Seaside and Townscapes

By Richard Allen | 11 June 2016 |

I have started hanging my paintings for Cambridge Open Studios and pleased with the variety in subject matter than previous years.  Recently been up to Cromer for a days painting, somewhere I would have never considered trying a year or two ago. This contrasted with an afternoon in the middle of Oundle, deep in Northamptonshire.…

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Painting in the Wilds of Northamptonshire

By Richard Allen | 28 June 2014 |

I took a couple of days off work the other week to pretend to be a proper full-time painter.  Spent some time on the River Nene at Oundle, which has a completely different atmosphere than the River Great Ouse that I am more used to.  One of the better “starts” is shown below.  In most…

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