{"title":"Original paintings","description":"\u003cp\u003eI mainly use watercolour for my original paintings, though occasionally gouache, inks, and acrylics sneak in. My paintings are founded on careful observation, supplemented by  a vivid imagination. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake your time to browse through my online galleries and enjoy the positivity, details, colour and life! Don't forget to look at my \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/collections\/maps\" title=\"Hand-painted maps\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehand-painted maps \u003c\/a\u003e- they are perhaps what I am best known for. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDid you spot an artwork you love, but it's no longer available? Don't worry. Prints, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/pages\/digital\" title=\"A digital file for self-printing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edigital files\u003c\/a\u003e are available for you to print yourself. And do check out my \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/collections\/sale\" title=\"sale\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esale\u003c\/a\u003e page. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/pages\/about\"\u003eFind out more about what inspires me here.\u003c\/a\u003e Spoiler alert: primarily it's nature, birds, trees, weather, tea, music, and maps.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"love-is-green","title":"Love is green","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eAn\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e original painting\u003c\/strong\u003e in acrylics on canvas. Size 500 x 500mm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting depicts a line Sir David Attenborough said in his 1995 TV series, \"The Private Life of Plants\":\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Since we arrived on this planet, we've cut them down, dug them up, burnt them and poisoned them. The time has come for us to cherish our green inheritance, not to pillage it. For without it, we will surely perish.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI only wish the world's politicians understood this. Trees are the answer to so many of the world's problems including carbon capture, flooding, coastal erosion, rising temperatures, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf love had a colour, it would surely be green...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597922812196,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/love-green.jpg?v=1700483333"},{"product_id":"rainforest-birds","title":"Rainforest birds","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal painting\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cspan class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eacrylic on canvas size 500 x 500mm. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\nA keel-billed toucan, a cobalt-winged parakeet, a hummingbird, an oropendola and a cock of the rock fly among colourful rainforest foliage in this colourful composition inspired by the works of William Morris.\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597923598628,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/rainforest-birds.jpg?v=1700483340"},{"product_id":"angels-st-giles","title":"Angels in St Giles - a painting of waxwings in Oxford","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA painting of waxwings\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal painting\u003c\/strong\u003e, acrylic on canvas. Size 500 x 500mm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn December 2012 my husband Moth and I finally achieved a long-held ambition: to get a really good view of waxwings (\u003cem\u003eBombycilla garrulus\u003c\/em\u003e), the 'angels' in my painting .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe were alerted that a small group of these gorgeous birds had been sporadically hanging out in the churchyard at St Giles in Oxford. Waxwings migrate across the North sea every autumn to overwinter in the UK, to take advantage of our milder weather and yummy crop of berries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe waxwings weren’t there when we arrived, so instead we enjoyed watching the redwings, blackbirds and long-tailed tits bouncing around in the yews. Then, all of a sudden, a small cloud of these unmistakable creatures swooped in – about 20 or 30 of them – and descended onto a tree covered in berries under which I was standing. I didn’t need binoculars, they were just metres away from me, leaping around, feasting on berries, chirping softly to each other. I was surrounded by angels!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMy painting \u003cem\u003eAngels in St Giles\u003c\/em\u003e sums up the joy and magic of this moment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597924319524,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/angelsinstgiles1.jpg?v=1700483379"},{"product_id":"song-from-the-wood","title":"Song from the wood - a digital image for self-printing","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edigital image\u003c\/strong\u003e for self-printing \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBritish birds in spring woodland in a William Morris style. The painting shows a green woodpecker, a wood warbler, a nuthatch, a jay and a thrush - just some of the birds that make the 'song from the wood'. The title of this painting comes from an album by folk-rock band Jethro Tull.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597924843812,"sku":null,"price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/songfromthewood-e1378375099375.jpg?v=1700483402"},{"product_id":"callanish-sky","title":"Callanish: the sky moves sideways","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal painting\u003c\/strong\u003e in watercolour, size 54cm x 29cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA painting of Callanish, a remarkable prehistoric site on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, built by our Neolithic ancestors approximately 5000 years ago.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was probably used as a kind of temple doubling up as a calendar to track the movements of the heavenly bodies, especially the long and wandering cycle of the moon. This painting was made on-site in front of the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe weather changes minute by minute in the Outer Hebrides, hence the subtitle, 'the sky moves sideways', which is a reference to a song by the band Porcupine Tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597924876580,"sku":null,"price":245.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/callanish-stones-lewis-detail.jpg?v=1700483409"},{"product_id":"the-wallace-line","title":"The Wallace Line - a digital file for self printing","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMy painting of The Wallace Line shows the imaginary\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Biogeography\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e biogeographical boundary\u003c\/a\u003e that separates Asia and Australia.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDigital file\u003c\/strong\u003e for you to make a single print at a format and size of your choice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eI have \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jane-tomlinson.myshopify.com\/products\/planet-earth-greetings-cards\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Wallace Line painting\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003egreetings cards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e of this painting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe line is named after naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace who during his travels through the Indonesian archipelago in the mid 19th century, first observed that to the west of the island of Lombok only Asiatic species occur and that to the east of Bali is a mixture of Asiatic and Australian species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting features some of the creatures that Wallace collected on his travels, including a huge atlas moth and a black-browed barbet (the green bird on the top left), a specimen which Wallace collected I saw on display at the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/tring\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNatural History Museum in Tring\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI can’t tell you how much fun it has been to express my fascination for biogeography and my admiration for Wallace in bright bold colours.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597927661860,"sku":null,"price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/wallace-line-biogeography.jpg?v=1700483416"},{"product_id":"white-horse-brown-hare","title":"White horse brown hare - a digital file for self-printing","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.shopifypreview.com\/pages\/digital\" href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.shopifypreview.com\/pages\/digital\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Make a print on canvas of this painting\"\u003edigital image\u003c\/a\u003e of for self-printing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe original watercolour, now sold, is of a brown hare in the magical landscape around the Uffington White Horse in Oxfordshire. The ancient chalky Ridgeway path snakes its way up onto the horizon under a bright moon rising. Is that a hare in the moon?