Nigel MontandonApr 251 minThe Moods of the Malvern'sI am now able to concentrate some serious time in my studio and have been captivated by the early morning skies which I have endeavoured...
Nigel MontandonFeb 11, 20211 minJust a quickie............Change of direction....Spring is coming.. Oil on canvas 10" x 12". Unframed but ready to hang. Contact me for more information.
Nigel MontandonJan 2, 20212 minHAPPY NEW YEAR......( you deserve it!)Sorry, yes I am a day late. I was looking through some photos of 2019 as I prepared this blog and I found these first 3 pics of Sidmouth,...
Nigel MontandonDec 24, 20202 minXmas, Brahms and other things.........This has been such a challenging year. We started with great plans to support the Autistic Society this year with open gallery events,...
Nigel MontandonDec 3, 20201 minThe last bluebell picture.....for a little while.I have just completed this last picture of woodland at Woodend. It is a larger full sheet (30" x 22") watercolour with some pastel work....
Nigel MontandonNov 28, 20201 minFirst of the winter floods and other things...........Hello folks, three watercolours today, First Floods and Across the Common. Both 11" x 15" and a couple of warm ups in my sketchbook....
Nigel MontandonNov 26, 20201 minThese are ready for a new home........Hi folks, two newly completed oils, on canvas (framed) 50cms x 70 cms. Both views in woodland owned by my neighbours. Hope you like.
Nigel MontandonNov 20, 20201 minI've been busy !!..........Hi all, the leaves are cleared up, the lawns been cut, hedges cut and generally prepared for winter. Now happily back in thestudio. The...
Nigel MontandonNov 8, 20201 minA bit more painting....Couple of oil sketches across my field. Both oil on board, ' Mid-day grazing' 10" x 8" and the next 'Evening Sky' 7.5" x 11" Thanks for...
Nigel MontandonNov 5, 20201 minWhat a difference the sun makes............Took a walk around the garden in the brilliant Autmn sun. Even the most ordinary views become things of great beauty. Completed today,...
Nigel MontandonAug 13, 20201 minMore lockdown paintingsClifford Bufton, my neighbour, had just finished baling this hay when very sinister clouds arrived. I took my easel outside and managed...
Nigel MontandonMay 24, 20201 minOh dear! Its nearly June....Good day folks. Yes, this year seems to be flying by. I had so much planned but Covid 19 has put paid to many things. However, being...
Nigel MontandonMay 15, 20201 minA cruel frost and more paintings......We have had a hard frost here the last couple of nights. It took the blossoms of two large rhododendrons, wiped out pieris shoots and...
Nigel MontandonMay 9, 20201 minLockdown fever..... lets get painting!Yes, its a long haul for Daphne and I so this is a release for me. I paint for the pleasure I get from trying to relate to the the viewer...
Nigel MontandonMay 8, 20201 minVE day 2020...........I made this full size plywood figure of a WW11 tommy emerging from the battlefield to be greeted by a grateful modern day child who is...
Nigel MontandonApr 30, 20201 minI just love this plant ...and other thingsThis lovely climber is an Actinidia Kolomikta. Its an easily grown perennial that will thrive in sun or part shade. This is around 3...
Nigel MontandonApr 26, 20201 minTodays Painting...Hey Folks, this little scene took my eye some time ago but I have only just got down to it. Quickly executed pen and wash using a home...
Nigel MontandonApr 25, 20201 minHow about these.....As you may know I made hundreds of poppies for the Royal British Legion. These ,of course, were coloured red. I have made a small number...
Nigel MontandonDec 17, 20191 minWhat's this about an 'Ill Wind'?This beautiful Atlantic Blue Cedar was planted around 100 years ago by the Morgan family. It has been home to lots of squirrels,...