tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311375649679085182024-03-05T09:14:59.383+00:00Scottish Artist and his GardenScottish artist John Stoa compiles notes and pictures of his painting projects and seasonal gardening activities in the flower, fruit and vegetable garden and greenhouse. website www.johnstoa.comJohn Stoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713771030606295870noreply@blogger.comBlogger588125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31137564967908518.post-86181736928355788062023-02-13T12:56:00.000+00:002023-02-13T12:56:31.560+00:00New paintings for 2023<h3 style="text-align: left;">Winter Short Days in the artist studio</h3><div style="text-align: left;">Winter weather in February has been very kind to allow allotment winter digging to be completed followed by time in the studio completing a few paintings of summer beach paintings, snow scene winter landscape paintings and a white orchid.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In the early part of an artist’s career, we are always wondering what should we paint, so we choose the topics that inspire us. I just love snow scenes, but then as a trained gardener, I find plenty attractive flowers to paint, and now with a plot on an allotment site there is plenty ramshackle sheds and fences, water butts and crops to paint. As a Scotsman I love painting our lochs and mountains, so I do numerous trips to Glencoe and Isle of Skye and bring back photos to work from.Then as a Dundonian I find plenty places to capture on canvas all around the town. However once we decide on a topic we need to show it in a variety of views. Thus I have painted 14 Cape Gooseberries, about 15 views around Loch Ard, 20 orchids, 20 Dundee paintings and half a dozen Forfar Lochs, and well over 100 snow scenes.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Forfar Loch below is still on show in the Winter Exhibition with Dundee Art Society in Roseangle Gallery, but ends tomorrow Saturday 10th December. The two latest views of Arthurs Plot are now on show in my studio.</p>
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Exhibitions, so if you get the chance, please drop into them, and see
some brilliant new art from Dundee's artists. There is a charity
exhibition for Cancer Research in the Vision Building, 20 Greenmarket
from 25 to 27 November, open 10am till 8pm, but finishes at 4pm on
Sunday then Dundee Art Society is holding their winter exhibition in
their Roseangle Gallery from 3rd to 10th December.Open from 11am to 4pm. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gPP2aSnVBwLVsFV6o3kTtmLQMBcaDqOFmO2-7avDIuYcN0lz1qlf_L__bAugMuomywrEJKL4E5lfWmcVVloslV2oDJenMZzc9YDQ5mZVGk1VP8LjFKaFNVxBpR4AkPRom6kWKJpVtuwTotL0aYY552QkAXklhLU8IUFG1XoFdFeEfJSFqCc8XiqX/s1542/1859%20Templeton%20Old%20Railway%20Line.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1143" data-original-width="1542" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gPP2aSnVBwLVsFV6o3kTtmLQMBcaDqOFmO2-7avDIuYcN0lz1qlf_L__bAugMuomywrEJKL4E5lfWmcVVloslV2oDJenMZzc9YDQ5mZVGk1VP8LjFKaFNVxBpR4AkPRom6kWKJpVtuwTotL0aYY552QkAXklhLU8IUFG1XoFdFeEfJSFqCc8XiqX/s320/1859%20Templeton%20Old%20Railway%20Line.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsuLFbOhLiL9ZtURccyBEtVqSr1NfrkPDc3vxgPoBqKbgchd51SMxQnI8z7uB9aekBI7Icay28qqi0JAArwZvp8TZ22WyjXGy69C7gG1qikfe57s8uYhpGeUnLJ6Wa_nGaYUQkIWCuKKgaA68wztpLgrx-82p0AX8o0AOF4OqvdP3T_R-pr3ssuju/s4611/1813%20Autumn%20Colour%20in%20Benvie.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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horticultural career before returning to my home city as an artist. We
are constantly seeking new ideas to paint and there are so many
interesting places in and around Dundee that a new project of showing
the best of my home town on canvas was born. The link for all these
paintings was my Lady in Red as she went for walks in the town center,
under the River Tay rail bridge, did some shopping, relaxed in the City
Square and at McManus Gallery then ended the evening with a social night
out. Other paintings of my Lady in Red is as the artist model in the
