The Good Hatt at Paddington Antique Centre

On Friday afternoon I met up with Lindy Hatt in Paddington. She and her friend Martha Good have opened The Good Hatt, a store within Paddington Antique Centre. 

 The Good Hatt at Paddington Antique Centre

Lindy says…”We love to stock "Items of Enchantment" in particular artwork, American Indian jewellery, porcelain, shells, fossils and beautiful objects.”


I am honoured to have some of my miniature paintings and ink drawings available in the shop. These are framed in special miniature frames, in keeping with the centuries-old tradition of miniature art. 

Two miniatures: Porcelain & Tomatoes and Artichokes

Through the Arch - Belgium  -watercolour size: 65mm x 75mm

Shadows Bokkidick Farm Cornwall - watercolour Framed Size: 120mm x 105mm

All the paintings and drawings being exhibited at The Good Hatt can be found on the Exhibitions page here on my blog.

You can connect with The Good Hatt on their Facebook Page and Instagram - thegoodhatt

Do yourself a favour and pay a visit - there will be plenty to tempt you.

More artichokes

Recently I posted a painting of an artichoke along with other flowers on my blog. I was approached by Stillman & Birn, the sketchbook manufacturer, who wanted to feature this painting on their blog. I am honoured to have my sketch acknowledged in this way. 

You can see this post here.

I thought it would be interesting to re-visit previous artichoke drawings and paintings.  

The first one is a miniature  - very fine detail using a tiny brush, most likely 5/0 sable.

Artichokes

Miniature diameter of image 50mm (2 inches)

Dimensions of wooden frame 90mm x 90mm (3.5 in x 3.5 in)

Artichoke - watercolour on Arches paper

This drawing was done using a Noodler’s Konrad Flex pen with Noodler’s #41 Brown ink. The wash has been created using a water brush while the ink was still wet. 

Artichokes watercolour on Arches paper 

Image size 170mm x 120mm 

Artichokes - Framed

And here is the painting that Stillman & Birn featured in their blog post:

Artichoke - ink and watercolour Alpha series Sketchbook

Soon some of these will be available as prints in my Etsy shop. I'll post details here and on Facebook when these are ready.