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Category: My wife’s art

Mrs Summerhouse’s art

Posted on September 26, 2017

We usually post Mrs Summerhouse’s art on a Friday but for one reason and another this will be a Tuesday offering. It’s a bit different because the technique involves a kind of engraving process using a Wacom pen on paper although probably any instrument with a relatively sharp end would do and then ‘covering’ the…

Mrs Summerhouse’s art : Two for the price of one

Posted on August 11, 2017

A recent picture from Mrs Summerhouse of the view across the dale from our vineyard. Followed by an older version (maybe three years ago). They are both pastel on canvas. The first one is the view now in summer and the second one is in autumn.

Mrs Summerhouse’s Art : A last look at Ireland

Posted on July 8, 2017

It’s hard to look back at photos from our Irish holiday and not want to turn another one of those great views into a piece of art, so that’s what I did. A different view of The Wild Atlantic Way, County Kerry on the other side of the Connor Pass. So last view – for now….

Mrs Summerhouse’s Art from our Irish holiday

Posted on May 26, 2017

A memento of our Irish holiday from Mrs Summerhouse. From a photo of one of the Blasket Islands known as The Sleeping Giant (sorry can’t do the gaelic version) for obvious reasons. She’s used this image before in her art but loves it so much that she keeps going back to it. This photo was…

Mrs Summerhouse’s Art : Our back garden in OZ

Posted on April 21, 2017

Perhaps it’s something to do with number one son returning from Australia that turned Mrs Summerhouse’s thoughts to the time we spent there about ten years ago. This is a painting – oil on canvas – of our ‘back garden’ and its an old example of her art. The trees in the foreground are orange…

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Mrs Summerhouse’s art : ‘Atha’s pond’

Posted on March 24, 2017March 31, 2017

A different location this month, not my usual picture from Nidderdale or our local park but a picture from a photo taken near our daughter’s and son-in-law’s house east of Leeds. It’s not really called Atha’s pond but they’ve named it that so that’s what it has become. Admittedly you can’t see much of the…

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Mrs Summerhouse’s Art : Nidderdale in February

Posted on February 18, 2017March 31, 2017

Something different for February. It’s a picture from the banks of the River Nidd just up river from Pateley Bridge. It’s based on a photo taken on one of our morning dog walks in that area. We took the photo and with the sun behind the trees and directly into the camera, it made them look like…

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Mrs Summerhouse’s art : Sunrise in the park

Posted on January 27, 2017March 31, 2017

Mrs Summerhouse’s latest offering, a pastel on canvas about 3′ by 4′ and it’s based on a photo we took one morning early in our local park as we walked the dogs, sun just coming up through the mist and trees .

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Mrs Summerhouse’s art : Winter in the dale

Posted on December 23, 2016March 31, 2017

The dale being Nidderdale in Yorkshire, the location of our vineyard. Looking very different at this time of year. Mrs Summerhouse created this about a month ago when we had our first, and so far, only snow, not looking very likely for a white Christmas either. Still at least she captured this beautiful scene. We…

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Mrs Summerhouse’s art : Nidderdale in autumn

Posted on December 2, 2016March 31, 2017

After our Scottish trip it’s back to our own neighbourhood in Yorkshire. Before autumn disappears altogether, here is a view from our barn / vineyard of Nidderdale. This one is watercolour and ink on canvas.

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