studio, but still dressed in red.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><h3 style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT55OeGRAznBHI9J9t7dBhdNgzZCH9xijc1lRF_P9abf4yVAYpnqZ_igeNAp5TD242pCT7TVq49rJsY3YimdCoNUE8f2rxjuULjonAr6dBh7c6MlSRNyk6MbMrTuq4rvQHfsRG7XHHv-vEdZDrIsvllZNhgWivxeg0xhMymkgWOVGOUk6ts0fdv01n/s2884/1785%20Lady%20in%20Red%20at%20McManus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2884" data-original-width="2137" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT55OeGRAznBHI9J9t7dBhdNgzZCH9xijc1lRF_P9abf4yVAYpnqZ_igeNAp5TD242pCT7TVq49rJsY3YimdCoNUE8f2rxjuULjonAr6dBh7c6MlSRNyk6MbMrTuq4rvQHfsRG7XHHv-vEdZDrIsvllZNhgWivxeg0xhMymkgWOVGOUk6ts0fdv01n/s320/1785%20Lady%20in%20Red%20at%20McManus.jpg" width="237" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady in Red at McManus Gallery<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5pSNFz--BY5H7myk5vQ5oGUp4JEeYB0tjJVRvF3WJm2IpbpxDX-uqe8G1NTKxhcm9oE_5Fe1NAavMhi68qEQebjT33hXVxZAUGQWYvYWflBCFubgrct9ksUjLD-THZiUcdw8ZR-bpyvRJXWOKHEATA1jeam5-9_Sth7t23D8mentn97Sv-gjrPqm/s2772/1788%20Lady%20in%20Red%20in%20the%20High%20Street.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lady in Red in the Rain" border="0" data-original-height="2067" data-original-width="2772" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5pSNFz--BY5H7myk5vQ5oGUp4JEeYB0tjJVRvF3WJm2IpbpxDX-uqe8G1NTKxhcm9oE_5Fe1NAavMhi68qEQebjT33hXVxZAUGQWYvYWflBCFubgrct9ksUjLD-THZiUcdw8ZR-bpyvRJXWOKHEATA1jeam5-9_Sth7t23D8mentn97Sv-gjrPqm/w320-h239/1788%20Lady%20in%20Red%20in%20the%20High%20Street.jpg" title="Lady in Red in the Rain" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady in Red in the Rain<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhzCFcqDJMqcIqq9qKCMPFDlUOQQI8RQUbB9dIc_uW3tZeB86-Hh9eMFuuxHSfZC9VjSbDPcDE3AXmm5ysvVWpibnY7JoptqEs3dOargofKVfll8hKIE5WZ7R96n4aEquycb3KRBWZlnpowCfTDQfiv-PvoeATOgr4mgSktTpm0c_UVA3hRAb5fFn/s864/1782%20Lady%20in%20Red%20Goes%20Shopping.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lady in Red visits Ann Summers" border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="476" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhzCFcqDJMqcIqq9qKCMPFDlUOQQI8RQUbB9dIc_uW3tZeB86-Hh9eMFuuxHSfZC9VjSbDPcDE3AXmm5ysvVWpibnY7JoptqEs3dOargofKVfll8hKIE5WZ7R96n4aEquycb3KRBWZlnpowCfTDQfiv-PvoeATOgr4mgSktTpm0c_UVA3hRAb5fFn/w176-h320/1782%20Lady%20in%20Red%20Goes%20Shopping.jpg" title="Lady in Red visits Ann Summers" width="176" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady in Red visits Ann Summers<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></h3><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHa1tX0XKpVEl1TSoTIcmWGL_vyjtiNv0RTCjVuL1VmBg-HEg3uFRh3uLCkF4RfC-YTznfl_acFZxctlcqsjv0XbC1e9GMkXYwsXVdgBGqj1UI7mM61JcCid876hn3mhFO7K4MJteahnnZKg_aRGsJHjm442aMpZ2n-StQS-6DmIh6OdVxq4h8KtVr/s3087/1784%20Lady%20in%20Red%20in%20the%20Rain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lady in Red in Dundee" border="0" data-original-height="3087" data-original-width="2057" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHa1tX0XKpVEl1TSoTIcmWGL_vyjtiNv0RTCjVuL1VmBg-HEg3uFRh3uLCkF4RfC-YTznfl_acFZxctlcqsjv0XbC1e9GMkXYwsXVdgBGqj1UI7mM61JcCid876hn3mhFO7K4MJteahnnZKg_aRGsJHjm442aMpZ2n-StQS-6DmIh6OdVxq4h8KtVr/w213-h320/1784%20Lady%20in%20Red%20in%20the%20Rain.jpg" title="Lady in Red in Town Center" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady in Red in town center<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPlecsNAuNQT9MJ7Q0wZADYjFAv-d75SV7b8jQrKeZPugwHg0NMG2fqr51ycEnWlxoLB2ab2ydV-dSUTcA6BcNWCeWEducy2dFg_85boGRS8sPuvi1Jt0C_wGSTpRkQVXteNnfC3QGNGJnUoLbfXHtqqSFi-QT8VxZ1z5y_nRAY3t-UXxcNXHhXV2/s2782/1793%20Lady%20in%20Red%20Relaxing%20in%20Summer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="2782" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPlecsNAuNQT9MJ7Q0wZADYjFAv-d75SV7b8jQrKeZPugwHg0NMG2fqr51ycEnWlxoLB2ab2ydV-dSUTcA6BcNWCeWEducy2dFg_85boGRS8sPuvi1Jt0C_wGSTpRkQVXteNnfC3QGNGJnUoLbfXHtqqSFi-QT8VxZ1z5y_nRAY3t-UXxcNXHhXV2/s320/1793%20Lady%20in%20Red%20Relaxing%20in%20Summer.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady in Red Relaxing in City Square<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJc-F4myt4oDyWBVCJSEtSNRhyBdyoLp5QA9KIAXitM0nEglqkrwTR7_d6kyv3bmaLVb6lgNz2eGUbMR6zjwCai1m_yAJ8TNHh1AYc5u3eXbV7bUEqyoebQU00Xe4RS0m3dA8nZGUmC7MZrDZH5PjZap54QpyLtwOC1TxgbuRQ5X41cjl1U5nJHnx4/s2867/1790%20Lady%20in%20Red%20has%20a%20Night%20Out.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2137" data-original-width="2867" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJc-F4myt4oDyWBVCJSEtSNRhyBdyoLp5QA9KIAXitM0nEglqkrwTR7_d6kyv3bmaLVb6lgNz2eGUbMR6zjwCai1m_yAJ8TNHh1AYc5u3eXbV7bUEqyoebQU00Xe4RS0m3dA8nZGUmC7MZrDZH5PjZap54QpyLtwOC1TxgbuRQ5X41cjl1U5nJHnx4/s320/1790%20Lady%20in%20Red%20has%20a%20Night%20Out.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady in Red has a Night Out<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />John Stoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713771030606295870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31137564967908518.post-5777554328283863122022-09-24T11:01:00.001+01:002022-09-24T11:01:08.368+01:00Evening art class in DundeeThe Autumn Art Class is starting on Monday 26th September 2022 at 7pm in John's studio in Dundee.
