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I'm an artist and painter, specialising in landscapes, seascapes and portraits. I live in the north west of England, and get very inspired by the local landscape. You'll find my online gallery at www.davidpott.co.uk. You'll find a short biography of me on the BBC Website here.
Tag Archives: Lancashire
Advancing Storm (Tockholes Farm)
Advancing Storm (Tockholes Farm), originally uploaded by David Pott. It’s the suddenly changing effects of the weather that inspire me most frequently to paint. A couple of years ago I noticed an advancing bank of dark grey cloud about to obscure the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Creativity, Inspirations, Lancashire
Tagged Lancashire, Tockholes, weather
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Step by Step Landscape Demo: Winter Hill (Spring 2009)
Step 1 A 16 x 12 sheet of hardboard, primed with a single coat of acrylic gesso. I’ve decided to apply a thin, watery layer of burnt umber which is a warm, orangey brown. Hopefully it the colour it provides … Continue reading
Posted in Art, How to Paint, Lancashire
Tagged demo, Lancashire, Painting, step-by-step, winter hill
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Evening Walk
An evening walk through the woods around Rivington turned up this bank of spring flowers. Plus a Siskin in our garden today which made several visits to our birdfeeder.
Posted in Lancashire, Rivington, Spring
Tagged Lancashire, Rivington, Spring, wildflowers
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Darwen Tower 1
Darwen Tower 1, originally uploaded by David Pott. Here’s one for all the people from Darwen, Lancashire (Darreners I think is the correct term). Its Darwen Tower from the flanks of Higher Hill with Tockholes in between. [ad#amazon-smallbanner]
Posted in Lancashire, landscape, Painting, Pennine, Tockholes, Uncategorized
Tagged darwen tower, Lancashire
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Rivington Sunset and Dramatic Clouds
Rivington Sunset Originally uploaded by David Pott Today has been a showery and warm day with big, dramatic clouds scudding across a very clear blue sky and occasionally dropping heavy showers on the parts of Lancashire beneath them. The clouds … Continue reading
Posted in Horwich, Lancashire, landscape, Rivington, Summer
Tagged Lancashire, Rivington, sunset
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Yet another version of this painting…
This painting has existed in several versions and has developed over a very long period of time – approximately 2 years. Sometimes it takes several attempts to get a painting just right and this was one such painting. The original … Continue reading
