tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82369180579127756982024-03-06T23:51:37.808-08:00Louise DiggleLouise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-69028649324607057262017-05-16T02:43:00.000-07:002017-05-16T02:43:17.181-07:00New website and new blog!After over 5 years of blogging on this website, I've decided to move!<br />
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My new, exciting website is now <a href="http://www.louisediggle.com/">www.louisediggle.com</a>. It has a new blog area and contains my new work as it happens and news.<br />
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I very much hope that you manage to take a look! If you have any comments, please let me know and come to one of my exhibitions at the end of the year!<br />
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LouiseLouise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-38148937948003104592017-01-13T03:15:00.003-08:002017-01-13T03:15:35.325-08:00Happy New Year!Happy New Year 2017 and here's to a happy, healthy and paint filled one!<br />
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I'm delighted to report that 2 pastels have been selected for the Annual Pastel Society show in the Mall Galleries in February, further details will appear soon.<br />
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This is the last week for the Small Paintings Group Winter exhibiton at The Piers Feetham Gallery, SW6 (www.piersfeethamgallery.com) - opposite Stamford Bridge Football Ground on the Fulham Road where I am featured artist.<br />
For more news on the Small Paintings Group please see our Facebook page or our website. There are lots of wonderful gems. Louise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-87987746887246007792016-07-19T02:13:00.002-07:002016-07-19T02:13:40.729-07:00A Week in Politics - Pastelling in Parliament Square<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crowds Outside Number 10 Wednesday 13th July</td></tr>
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By complete coincidence, and great luck, I managed to get permission from the Mayor’s Office to paint in Parliament Square in one of the most remarkable weeks in British politics. </div>
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Chilcot report, placards in Parliament Square</div>
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<b>Monday 11<sup>th</sup> July<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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First day of May – new administration<o:p></o:p></div>
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Terrible news from Nice</div>
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Time has sped and I realise that its been months since I last posted. It's been a busy couple months with my studio show and trying to pin down the ever changing light. Over the last 6 weeks London has become a new place; transformed by spring.<br />
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The blossom this year has been lovely. I always forget what a great surprise it is when it finally appears. I based myself off Old Church Street in Kensington where some of the best can be seen<br />
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I particulary enjoyed including dog walkers and joggers - they became pieces of light<br />
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As part of my Pageantry series, I am pastelling the Mall and rehearsals for the Trooping the Colour. On Sundays the traffic is closed off and, early in the morning, it is so quiet and green it almost feels as though you are far away in the countryside. <br />
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The rehearsals for the Trooping the Colour have also been underway and are a great spectacle. Selfie sticks are however a hazard! There is no time to stare, just to pile in the light and colour where it best fits! More will be added next week after the Birthday Parade and picnic on the Mall <br />
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There have been some extraordinarily beautiful mornings. The very early morning light in London is magical, particularly around Parliament Square and the river. I did a quick sketch yesterday. Very few people and traffic were around. <br />
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Chelsea Art Society is next week at the Old Town Hall, Kings Road 16-20 June. This year is proving to be bigger and better than ever. Further information can be found on http://www.chelseaartsociety.org.uk/Louise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-20023168810011152392016-04-01T02:59:00.002-07:002016-04-01T02:59:50.573-07:00Paris 2In my studio in London in the lovely spring sunshine and going through my Paris work for my Studio show in May and Chelsea Art Society in June. I really enjoy the contrast of Paris with London; it's so completely diffferent. There also seem to be easier places to paint from.<br />
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<br />Louise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-67474922926100829332016-03-19T05:47:00.000-07:002016-03-19T05:47:09.907-07:00I love Paris in the SpringtimeI've just got back from a painting trip with the Chelsea Art Society to Paris - what a place!<br />
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It was very hard not to hum various tunes about the beauty of the city as I walked the boulevards searching for subject matter. It's the most wonderful place to paint; not only is it lovely to look at, there are many areas to set up an easel without getting in the way. The spring light dissolved and transformed the place. I was extraordinarily lucky to paint with a very inspiring group - Luke Martineau, Alice Hall and Annie Wright.<br />