New students of any age and artistic ability welcome. Students paintings can be seen on the internet on John's <a href="https://johnstoa.com/artclasses">art class page.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCBbEy5LpSVCYt4QQmTUPb2V42tUF0G2XJJ2rBoVaXA4pqMdHG5TsMcPdb3j5z_Vmhk_67CAlD5RQNQDq3M8FnKeUvyZq7yZMbsMTBeKrCl9tsBEbZEGHXn_EHIt98qrxWbOEbnJGnfVYUw82wqRZcJcYT11nKEI_7EQY1a_kGhWQ27yO-EsKCP1s/s2960/A%20relaxed%20group.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="2960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCBbEy5LpSVCYt4QQmTUPb2V42tUF0G2XJJ2rBoVaXA4pqMdHG5TsMcPdb3j5z_Vmhk_67CAlD5RQNQDq3M8FnKeUvyZq7yZMbsMTBeKrCl9tsBEbZEGHXn_EHIt98qrxWbOEbnJGnfVYUw82wqRZcJcYT11nKEI_7EQY1a_kGhWQ27yO-EsKCP1s/s400/A%20relaxed%20group.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4l3xBF6f3XNFqBDea-jkanXFGyiSJax3jXwxOUlfWC12cMbI-Pnnwhb-U6h2ZeqH7pLKl4HlZ_fbp5hmbLlkT157XrCFGv5F0HeiXfMvF40xo1BpLrMhU1V3OAl55RdXktOQq_Gei0i_qciTG3_DE6RMe3qoS3QXY5MsaBl_LTxZ-90Pmzge6kQXA/s2550/Art%20class%20exhibition%202014.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1568" data-original-width="2550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4l3xBF6f3XNFqBDea-jkanXFGyiSJax3jXwxOUlfWC12cMbI-Pnnwhb-U6h2ZeqH7pLKl4HlZ_fbp5hmbLlkT157XrCFGv5F0HeiXfMvF40xo1BpLrMhU1V3OAl55RdXktOQq_Gei0i_qciTG3_DE6RMe3qoS3QXY5MsaBl_LTxZ-90Pmzge6kQXA/s400/Art%20class%20exhibition%202014.jpg"/></a></div></a>John Stoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713771030606295870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31137564967908518.post-16523223463908126632022-05-02T18:14:00.000+01:002022-05-02T18:14:15.882+01:00Spring Flowers and Scottish paintings<a href="Spring%20Flowers%20and%20Scottish%20Paintings"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe class="BLOG_video_class" allowfullscreen="" youtube-src-id="hjxMhARmc8k" width="320" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hjxMhARmc8k"></iframe></div></a>John Stoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713771030606295870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31137564967908518.post-49085606158989888342022-04-26T18:22:00.000+01:002022-04-26T18:22:12.174+01:00Art classes in DundeeJohn is starting a new ten week session of art classes in his Dundee Studio starting 2nd May. Classes run from 7 to 9 pm with a break at 8pm for tea a biscuit and a blether. Please get in touch if you wish to enroll.
Check out my website <a href="https://johnstoa.com/artclasses">art class page<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJA2gFzn47r-ArHOZ0f88tKU0AcKWRVf9p1JOmVYvU_xwBIcw2BkLQdkpw1uR9dl7IGwCB449C7B3knPAw0vMCAM9o05hSzdJMq4gsAA3sWXgve0-OQMAtYQJzA4bz-Y7mdkQp0o6Rmy62FuVous7yQNlZSkPcolOoijqefdXVQFeyQfQEKkMojsW/s4724/Art%20class%20of%202017.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="2349" data-original-width="4724" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJA2gFzn47r-ArHOZ0f88tKU0AcKWRVf9p1JOmVYvU_xwBIcw2BkLQdkpw1uR9dl7IGwCB449C7B3knPAw0vMCAM9o05hSzdJMq4gsAA3sWXgve0-OQMAtYQJzA4bz-Y7mdkQp0o6Rmy62FuVous7yQNlZSkPcolOoijqefdXVQFeyQfQEKkMojsW/s400/Art%20class%20of%202017.JPG"/></a></div></a> for more information.John Stoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713771030606295870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31137564967908518.post-80639034075215411162022-04-04T18:38:00.001+01:002022-04-04T18:38:43.558+01:00Spring FlowersAs we are now in April the garden flowers start with Camellias, daffodils, Anemone blanda and the first early tulips Scarlet Baby and Red Emperor.
