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Canvas Priming - Starting New Paintings
I always start a new series of paintings by preparing my canvases beforehand.
Jonathan Pitts
Jun 13, 20223 min read
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New collection of Cornish coastal paintings
New collection of Cornish coastal paintings
Jonathan Pitts
Mar 6, 20201 min read
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Thames Oils
Here are some new oil and mixed media paintings that I have been working on: Autumn warmth, Wrasbury 28" x 30" Oil and mixed media on...
Jonathan Pitts
Jan 12, 20181 min read
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Walking the Thames path
Here are some new paintings that I have been working on: Approaching snow, nr. Marlow, R.Thames Oil on canvas 22" x 24" Made in the...
Jonathan Pitts
Dec 20, 20171 min read
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New R.Thames plein air paintings
I have been very busy over the autumn making new works on canvas and on paper. Below is a selection of photos of me painting on location...
Jonathan Pitts
Nov 15, 20171 min read
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Exciting Young Artists from Church Lench.
I was very happy to be contacted by the children from Years 4 and 5 at Church Lench First School, Worcestershire. They had been studying...
Jonathan Pitts
Oct 5, 20171 min read
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Out Painting on the River Thames
Plein air painting out on the river Thames this Spring. #Marlow #Spring #PleinAir #Watercolour #watercolor
Jonathan Pitts
May 12, 20171 min read
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February Sketchbook
I was always taught that a sketchbook was a place where you needn't finish a picture. When you have achieved what you set out to do that...
Jonathan Pitts
Feb 23, 20171 min read
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New Paintings in Progress
I am currently working on a new series of pictures about the river Thames. I will be posting regular pics as I go. Below are a few ideas...
Jonathan Pitts
Feb 23, 20171 min read
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New Cotswolds Paintings
I have been working on a new project in the Cotswolds recently. I grew up in Evesham which sits just to the north of the hills. The...
Jonathan Pitts
Nov 7, 20161 min read
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Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2016.
I had a lot of fun painting at this years Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year. I took part as a wildcard artist at Scotney Castle. Here...
Jonathan Pitts
Nov 1, 20161 min read
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Painting Diary April 2016
This month I have been focusing on a new group of oil paintings. This selection of photos documents the process, the paintings appear at...
Jonathan Pitts
May 2, 20161 min read
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Cranford Opticians Commission Installed
I was commissioned recently by Cranford Opticians to make a large oil painting to celebrate their 30 year anniversary. It was installed...
Jonathan Pitts
Mar 9, 20161 min read
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Cranford Opticians Painting Commission
A short series photos capturing me at work on a commissioned painting for the reception at Cranford Opticians in London. Gradually I...
Jonathan Pitts
Mar 8, 20161 min read
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Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2015
I took part in the Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2015 as a wildcard artist. I made the painting below on the day in one very long...
Jonathan Pitts
Feb 27, 20161 min read
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Painting Diary – February 2012
Welcome to my February blog, The sun is a red disc climbing the trees. Deer. Bitterly cold breeze. Snow underfoot, fox paw prints. Below...
Jonathan Pitts
Feb 25, 20161 min read
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Painting Diary – December 2011
Painting on the Thames floodplain in a large sprawling meadow. The sunsets seem to last all day at this time of year. Orange Yellows and...
Jonathan Pitts
Feb 23, 20161 min read
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