WendyCorbett, What's Occuring?

Prince Comes Home!!

2012-01-20T18:35:00.012Z

or how to try and capture a moving Billy Whizz!!

Meet Prince the Patterdale terrier, what a bundle of energy!!

I first met Prince in July as his owners wanted a portrait of him,

so I went along armed with the camera to try and capture him on film!!

Ha! Talk about moving pictures!!!

At this stage we were trying to tire him out see if he would

then calm down and "play ball" so to speak

After about an hour and over 100 photo's later, I looked through what

I'd got and decided that there was nothing that captured him in just the right way!!

So in September, when Prince was now a little bit older, and calmer,

I went back again to re-shoot. Margaret, his mum, had spent a lot of time with him

and he would now sit and stay and even lie down, albeit,

with a little bribery in the shape of cheese!!

Success!!

Margaret & Tom chose the photo they wanted to use and so

I began the process of capturing Prince for posterity!!

This is the finished picture

and isn't he a handsome chap!!

I delivered the framed picture to

Margaret & Tom this week and,

of course, Prince got in on the act!!

The happy owners of Prince!!

Inspiration!!

2011-10-05T09:03:00.007+01:00

I spent a few days experimenting with some different ideas.

Different surface, looser style and set myself a time limit.

This is just one of the pieces I did, "Forever Summer"

I saw this little girl on the beach last summer,

lost in her own world, she wandered around the beach

eating her ice cream and watching all the other children.

She has been the subject of a few paintings!!

This month I have some more ideas I want to work on.

I'm trying to get a looser feel to my work and the

inspirational painting on the studio wall is this piece

"Woman at the Window" by Edgar Degas.

Although known for his pastel work this painting

was done in oil. Everything is captured with a few

well placed brushstrokes and it says everything!!!

So "watch this space".

I will mix these in with the artwork I usually do

but it's great to try different things, maybe even

be using oil paints as well!!!

The Autumn Collection, but not from M&S!!

2011-08-08T17:10:00.004+01:00

There is definitely an Autumnal feeling about the weather now!

I love the early morning light and the mists that hang in the air

as the seasons change and the nights grow a little colder.

These are just a couple of the images I've done for the

Autumn Preview next month.

The summer wardrobe has definitely had more of an outing this year

and hopefully will stay out for a while yet.

So this is just a taste of things to come, but with any luck not until

November at least!!

"Colours of Morning"

"Til There Was You"

Finally

2011-04-19T15:18:00.007+01:00

These are the last images for the event at Artique. Phew!!

It's been a long hard slog but I finally got there.

It's been great to work on a variety of images and

use different mediums.

Still love doing the wildlife so I saved them til last.

All were inspired by my safaris to Botswana,

looking through my reference made me want to go back:

though I'd like to do Kenya next time!!

"Watching For Mum" Original Oil

"Grandma Knows Best" Original Pencil

"Guidance" Original Pencil

And There's More!!

2011-03-07T09:42:00.003Z

Finally!!

After a really busy month the work is sent

to the "packing department" and is now

packed up and ready to go to DeMontfort.

A mixture of work is enclosed, this is a detail from

a piece I was particularly pleased with.

Don't very often say that but I thought the

light hitting the figures worked really well.

One Down .... to go!!

2011-02-09T11:44:00.003Z

This is the first painting completed for an event

at Artique Gallery in April.

As well as seascapes there will be a

good selection of my other styles,

including wildlife, yay!!!

Don't get the chance to do wildlife very often

so looking forward to doing those.

It's going to be a joint event with Toni Hargreaves

on 28th April 6-8pm at Artique Tunbridge.

Well can't stop here chatting got pictures to paint!!

What's Another Year??

2011-01-25T15:05:00.002Z

I started this picture nearly two years ago.

Just fancied doing something a bit different!!

I had a brief window of opportunity time wise,

or so I thought. But then things got really busy!!

I've never had chance to return to it and I doubt

I will this year either. Maybe next year??!!

For those interested in the technical stuff,

it's an acrylic underpainting on Fisher 400paper.

I've just started to work the background

with pastel as well. It was the light and

atmosphere I liked, so watch this space!!

But not too often, it could be a while!!!

Back to the Future!!

2010-08-28T10:08:00.004+01:00

Cryptic Title??!

Not really, all will become clear.

This is the start of my future and I am now free

from previous contractual obligations.

I have lots of new ideas that I want to work on

so I am taking a trip back to to Devon for a

few days!!I shall be getting reference for the

new work and when I come back I shall

be puttingthe ideas in to practice.

It's been a long time since I saw

this sort of coastline so I'm hoping

the weather will be kind, but it will

be great whatever the weather!!

The Things You See!!

2010-05-04T14:29:00.012+01:00

Well what can I say!! I know it's been ages since

I put anything on my blog. I have no excuses,

but I do have reasons, can't say what, sorry!!

Anyway!! I was away recently delivering

some pictures to galleries, yes it was when

we had summer a couple of weeks ago!!

