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Beginnings - 'Forty Acres Farm near Easingwold'

19/2/2015

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"Forty Acres Farm near Easingwold"

This is the first in a set of old paintings that I have recently come across that have not been posted before. They were painted in our pre-digital days and the images were quite low resolution. There are some that I never even framed because they had not turned out as I wanted but thankfully Merice persuaded me to keep a record of them anyway. Now after a bit of tinkering they can see the light of day again. Although some might lack technical expertise they contain a lot of happy energy and the excitement I felt at the time as I began my painting career so I hope you enjoy them.

In the summer of 2005 I was established in a small studio/gallery in Easingwold which is a market town just up the road from where I was living at the time. Merice would sometimes come up and we would meander home down the back roads together. This is from the road between Easingwold and Strensall and it was just stunning to see this abundance of poppies brightening up our evening drive. The road goes between two farms and the one with the poppies is called “Forty Acres Farm”. The farm on the other side of the road had no poppies which made this field stand out even more. I have to say that during the last ten years poppy fields have become scarcer and scarcer which is so sad. This then is a celebration of an iconic symbol of both summer and remembrance. 


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Lets
19/2/2015 08:42:40 am

Good story. I wonder what is happening to the poppies? I am working on a Poppy painting and I broke a composition rule!!* :) Oh, my!!! The Art Police are coming!! I don't care because this painting is for me! I enjoy your stories. The painting is beautiful!! As usual! Leta

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Glenn Marshall
20/2/2015 04:11:57 am

The disappearance of the abundance of poppies that we were used to just a few years back is a real worry. Perhaps it's due to over farming or too many pesticides. I know that when I wanted to do a 'poppy' painting for my exhibition last year I had a real job to find a poppy field.

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leta
20/2/2015 08:51:46 am

That's sad...:(

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