In another two weeks the garden will be a mass of tulips so please pop in to see the display opened up with <a href="https://scotlandsgardens.org/17a-menzieshill-road/?o=11639&f=%7B%22t%22%3A%5B%22all%22%5D%7D">Scotlands Garden Scheme<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAYPYbkdii-YMSMVSQ5BVXBYrkztF1Ag5M_-3buv9MPLm_-3p_vROwvzUdDlgqAs-qPQZZW9GUJhvphQoy8A5mWKHNqU15-gtBQOa6eWTZbnf3jnakwgrtzOfkYiiQGz9Bcj08XIXIOMiWP2amAzGHWzTNMkqZzHQkTdEEHbTWEtQbN2BvgbUl4y_/s675/IMG_5874.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="675" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAYPYbkdii-YMSMVSQ5BVXBYrkztF1Ag5M_-3buv9MPLm_-3p_vROwvzUdDlgqAs-qPQZZW9GUJhvphQoy8A5mWKHNqU15-gtBQOa6eWTZbnf3jnakwgrtzOfkYiiQGz9Bcj08XIXIOMiWP2amAzGHWzTNMkqZzHQkTdEEHbTWEtQbN2BvgbUl4y_/s400/IMG_5874.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwD7bhVE11EsJrollhaLu95DiTOAGRN8S2Z6ZLjD8TzlUulq-v3rS0VpFhlVs8SPESXjNlX3CjLe-sTXJP3NnYuQOl_VEy4hQNWkp0t3kCOfDYnrzna4DXh2HWLZ3H1DMmAP5I0l3HFRzYioAZD864_HhU0d70DEmjwbzdNA9YYOOZboZBxyqQjvRq/s842/IMG_5862.JPG" style="display: block; 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However since we seem to be having another mild winter, (apart from several storms) I thought I would change ideas, so a summer scene on an allotment plot up at City Road Allotments, An Old Shed, was put on canvas size 36 x 24 inches.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK4peOI9cowxfRJoAg8hQJnervO0XUXKqa46iyplruyU1s8JxVBBzyEs7eraaVgoTV4kTC1VWRD9FNJRoY9buCnzMsZdSY1OoG47Ecq9kVJ6WbBINMS6aDKN1IUMy990YSY_RNJ8zWBF3-Pj6peyHxNnTHAeSUpYVIRvPCqbWClM0tdCtv61VgJzj1=s4633" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="3723" data-original-width="4633" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK4peOI9cowxfRJoAg8hQJnervO0XUXKqa46iyplruyU1s8JxVBBzyEs7eraaVgoTV4kTC1VWRD9FNJRoY9buCnzMsZdSY1OoG47Ecq9kVJ6WbBINMS6aDKN1IUMy990YSY_RNJ8zWBF3-Pj6peyHxNnTHAeSUpYVIRvPCqbWClM0tdCtv61VgJzj1=s400"/></a></div>John Stoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713771030606295870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31137564967908518.post-89651596992936642482022-01-18T10:54:00.000+00:002022-01-18T10:54:00.332+00:00Winter landscape paintingsLife can be hard for an artist that just loves to paint snow scenes and winter landscapes. We are in mid January, half way thru winter and there's nae sna. So to get motivated I pulled out a few older snow scenes and hung them up in the studio. Two of them are in ornate gold frames and the Templeton Old Railway Line got a fair bit of repainting to add warmth and strength to the colours. Now I can get on with the next winter landscape painting on a box canvas showing Alyth Den.
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Sun came out all day, and you could feel the heat, so had a day in the garden and allotment. January is the best time to prune the grape vines both outdoors and under glass. Cut back all shoots to one or two buds. The first crocus and aconite came into flower, and a red rose looked great in the sun. Seems no-one told him it was winter. Plenty fresh veg up at allotment including kale, leeks, sprouts, cabbage, swedes and Swiss chard. Pruned rasps, brambles and saskatoons and took wood up to skip for shredding. Some idiot lacking basic gardening knowledge dumped about twenty huge pots of compost. so I got two wheelbarrow loads for my compost heap. 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This session lasts for 12 weeks ending just before Easter.
a few places still available so enrol now. Contact John to book a place.Classes run for two hours with a coffee break at 8pm. All subjects and media chosen by students with guidance from John.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm6nbDtv7k2Q60VI48CJzF62hQZebqBSM-hpjPOwLSPrGI6L-sthnK_aZng_Ozemra2WIfs10UUtbanMqRHQejb9z_wAFiATs4JtxUevKE18qyJwom5j9CMNLlC3bi7X_i-lX-NJaIzhvsy5r7pI2IBC1A0cyNr4Ts8Fu2NOppZlTh841QGqRkZnfP=s2592" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm6nbDtv7k2Q60VI48CJzF62hQZebqBSM-hpjPOwLSPrGI6L-sthnK_aZng_Ozemra2WIfs10UUtbanMqRHQejb9z_wAFiATs4JtxUevKE18qyJwom5j9CMNLlC3bi7X_i-lX-NJaIzhvsy5r7pI2IBC1A0cyNr4Ts8Fu2NOppZlTh841QGqRkZnfP=s400"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgz_aPpTitxghSSG8Jm1zEAdPJ_7aOfg-oJ57tp4mCI-9aZ_KyDzhoCzCXJ_zSah7ui6HlD6EaYW21Ax9yBYzJMIsceH6KjPwsK7GFC-ZaSMF6EzriZ6Nj6X2BvFYx7ugljrf4b9CW3qY9uQ5G2Cxdju0FacOZHxAFrwFsmmWp50bKlr1R15yB_DCj9=s1417" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgz_aPpTitxghSSG8Jm1zEAdPJ_7aOfg-oJ57tp4mCI-9aZ_KyDzhoCzCXJ_zSah7ui6HlD6EaYW21Ax9yBYzJMIsceH6KjPwsK7GFC-ZaSMF6EzriZ6Nj6X2BvFYx7ugljrf4b9CW3qY9uQ5G2Cxdju0FacOZHxAFrwFsmmWp50bKlr1R15yB_DCj9=s400"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_TCL0DTi8kFslXnDiKKImpUozpIUJZqUx6wUTiIi0922RwF3L1FKx-0MaFr2op-6DKjcSXGLajds1gjavLtG8KDqks0fQM8AnoHj2-kEiNAR2_CyNlp8DydwomxFKwl57AhgUpgf_clCAzg00Qbn6Ql6hkVGlOJgzdNGZMcyWwjFmgQcmtawmURBX=s1600" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_TCL0DTi8kFslXnDiKKImpUozpIUJZqUx6wUTiIi0922RwF3L1FKx-0MaFr2op-6DKjcSXGLajds1gjavLtG8KDqks0fQM8AnoHj2-kEiNAR2_CyNlp8DydwomxFKwl57AhgUpgf_clCAzg00Qbn6Ql6hkVGlOJgzdNGZMcyWwjFmgQcmtawmURBX=s400"/></a></div>John Stoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713771030606295870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31137564967908518.post-25984829578573622782022-01-07T17:38:00.001+00:002022-01-07T17:38:38.190+00:00Back to work after the festive holidaysChristmas and New Year have gone and its back to the day job at the easel. As we make an early start to the new year the paint brush has been very busy so I have several new works to show plus a few other older paintings that have been moderised with added colour. However we have had a few cold but sunny days so I spent some time in the garden transplanting shrubs, spring flowers and repairing fences blown down in the storms.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiWXjeEfiusXMesYujJ5BANOphM9En_99mwmxUjsPSBU6yZNsXiWQKo_tNCxFFEKWMT2Go0b50QsA7ZjxPXkWAfhptt1mNnZsBzIkzv7kLomkjS7Hq0ysD_eKzE4xs5VbFqu5dieLcK3vQKtXIZszmad2kYD26hqgFDthUdDMDBG2rYDDxYoMXSixF=s3395" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="3395" data-original-width="2310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiWXjeEfiusXMesYujJ5BANOphM9En_99mwmxUjsPSBU6yZNsXiWQKo_tNCxFFEKWMT2Go0b50QsA7ZjxPXkWAfhptt1mNnZsBzIkzv7kLomkjS7Hq0ysD_eKzE4xs5VbFqu5dieLcK3vQKtXIZszmad2kYD26hqgFDthUdDMDBG2rYDDxYoMXSixF=s400"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikiamaKAtHyINP-gymSRvR630Hn_FA1nEt7XBj9qIQeZlDuuzhc4rK8EBvHGgbmssr20yDpAMvlxytxOONeO4m3ZRumSS4Dma-jyrQLXQgbllo0Pn8EC3DgWNGOICwNEBc5yo9qj--ptTlvB_9ryCcOhy36vbi94gPVI6xo2Er7PNHs_VWNfh3OA25=s3634" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="3634" data-original-width="2529" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikiamaKAtHyINP-gymSRvR630Hn_FA1nEt7XBj9qIQeZlDuuzhc4rK8EBvHGgbmssr20yDpAMvlxytxOONeO4m3ZRumSS4Dma-jyrQLXQgbllo0Pn8EC3DgWNGOICwNEBc5yo9qj--ptTlvB_9ryCcOhy36vbi94gPVI6xo2Er7PNHs_VWNfh3OA25=s400"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs_JC7ZjSU-SrAQJ-qvhVC249RWraFw5ZiJx5z8oa9msXyrr8HpFYVYkJigepc3v9REu7xMlFkbySqBdpO22zBJaOeMOSCe7atsChjh9zufUnl4e3y_ZzRoHO6dzjvl2Did2NSYObgFxJ-UNWF58WkfYm44hzo2sbL1bwpQ4GG58sXpLEdIxsPQC6J=s3295" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="3286" data-original-width="3295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs_JC7ZjSU-SrAQJ-qvhVC249RWraFw5ZiJx5z8oa9msXyrr8HpFYVYkJigepc3v9REu7xMlFkbySqBdpO22zBJaOeMOSCe7atsChjh9zufUnl4e3y_ZzRoHO6dzjvl2Did2NSYObgFxJ-UNWF58WkfYm44hzo2sbL1bwpQ4GG58sXpLEdIxsPQC6J=s400"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC4_3eaJW2Pm1gTbrozif9yh-GT2pkDGQA4piloBj1s5JSuaoQhq03V7DPLDSzkhj9pZ9G1ELw1OaxnaW7znqCyTAWsxGyIa1MxvneKvYX-Lm_LeADnU6sHWLcuEUdVb9NUPBFDrfpznmQvRDlpyB91j_Ndl2Ln6s52FBe6X06MLBewl7eEnT_tiZr=s3334" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="3334" data-original-width="2196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC4_3eaJW2Pm1gTbrozif9yh-GT2pkDGQA4piloBj1s5JSuaoQhq03V7DPLDSzkhj9pZ9G1ELw1OaxnaW7znqCyTAWsxGyIa1MxvneKvYX-Lm_LeADnU6sHWLcuEUdVb9NUPBFDrfpznmQvRDlpyB91j_Ndl2Ln6s52FBe6X06MLBewl7eEnT_tiZr=s400"/></a></div>John Stoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713771030606295870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31137564967908518.post-38507241378448887492021-12-27T11:41:00.000+00:002021-12-27T11:41:08.127+00:00Last winter landscape painting for 2021Christmas has just passed and 2022 is fast approaching. The last three paintings completed in 2021 are shown below. Had to do some winter landscapes as it seems this is the only place to find a wee bit of snow, as global warming takes hold and our winters turn grey and wet, but still warm. Still running with my festive bonus of £100 off these £400 acrylic winter landscape paintings. Contact me by phone or email from my website at www.johnstoa.com #winterlandscapepainting #snowscenepainting #scottishwinter<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwa9ntvE3FMYRTd6MNO1WHCpnUWcNND-gO8HhLP1LAghzLlvJ0azIx9pCqNuaApB7-Bo7LyBZpI0FNXaUGN7cS2rx-tzy61SxPFl2y43T8QFZwioaOjxR9gpvhhgvlMfzJacjlmqg7ibP-RWlsIWhedQW_1G9F789fqfkBnOfSBhGA8DmTPgGBbY9J=s4805" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="3591" data-original-width="4805" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwa9ntvE3FMYRTd6MNO1WHCpnUWcNND-gO8HhLP1LAghzLlvJ0azIx9pCqNuaApB7-Bo7LyBZpI0FNXaUGN7cS2rx-tzy61SxPFl2y43T8QFZwioaOjxR9gpvhhgvlMfzJacjlmqg7ibP-RWlsIWhedQW_1G9F789fqfkBnOfSBhGA8DmTPgGBbY9J=s400"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD8pBingBES_UIBvokaxAacfXg4thFFUZqjKmNTivWOIe4UX7VmVTSIGmY1KSVLq9BV0WfG0sdJW2BJDaUDztGNAo7KFjqcbuEh8ojQy1Ook1DMP92BT698BmPK8jOpMRrWGDNB9-7xdiEp7Uubcys1RTFAd8WutTbSE1MqVlLRKghiW2iYUTnW_kA=s4590" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="3419" data-original-width="4590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD8pBingBES_UIBvokaxAacfXg4thFFUZqjKmNTivWOIe4UX7VmVTSIGmY1KSVLq9BV0WfG0sdJW2BJDaUDztGNAo7KFjqcbuEh8ojQy1Ook1DMP92BT698BmPK8jOpMRrWGDNB9-7xdiEp7Uubcys1RTFAd8WutTbSE1MqVlLRKghiW2iYUTnW_kA=s400"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhl1drQn-Fox4AQSjc6pQMLUpGIHG10-YrEXjNwMOXFHFVLN9TmxBRK6iUP3vPwAiPlM4IbteZ0kvBLACXVMSYxjZKcpykOhIv90nucQ6xl6ghW7Oh_7i3OGuyoyxhA5DuLo7joMdRL8u8R0Vz0uzN6AOYMITA4aKeE925gZgptuWu-e6_HEVaakfA=s4819" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="3591" data-original-width="4819" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhl1drQn-Fox4AQSjc6pQMLUpGIHG10-YrEXjNwMOXFHFVLN9TmxBRK6iUP3vPwAiPlM4IbteZ0kvBLACXVMSYxjZKcpykOhIv90nucQ6xl6ghW7Oh_7i3OGuyoyxhA5DuLo7joMdRL8u8R0Vz0uzN6AOYMITA4aKeE925gZgptuWu-e6_HEVaakfA=s400"/></a></div>John Stoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713771030606295870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31137564967908518.post-27093120947194222212021-12-12T11:31:00.000+00:002021-12-12T11:31:24.874+00:00Winter Exhibition SMALL PAINTINGS FOR CHRISTMASI am putting on a two day exhibition in my studio next Saturday and Sunday 18 and 19 December 2021 open each day from 11am to 4pm.The theme will be on showing my range of small paintings covering winter landscapes, Scottish towns and villages, allotment plots from City Road Allotments in Dundee and several figurative studies with my Scottish models.
Exhibition held in my Original Art Studio at 17a Menzieshill Road.Check <a href="https://johnstoa.com/exhibitions">website<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoHq407s2ZzlqJ2hYP0LCR_fJWmBe7xnJCEz2KofiF8mke-T7KGQuoNi2woXeM2hX33s9eCZ2dpgMl8-_G4rbH3abNScfRdH9EI9Cb7M8Pcj6E5zjwJnb5YKyeUTGyW_VkoJxBWF3FckuupvSWr0S3VDBDaErTQPCcig8xFgUeNiNpaUVJfdKBxcEn=s3405" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="3405" data-original-width="3370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoHq407s2ZzlqJ2hYP0LCR_fJWmBe7xnJCEz2KofiF8mke-T7KGQuoNi2woXeM2hX33s9eCZ2dpgMl8-_G4rbH3abNScfRdH9EI9Cb7M8Pcj6E5zjwJnb5YKyeUTGyW_VkoJxBWF3FckuupvSWr0S3VDBDaErTQPCcig8xFgUeNiNpaUVJfdKBxcEn=s400"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzoT_PpMKJArYIHQiy542HdcYeRCefr2ghEBBkd7VCTvT20cuEr2JIbYQoBXvvj64V3bAGd2FWFvUDBj3XFeGOUxx70mbvEQ2Mt7pjQs__1M9gABvixQQTXpWKV9mbaZ_1v9wSrsC0BfTCA-X1LzbrOBU79wNBriB0yNFuHMAtlbYUGyKA-c_yiUjc=s3696" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="3638" data-original-width="3696" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzoT_PpMKJArYIHQiy542HdcYeRCefr2ghEBBkd7VCTvT20cuEr2JIbYQoBXvvj64V3bAGd2FWFvUDBj3XFeGOUxx70mbvEQ2Mt7pjQs__1M9gABvixQQTXpWKV9mbaZ_1v9wSrsC0BfTCA-X1LzbrOBU79wNBriB0yNFuHMAtlbYUGyKA-c_yiUjc=s400"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwX7N1nBoWgJe28Um8kuYFir53uh7uTg_nKvQCkuTdGsC-g-kM5UAEaSgZv8khuFZROhNPzungpi_cZVeozB2VMf_UVOabMtrM-6h-UnlWSCIjA6egVwb5AgWBSk0B79zPC08h1-j1ZJr86InRYtolzIfuZ1P4JWVuffPEJ--aeZlPqiGddrG3Z9rD=s1414" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1389" data-original-width="1414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwX7N1nBoWgJe28Um8kuYFir53uh7uTg_nKvQCkuTdGsC-g-kM5UAEaSgZv8khuFZROhNPzungpi_cZVeozB2VMf_UVOabMtrM-6h-UnlWSCIjA6egVwb5AgWBSk0B79zPC08h1-j1ZJr86InRYtolzIfuZ1P4JWVuffPEJ--aeZlPqiGddrG3Z9rD=s400"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipPSY84tmliW5Ot7AE_jR2q4pnX-In8upUnDuQNjsFzmdFhDjt_pHSkCqc_nGz4-FcRP2U6lSTVYFmJV0vrAzb5dC8lbIx3zUGOxy5GIQFb17dMt3uvoS4Q6MIthfT8ceRsEyN9Lrm-0HFfGTTlX2XwbXd7TB3hGXM--z6wWUNCzNX30J2jTTQUtxJ=s2958" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="2958" data-original-width="2166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipPSY84tmliW5Ot7AE_jR2q4pnX-In8upUnDuQNjsFzmdFhDjt_pHSkCqc_nGz4-FcRP2U6lSTVYFmJV0vrAzb5dC8lbIx3zUGOxy5GIQFb17dMt3uvoS4Q6MIthfT8ceRsEyN9Lrm-0HFfGTTlX2XwbXd7TB3hGXM--z6wWUNCzNX30J2jTTQUtxJ=s400"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiquDe8_2oSn1h9EVh3LnBcg6XJv9-DXOS6oMcUwj3n8KOjswbCcKDuIEHW_ZdVgYkK-28V42Ej1cj67VuN6raUCGGEA9HJqF1VMgZCjwAPZW2ayB2Q_ezUrReHFj4af0ERrKzSh2BCY37JP4QZbfkMsMci7JTwKcI3eQ9HXMEdSNBoQREW4EDobgLB=s3414" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="2094" data-original-width="3414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiquDe8_2oSn1h9EVh3LnBcg6XJv9-DXOS6oMcUwj3n8KOjswbCcKDuIEHW_ZdVgYkK-28V42Ej1cj67VuN6raUCGGEA9HJqF1VMgZCjwAPZW2ayB2Q_ezUrReHFj4af0ERrKzSh2BCY37JP4QZbfkMsMci7JTwKcI3eQ9HXMEdSNBoQREW4EDobgLB=s400"/></a></div></a> for more details.