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This is just a taste of what I've been up to - further Parisian work will be up in the next few weeks<br />
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<br />Louise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-48079576634743517612016-02-22T02:44:00.002-08:002016-03-19T05:54:59.791-07:00Winter Work in LondonThe clear, strong winter light in London has been fascinating to paint. The buildings of South Kensington are almost impossible to paint without sunglasses and I've come to realise that the dazzling white of the buildings is like painting snow . I've continued to be transfixed by the play of light and shadows up and down buildings during the day. The week before last I went to Soho - the Chinese New Year celebrations were in full swing<br />
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One of the projects I'm setting up is the street where I live. I do commissions of streets which have personal associations. A massive plus point about working outside is meeting interesting and positive people who enhance the place. I had some really interesting conversations after working on these pieces.<br />
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But I'm always amazed by the everyday miracle of early morning light. The ordinary is made extraordinary (although it is pretty nippy!)<br />
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I've also been taking advantage of the roadworks on Serpentine bridge, The large mirrorlike surface of the Serpentine is a gem. .<br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">The Pastel Society opens today and continues until the 5th February (www.thepastelsociety.org.uk) at the Mall Galleries, off Trafalgar Square. The Small Paintings Group at Piers Feetham Gallery, Fulham Road finishes on thursday 25th February.</span></span></div>
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<br />Louise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-33495950521859138862016-01-12T06:07:00.002-08:002016-01-12T06:13:20.911-08:00Great start to 2016! Work in at the Pastel Society, Mall Galleries and Small Paintings Group Exhibition at Piers Feetham GalleryWhat I love about New Year is a chance to reflect on plans for the next 12 months, new Ideas, methods, places to work, painting trips and shows. A great start is getting 2 pastels into the Pastel Society annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries in February http://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/now-pastel-society<br />
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I've also got 4 works in the Small Paintings Group show at Piers Feetham in the Fulham Road, 28 January to 25 February http://www.thesmallpaintingsgroup.co.uk/ for more details. A painting trip to Paris is also being organised ; 2016 is looking promising!Louise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-74313461868920934262015-12-11T07:59:00.000-08:002015-12-11T08:08:23.374-08:00December workIt's very mild in London at the moment; it makes a great change to work on the Christmas lights without your fingers freezing off. Another advantage of this time of year is that you can get a (relative) lie in as sunrise is about 8am - on the minus side, light is very precious as it gets dark so quickly.<br />
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On wednesday the light was superb; one of those winter days where everything looks good in London. I headed up to St James' and then to Parliament square, then on to Piccadilly. <br />
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I had to work very quickly to get the light down;on St James' street the brightness of the traffic lights and lights on the cars rapidly made way to the early morning reflections on the windows of the buildings.<br />
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There have also been some fascinating events to pastel, the lime trees by Stamford bridge made an interesting contrast with the blues of the Chelsea crowd<br />
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The crowds gathering for a state visit made an interesting spectacle and I inadvertedly made £8.32 by accidently leaving my pastel box lid on my stool!<br />
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I have often found that, after walking miles and miles looking for an interesting composition, some of the best are not always the most obvious<br />
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The light hitting the side of the buildings on the Fulham road was mesmerising, as was the late afternoon light on Clapham common<br />
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Next thursday sees the opening of Wimbledon Art Studios winter show. This week has been busy sorting out framing and autumn cleaning of my stuffed studio; its well worth visiting with the work of over 150 artists over four days (12-15 november) - I'm in blue 402<br />
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<br />Louise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-56032983737496083272015-10-06T05:05:00.003-07:002015-11-06T01:44:00.021-08:00Autumn Exhibitions coming upIt's been a very busy year, painting trips in Venice and the South of France and London. The weather has been superlative - that is, until this week!<br />
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Small Paintings Group, Russell Gallery, Putney, just by Putney Bridge, Lower Richmond Road http://www.thesmallpaintingsgroup.co.uk/exhibitions 15-21 october<br />