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597928120612,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/white-horse-brown-hare-SMALL.jpg?v=1700483423"},{"product_id":"tangata-manu-orongo","title":"Tangata manu at Orongo","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eAn\u003cstrong\u003e original painting\u003c\/strong\u003e in acrylics on canvas. 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It’s a very special place. I met my husband there. It's where we scattered to the wind the ashes of my best friend. It's where we used to take the children to run around when they were tiny. It's the highest point in the county. It's good to sit in the long grass up there in the summer and feel the breeze on your face blow your troubles away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAncient history\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe white horse was cut into the chalky hillside about 3,500 years ago by our Bronze Age ancestors who lived there. It was probably their token animal. It is the oldest chalk hill figure in the country. There are many white horses in nearby Wiltshire but they are all modern, mostly cut in the 19th century. This is the loveliest as it has also been sculpted by time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"digital file for self-printing","offer_id":47597928317220,"sku":"","price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/long-grass-horse-head.jpg?v=1701509219"},{"product_id":"squonk","title":"Squonk - a digital image for self-printing","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.shopifypreview.com\/pages\/digital\" href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.shopifypreview.com\/pages\/digital\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Make a print on canvas of this painting\"\u003edigital image\u003c\/a\u003e for self-printing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a painting is about the global extinctions crisis based on an idea from a song called 'Squonk' by Genesis. It's a difficult subject which fills me with sadness. I became more ashamed of being human with every brushstoke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jane-tomlinson.myshopify.com\/blogs\/blog\/squonk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Squonk\"\u003eRead more about this painting in this blog\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597929529636,"sku":null,"price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/Squonk.jpg?v=1700483456"},{"product_id":"murmuration","title":"Murmuration - a digital image for self-printing","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMurmuration - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/pages\/digital\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Make a print on canvas of this painting\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ea digital image\u003c\/a\u003e for self-printing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/starlings-greetings-cards-1\" title=\"Starlings greetings cards\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreetings cards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen starlings fly in formation it's called a murmuration. 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It looks really outstanding as a square canvas print, size 40 x 40cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis paintings is also available as a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/starlings-greetings-cards-1\" title=\"Starlings greetings cards\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003egreetings cards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and it's been popular from the day I first published it!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarol W from Essex, UK, who bought \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/pages\/digital\" title=\"Make a print on canvas of this painting\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ea digital image\u003c\/a\u003e to make a print on canvas of this painting  said:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The murmuration has arrived! It's stunning! 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This painting looks especially good printed onto a square canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597934313764,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/flying-colours-starling-murmuration.jpg?v=1700483501"},{"product_id":"fox-blackberries","title":"Fox and blackberries - a digital image for self-printing","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003edigital file\u003c\/strong\u003e of this painting is available for you to print at a format and size of your choice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFox and blackberries shows a red fox \u003cem\u003e(Vulpes vulpes)\u003c\/em\u003e lying beneath a tangle of brambles, having just been woken by a blackbird who has landed on a branch, come to eat the blackberries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting was made digitally on the iPad, using pixels on a screen. 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There are one or two Swedish folk art references in there that the keen-eyed among you will notice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597937459492,"sku":null,"price":145.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/Folk-deer.jpg?v=1700483610"},{"product_id":"rainforest-central-america","title":"Rainforest Central America","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRainforest Central America\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean original painting acrylic on canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esize 40cm x 40cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBiodiversity\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe jungles of Central America are especially beautiful and biodiverse - and dense! There is nothing to see except trees, green shapes, more trees, light and dark dapples, even more trees, and glimpses of fabulous creatures of all shapes and sizes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my painting I have shown just a few of the creatures that live in the jungles there: a coatimundi ambles across the forest floor in the bottom left hand corner, an ocelot lurks beneath foliage in the bottom right hand corner, a sloth hangs from tree, a tamandua clambers down a tree hunting for ants' nests, a magenta-throated woodstar hummingbird, zips through from the right and higher up in the trees, a violatious trogon on the left and a pale-billed woodpecker on the right.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597937525028,"sku":null,"price":245.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/RainforestCentralAmerica.jpg?v=1703778685"},{"product_id":"cut-flowers","title":"Cut flowers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn original artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e – lino cut print on paper – image size 15cm x 20cm – on paper size 21cm x 29cm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597943324964,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/cut-flowers-banner.jpg?v=1700483848"},{"product_id":"buried-treasure","title":"Buried Treasure","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBuried Treasure is a painting about history, nature and the real value of things.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA3 signed poster prints\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edigital image for self-printing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee also \u003ca title=\"Dig on Down\" href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/dig-on-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDig on Down\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen I began painting Buried Treasure it was to be a simple cross-section of the layers of the earth and what you might find if you dig down.\u003c\/strong\u003e For example, if you follow the roots of an oak tree, you might find a sett of sleepy badgers, a fox resting in her earth, Anglo Saxon treasure (I chose the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alfred_Jewel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAlfred Jewel\u003c\/a\u003e), neolithic pottery...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut as I painted the jay and the magpie taking gold coins and acorns, the painting became about giving and taking, and the real value of things. What is of the greatest value - a gold coin or an acorn? Which of those could be eaten, or has the potential to become a tree, home to many other living things? Yes, my inner hippy is hanging out, and I'm cool and far out with that. You dig?