Morris Dancer

Eynsham Morris Dancer

‘Morris Dancer’

graphite and coffee on paper

300 x 200 mm

Matted in a duck egg blue frame

£160.00

This drawing has taken three and a half weeks to complete. It was started for the #LiveFriday folk night at the Ashmolean Museum. Morris dancers come in many forms but here I was looking for the spiritual  side.

HAppy Christmas

Decorating the Christmas Tree

Robin Saunders

Robin Saunders

Robin Saunders

oil on canvas

20' x 15. x 1.8 cm

Lorna Marrison

I am one of a number of Eynsham artists who is exhibiting during Eynsham Winter Artweekend; 24 to  25 November. I am showing in the Evenlode DIY window.

January Man aka Robin Saunders

Robin Saunders

January man is a traditional folk song.

Eynsham Morris Dance, Eynsham

Eynsham Morris Dancer,

Eynsham Morris Dancer

MDF, acrylic gesso, oil

10.2 x 10.2

Lorna Marrison

This was an experiment in oil painting on another surface. I got my local DIY to cut me some small square panels of MDF. I painted it with multiple layers of acrylic gesso on all sides: sanding finely between each layer. It was very smooth by the time I finished. The resulting surface was fabulous for drawing the image but was very slippy when painting. I am used to the drag of canvas and being able to scumble over the top of the grain leaving under painting showing through. I got fed up and left it on the shelf for some time. Some time later when between projects put a couch of oil onto a very dry surface and finished it. Conclusion: I like painting on canvas better.

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www.the-cuckoos-nest.com

I asked my friend Graham of the Cuckoo's Nest to frame it in the best way he saw fit. I always struggle when it comes to framing a painting. So it came as a delightful surprise when I saw the result. He took a small quite painting and put it under a dynamic spotlight floating it with in a raised mount with a warm dark frame. Thank you Graham!