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Nigel Montandon
Oct 28, 20201 min read
We owe so much.............
We have just installed this display to commemorate those lost in conflict. I made the soldier and child 2 years ago but last year many of...
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Nigel Montandon
Oct 12, 20201 min read
Todays picture....
This picture of a young girl posing in a field of rapeseed was inspired by my grand daughter who was a bit of a dancing queen but is now...
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Nigel Montandon
Oct 5, 20201 min read
Poppies, paintings and other things...
A batch of poppies fresh out of the kiln which may not be able to be distributed this year due to corona virus. If you would like one or...
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Nigel Montandon
Sep 23, 20201 min read
Time to catch up..........
It is time to start thinning the trees in Millenium Wood. Planted to celebrate the Millenium, there is a need to fell some of the now...
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Nigel Montandon
Aug 26, 20201 min read
Thanking the NHS.
Hello folks. Just opened the kiln with the first batch of poppies hopefully destined to the NHS. If approved they will be made available...
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Nigel Montandon
Aug 17, 20201 min read
Fun in the woods !!!!
Took my small easel up to Brockhamton (top end, turn left just past the forge) and painted this oil sketch. A couple of happy hours!
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Nigel Montandon
Aug 14, 20201 min read
One more cloud painting.......couldn't resist it!
'Malvern, last light before the storm'. Just completed, oil study 22" x 15". Contact me for more info.
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Nigel Montandon
Aug 13, 20201 min read
This weather makes me a bit twitchy.....
....and so I thought it was time to paint some clouds.. Pic 1 is a painting of The Worms Head with the remains of the Helvetia. The story...
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Nigel Montandon
Aug 13, 20201 min read
More lockdown paintings
Clifford Bufton, my neighbour, had just finished baling this hay when very sinister clouds arrived. I took my easel outside and managed...
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Nigel Montandon
May 24, 20201 min read
Oh 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...
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Nigel Montandon
May 15, 20201 min read
A 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...
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Nigel Montandon
May 9, 20201 min read
Lockdown 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...
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Nigel Montandon
May 8, 20201 min read
VE 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...
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Nigel Montandon
Apr 30, 20201 min read
I just love this plant ...and other things
This lovely climber is an Actinidia Kolomikta. Its an easily grown perennial that will thrive in sun or part shade. This is around 3...
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Nigel Montandon
Apr 26, 20201 min read
Todays 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...
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Nigel Montandon
Apr 25, 20201 min read
How 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...
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Nigel Montandon
Apr 24, 20201 min read
How lockdown is for us...
Hi folks, so far, so good. Lovely view across our garden this morning. The Acer Brilliantissima is especially good this year. I am making...
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Nigel Montandon
Mar 20, 20201 min read
A very sad time for humanity.
I am writing this as more and more information on the seriousness of Coronavirus is becoming known. The dramatic spread of this disease...
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Nigel Montandon
Jan 21, 20201 min read
Hello you wonderful people.
I have been very heartened by the responses to my facebook/twitter/instagram posts for the National Autistic Society. As you may know we...
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Nigel Montandon
Jan 8, 20201 min read
Hoping for a great New Year.
Still battling with the remains of (now frozen) turkey, beef, Xmas pud etc. I jumped on the scales the other day and quickly jumped off...
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