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cellular pattern on the tree is inspired by electron-micrographs of phloem and xylem, the tiny tubes that transport nutrients up a tree so it can grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetectorists\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe idea behind my painting Buried Treasure was partly inspired by BBC TV's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Detectorists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eDetectorists\u003c\/a\u003e. It's a beautiful series apparently about two ordinary blokes in an ordinary English village who go metal detecting. But don't be fooled, the series has big themes: about what we humans value, the landscape, and the comforting, regenerative powers of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLife and death\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs I progressed with the painting and it took on a life of its own - as all paintings do at some point in their creation - it also became about life and death. I could have called the painting 'Going Underground', 'Life after Death', 'Safe in your Place Deep in the Earth' or 'All that Remains'. Nature wastes nothing - the molecules that we are made of will be recycled in some form after we die - perhaps as an oak tree?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuried Treasure is painted with one eye on the 17th century tradition of Dutch and Flemish \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vanitas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e'vanitas' paintings.\u003c\/a\u003e They reminded viewers of the futility of this earthly life and the promise of an afterlife in heaven. As I don't believe in gods, I've turned the vanitas concept on its head. I show earthly afterlife; a guarantee that Mother Nature will recycle our molecules according the laws of physics, and return us to stardust.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"buy signed print size A2","offer_id":47597943882020,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"buy digital image","offer_id":47597943914788,"sku":"","price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/Buried-treasure.jpg?v=1700483857"},{"product_id":"british-tits-birds","title":"British tits - a painting of all 9 species of tits","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAn A2 sized signed poster print of British tits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere are 9 species of British tits - great tit, long-tailed tit, blue tit, coal tit, crested tit, marsh tit, willow tit, penduline tit and bearded tit\u003c\/strong\u003e. The last two - penduline and bearded are in fact 'pseudo tits' say the scientists. The other 7 are all Paridae - true tits. \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rspb.org.uk\/birds-and-wildlife\/wildlife-guides\/bird-a-z\/types-of-tit\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRead more on the RSPB website\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour of these British tits - great, long-tailed, blue, and coal - are regular visitors to our garden. Maybe to yours, too? \u003cspan class=\"st\"\u003eThey are active, noisy, and social birds. A real delight to watch as they search for seeds and insects. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome people call them titmice, and the Americans - perhaps to avoid using the word 'tit'? - call them \u003cspan class=\"st\"\u003echickadees. There are 46 species of these charming little birds on the planet, mostly in the Northern hemisphere.  \u003c\/span\u003eAnd yes, we've done all the jokes, so feel free to titter out loud...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrints of my British tits painting are:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eposter size A2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emade in UK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esigned and ready for you to frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecomes carefully rolled in a card postal tube, free of nasty plastic packaging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI also have \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"British birds greetings cards\" href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/british-birds-crows-tits-and-finches-greetings-cards\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egreetings cards\u003c\/a\u003e of my British tits painting as part of a pack.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #9c132f;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #9c132f;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLove British birds? 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Use the code BRITISHBIRDS50 at the checkout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597945028900,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/british-tits-birds.jpg?v=1710428660"},{"product_id":"british-finches","title":"British finches - a painting of all 11 species of finches","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA2 signed poster print of British finches\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere are 11 species of British finches, all of which I have illustrated. \u003c\/strong\u003e Common ones include the chaffinch, goldfinch, linnet, siskin, redpoll and greenfinch. But less commonly seen are the bullfinch, crossbill, hawfinch, and twite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinches the world over often wear very handsome costumes. And it's no different for the species we get here in Britain. Aren't they gorgeous? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrints of my British finches paintings are:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eposter size A2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emade in UK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esigned and ready for you to frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecomes carefully rolled in a card postal tube, free of nasty plastic packaging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI also have \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/british-birds-crows-tits-and-finches-greetings-cards\" title=\"British birds greetings cards\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003egreetings cards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e of this British finches painting as part of a pack featuring illustrations of British birds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #9c132f;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLove British birds? Here's an offer!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBuy any one of my A2 signed posters of British birds (\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"British tits\" href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/british-tits-birds\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTits\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"British Finches\" href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/british-finches\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFinches\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"British Owls\" href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/british-owls\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOwls\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"British Crows\" href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/british-crows\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCrows\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"British thrushes\" href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/british-thrushes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThrushes\u003c\/a\u003e) and get 50% off a second print of Owls, Thrushes or Crows. Use the code BRITISHBIRDS50 at the checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFinches in the garden\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree of these species - greenfinch, chaffinch, siskin and goldfinch - are regular visitors to our garden, and maybe to yours too. We get scores of goldfinches in the garden at once, and charms of them, perhaps more than 100 birds, fly around the village.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen I was child, I never saw a goldfinch. I longed to see one! But we did get lots of bullfinches. My father would ask me to run down the garden to the plum tree to scare them away when eating the plum blossom in the spring. Now bullfinches are rare. Sadly, I have only seen them in our garden here in Oxfordshire twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597945717028,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/British-finches.jpg?v=1710594755"},{"product_id":"yosemite","title":"Yosemite, California - a valley view","description":"\u003ch2\u003eYosemite Valley View\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal painting \u003c\/strong\u003ein \u003cstrong\u003ewatercolour \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e acrylic inks.\u003c\/strong\u003e Size 295 mm x 680 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan aria-live=\"polite\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" data-ft='{\"tn\":\"K\"}' id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hasCaption\"\u003eI'm not the first to paint Tunnel View, Yosemite, California, and I certainly won't be the last. But here's my effort. I used the photos my husband took in September 2018 as reference material.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYosemite is a national park in California's high sierras, which I first visited as a 4 year old. When we returned to California in 2018 it was top of my list of places to revisit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote class=\"templatequote\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space. I know of no sculpture, painting or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granite cliff and dome, of patina of light on rock and forest, and of the thunder and whispering of the falling, flowing waters. At first the colossal aspect may dominate; then we perceive and respond to the delicate and persuasive complex of nature.