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Home Birch Hall Inn Inspirational Beck Hole |
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Paintings, Prints and Picture Frames I
have always been a bit of a dabbler ! .and
would probably have stayed that way if my friend Mavis hadn't suggested I
accompany her to a local art class one winter afternoon seven years ago..
First
time I was too scared even to put brush to paper.. but our tutor, local
artist Robert Brindley, soon had
me totally hooked. Take a look at his wonderful website and you'll see why ! Members
of his art group paint in their chosen medium.. oils, pastels , pen and ink,
and watercolour .I fell in love with watercolour and pick up my brushes
whenever I can. A
deep rooted passion for photography and the good fortune to live in this
wonderful place are a sound foundation ..all I have to do is practice ! and
after a busy time at the pub there's nothing better for clearing your head
than to put on some music and get into a good
painting session.even if you don't end up with a masterpiece it's the perfect
therapy ! With
Robert's encouragement I eventually did something worth framing and more
followed. Neil
, my husband, decided he'd have a go at framing them for me and enjoyed it so
much he ended up buying a bigger shed and professional equipment and framed
full time for local artists and art groups until 2005 when he joined me in
running the pub. now he's back to framing just mine again. Why
Pixieland ? .. Well.. it's a long story but all down to our
long lost Sid who was wise in the ways of the world.and the truest of
friends. He considered Beck Hole and the Birch Hall Inn to be high on his
list of the worlds magical places and
always relished the Pixilation that came over him the minute he
arrived here .so there it is ! |
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Beck
Hole and it's setting are an artists paradise and many people come here to
sketch and paint and take a little of the magic home. Living
here for 30 years hasn't lessened it's ability to take my breath away
as it changes with the weather and the seasons.it's still a place
of daily inspiration . Ideas are plentiful but time is scarce with
a pub to run, and I don't produce a great many paintings so I've printed
some of my favourite pictures as Notelets.
They
are in packs of six different summer and winter views of the pub and the
surrounding area.. you can get them in our little shop, and this year I even
did some Christmas cards too. Click
here to order notelets Summer Winter
£3.00 per pack inc p & p |
