas

20. x 15. x 1.8  cm.

Lorna Marrison

Watercolour Portrait Sketch

Sarah

Sarah

watercolour on paper

20. x 15. cm

Lorna Marrison