Preparing Broad Beans
Glasshouse Tomatoes
Apples for a Pie
Courtyard Udai Bilas Palace
At St. Malo
Two English Plums (this may be mis-titled)
Aubergine and Lilies
Lemon Curd
Early Broad Beans
Morning Garden
Almuna Terrace
Barbotine Antiquities
Marmelade Making
Table Set for Lunch
Woodland Fungi
The China Egg
British contemporary painter Felicity House is one of my favorite artists. I love the soft quality of her work even when she's using bright color. I also love her very free hand. Her paintings and drawings have an elegant spontaneity which I find beguiling.
I'm mad about pastels and/or watercolor work, deceptively 'easy' mediums which are, in reality, extremely difficult to master. (There is nothing quite so wrong as a bad watercolor.)
But House's talent coupled with her charming view of life just captivates me.
To learn more about Felicity House and her wonderful work, please use this link. An interesting interview with the artist here.
I apologize for the fact that some of these paintings don't enlarge much, but I've posted the largest copies I could find.
All works of art in this post are copyrighted by Felicity House.
Some wonderful pictures, here, Yvette. This is an artist I wasn't familiar with - her use of light (especially on the view along the terrace) is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing! :-)
What a talented artist! I am particularly beguiled by the pieces that use orange to make things 'pop'. The best example of these here, I think, is "Two English Plums" - maybe a reference to whatever is in the jars on the shelf? maybe, as you point out, a mis-labeling.
ReplyDeleteThanks again for this series!
Yvette, lovely! Thanks for introducing me to her!
ReplyDeleteDear Yvette - I agree with you that pastels is a very difficult medium, and I have a lot of respect for those who can do it well! Working in reverse isn't easy, but I have found success beginning paintings by establishing mid-range colors first.
ReplyDeleteI love Felicity House, Sue. I'm glad I was able to introduce her work to you. Yes, her use of light is enchanting.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Debbie. House uses colors well, I think. Love the 'spontaneous' nature of it all.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Peggy. I love to share favorite artists.
ReplyDeleteI also love those oil crayons which seem impossible to control, Mark. I work in watercolor using Dr. Martin's liquid colors. I've never really spent a great deal of time with pastel. Too intimidating. :)
ReplyDeleteI love these paintings. Never heard of Felicity House before, but I will look at the links to her works.
ReplyDeleteShe even makes beans and apples look beautiful.
A friend likes Nell Blaine's and Jane Friedlich's water colors. Some of these remind me of theirs.
Kathy I'm not familiar with Nell Blaine's work. I'll have to check.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked Felicity House. I love her stuff.