An extract from Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Rebecca’s idea of being a painter like her friend Miss Ross was gradually receding, owing to the apparently insuperable difficulties in securing any instruction. Her aunt Miranda saw no wisdom in cultivating such a talent, and could not conceive that any money could ever be earned by its […]
Author: Bruce Andrew
A Boy Named Sailboat
A Scene From A Movie – If there is an old Chevy in a movie it will immediately grab my attention. Last night was no exception, as we watched “A boy named Sailboat”. I won’t tell you about the movie, except this. A poor artist who loves horses, lives in this little wooden hacienda in […]
Scumbling Along To A Masterpiece – 1
This will be an ongoing “Blog within a blog” and I hope to tell a story that I think will be interesting, funny and inspiring. The first part will be published in the next few months. So watch this space!
SOLD – In for Repair
A red version of a “Grey Fergie” tractor Harry Ferguson was the Irish Engineer and Inventor that designed the first three point linkage for tractors. This device prevented the front wheels of tractor from flipping up off the ground and overturning the tractor. It was a remarkable invention and is still used today, even on […]
Annabella
Silhouette of a rare moment in a child’s busy life – AP435 Annabella was an energetic 7 year old, who was always on the go, busy with the things that little girls do. One evening she was for a rare moment still. She and her teddy were watching “Beauty and the Beast” when her picture […]
Tractors In The Snow
Two John Deere tractors left out overnight – Ref OP 458 This is an oil painting on a canvas panel. Its quite small, measuring 250 x 355 mm or 10 x 14 inches. It started life as an English thatch cottage but there was no passion for it, so it was painted over. Then it […]
SOLD – Poppies
Bright poppies in a field near the sea – OP411 This commissioned work is an oil painting on stretched canvas measuring 559 x 711 mm or 22 x 28 inch. You may be interested in Bloom where you are planted or Canola Field, which is a small oil painting in a heavy frame. If you […]
Banksy rewound
My humble tribute to the master of thinking outside the box – OP465 If you have never seen the “Shredding Banksy Painting” then perhaps now is the time. It’s about 2 minutes long. So what is Banksy Rewound all about? It’s quite simple really. I think the man is a genius. Off the wall, or […]
Transkei Sunset
Sunset in a village somewhere in the Eastern Cape – AP407 Transkei Sunset was one of my first acrylic paintings. It was a lesson in light and shadow, so here you can see we have a setting sun on the right hand side and closer to the front of the painting. This image is a […]
Tree near Stanford
Tree between Stanford and Napier – OP406 Tree Near Stanford is a oil painting on a stretched canvas measuring 305 x 406 mm or 12 x 16 inches. That’s the detail, now let me tell you about the painting and why it got painted. There is a thing about dead trees, or rather, some people […]