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Alan
Titchmarsh - Barleywood by John Dyer
'John Dyer's paintings have such a refreshing quality that chimes with my love of gardening and the great outdoors. In an often tawdry world he brings his own brand of colour and sunshine into our lives and it is hugely appreciated.'
Alan Titchmarsh MBE
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Oranges
and Lemons, Barleywood
Co-Signed
by Alan Titchmarsh |
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'Oranges
and Lemons' has been painted from the centre of
Alan's Garden looking back towards his famous greenhouse
where countless plants have been raised for the
garden. The painting shows Alan's love of mediterranean
plants which John has painted in his unique way
to create a vibrant and citrus coloured painting.
Alan can be seen tending his plants by the greenhouse
while his black cat quietly waits for him. You can
almost hear the trickling fountain and feel the
heat of the summer sun in this wonderful painting.
Edition of 500 copies
Signed and numbered by the artist.
Frame
Size: 664mm x 789mm
Image Size: 415mm x 522mm
Hand
painted pine frame, with mount. Framed £195 including VAT. (We can send framed prints of this painting via courier but it is more cost effective to have two or more prints sent at the same time. Click
for further details)
Unframed
£150 including VAT and complimentary delivery.
Co-Signed
by Alan Titchmarsh MBE
Buy Unframed Online
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| Signed Limited Edition Print |
Oranges
and Lemons, Barleywood
Co-Signed
by Alan Titchmarsh |
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In
this beautiful painting John has captured the view
through Alan's garden to his 'Pavilion' where he
sits to write his famous novels. Alan can be seen
in the painting standing with his dog Grace and
his well known cats, Spud and Hector look on. The
painting radiates summer sunshine and warmth and
makes a wonderful way in which to remember this
fantastic and celebrated garden.
Edition of 500 copies
Signed and numbered by the artist.
Frame
Size: 664mm x 789mm
Image Size: 415mm x 522mm
Hand
painted pine frame, with mount. Framed £195 including VAT.(We can send framed prints of this painting via courier but it is more cost effective to have two or more prints sent at the same time. Click
for further details)
Unframed
£150 including VAT and complimentary delivery.
Co-Signed
by Alan Titchmarsh MBE
Buy Unframed Online:
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Alan Titchmarsh Art Posters and Cards also Available. Click to view.
"Looking
at your own garden through someone else's eyes is always
interesting, but when the eyes belong to John Dyer then
you hope that he will see something that allows him to
use those vibrant colours he has on his palette.
John
asked if he could spend a week painting my garden during
July. He could not have chosen a worse time in terms of
weather - it poured! But in spite of the rain he managed
to conjure up some wonderful images.
I worried that my beds and borders would disappoint him
after the floral riches of Eden and Tresco, but if that
was the case he hid it well, and his canvases show nothing
of the foul weather or of Barleywood's possible shortcoming's
in the floral department. I kept nipping back to see him
in between bursts of filming - partly to apologise for
the weather, and partly because I couldn't wait to see
how my garden was being translated into paint. And I wasn't
disappointed.
As
the week progressed, I came to know John and his style
of painting rather better, and to marvel at his refreshing
optimism in the face of potential meteorological disaster.
I would come across him, perched on his low canvas chair,
mixing his colours on paper plates and dashing in and
out of the pavilion or the greenhouse to avoid the showers.
And he never once became grumpy or depressed.
The
result of his week with us is a wonderfully refreshing
view of Barleywood, all the more poignant for Alison and
me in that we are to leave here at the end of the year.
But not only do we have great mementos of twenty years
of gardening on our Hampshire hill, but we also have a
new friend.
It is rare to meet someone who has the same appreciation
of atmosphere, colour, texture and the magic that can
be created in a garden, and in John we have found someone
who understands exactly what we were trying to do. We'll
be handing over Barleywood to a new owner, but we will
gaze on John's images of our time here, and the garden
we created, and shed a happy tear."
Alan
Titchmarsh MBE
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