Pakefield Postcard Charity Auction - Lowestoft Museum (Oulton Broad)

Discovering Roses in Your Heart. Oil. Plant naught but the rose of love in the garden of your heart.

The Garden. Paper cutting/mixed media. My postcard design responds to this years theme of 'Discovering' because the technique of paper cutting was...

Discovering Life with my Grandson. Acrylic. My postcard is about discovering life as a grandparent. It's about the quality, joy and pace of life w...

Journey. Acrylic. This card represents to me what discovery is all about, education. Whether you go on to university or travel the world, we learn...

The Amulet. Oil on canvas. This is a painting of a replica of an artefact at Lowestoft Museum. Amulet - `a charm (such as an ornament) often ins...

Ammonite Fossil (clear). Ash Wood and Epoxy Resin. I used a photograph of an ammonite from the internet (yes I paid a license fee). And then used ...

Mandarin. Acrylic on watercolour paper. The reason for painting the subject was: When I was a child playing in Nicholas Everitt park I first saw a...

School Trip. Acrylic. Local Museums are invaluable for reminding us where we come from. I'm not sure how local this student is though!

Lowestoft Porcelain Eyebath. Watercolour & watercolour pencil. It was a treat to discover a beautifully shaped porcelain eye bath amongst the exh...

Sunset Flower. Derwent intensive pencil (soluble), tester pot emulsion, pebeo gold acrylic. We must resist. I hope you enjoy this piece and thank ...

Wild. Acrylic paint, fibre paste, colour pencils. Wild' has been inspired by my love for extreme weather and how it brings the world around you al...

Being. Gouache. Being' is a very simple visual statement provoked specifically by the war in Ukraine. We are all beings of nature in time; human a...

On My Own. Oil on 425gsm watercolour paper. Across the open farmland one single oak tree looking quite small and insignificant at the edge of the ...

Swift. Lino Cut. I made some copper sculptures of swifts and in turn these inspired me to make a simple lino cut. I used my favourite colour combi...

Spring is Here. Watercolour on black tiziano pad. The design was on black Goldline Tiziano 160 gram paper. Water colours react differently giving ...

Discovering. Filia oil pastels.

Little Owl. Ink pan & intensive pencils. Wise owl discovering all that is happening in his neck of the woods at night. ...[more]

Pakefield Beach. Acrylic & Gouache. Discovering' because the acrylic and gouache painting pushes the boundaries of traditional art. I have been ex...

Cortina. Acrylic. Life was good in 1973 as a seven year old. The Cortina MkIII was a popular car for many and I still find it a handsome car today...

Moon Gazing Hare. Acrylic paint on board. While researching our house in Halesworth, I found a swathe of land which was called 'Harepark' in Tudor...

Past & Present. Watercolour. This painting captures both the "past and present" of the rich heritage of Lowestoft and due to our demographic sight...

Siamese Fighting Fish (betta splendeus). Mixed Media Wax resist, watercolour wash & acrylic. I was inspired by the beautiful colours and movement ...

My Happy Place. Sand & Resin. I am an artist living on the coastal town of Lowestoft, I love the sea, most of my work is inspired by it. I work w...

In the Attic. Watercolour.

Sail Away. Acrylic, Gouache, Pen, Crayon. "I consider my art as semi-abstract, portraying exaggerated shapes and colours, and not overly concentra...

Florence. Watercolour. Florence belonged to my daughter. I found some photos of her and as I had never painted a cat before decided to have a go....

Winter Sail - Wherry Maud. Pencil, pen sketch. In January 2022 I was lucky enough to be able to join a sail on the wherry Maud along the River Bur...

Discovering the Elephant in the Room. Cardboard Jigsaw Puzzle, Brush, Glue, postcard back board. Follow the instructions on the card to reveal the...

Highland Cow. Acrylic. After thirty years I got back in touch with a childhood friend .This led me to the discovery that not only did she have lot...

Lowtide. Etching. This simple etching captures the special atmosphere of an evening beach walk with friends - dying sun reflected on the wet sand...

Walking by the Sea. Lino Cut Print. Hands. You clasp, grasp, clutch. And, of course, you hold hands. Entwine fingers. A baby's fingers are a mirac...