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I will be showing my work from the South of France, the intense light and strong colours were intoxicating.<br />
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Also, the brilliant and distinguished portrait painter, Andrew Festing, has painted my portrait as part of his Faces of London exhibition at Messums, Cork Street this week. It's a cracker, showing me working away with my pastels. All details on the Messums website.<br />
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<br />Louise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-79237826890554530542015-02-12T06:33:00.001-08:002015-02-12T07:17:21.184-08:00Hello 2015!It is with great joy I put on my new January and February work - the new collection is just beginning <br />
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In the depths of winter I am transfixed by colour and colour combinations. Lime greens and blues in a Tite Street still life, clashing oranges and pinks in flowers.<br />
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I have been on a painting trip to Pembrokeshire - snow made an appearence briefly and it was a race against time to paint the shadows!<br />
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I'm also starting a series on the Pembrokeshire coastal path - the sense of space, scale and the magnificence of life there is truly awesome. <br />
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The good news is I have 3 pastels in the annual Pastel Society show at the Mall Galleries, off Trafalgar Square 24 February - 7 March http://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/look-again an<br />
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In November my wonderful fellow painters from Wimbledon Studios put together the Art 50 show.which I participated in. Here is the video <br />
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There have been some very early starts! The light has been incredible over the last couple of weeks and it looks particularly magical on the Thames on Battersea bridge. It's well worth giving up a few hours sleep but it certainly doesn't feel like that at 10am!<br />
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I participated in a plein air paint in at Chelsea Framers http://www.chelseaframers.co.uk/ and it is on show in the Kings Road. More work to be added!<br />
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It's been a busy few weeks with my studio show and this glorious weather. London has never looked so vibrant and colourful. I have been on the Mall again to revel in the strong colours and light<br />
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I also pastelled the procession of the State Opening of Parliament and the Trooping of the Colour - you have to be very quick! I really enjoyed the pure colours and light of the household cavalry, aiming for the general impression, rather than the specific. <br />
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I also been looking for new material and went to Highgate hill - I made a few studies and will be back for more - when I have mastered the parking. It's somewhere completely different and the views are breathtaking.<br />
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It's also been a busy time for shows! Chelsea Art Society this week www.chelseaartsociety.org.uk/ on the Town Hall, King's road, Chelsea and I have a Varanasi pastel in the Pastel Society on the Mall, http://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/Louise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-38642395446466483202014-04-28T03:25:00.002-07:002014-04-28T03:25:35.921-07:00Sunrise paintings at Studio Show and Spririt of Summer, Olympia with Surface ICA coming up!It's been a busy few weeks, organising my studio show at Wimbledon Art Studios 15-18th May (<a href="http://www.wimbledonartstudios.co.uk/open-studios/next-show/">www.wimbledonartstudios.co.uk/open-studios/next-show/</a>). Work is at the framers and new cards and postcards are being processed. <br />
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It will be an exciting show for me - the new work from Varanasi, with the hot, dazzling colours will be up together for the first time. I am particularly thrilled with the sunrise pieces. There will be 2 sequences of 3 different stages of sunrises, framed in groups which is a new departure for me. I learned more from painting those sunrises than anything else. It always amazes me that there are 2 free lightshows every day: I never fail to wonder at light and the rhythm of life.<br />
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This group of 3 is in pastel. The group of nine oil sketches will be much bigger. This is a rough idea of how it will look<br />
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I am also thrilled to be exhibiting with Surface ICA at the Spririt of Summer Exhibition in Olympia which is also on 15-17th May. They will be showing my blossom work in St James' Park and London pastels. For further details please see <a href="http://www.surfaceica.com/">www.surfaceica.com</a><br />
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Louise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-17896460582895738752014-03-26T04:28:00.002-07:002014-03-26T04:28:43.280-07:00Adventures in colour in Varanasi 1I arrived back in London over a fortnight ago and still digesting the dazzling and wonderful colours, movement and light that India has in copious amounts!<br />
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It is the most inspiring of places and I was lucky enought to be with the most inspiring group of painters. <br />
