Buying Original Art, Prints, Cards etc.
Giclée Print
Giclée prints, high quality photographic reproductions with an archival life expectancy of up to 100 years, are available for some of the paintings. They are printed in small limited editions of between 10 and 75 on specialist acid free, fine art paper. Each one is signed, titled and numbered. Prints are gently rolled and posted in robust postal tubes. Mounted prints are available by visiting Maureen's studio.
Greeting Card
Many of the paintings and sketches are available as greeting cards. The cards are blank inside, come with an envelope and are wrapped in cellophane. The cards are handmade with a photographic image on the front of a folding card or printed, this is mentioned in the description.
Book
During the first Lockdown, with galleries closed and her art classes cancelled, Maureen was happy painting, gardening and having time to do those things she could not normally fit in. During the second Lockdown in Autumn 2020, which lasted 27 days, she made a sketch a day and turned it into a book.
When the third Lockdown came on January 2021 it was mid-winter and the nights were long. She again made the decision to do a sketch a day and post it on Instagram and Facebook. She never knew what she would draw at the beginning of the day so drew her inspiration from her now resumed classes online, news headlines and events happening around her. Her second book has 167 sketches.
Notebook
I have recently introduced notebooks to my range and I shall be increasing the designs in due course. The notebooks have a matt soft cover with the front design continuing over the spine. My details and a small image of the cover are printed on the back. Inside are 100 ruled pages (50 double sided sheets). They are ideal as small presents and can be carried easily in a handbag or kept at home to making notes.
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How do my paintings evolve?
Many people ask me why I paint as I do and how do I get the ideas. I usually have some kind of idea about the painting I work on but it is rare that I end with my original thoughts.
This is a good example. I wanted to paint a few trees together and see what happened. I always paint the first coat of the blue sky and green landscape in acrylic which gives a base for the oil paint. I paint thinly so if the canvas is white that tends to show through, the undercoat sorts that out.
When the first layer was thoroughly dry, I worked out where the trees will be and traced them onto the canvas. I painted an layer of red in oil and waited for it to dry before applying copper leaf. - I added the copper very roughly to give it texture but this meant some parts are not covered, I do this on purpose as the tiny flecks of red showing through gives the copper a vibrancy.
In this painting I added hills in the background which is done by painting the area green and then adding the details when this is dry. Next I painted the leaves which takes many days as I needed to paint several layers and to wait for each layer to dry. I had made a drawing of a shepherdess driving her sheep from an old manuscript, and thought I could use this idea. I redrew the image changing the clothing etc and traced it onto my painting before I added colour.
The final part of the painting was the millefleur. I started on the left hand side and work across. Adding the millefleur took 3 -4 days!!
Each of my paintings takes an average of 3 or 4 months but I work on two or three at the same time as I wait for areas to dry. I work on my paintings most days.