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"templatequotecite\"\u003e— \u003ccite\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ansel_Adams\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAnsel Adams\u003c\/a\u003e, US photographer, 1927\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eVirtually every view in Yosemite is jaw-droppingly inspirational, but Tunnel View is a classic.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTunnel View is the first view of the whole of Yosemite valley that you get after exiting the tunnel on the road into the park. Tour buses stop there and it's virtually obligatory to get a selfie there!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom here in one glorious eyeful, you see the monolith of El Capitan on the left, Half Dome in the centre, and Cathedral Spires, The Three Graces, and the Bridal Veil Falls on the right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI have included a steller's jay (\u003ci\u003eCyanocitta stelleri\u003c\/i\u003e) on the far right. These are numerous throughout the park, because my paintings always seem to need to include a bird!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597946044708,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/Yosemite-Tunnel-View-Painting.jpg?v=1700483966"},{"product_id":"out-in-all-weathers","title":"Out in All Weathers","description":"\u003ch2\u003eOut in All Weathers is a painting about different weather conditions and the changing seasons.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned prints sized 421 x 421mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003edigital image\u003c\/strong\u003e for self-printing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/weather-greetings-cards\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Weather greetings cards\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eGreetings cards\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead the painting from left to right and seasons track from spring to winter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"buy signed print","offer_id":47597948109092,"sku":"","price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"buy digital image","offer_id":47597948141860,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/Out-in-All-Weathers.jpg?v=1700484036"},{"product_id":"opium-poppy","title":"Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA painting of an opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). It's commonly grown ornamentally, and for its edible seeds, and for the pharmaceutical industry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597949419812,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/Opium-poppy-Papaver-somniferum-detail.jpg?v=1700484096"},{"product_id":"still-life-with-tea-and-biscuits","title":"Still life with tea and biscuits - a digital image for self-printing","description":"\u003ch2\u003eStill life with tea and biscuits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea \u003cstrong\u003edigital image\u003c\/strong\u003e for self-printing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI also have \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/tea-time-greetings-cards\" title=\"Tea time greetings cards\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egreetings cards\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eof this painting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis painting is dedicated to any one who is no longer able to drink tea with someone dear.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI don't often paint still lives. But I had an idea, and so had to paint it out of my head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI was looking at Vincent van Gogh's 1889 masterpiece \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Still_life_with_a_plate_of_onions_-_Vincent_Van_Gogh.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eStill life with Onions\u003c\/a\u003e, thinking how lonely and sad it was. On the table is a letter from his brother Theo, a paperback novel, Vincent's pipe and tobacco pouch - a portrait of a man on his own, craving company, missing the closeness of friends and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDrinking tea with family and friends\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI thought I'd bring his idea up to date and fill it with warmth, love, voices, sweet treats, refreshment, and today's primary means of communication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrinking tea with my family and friends is one of my favourite things. I love to share ideas, find out how people are doing, talk complete nonsense, moan about the weather, as well as tackle more serious stuff. I try to do it often. It's always full of love, laughter, crazy ideas, and often memories of those that used to drink tea with us but have since returned to stardust...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e... people like my long-gone grandmothers, both of whom are represented in this painting and both of whom loved a cuppa. The yellow plate (Royal Worcester 'Rail and Chain' from the 1920s) belonged to my paternal grandmother, Nell. The tea cups and saucers belonged to my maternal grandmother, Nora. The Acapulco teapot from Villeroy and Boch has a hell of a story spanning early 1970s Leamington Spa with my mum, and 40 years later, poet Pablo Neruda in Santiago de Chile. 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Shakespeare called him Puck. He - or someone very like him - occurs in many cultures throughout the world, down the ages. His leafy face can often be seen on pub signs, or carved into the stones of Christian churches, but he goes back way beyond Jesus. He turns up in Roman and Egyptian art, and I suspect, into prehistory. Clearly, the human spirit has always needed such a figure! I certainly do - he's a figure I periodically return to in my art. He represents rebirth, growth and coming of Spring, and what's not to like about that?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery May, the people of Hastings, UK, throw a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsjitg.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJack-in-the-Green Man May Day festival.\u003c\/a\u003e They celebrate the woodland spirit, with dancing, music, drinking and dressing up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Green Man's Hat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn my painting I have painted the Green Man's hat with the sort of thing I imagine he would decorate his titfer with. There's a ivy, oak leaves, a fern frond unfurling, dog roses, honeysuckle and bluebells. There's a wood mouse, a common frog, a scarlet tiger moth, and a tiny brown hare runs up one of his antlers. A song thrush sings, as a swallow swoops by, just returned for the summer to breed. 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So we must each take our own small revolutionary steps.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat might the Green Man might say and think about the current state of the planet. He would surely urge us - each of us individually - to make small changes in our lives. Imagine if millions made these small differences what an ENORMOUS difference that would add up to?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd so I thought I'd paint this very thing, and the result is\u003cstrong\u003e the Green Revolution starts here\u003c\/strong\u003e. I'm not trying to tell you how to live your life - you can only do what you can according to your conscience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaking small changes to a greener life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy hope is that the Green Man will encourage you to make some small, or maybe some big, changes in your life. Despite all the global summits and the international resolutions, the powers that be are not going to help us. \u003cstrong\u003eWe have to take personal responsibility immediately. The first thing we can all do is buy less stuff, and use what we have.\u003c\/strong\u003e This, of course, terrifies economists and politicians as our global capitalist systems are based on perpetual economic growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOur personal Green Revolution\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the actions my husband and I have taken in our own personal Green Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe have switched to an \u003cstrong\u003eenvironmentally-friendly energy supplier\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ecotricity.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eEcotricity\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe have invested in a solar PV array to generate our own power. 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(Undies excluded!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe try \u003cstrong\u003enot to buy new stuff\u003c\/strong\u003e at all - my purchases are usually art materials and books.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe \u003cstrong\u003egive away\u003c\/strong\u003e or sell stuff we don't use or need anymore.