Paintings from the riverbank

Paintings from the riverbank – as lockdown eased – an online exhibition

24th June 2020 Jane Tomlinson

By Jane Tomlinson

24th June 2020 In Process and products

From the end of May 2020, and as lockdown eased in June, I was able to take walks by the river. Old Father Thames and Mother Nature guided my painting.

For the first two months of lockdown I painted what I could see on my daily walks close to home; predominently the arrival of spring, but other things, too! As lockdown has eased, we drove the 3 miles to Farmoor to take walks by the Thames to watch the action down there.

Down by the riverside

With the trees in full leaf, and the riverside flowers blooming there was much to observe. The bright splashes of yellow of the irises, the white blooms of elder and angelica, and the reeds reaching skywards. Since my much-needed eye operation was cancelled in March, I have deliberately chosen subjects which are more forgiving and I can easily access – trees, rivers, foliage, flowers – which all allow me to apply paint freely and not worry about detail.

Digital files are available of all these paintings for you to make a one-off print in a size and format of your choice.

Here are my riverside paintings, made as lockdown eased in late May and June 2020. hope you enjoy them.	26 -27 June SOLD The Thames at Swinford Bridge watercolour & acrylic inks
23 June Grey wagtail by the Windrush watercolour & acrylic inks – £215	25 June SOLD Bridge over the Wharf Stream, Eynsham watercolour & acrylic inks
8-9 June SOLD Yellow flags among the willows watercolour & acrylic inks	4-5 June Angelica by the Thames watercolour & acrylic inks – £215
2-3 June Heron over the Thames watercolour & acrylic inks – £195	30-31 May Sedge warbler by the Thames watercolour & acrylic inks – £215
24-25 May SOLD Yellow flags by the Thames watercolour & acrylic inks	23 May SOLD Thames Path near Farmoor, Oxfordshire watercolour & acrylic inks