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Varanasi was electric; I have described it as sticking your fingers into a plug socket! The energy is extraordinary; colour is bright and harmonies and clashes unexpected.<br />
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You can never expect anything to stay still for long and have to make decisions fast!<br />
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I will be putting up the work in a series of different blogs but here is a selection: <br />
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<br />Louise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-82620863882159026392014-03-26T02:56:00.003-07:002014-03-26T04:37:30.753-07:00Work post India. London Spring and Chelsea footballThe painting trip to Varanasi has sharpened me up to the colours of London! I was lucky enough to arrive back just as spring was beginning. Spring brings very subtle colours and I've been seeking out the electric, bright ones in the spectrum.<br />
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On Saturday I pastelled the Chelsea crowds at Stamford Bridge. The light was fantastic and the blues on the Souvenir stand were magnificent<br />
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The noise from the stands as Chelsea scored 6-nil win was deafening. Nothing could prepare me for the crowds leaving the stadium into the brightly lit Fulham road. It was rather quieter than I was expecting but the atmosphere was fantastic.<br />
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The light in march has been good and there have been some great sunrises and sunsets.<br />
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Even when the light is dull and fading, the flowers glow.<br />
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Louise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-88953779842673870112014-03-17T11:21:00.003-07:002014-03-17T14:01:01.916-07:00Back from India!Work from Varanasi to follow - what an incredible place!<br />
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Louise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-8470455443577920262013-12-10T02:17:00.002-08:002013-12-17T06:25:56.867-08:00London at Christmas, Medici Winter ShowA long time has passed since my last blog - it's been perhaps the busiest I have known in my painting life - I have participated in five shows, from Medici in Cork street to my Wimbledon studio show. It's been a great and inspiring autumn too - the light has been superb and I have been out and about loitering under lamp posts working away.<br />
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A selection of Regent street lights will be in the Medici Winter Show, Cork Street 10 December - 30 January (www.medicigallery.co.uk/next_show.htm)<br />
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I am working on a series of Christmas lights at the moment in the run up to Christmas. London is ablaze with dazzling colour and looks glorious. One of the advantages is the constant light, which just doesn't happen during the day,. A disadvantage is the cold! It is happily a lot milder than last year but thermals feature. I pastelled away at the opening of the Oxford Street lights - they are amazing this year - snowballs careering around the street.<br />
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On Friday I went to Trafalgar square - I enjoyed the contrast of the tree lights against the silhouette of the lion. It's always a surprise to find out how big those lions are<br />
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Future work will include Bond street, Sloane Square and ice skating and will be posted up shortly.<br />
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In October I went to Dubai and found the new architecture astounding in scale and ambition - so exciting! The light was was very beautiful. I was, however, much in my discomfort zone - it was something I had never seen before. More images to follow.<br />
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<br />Louise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-23368647409806815042013-09-10T07:32:00.002-07:002013-09-10T07:32:33.612-07:00Late Summer Light and new exhibitions - Thames Festival, Pump House Gallery, Battersea Park 4-15 SeptemberThe summer has sped past quickly and it's rather a surprise to find myself well into September. There has been some glorious weather and I've been out and about around the west end of London. I love the noise and excitement of the place - from the bustle of crowds to large red buses. The light was particularly dazzling in Oxford Street last week.<br />
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There was not a moment to waste! Lights change and traffic moves on! It forced me to utterly concentrate - strangely enough I found it rather peaceful as everything else needs to be blocked out.<br />
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One of the things I most love about London is the early morning - when the day is just starting and people are on their way to work. I find mornings so positive - life is starting anew. <br />
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In contrast to Piccadilly and Oxford street I have also been along the South Bank. I feel that this is the nearest equivalent to Paris we have got. I love the laid back, holiday feel of the place as well as the sheer joy of the arts. <br />
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This selection of work will be going into Cityscapes show at Medici Gallery, Cork Street, 3-31st October http://www.medicigallery.co.uk/next_show.htm<br />