I was up early this glorious morning

to take some photos. I decided to cross

the bridge and this is what I saw!!

No!! I couldn't believe it either!!

This bloke was just stood there with

a pig on his shoulder!!!

It was plastic, of course, but still??!!

As I walked past him he merely said

"Lovely Morning"

What could I say?

How Long??!!

2010-02-12T17:18:00.009Z

I've just looked at my last blog entry, aarrrgh!!

Has it really been that long since I put anything up??

I'm afraid so!!

But I have been really busy, honest!!!

Apart from moving house, stressful is not the word,

the run up to Christmas was manic and I delivered

my last lot of pictures to galleries the weekend before.

The New Year has been almost as busy getting ready for

an exhibition at the Wykeham Gallery and also more gallery stock.

The Sporting & Wildlife Exhibition starts at

Wykeham on 27th February

for more details and to see all the images

check out their website

http://wykehamgallery.co.uk/

This one is entitled "The Unexpected"

Going, going, gone!!

2009-08-17T12:03:00.007+01:00

Apparition has found a home.

He certainly made an impact on people

and has now found someone to watch over

"Apparition going..."

"Going..."

"Gone!!"

Go! Wildlife! Go!

2009-08-04T09:40:00.004+01:00

In the jungle the mighty jungle.....

Though it's no longer a "fashionable" genre I still

resolutely refuse to stop painting my wildlife pictures.

If seascapes are my bread and butter then

wildlife is the icing on my cake. I do think there is a

slight resurgence and I've just sold a piece at the

National Exhibition of Wildlife Art.

I've also sold a few wildlife images recently through my

local,and very supportive, gallery Hepplestone Fine Art.

This piece, entitled "Apparition" is currently available from them.

Painting Live

2009-07-29T16:32:00.004+01:00

This was me in full flow at a VIP evening held

at Westover Gallery. I really enjoyed this event,

met some great people who showed a

genuine interest in what I was doing.

It's great to get out and show people how it's done.

Well not too much, don't want to give all my secrets away

BUSY,BUSY,BUSY!!!

2009-07-22T09:01:00.001+01:00

My name is Wendy and it's been 12 days since my last post!!

I now accept that I have a problem.

THERE AREN'T ENOUGH HOURS IN THE DAY!!!

So bear with me and I will put some orangutan photos up,

I just need to find a bit of spare time.

Does anyone have any or know where I can find some?

Just a Taster

2009-07-10T12:03:00.002+01:00

Back in the freezing cold UK!!

It's about 20 degrees colder and I'm still running on Borneo time.

It was a truly amazing experience and we are already planning to go back and do the Sabah end of the island. I've tried to upload a video clip but it doesn't want to play ball so I'll just use a photo for now to give you a taste of jungle life.

I got a huge amount of reference so I'm really looking froward to starting on some new work!!

BORNEO HERE WE COME!!

2009-06-19T10:52:00.003+01:00

This is going to be AMAZING

Just one of the things planned on this trip,

a canopy walkway over the rainforest.

The itinerary is pretty full on so I won't bore you with

all the details, but of course there will be...

a trip to see the ginger monkeys:-)

Watch this space for real pics when I get back.

See ya!!

And Finally!!

2009-06-12T10:45:00.002+01:00

The finished ellies!!

Do you know, I had never called them "ellies"

before I went to Botswana, but that was what

everyone called them, so I sort of picked it up!!

Still waiting for inspiration on the title.

Nearly There!!

2009-06-10T18:09:00.002+01:00

Slowly it emerges.

One more ellie to go and then

comes the hard part.

The Title!!

Any ideas??

Not "Sundowners", please!

Been done!

Got holidayitis!!

2009-06-09T17:46:00.004+01:00

Need super gluing to my board!!

The only good thing is that I'm working on a wildlife piece,

I don't do as many as I would like.

Come on you wildlife lovers start buying wildlife pictures again!!

Just think every picture you buy is helping to preserve

an endangered species!!

Me!!!!

Ellies in progress.

Still so much to do, argh!!

2009-06-07T12:04:00.002+01:00

Countdown to Borneo -15

It seems to be coming round incredibly quickly.

I thought I had everything organised but stuff happens.

This latest piece is a commission request so I'm

working really hard to get this finished.

Still have some gallery deliveries to do as well.

The good news is that the picture I put in to

the DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year sold,

so at least I don't have to go down to London

to collect that. Phew!!

Finally Got There!!

2009-05-22T17:12:00.002+01:00

It was a looong day!!

We left at 6 in the morning and got to

the gallery mid morning. We were just going

to the hotel when we got a call to go back and

do a video interview. So there we were

no shower, hair do or make up!!

Hmm I'll leave you to decide

who looks the worst.

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We thought we could get all this in a Ford Focus!!

2009-05-22T17:04:00.005+01:00

You have to be joking!!

Fellow artist Toni Hargreaves and myself

did a painting live evening

at The Balnave Gallery in Newbury.