Red Peppers. Oil. Eating loads of red peppers at the moment, chopped in salads, in stir fries, and one of my favourites, roasted red pepper and t...

Discovering the East Coast. Acrylic. I am not an artist but enjoy having a go especially now that I have retired. I moved to Oulton Broad last au...

Puffin Sets Sail. Posca pens. I have visited Iceland twice and I loved seeing the puffins there and I paint them quite a lot. This picture reminds...

Sea Kelp. Derwent Graphite pencils. I discovered this on Kessingland Beach I think it's sea kelp - I liked the shapes.

Into the Storm. Acrylic, Gouache, Pen, Crayon. "I consider my art as semi-abstract, portraying exaggerated shapes and colours, and not overly conc...

All in Together. Pen and ink on paper. We're in a mess, but it's all ok if stick together to create some form of unity! Team work makes the dream ...

The Kirkley Stream. Oil on canvas. Kirkley occupies the north-eastern angle of the Hundred of Mutford, being bounded on the east by the ocean, and...

La Maison. Watercolour. I take my paints with me on holiday instead of a camera. Whilst cycling through the French countryside, I came across this...

Flow. Acrylic & resin. Flow' - a fluid acrylic painting on MDF with a resin coating. ...[more]

Chaos. Watercolour & pen. Dolls houses and their contents have fascinated me since childhood. The postcard for the auction was inspired by a scene...

Pair of 18th Century Lowestoft Pugs. Watercolour. My watercolour painting is of a pair of porcelain standing Pug dogs made in around 1770 by the L...

An Owl in the Hand. Oil. Having been terrified of birds and feathers all my life, l eventually discovered l was brave enough to actually handle th...

Pakefield Sunset. Acrylic. Looking up from Pakefield beach at sunset. Pakefield beach is one of my favourite places; keep your eyes peeled, you ne...

Autumn Fruit. Watercolour on 140 not. We all remember picking blackberries when we were young - and of course getting pricked as we did so. But th...

My Cup of Tea. Acrylics on a used Tea bag. This is painted on a used teabag with acrylic paints. The inspiration came from our wonderful beaches a...

Vision. Watercolour & black marker. For my postcard, I created a simple watercolour painting called "Vision", which shows a girl looking through h...

Stitch : 22. Textiles (inchies!). Inchies are miniature works of art. They use minimal amounts of fabric, and frequently incorporate other items f...

Once Bittern Twice Shy. Pastel on paper. The bittern is secretive bird hiding in reed often identified by their booming call. If you see one it's ...

Book, Bird + Bedlam. Mixed Media. Having long DISCOVERED that I am not a talented or even competent painter, I still enjoy the creative process by...

H2-OH. Screen Print (black bits) + Mono Print. H2/OH! is a water tower along the Thames in West London. The print is from a photograph which I bi...

Small Goddess. Stoneware Clay with oxides. Texture and shape: These were the inspiration for the 'Small Goddess'. Each piece of texture/hair/patt...

Moon Moth. Pen & Coloured pencil, sparkle pen and gel pen. I love moths, although they scare me when they bat around the bedroom when I am reading...

Discovering Birdwatching. Watercolour. I have always watched the birds in our garden from the comfort of the conservatory. We are fortunate to hav...

Grow, Grow, Grow. Paper cutting/mixed media. A greenhouse full of flowers, plants and pots to discover. The artwork is made up of four layers of ...

Red Bedroom. Acrylic. An exercise in textures. An imagined corner of a room drawn from the many memories of the bedsit days of my youth.

My Sqiggerly Brain. Lino Cut Print. This is a lino print, using two separate lino cuts. I often doodle these patterns absentmindedly and incorpora...

Sunset in the Creek. Watercolour. A thames sailing barge at anchor - once a common sight on East Coast Creeks and Rivers.

Whirly Bird - Seed Pods. Ceramics. ' The seeds of great discoveries are constantly floating around us, but they only take root in minds well prepa...

Untitled. Pen and ink on paper. Mark making through lines using pen and ink. Discover creatures and words such as Lowestoft Museum 50 within the m...