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Artweeks 2019 – exhibiting with my brother Paul
Read moreSiblings Jane Tomlinson & Paul Tomlinson will show their paintings together in May for Artweeks 2019, Oxfordshire’s visual arts festival
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British Rivers painting – a fisherman’s map
Read moreRead about my new painting of British Rivers – a fisherman’s map – featuring 35 rivers and 20 of the British Isles’ fish species.
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Vincent van Gogh mutilates his ear – 23 December 1888
Read moreOn this day in 1888 in Arles in southern France, Vincent van Gogh performed the most infamous act of self-mutilation…
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British birds paintings 2018
Read morePainting British birds has been the mainstay of my artistic output in 2018. It’s been a busy year dealing with…
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International Women’s Day
No CommentsRead moreToday is International Women’s Day, a day when women all over the world celebrate their achievements. And I’m not just…
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The death of Captain James Cook – 14 February 1779
No CommentsRead more“Do just once what others say you can’t do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.” Whatever…
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Guns ‘n’ roses: the murder of Joan Root – 13 January 2006
Read moreOn this day in 2006, 69-year-old Joan Root lay alone bleeding to death from gunshot wounds at her home on…
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Map of Vincent van Gogh – a painting of the places Vincent lived and worked
Read moreOn this hand-painted map of Vincent, discover where van Gogh lived and worked, and where some of his paintings were created.
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Shipping Forecast – great gifts or just treat yourself!
Read moreThe words “And now the Shipping Forecast, issued by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency…” mean something magical to so many of us. And sometimes having art on your walls just isn’t enough… so Jane just had to make it the centrepiece of her new venture into offering beautiful and useful items for the home.
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How to make paper mache birds
Read moreThe paper mache birds I’ve been making this year are more ‘folk art’ than ‘fine art’. People have asked me how I make them. There’s no precise recipe, I’m afraid, but this is roughly how I do it.
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