Slight panic ensued when we picked up the last of

the work from the framers, no way was it all going to

fit in the car!!Frantic phone calls managed

to find a van to hire and, frankly it was still

a bit of a squeeze. You can just see

Toni peeping through from the front.

Something different this way comes..

2009-05-05T10:17:00.004+01:00

Well it does if it works out OK

I'm working on something really different for me

so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it all turns out right.

Last time I tried something new it ended in the bin!!

Oh well!! The joys of being an artist!!

Onward and upward, nothing ventured nothing gained.

OK enough cliches....

I've been converted!!

2009-04-24T12:05:00.004+01:00

No I haven't got religion!!

I've been painting with acrylics!! Yes me!!

I've always said I'd never use them but I saw

an article in "Paint" magazine and fancied having ago.

And Yes!! I am now a convert!!

You can't see from this image but I've used modelling paste

to create texture on the rocks.

If you go to my website,

On The Easel page gives a blow by blow account!!

I'm already painting another, not least because I have

loads of this sort of reference from my years in Devon.

Onward and upward!!

It may take a while!

2009-04-09T08:46:00.002+01:00

But I got there in the end...

This was the piece I started on 14th March at the demo with Toni.

I've only managed to get back to it this week as I've been working

on commissions and other stuff.

Some of it really tedious like doing my books for the year end, yawn!!

So I was really glad to get back to the easel, though it took a bit of

time getting back in to this piece as it had been such a loooong break.

Still tis done!!

This Techno Stuff is a Doddle!!

2009-04-06T15:52:00.002+01:00

Well that's what I think now I've got the hang of it!!

I've now managed to upload all my available artwork to a web album.

It also shows a map with their locations.

But I can't really take the credit cos it's all down to those clever

people at Google who make all these things available.

And actually quite easy to use.

Must get back to the easel tomorrow though!!

Finally Did It!!

2009-04-03T14:08:00.002+01:00

What? You may ask!

Managed to upload a slideshow to my blog. Yay!!

It's only taken me a couple of months to work it out.

They need changing as they are a bit out of date now.

Oh b*****, another job to do!!

Panic setting in now!!

2009-04-03T13:30:00.002+01:00

Where has this week gone?

It's been a week full of paperwork and computers, horrible!!

Can't wait to get back to my easel next week.

I know we all have to do the dreaded bookwork,

well not if you can afford to pay someone else I suppose,

but it just takes so long and it gives me a headache!!

And the worst part is it's so the taxman can help himself to

my money, my hard earned money.

OK done ranting now!!

Well!! What happened there then??!!

2009-03-31T15:12:00.002+01:00

Who pinched my photos then?

Just noticed that loads of the pictures I'd

put on my blog had gone.

No idea why, I never touched them.

Must be one of those things that makes

me love computers sooo much!

Tidy!!

2009-03-31T14:50:00.004+01:00

Toni Hargreaves & myself at a recent art demo organised by

Hepplestone Fine Art.

We weren't quite sure what to expect, but it was a really

great afternoon. Lots of people turned out,

which made for a wonderful atmosphere.

Thanks all round!!

WaHey!!!!

2009-03-22T18:28:00.002Z

Whoop de whoo!! Yes folks I'm cock-a-hoop!!

'Cos Catch of the Day has been shortlisted

for the DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year.

So it will be going down to the Mall Galleries

in June to be part of the WAY exhibition.

It's all about raising money for endangered species,

something which I'm very passionate about.

"Catch of the Day"

I must do better, I will do better!

2009-03-19T10:27:00.002Z

I know!! I've been really bad at keeping my blog up to date.

No excuses, other than the usual, been busy.

But I will update with some more pictures soon.

PROMISE!!

WHERE I'D LIKE TO BE!

2009-03-11T18:11:00.003Z

I've just finished this piece, it's a scene from my Devon days.

Peace and tranquillity where are you now?

Long morning walks along the creeks with the dogs,

seems but a distant memory.

Mind you it was a long way to go for a pint of milk!!

And don't get me started on the Grocles!

"Misted Dawn"

Finished!!

2009-02-26T18:26:00.002Z

No not me, although it's been a long week!

I've finished the commission I've been working on,

or at least I think I have, will check it tomorrow

in the cold light of day.The worst part will be

showing it to my clients,always hate that bit,

probably why I don't do commissions very often.

If it gets signed off I'll put a photo of a part of it

up, want my customers to be the first to see the

whole picture.It's a large canvas so will need a bit of

drying time before I can take it to show them.

Off for a very large glass of wine to celebrate!!

Cheers!!!

The Blood Donor

2009-02-13T17:32:00.003Z

For those of you of a certain age,

I'm off shortly to give very nearly an armful of blood.

You had to see it!!

Definitely an up day today will post picture tomorrow.

Thank crunchie it's Friday!!

A More Positive Day:-)

2009-02-10T11:22:00.004Z

Am feeling a lot better about work today.

I'm setting myself a time limit on the piece
I'm working on so we'll see how it goes.

Had a restless night so have two Sainsburys,

or enter the supermarket of you choice,

bags under my eyes. Who'd be an artist?