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I am also exhibiting my Pageant work at the Pump House Gallery, Battersea Park 4-15 september. This is part of the Thames Festival. http://thamesfestival.org/events/info/artists-of-the-river-pageant. There are works by 50 different painters and it is well worth a visit as it conjures up one of the most spectacular river events ever witnessed on the Thames. There has been some good press coverage too: http://www.itv.com/news/london/2013-09-03/jubilee-river-pageant-art-goes-on-display/<br />
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The jewel of the exhibition is by Julian Barrow, a very great painter who will be horribly missed.<br />
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Louise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-61979026275694709792013-07-16T09:41:00.000-07:002013-07-16T09:41:49.495-07:00Pintar Rapido and in and around ChelseaThe weather has finally turned and I've been lucky enough to get out and seize the light! A few weeks ago I was beginning to think London was permanently cloudy and cold (I wore my winter clothes and a hat at the end of June). The flags were up on the Mall for Trooping the Colour and the Coronation. I was reconciled to greys and enjoyed it in the skies and flags. Sunday, I have learned, is the best time to be out there as the Mall is closed off to traffic.<br />
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I have pastelled in Chelsea too, in streets around the Royal Hospital. The early morning and evening colours have been a delight to explore.<br />
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On Saturday I participated in Pintar Rapido, a painting festival around Kensington and Chelsea. Work painted on Saturday, between 9am and 8pm was framed and exhibited on Sunday in Chelsea Town Hall. <br />
It was a magnificent sight to see - masses of painters along the Embankment and Sloane Square. It was also a great opportunity to discuss and share plein air ideas. I got terrible easel envy.<br />
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I relished the challenge and produced 3 pastels. I put the second one in. The atmosphere was amazing and I'll certainly participate in more. <br />
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Louise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-30012512960482650952013-05-29T03:39:00.001-07:002013-05-29T03:54:03.625-07:00Artists of the Pageant, Turner's House, Twickenham 4-16 June and Chelsea Flower ShowIt's been a busy couple of weeks with the studio show and preparation for others. The weather has been pretty terrible so it has been difficult to get out and work - not such a bad thing with all the admin that needs to be done.<br />
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It was however a brilliant Bank Holiday weekend and I was lucky enough to be in Chelsea for the final day of the Flower Show. Sloane Square was bedecked with bunting and surrounding shops had some brilliant displays.<br />
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One of the best sights in Chelsea has to be the crowds leaving the show,
arms full of plants and brilliant flowers - a huge variety in shape and colour. I was there last year and it has a ring of Palm Sunday about it. I set up my easel in Sloane Gardens, a short cut to the tube station and worked straight into the light. There was a palpable sense of fun but I had to work quickly!<br />
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Onwards and upwards.... Artists of the Pageant opens next week at Turner's House in Twickenham (www.turnerintwickenham.org.uk). I was one of the 20 artists on the City of London School roof last year recording the Flotilla.<br />
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Below is part of the Press Release which outlines this unique and exciting exhibition: <br />
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Twenty Artists present on the occasion of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in an exhibition to be held at JMW Turner's House, Sandycombe Lodge in Twickenham to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation (free, open daily 10am to 4pm from 4 to16 June, except closed 10th June)<br />
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There will be paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures responding to the extraordinary atmosphere of the day and the flotilla of boats by artists, principally from the Princes Drawing School, from the roof of City of London School beside the Millennium Bridge. Timothy Hyman RA, Susan Wilson and Andrew Wilton are among the artists who recorded the event and follow earlier artists who have been inspired by the London Thames; from Canaletto to Turner, Whistler and Kokoschka.<br />
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‘Rain poured down and splashed around our feet as we worked. Students from City of London School held umbrellas but still the paper got extremely wet. Andrew Wilton reminded me of Turner and made a quip to the effect that like Turner, who ran paper under the tap, the rain was doing the same for me. I had to work fast, really fast to get the images which sped on down the river from me’ Susan Wilson<br />
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'On the day we were privileged with the roof of City of London School. Suspended over London, the artists were an eye over the crowds, boats and colours of the event. The excitement was only heightened by the rain,which gave the artists a near biblical determination to capture the events of the day in whatever material they had. Painters and draftsman stood to easel, picking colour and form from the motion below, while a large collaborative mural, filmed in stop motion, provided a fun and warming exercise' Daisy Millner<br />