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe don't shower every day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the bathroom we use \u003cstrong\u003eeco-friendly\u003c\/strong\u003e products: bars of soap, and hair products that we can refill from \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.themarketgarden.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Market Garden\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI have had the same thermal 'travel' mug for 12 years now and have always asked coffee shops to refill it. 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Use the code BRITISHBIRDS50 at the checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout British Owls\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOwls are members of the s\u003cspan class=\"LrzXr kno-fv\"\u003etrigiformes\u003c\/span\u003e family and, despite folklore, are not that wise! Especially compared with crows, for example. A group of owls is called a 'parliament'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOwls may not be wise, but they are extraordinary predators with massive talons and fabulous hearing. Their broad wings allow them to float slowly over their hunting grounds listening for the faint rustles of small mammals - their favourite food. Their feathers have soft trailing edges which reduces air turbulence and allows them to fly in almost total silence. Evolution has provided them with superpowers!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe nemesis of the vole\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my painting 'British owls' I have illustrated all five species of owl resident in the British Isles:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBarn Owl\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe barn owl (Tyto alba) is one of the most instantly recognisable of birds - its pretty heart-shaped face and bright white and grey\/yellow plumage and deep dark eyes. It has a notably wide global distribution occuring naturally on all continents except Antarctica. They mostly eat small rodents. A great reason never to use rat poison! A night hunter you can sometimes see them out at dawn or dusk flying slowly over scrubby fields where their prey live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTawny Owl\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tawny owl (\u003cspan class=\"LrzXr kno-fv\"\u003eStrix aluco\u003c\/span\u003e) is the owl who goes \"k-wik - wooo!\" Mrs Tawny says 'k-wik' and Mr Tawny answers back with 'wooo!' It's a stocky owl with brown plumage about the size of a wood pigeon. They eat small mammals and birds, but also take frogs, fish, insects and worms. You'll rarely see a tawny in the day except perhaps asleep high up in a tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLittle Owl\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe little owl (\u003cspan class=\"LrzXr kno-fv\"\u003eAthene noctua\u003c\/span\u003e) is the smallest of British owls. It was introduced to the UK in the 19th century, but no one seems to mind, and it's not persecuted like the grey squirrel, for example. Introduced species are here to stay and we must get used to the 'New Wild'. They take small mammals and birds, insects and worms and will pursue their prey on the ground. You might spot one perching openly in the day time. They pair for life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShort-eared Owl\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe short-eared owl (\u003cspan class=\"LrzXr kno-fv\"\u003eAsio flammeus\u003c\/span\u003e) has amazing yellow eyes! You'll see them hunting in the day. There's a place near to where I live where they come every winter and it's a very special treat to go to see them - usually about four of them - quartering over the grassy open fields looking for small mammals. 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I was totally astonished to see this magnificent insect here on a hot and sunny day in 2021, as they are very rare in the UK. But there it was!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"buy original painting","offer_id":47597965869348,"sku":"","price":185.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/Snowshill-swallowtail.jpg?v=1700484443"},{"product_id":"lavender-cottage","title":"Lavender Cottage","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal painting\u003c\/strong\u003e in watercolour and inks, size 325mm x 335mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLavender Cottage is a painting of lavender spilling over a stone wall on a lane in Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire. Swifts screech and swoop in the summer sky above the stone cottages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"buy original painting","offer_id":47597966098724,"sku":"","price":120.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/Lavender-Cottage.jpg?v=1700484452"},{"product_id":"dig-on-down","title":"Dig on Down","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDig on Down is a painting about nature, history, archaeology, our place in the natural world and our relationship with horses.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA2 size signed poster prints\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital file for you to make a print at a format and size of your choice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDig on Down\u003c\/strong\u003e is a follow-up composition to a painting I made in 2018 entitled Buried Treasure, which considers themes of life, death, the value of things. It was partly inspired by BBC TV’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Detectorists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eDetectorists,\u003c\/a\u003e a series with big themes about the true value of things. Dig on Down continues these thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have tried to show regeneration and the hope that Mother Nature gives us - so important right now - as well as how \u003cstrong\u003ewe think we have tamed the natural world\u003c\/strong\u003e. The covid pandemic proves that we have not tamed it - we are part of it - and we must respect and exist within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Dig on Down, I have shown some archaeological treasures. On the centre right is an Anglo Saxon brooch from Faversham, \u003cspan class=\"st\"\u003eKent from about 555-650 AD. I chose a beautiful piece featuring a raven design. O\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"st\"\u003en the left is more Anglo Saxon treasure - a golden horse's head from the \u003c\/span\u003eStaffordshire hoard and a buckle from Alton, Hampshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHorses and humans\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen humans first tamed horses, 6,000 years ago it changed our history. Horses enabled humans to travel great distances at speed and transport heavy loads. Further down the painting I have illustrated the beautiful horses painted in French caves about 17,000 years old, a time well before we tamed horses. Great herds of wild horses roamed free across Europe providing food for the tiny human population which had not yet developed farming. As humans, we love the power and grace of horses, and the miracle of actually being able to control them - some people would say 'enslaved'. But we would do well to remember that without horses, human history would be very different indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eColours of the earth\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have tried to use deep dark earthy colours throughout in a very limited range; umbers, ochres, and a magical deep purple. The central belt is the only place I have used green - to reflect the thin layer between the earth's crust and the troposphere in which all life exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe giraffey pattern on the tree expresses the tree bark and also references phloem and xylem, the tiny tubes that transport nutrients and fluids up and down a tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI hope you dig Dig on Down as much as I enjoyed painting it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original has been given to my daughter. Signed prints are available. The image on the print is exactly the same size as the original printed onto a sheet of A2. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrder yours today!\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"buy signed print size A2","offer_id":47597966262564,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"buy digital image","offer_id":47597966295332,"sku":"","price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/Dig-on-Down-SM.jpg?v=1700484463"},{"product_id":"nevermore","title":"Quoth the Raven Nevermore","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eoriginal painting \u003c\/strong\u003ein watercolour and inks, size 323mm x 419mm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Quoth the Raven Nevermore\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe raven (Corvus corax) is a large species of crow. They are often associated with death and loss, but as they are long-lived and immensely intelligent birds the characteristics of prophecy and wisdom have been attributed to them by human cultures. Consequently, the raven has a long history in folklore and literature. For example, ravens appear in Greco-Roman, Persian, Christian, Pacific NorthWest and Norse mythology and more. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cultural_depictions_of_ravens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1845, Edgar Allan Poe published his massively popular narrative poem \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems\/48860\/the-raven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e'The Raven'\u003c\/a\u003e, in which an insistent bird keeps saying \"Nevermore\". Like parrots, raven can be taught to 'speak'. The text \"Quoth the Raven 'Nevermore'\" is a line from Poe's poem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI used the celtic knot not only as visual reference to cultural history, but to illustrate that all life is interdependent and interwoven. I used motifs from the Lindisfarne gospels. Within the celtic knot, and among the stylised monastic birds, I have painted three extinct birds - the dodo, the great auk, and the passenger pigeon - all of which succumbed to human persecution. Gone forever, nevermore can we hear their song. They can't 'quoth' anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bird standing immediately above the M and O of Nevermore is a reference to Paul Gauguin's 1897 painting 'Nevermore'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI'm sure you will find other cultural references in there too...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"buy original painting","offer_id":47597966688548,"sku":"","price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/Quoth-the-Raven-Nevermore-SM.jpg?v=1700484473"},{"product_id":"raining-cats-and-dogs","title":"Raining Cats and Dogs - a digital image for self-printing","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eA \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edigital image\u003c\/strong\u003e for self-printing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Weather greetings cards\" href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/weather-greetings-cards\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/weather-greetings-cards\"\u003eGreetings cards\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eI like to paint the weather. 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The idiom was reversed by my friend Helena from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wonderwordspersonalisedpoems.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWonderwords Personalised Poems\u003c\/a\u003e who wrote a poem about me, the first three verses of which are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If there was a “Good Ship Jane”\u003cbr\u003eWhat a wonder that would be\u003cbr\u003eSailing gently round the globe\u003cbr\u003eSo many lands to see!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd every landscape that she passed\u003cbr\u003eExotic, wild or quaint\u003cbr\u003eWould be captured with an artist’s brush\u003cbr\u003eIn memories made of paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Captain is a marvellous girl!\u003cbr\u003eAdventurous, brave and warm\u003cbr\u003eOffering safe harbour\u003cbr\u003eAnd\u003cstrong\u003e a teacup for your storm\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs I read this line, not only did I think that this was such a lovely thing to say, I also saw this painting in my mind. I had to paint it!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd as I painted it, it occured to me that it's \u003cstrong\u003ea symbol of our strange times\u003c\/strong\u003e too. We all need a warm, peaceful and safe harbour against the turbulence of the today's world, something to bring us solace.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"buy digital image","offer_id":47597968949540,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"buy print","offer_id":47597968982308,"sku":"","price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/teacup-for-your-storm-SM-with-JT-watermark_00587ee0-1fb4-4826-89cd-7d369471f5a8.jpg?v=1700484562"},{"product_id":"magpie-song","title":"Magpie Song","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMagpie Song is a painting in watercolour and Indian ink illustrating the traditional rhyme.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal painting\u003c\/strong\u003e in watercolour on 600gsm paper, size size 540 x 400mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDigital file\u003c\/strong\u003e for you to make a print at a format and size of your choice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA2 size signed poster prints\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreetings cards of this painting \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/birds-greetings-cards-choose-from-9-designs\" title=\"Birds greetings cards\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe traditional Magpie Song goes like this:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne for sorrow\u003cbr\u003eTwo for joy\u003cbr\u003eThree for a girl\u003cbr\u003eFour for a boy\u003cbr\u003eFive for silver\u003cbr\u003eSix for gold\u003cbr\u003eSeven for a secret never to be told\u003cbr\u003eEight for a wish\u003cbr\u003eNine for a kiss\u003cbr\u003eTen for a bird you must not miss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout magpies\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe European magpie (Pica pica) is a species of crow, and as with all corvids, they are incredibly intelligent. They can recognise themselves in a mirror, proof of self-awareness. Love crows? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/british-crows\" title=\"British crows\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCheck this out\u003c\/a\u003e...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn folklore they are reckoned to be attracted to shiny objects, but there is no scientific proof for them being bling thieves. In my painting Magpie Song I have illustrated 10 birds from all angles to make the most of their gorgeous plumage and glossy, long tails. For a black and white bird, they are amazingly colourful - their plumage can appear green, blue and purple in certain light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMagpies live in loose family groups and can often be seen in some numbers (at least where I live!) Some people consider them to be a bird of ill omen, but this is a daft superstition. Fake news! One magpie is always a joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollective nouns for magpies are many - a tidings\u003cspan class=\"aCOpRe\"\u003e, a mischief, a charm, a flock, a gulp, a murder, a tittering, a conventicle, a tribe or a congregation. Take your pick! I like 'mischief'. You have to be clever to make mischief and these glorious birds are exactly that.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"aCOpRe\"\u003eDetectorists fans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe magpie is a significant symbol in the BBC TV series \"Detectorists\" - of which I am a huge fan. At the end of episode 1, series 3, is \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C6gSYHJhuCw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethis magical 4 minute sequence\u003c\/a\u003e featuring a song by The Unthanks. The Unthanks take the original Magpie Song lyrics and amend them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What you got?\"  And if you're a Detectorists fan, have a look at this \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/detectorists-greetings-cards\"\u003epack of greetings cards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"buy signed print size A2","offer_id":47597970882852,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"buy original painting","offer_id":47597970915620,"sku":"","price":475.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"buy digital image","offer_id":47597970948388,"sku":"","price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/Magpie-Song-BEST-HUGE-with-JT-note.jpg?v=1700484592"},{"product_id":"magpie-whisper-joy","title":"Magpie with fairies","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\"She whispered her name was Joy\" is a watercolour painting of a magpie with faeries and promise of spring.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• The \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal painting\u003c\/strong\u003e is in \u003cspan class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h\" dir=\"auto\"\u003ewatercolour on 600gsm paper, 226mm x 310mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• A \u003cstrong\u003edigital image\u003c\/strong\u003e is available for self-printing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome people are superstitious about magpies, but I am not in the least. I think they're wonderful birds - clever, sociable, beautiful, always a joy! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI made this painting full of hope, with the promise of new life, and the joys of spring. A couple of little faery folk emerging from a carpet of wood anemones give it a kind of storybook magic and someone for the magpie to whisper her name to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVincent van Gogh inspired the almond blossom branch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"buy original painting","offer_id":47597978485028,"sku":"","price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/SM-72dpi-She-whispered-her-name-was-Joy-painting-of-a-magpie-with-fairies.jpg?v=1700484636"},{"product_id":"wish-you-were-here","title":"Wish you were here - a digital image for self-printing","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout \"Wish you were here\"\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDigital file\u003c\/strong\u003e for you to make a print at a format and size of your choice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI also have \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Tea time greetings cards\" href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/tea-time-greetings-cards\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egreetings cards\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eof this painting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Wish you were here\" is painting of an imagined still life in watercolour, created during the third UK lockdown in January and February 2021. In it, I have tried to express some of the longing I feel to see my family and friends again as we are all all isolation, and the passing of this long time. How I wish they were here - or I was there!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Wish you were here' is full of symbolism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are two teacups, but only one contains tea, and two star shaped lebkuchen to wish upon now, to share when that day finally comes when we can meet up again. The dandelions in the vase represent the passing of time. When you blow a dandelion clock and disperse the seeds, it is said you can make a wish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemember those old fashioned 'greetings from' postcards? They were very popular in the US in the 1960s and 70s. I couldn't resist putting one of those in - doesn't matter where it's from, just from somewhere else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe goldfish bowl is a direct reference to a lyric in Pink Floyd's 1975 song \"Wish you were here\": \"How I wish, how I wish you were here, We're just two lost souls, Swimming in a fish bowl, Year after year...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 'Home thoughts, from abroad' poet Robert Browning says: \"That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over ...All will be gay when noontide wakes anew.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI wanted to place a bird on the full teacup to represent the one living in isolation - me or you perhaps? - just waiting for that joyous time when we can see each other again. In spring the song thrush sings the most beautiful song. Imagine how our hearts will sing when we meet! But in my painting the Wise Thrush is not singing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Willow Pattern teacup is borrowed from my mum. And the Indian Tree teacup belonged to my grandmother, but is now mine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"buy digital image","offer_id":47597979140388,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/Wish-you-were-here-SM-72dpi.jpg?v=1701435685"},{"product_id":"british-thrushes","title":"British thrushes - a painting of all 6 species of thrush","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAll six species of British thrushes in one painting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal painting\u003c\/strong\u003e in watercolour on 600gsm paper, size size 540 x 400mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital file for you to make a print at a format and size of your choice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA2 size signed poster prints\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI also have \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"British birds greetings cards\" href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/british-birds-crows-tits-and-finches-greetings-cards\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egreetings cards\u003c\/a\u003e of my British thrushes painting as part of a pack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrints of my British thrushes painting are:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eposter size A2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emade in UK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esigned and ready for you to frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecomes carefully rolled in a card postal tube, free of nasty plastic packaging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #9c132f;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLove British birds? Here's an offer!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBuy any one of my A2 signed posters of British birds (\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"British tits\" href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/british-tits-birds\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTits\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"British Finches\" href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/british-finches\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFinches\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"British Owls\" href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/british-owls\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOwls\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"British Crows\" href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/british-crows\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCrows\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"British thrushes\" href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/british-thrushes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThrushes\u003c\/a\u003e) and get 50% off a second print of Owls, Thrushes or Crows. Use the code BRITISHBIRDS50 at the checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout British Thrushes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thrush_(bird)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThrushes\u003c\/a\u003e are members of the \u003cspan class=\"LrzXr kno-fv\"\u003eTurdidae\u003c\/span\u003e family, and I think some of the loveliest, most understated of birds, and have - to my eye - a classic bird shape. They mostly eat invertebrates and fruit. In my painting 'British thrushes' I have illustrated all six species of thrush resident in the British Isles:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRedwing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe redwing (\u003cspan class=\"Eq0J8 LrzXr kno-fv\"\u003eTurdus iliacus\u003c\/span\u003e) is the smallest of our thrushes and can be recognised by its white eye stripe and amazing flashy red armpits! They come to the British Isles every autumn from Scandinavia, where they spend the summer to breed. Yes, they fly all the way across the North Sea! You'll see them chomping at hawthorn berries in the winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFieldfare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike the redwing, the fieldfare (\u003cspan class=\"Eq0J8 LrzXr kno-fv\"\u003eTurdus pilaris\u003c\/span\u003e) is a winter migrant, coming to overwinter with us to escape the harsh Scandinavian winter. They hang out in large flocks in the countryside, and I think are immensely pretty!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSong thrush\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe song thrush (\u003cspan class=\"Eq0J8 LrzXr kno-fv\"\u003eTurdus iliacus\u003c\/span\u003e) is my absolute favourite! In the spring, they produce the sweetest musical tune of repeating phrases. They are soft brown above and have gorgeous dark spotty underparts. They love to eat snails smashing them open on rocks to reveal the juicy flesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMistle thrush\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mistle thrush (\u003cspan class=\"Eq0J8 LrzXr kno-fv\"\u003eTurdus viscivorus\u003c\/span\u003e) is the biggest thrush. They are much greyer than the song thrush and have a rounder belly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBlackbird\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blackbird (\u003cspan class=\"Eq0J8 LrzXr kno-fv\"\u003eTurdus merula\u003c\/span\u003e) is probably the most familiar of British thrushes to us all, but don't overlook his understated, handsome black costume and bright yellow beak and eyering. The old name for a blackbird is ouzel. Their melodious song is I think one of the most beautiful of all birds. If there was a heaven, surely the song of the blackbird would be the soundtrack?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRing ouzel\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ring ouzel (\u003cspan class=\"Eq0J8 LrzXr kno-fv\"\u003eTurdus torquatus\u003c\/span\u003e) is a kind of mountain-dwelling blackbird with a fancy white scarfy-bib. It is still known in some places as the fell blackbird, hill blackbird, moor blackbird or rock ouzel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"buy original painting","offer_id":47597979959588,"sku":"","price":475.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"buy signed print size A2","offer_id":47597979992356,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"buy digital image","offer_id":47597980025124,"sku":"","price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/British-Thrushes-with-JT-sig-for-SM_49ad9979-aa8b-4011-8f68-eaea999e2b13.jpg?v=1700484682"},{"product_id":"celandines-down-the-lane","title":"Celandines down the lane","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal painting\u003c\/strong\u003e in watercolour, size 307mm x 315m\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\"Celandines down the lane\" is a view of the lane where we live in Springtime.