Since we are all in the festive mood ahead of Christmas I am having a special offer of one free <a href="https://johnstoa.com/prints">limited edition print</a>(your choice)with every purchase.John Stoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713771030606295870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31137564967908518.post-53098845980480860012021-12-05T20:40:00.003+00:002021-12-05T20:40:29.851+00:00Dundee Art Society Winter ExhibitionDundee Art Society Winter Exhibition has now started and runs every day from 11am to 5pm in their Roseangle Gallery till Saturday 11th December 2021.
Visitors very welcome to see a wide range of brilliant paintings. Plenty free car parking at bottom of Roseangle.
I have added my three images below. They are Contemplation, then Lady in Red at the Bandstand, then Winter has Arrived.
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Three years ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer then went through hormone treatment and radiation to kill the cancer. It affects so many men that I thought I would do some fundraising to assist research into a cure.
I am putting on an exhibition in my studio of about 100 paintings and donating 50% of sales to Cancer Research UK.
The exhibition starts on Saturday 30th October and runs every day till Sunday 7th November, open each day from 11am till 5pm.
Some of the paintings can be seen here
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More information on John's website at <a href="www.johnstoa.com">www.johnstoa.com</a>
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It is held in Rattray Hall on the Balmoral Road, PH10 7AB This is a two day art exhibition running on 28 and 29 August 2021, open from 10am till 5pm.
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Exhibition now finished. Two paintings sold on last day.
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Rhododendrons and Azaleas are now at their best. Viburnum mariesii and the ground cover succulent Delosperma nubigenum ad to the variety of flowers at their best.</p><p><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQXfRBbkqnGLWx25Io3WSBdW2bz2w5s37om8XzEB9VXf-Z3420XqgFKMDY7uwxe2WoHp-FOMQBN39ahyphenhyphenrZgCy6vxeuh9fjSA5VIdPdduLj4dCeErho1tM93QLuGCRN0-nbzBnNqVI_fQ/s2048/IMG_5291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQXfRBbkqnGLWx25Io3WSBdW2bz2w5s37om8XzEB9VXf-Z3420XqgFKMDY7uwxe2WoHp-FOMQBN39ahyphenhyphenrZgCy6vxeuh9fjSA5VIdPdduLj4dCeErho1tM93QLuGCRN0-nbzBnNqVI_fQ/w400-h266/IMG_5291.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White and pink Japanese azaleas<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QqfrIxGH6m_Ib4To0w_Moek6O2ev81rac7ixY0fLIieDa2AaGn1IsKmpEBKpcLQBp2ETISGWKQ-Yz_rMBJkaxwyTO728hQREqLo_P7E36XXY45tSFpJ_dhim4F-UhcSP54OBrX594pY/w400-h266/IMG_5273.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Viburnum mariesii above the yellow Delosperma nubigenum</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPe_2pO-y8hFIuvvIp4TL270l_DsKI6k6gZGLRizdUwE5fGh-B4rkrsMNC9sNuOsRL1HDQUHsGOz9NVqTPvE9AdUJhJUTVECFmgnQGcSRwulHlt7PqtZW6zBnN2-DnnUGPVj0N-_HhAw/w244-h320/IMG_5275.JPG" width="244" /></div></div> Delosperma nubigenum<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6rUvvZXXyxK-yzbdook0JD8BzdE2LzuYxA26HM61dtWngsGbFmzSEwWzbAHfXdhyXvEU1jYhurXbUo4k1pmVDhOavVWBg6TjfuKEWFWXdL54Gdrz7OaUjKd_Y7ys_YlSPgnKYNvXPcA/w400-h266/IMG_5267.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mixed Azaleas<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRHYuPzLx6AbMaFDkDJ9-LUxc1tzLZjAkx9YK3kp8kAFD5phwVGkLRInUsKmYvVaB5JJrTkb4PDKzah110U6D-Sm-9G43JuXiFspFjVkiY82RP9e-cILTAe8bJAyU4z0PkoLF5MqxfCk/s2048/IMG_5246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1961" data-original-width="2048" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRHYuPzLx6AbMaFDkDJ9-LUxc1tzLZjAkx9YK3kp8kAFD5phwVGkLRInUsKmYvVaB5JJrTkb4PDKzah110U6D-Sm-9G43JuXiFspFjVkiY82RP9e-cILTAe8bJAyU4z0PkoLF5MqxfCk/w400-h383/IMG_5246.