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JMW Turner is one of the greatest British painters and his house, located near the River, is <br />
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Please see www.thamescapes.com for further information and details<br />
<br />Louise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-32047300167309821502013-05-14T04:32:00.002-07:002013-05-14T05:53:40.154-07:00Wimbledon Studio Show this weekend!I am in the midst of preparing my studio show at Wimbledon which starts on thursday www.wimbledonartstudios.co.uk, painting walls, preparing handouts and hanging the work. Plenty to do in the run up and it is a good opportunity for me to focus on present and future work.<br />
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Spring has sprung late in London but when it finally did, it was magnificent. Some of the best blossom I've seen and stunning weather to match. An interesting part of painting in London is the natural in the urban context. I enjoyed the contrast in the trees near Hyde Park corner with the bright red buses beyond.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blossom and Hyde Park Corner</td></tr>
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In some of the busiest parts, some of the greatest trees can be seen. I
have always admired the tree opposite the Royal Geographical Society in Kensington Gardens. Bees buzzed by as did the
lunchtime crowds with their picnics.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blossom opposite the RGS, Kensington Gardens</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Under the cherry tree, Green Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hyde Park and the Shard</td></tr>
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Part of my current body of work is concerned with a peep at the known. I
am working on a series of views under bridges. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Under Hungerford Bridge, Midday</td></tr>
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Following in the footsteps of Jubilee and Olympics work, I
am also pastelling at ceremonial events. The State Opening of
Parliament on the Mall last week was a splendid sight. There were not the expected crowds though.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">State Opening of Parliament Procession, Mall</td></tr>
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My show continues until sunday 19th May. I am
also exhibiting in other shows, details of which can be found on my
website or email louisediggle@yahoo.com. With the anniversary of the Coronation, Wimbledon, warmer and sunnier weather, it is going to be a busy couple of months.<br />
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<br />Louise Digglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226037420316862756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236918057912775698.post-44385964125896783832013-04-28T10:30:00.003-07:002013-04-29T02:14:11.056-07:00New Spring London and Paris work and forthcoming exhibitions<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tuileries Gardens, Spring light, April 2013</td></tr>
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Finally spring has come at last! It has been an exceptionally challenging winter for plein air painting and I have been occupied with researching new projects and experimenting with oils.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By Pont St-Louis, Morning Light</td></tr>
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I took myself off to Paris for a few days - to find a different shade of grey from London. I was fortunate to arrive in the first week of spring - the chestnuts had just come out and the light was dazzling. It was difficult to know where to start, just like a very good box of chocolates.<br />
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The Seine was busier than the Thames, unexpected amounts of river
traffic and, as one passerby pointed out, the currents are almost
sculptural. The light hitting the waves was a bonus as were the glorious
sunsets. It made it an interesting contrast to the Chelsea Embankment. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Towards Lots Road, Evening light, April 2013</td></tr>
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<br />Back in London to find more events - the fast and furious pace of the London Marathon was one of them<br />
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I will be participating in the following shows in May and June:<br />
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Thursday 16- Sunday 18th May<br />
My studio show, Wimbledon Art studios (studio 402, blue building) www.wimbledonartstudios.co.uk<br />
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23 May - 8 June Small Paintings Group, Russell Gallery, 12 Lower Richmond Road, Putney<br />
(invited artist) www.thesmallpaintingsgroup.co.uk<br />
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24-28 June Chelsea Art Society, Kings Road SW3 http://www.chelseaartsociety.org.uk/ <br />
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June - Artists of the Pageant, Turner's House, Twickenham<br />
Last year I was an invited with other painters to paint the Diamond Jubilee pageant on the roof of the City of London School. As you might remember not even the weather could put a dampner on this extraordniary spectacle.<br />
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