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI love to walk the lane every day and watch as it changes through the seasons. There are so many species of native wildflowers that grow here. Winter 2020\/2021 was so prolonged and cold that everything emerged much later. By early April, I spotted sweet violets, ground ivy, primroses, and glowing above everything are the shiny yellow faces of the celandines (Ficaria verna), putting on such a lovely sunny show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is ultimately a painting about hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597981040932,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/Celandines-down-the-lane-banner-SM.jpg?v=1700484708"},{"product_id":"in-birdland","title":"In Birdland","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Signed poster prints\u003c\/strong\u003e size 420 x 420mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital file\u003c\/strong\u003e for self printing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\"In Birdland\" is a painting which features many fond references to the genius of William Morris (1834 – 1896) such as the strawberry thief, as well as some glorious stylised sunflowers! It's available here as a signed print, size 420mm x420mm, and will add a splash of colour and life to any bare wall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"signed print","offer_id":47748872929572,"sku":"","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"digital image for self printing","offer_id":47748869783844,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/In_Birdland_91ee5b31-f9ec-49b9-98e6-90ab36f27c13.jpg?v=1700484736"},{"product_id":"wildflowers-not-weeds","title":"Wildflowers not weeds","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSigned prints \u003c\/strong\u003esize 420mm x 420mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA digital file\u003c\/strong\u003e of this painting is available for you to print at a format and size of your choice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\"Wildflowers not weeds\" is a painting of UK wildflowers, the sort that are commonly found in verges and at the\u003cspan class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e roadside.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e This painting is deliberate poke in the eye for what I call the \"Neat and Tidy Brigade” - councils and property owners who unnecessarily destroy wildflowers at the roadside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI have illustrated just 15 species of the many that I saw on one day in early June 2021 growing in the beautiful, wild uncut verges on the lane where I live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery single one of our wildflowers have a small but important part to play in a biodiverse ecosystem.\u003c\/strong\u003e They provide food for insect pollinators and therefore everything across the food web - birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, invertibrates - as well as habitat. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eHowever, some people consider many species of wildflowers as 'weeds' and fail to see their importance and delicate loveliness. Really, there is no such thing as a weed - only the wrong thing growing in the wrong place as defined by humans who mostly belong to the Neat and Tidy Brigade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eIncreasing biodiversity with wildflowers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExcept to aid drivers' visibility at road junctions, I very strongly believe all roadside verges should remain unmown. Together this would - at a stroke - create thousands of acres of biodiverse habitat. That nasty yellow stubble left behind by overzealous council verge trimming is offensive to my eyes. Verges should be left uncut until September by which time plants have had a chance to feed the insects and set seed. It would save councils so much time and money if they just left them be.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"buy print","offer_id":47597985136932,"sku":"","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"buy digital image","offer_id":47597985169700,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/wildflowers-not-weeds-scaled.jpg?v=1700484745"},{"product_id":"marbled-white","title":"Marbled White","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMarbled White is a painting of willow pattern jug with late summer flowers and a butterfly\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal painting\u003c\/strong\u003e in watercolour, \u003cspan class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\"\u003esize \u003cspan class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e570mm x 380mm\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA digital file\u003c\/strong\u003e of this painting is available for you to print at a format and size of your choice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCutting flowers that I have grown from seed in my garden is so satisfying! And when a butterfly, in this case, a marbled white (Melanargia galathea), lands on one of the just-picked flowers it's all the more satisfying. Then I know for sure I'm doing the right things for wildlife visiting our patch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flowers I've painted standing in my mother's willow pattern jug are cosmos, rudbeckia, sweet peas, yarrow, teasel, wild carrot seed heads, a poppy seed head, and one of the very last ox-eye daisies of the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarbled white butterflies thrive in the grassy meadow opposite our home and can be see in abundance fron about July onwards. With their wings open they have a kind of chequerboard pattern, but this butterfly, I think is even more beautiful when it has its wings folded - and this is what I have painted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"buy original painting","offer_id":47597987037476,"sku":"","price":330.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"buy digital image","offer_id":47597987070244,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/Marbled-white-detail-2.jpg?v=1700484776"},{"product_id":"butterflies-in-the-garden-painting","title":"Butterflies in the Garden","description":"\u003ch2\u003eIf you love colour and life, then you'll love butterflies in the garden!\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal painting\u003c\/strong\u003e in watercolour,\u003cspan class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e size 385mm x 355mm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrints\u003c\/strong\u003e, at the same size as the original are signed by the artist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA digital file\u003c\/strong\u003e of this painting is available for you to print at a format and size of your choice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA couple of years ago, I turned a quarter of our garden over to (mostly) native species of wildflowers\u003c\/strong\u003e. I hoped to attract all kinds of insects and other wildlife into the garden, as well as increasing biodiversity and giving me something beautiful and interesting to enjoy. My plan worked! We now get lots of butterflies in the garden! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have so many small mammals, birds, amphibians and insects, including loads of butterflies. We have a meadow opposite our house so some of the species may spill over from there. I have I spotted more than the 12 species that I have illustrated in my painting 'Butterflies in the Garden'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe butterflies shown are common blue, peacock, orange tip, ringlet, small tortoiseshell, painted laduy, comma, meadow brown, marbled white, red admiral, brimstone and gatekeeper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/butterflies-and-wildflowers-greetings-cards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eYou can get this as a greetings card here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Tomlinson","offers":[{"title":"buy original painting","offer_id":47597987528996,"sku":"","price":395.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"buy signed print","offer_id":55706183762294,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"buy digital image","offer_id":47597987594532,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7212\/0100\/files\/Butterflies-in-the-garden-SM-with-JT-sig_f55f2582-dde1-4a92-85ac-a2d22e4495ee.jpg?v=1700484786"},{"product_id":"path-west-from-parrog","title":"The Path West from Parrog","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal painting\u003c\/strong\u003e in watercolour, \u003cspan dir=\"auto\" class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\"\u003esize \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\"\u003e356mm x 264mm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout The Path West from Parrog\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eHere's a view of of the \u003cstrong\u003ePembrokeshire Coastal Path\u003c\/strong\u003e as it heads west from the Parrog end of Newport, towards Cwm Yr Eglwys and Dinas Head. 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