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Azalea Vyuks Red<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p>John Stoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713771030606295870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31137564967908518.post-73647249760984598462021-04-28T18:16:00.000+01:002021-04-28T18:16:06.286+01:00Brilliant month for tulips<p> A late winter of snow and daily frosts tried to dampen down the tulip displays, but warm afternoon sunny spells helped them recover. After many years of adding a few bulbs each autumn tulips are now established in large colourful drifts all over the garden.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKAVng_OQyL99mqA3FLrxVUGBM2GL8d5SWjMBIT01ZvygtQDWKv2WyAahNdt5vij8zi9oQEX_6Fez4DqrbXYl9KxkmP84NuY50m1HtMYa9zKGWP7QTBX_1HjxDKcf53oeRazRlt-W_gI/s2048/IMG_5204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="2048" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKAVng_OQyL99mqA3FLrxVUGBM2GL8d5SWjMBIT01ZvygtQDWKv2WyAahNdt5vij8zi9oQEX_6Fez4DqrbXYl9KxkmP84NuY50m1HtMYa9zKGWP7QTBX_1HjxDKcf53oeRazRlt-W_gI/w400-h208/IMG_5204.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tulips underplanted with drifts of grape hyacinths<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibO1x0Vq7Fv7hhamhDK1wU-oD-zg67dJEHJPsSab2oQZD_jnAEaJjZ-wjpg0nUeD7jm_FIzkkdVTMi3jVxsG84ai4VZDu7FA7TkxotmZRLxVG0RpBOslI32zgYVmbMcw6cmxix1hNADOU/s2048/IMG_5211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1517" data-original-width="2048" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibO1x0Vq7Fv7hhamhDK1wU-oD-zg67dJEHJPsSab2oQZD_jnAEaJjZ-wjpg0nUeD7jm_FIzkkdVTMi3jVxsG84ai4VZDu7FA7TkxotmZRLxVG0RpBOslI32zgYVmbMcw6cmxix1hNADOU/w400-h296/IMG_5211.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tulips have their moment in the spotlight, then Peonia Doreen and Delphiniums will take over for a summer display of flowers.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSfyq-Db-qBmxNtQvN8NxZGyZ-KXz52bEmbAl_e-VDZI51hWzdSJN2Gg-VEwyLSBDvTwsqauMxLlaI6tWg3aMygOX3hHyUanxMNGGeNHCW9B0pHAUURAq0bqCQppjFkeAbhuA644oGnk/s2048/IMG_5205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="2048" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSfyq-Db-qBmxNtQvN8NxZGyZ-KXz52bEmbAl_e-VDZI51hWzdSJN2Gg-VEwyLSBDvTwsqauMxLlaI6tWg3aMygOX3hHyUanxMNGGeNHCW9B0pHAUURAq0bqCQppjFkeAbhuA644oGnk/w400-h270/IMG_5205.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large Darwin Hybrid tulips<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3nB9q_vJKDfitPJO9sf6RSzicNUCGRR6zEEF89BIBYVd3g17igyg5IvKEqLG4RMLxL4I482svv-TIO8nOFsSLcU9Mb-OuzPdWsiJsqd2jUIY-cVvT_DuIeEDfpfRGN9ERqDvM9yMZ9Y/s2048/IMG_5208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="2048" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3nB9q_vJKDfitPJO9sf6RSzicNUCGRR6zEEF89BIBYVd3g17igyg5IvKEqLG4RMLxL4I482svv-TIO8nOFsSLcU9Mb-OuzPdWsiJsqd2jUIY-cVvT_DuIeEDfpfRGN9ERqDvM9yMZ9Y/w400-h279/IMG_5208.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These tulips are underplanted with oriental lilies to flower in summer<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmUPUpSdEpXTVqGXADKhlsyqGMCr33njlBScpVgKE0VeOOfIopi1T8s8_xUBoclEE90xEsOHlLSKH2QlgssMgJl7HeI_jJE4MIK5M0O9xV1VC2VbUYlEjv9NjkSANjQ4kVRudrnttueE/s2048/IMG_5207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1451" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmUPUpSdEpXTVqGXADKhlsyqGMCr33njlBScpVgKE0VeOOfIopi1T8s8_xUBoclEE90xEsOHlLSKH2QlgssMgJl7HeI_jJE4MIK5M0O9xV1VC2VbUYlEjv9NjkSANjQ4kVRudrnttueE/w284-h400/IMG_5207.JPG" width="284" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These strong tall Darwin Hybrid tulips rise above a drift of aconites which have now finished flowering.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlv1Z-qY6DKStb-7L03CyhWrK8SdKk34Cl3K01lMrGVbFs9xOH7Jz8Csd-rgpo0KAyYPESvHrvAX7f0TUIZ9xZY9hvUKLB_LqFjP02mn53lABFycMgeTIw9GJGNSkvUPeFv6Tq0ntmiA/s2048/IMG_5206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1692" data-original-width="2048" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlv1Z-qY6DKStb-7L03CyhWrK8SdKk34Cl3K01lMrGVbFs9xOH7Jz8Csd-rgpo0KAyYPESvHrvAX7f0TUIZ9xZY9hvUKLB_LqFjP02mn53lABFycMgeTIw9GJGNSkvUPeFv6Tq0ntmiA/w400-h330/IMG_5206.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apeldoorn (red), Golden Apeldoorn and white Haakun tulips<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>John Stoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713771030606295870noreply@blogger.com0