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Saturday, December 19, 2015 12:19:39 PM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled Coleton Fishacre at Christmas:
Jess said, "Duke Street, Dartmouth, near to where my exhibition is.I love this time of year with both Christmas and my birthday coming up. The days since my exhibition have been spent decorating the house ready for the big day. I've got all my children coming..." more
Thursday, December 10, 2015 8:01:08 AM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled A Passion For Colour in Dartmouth:
Jess said, "Phew that was a busy time! My exhibition in Dartmouth is hung at last and both Peri and myself are feeling very pleased.Just the christmas madness to contend with now. :)Monday morning we arrived in Dartmouth to the sight of this enormous yacht in..." more
Monday, November 30, 2015 10:53:56 AM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled A Very Special Offer:
Jess said, "It does what it says on the tin. xx"
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 3:40:44 AM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled The Seasons Have Changed:
Jess said, "summerautumnwinterRight outside my back door grows a virginia creeper. I watch it change dramatically through the year and constantly marvel at how it can grow back so beautifully from how it looks today in the winter. It seems almost..." more
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 11:50:31 AM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled A Passion For Colour:
Jess said, "It might not surprise you when I say that one of my favourite places to be is by the seaside! I mentioned in a previous post that I'm planning an exhibition with my friend Peri. What better place to have our exhibition than in the beautiful town of..." more
Monday, October 26, 2015 6:37:26 AM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled An Odd Week:
Jess said, "I don't want to bore you with tales of how I've had a cold which turned into something nastier so please scroll down to miss out this bit if you like, I won't mind! :) I very rarely go to the doctors and prefer to wait for my body to heal..." more
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 6:11:00 AM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled A Forest Painting and Some Woolly Ramblings.:
Jess said, "'Edge of the Forest', mixed media on canvas. This week I've been working on another landscape painting, this one's on canvas and believe it or not started out its life with a big boat in the foreground covered in roses. I thought I'd taken..." more
Saturday, October 3, 2015 1:58:13 PM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled The Evolution of a Painting:
Jess said, "I'm very happy to say that I've finished the painting I've been working on over the past few weeks, yay! Sometimes a painting can take so long that I imagine it'll never reach the end! This one was made during some challenging personal times..." more
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 8:09:30 AM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled New Prints for Autumn:
Jess said, "So autumn is finally here. I love the sunshine this time of year, the long shadows and low magical sunlight. Having said that, every year I try to resist the fact that summer is over, wanting the season to stretch as long as it can but this year I'm..." more
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 5:39:37 AM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled Home and Away:
Jess said, " The change of the seasons are almost upon us and as I look back over the past weeks I've had a lovely summer with days filled with nature, the countryside and the sea. Lots of inspiration for new images!Today is the first of September and real..." more
Saturday, August 15, 2015 10:51:52 AM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled Marvellous Machines at the Seaside:
Jess said, "I've just come back from one of my favourite places, can you tell where it is from the picture above? ;)We stayed right next to the harbour which had beautiful views and just a step away from the beach.If you've been to St Ives you'll know how..." more
Friday, July 24, 2015 10:22:18 AM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled Lakes, Houses and Peter Rabbit.:
Jess said, "I've just returned from somewhere that I've never visited before but have often wondered what it was like there, The Lake District, in northwest England. Coniston WaterIt's a long drive, about 4 hours north but well worth the journey. The..." more
Sunday, July 19, 2015 4:28:49 AM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled Calm Waters:
Jess said, "I thought I'd share with you today a quote from a book I'm reading at the moment. It's called 'Simple Reminders' by Bryant McGill and Jenni Young. The painting is from a commission I did for a lovely client but I thought it fitted these words so..." more
Friday, July 17, 2015 4:24:50 AM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled Delphiniums and a New Carnival Project.:
Jess said, "Summer's such a lovely time for colours! I took the photo above at a local National Trust property, Coleton Fishacre in Devon.Quite often when I visit here I don't go into the house. When I first used to come here many years ago, the house wasn't..." more
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 1:32:01 PM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled A Summer Solstice Walk and The Rhythm of Life:
Jess said, "Every year at the time of the Summer Solstice it's a family tradition to go for a walk somewhere high up, with a good view of the sunset.When my brother lived in Swindon we'd go to Barbury Castle but now he's moved to another area, this year we..." more
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 8:35:22 AM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled Fitzwilliam Delights and Some New Art:
Jess said, "Has it really been over a month since I've posted here? I do believe it is!I have some new paintings that I've recently finished but first of all I'd like to show you some of the delights that I saw on my visit to the Fitzwilliam Museum in..." more
Monday, May 11, 2015 1:38:45 PM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled What is This Thing We Do?:
Jess said, "What is this 'painting' thing that we do,where we lay down colours that please our eyes?And add images we like,a cottage,a tree,then lose them in more shapes and colours,stamping and stencilling,splashing and dripping?When there seems to be no end..." more
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 5:40:45 AM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled The Light Through The trees:
Jess said, "Spring crept up behind me and pounced.While the earth stirred into new life, already the colours of Spring flowers were fading.A remembered bluebell walk had now transformed into green.I love to walk in the woods, each time of year has..." more
Thursday, April 16, 2015 8:23:14 AM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled Busy Easter Hols.:
Jess said, "Hello there, It feels like ages since I've made a blogpost! The Easter holidays were very busy for me with family visits and lots of errands to catch up with.There was a garden to tidy...It's a fantastic view from this garden in more ways than one..." more
Saturday, March 28, 2015 12:08:18 PM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled Inspired by Pretty Cottages:
Jess said, "As you can see from my photo above and the title of the post, this is going to be all about my love of pretty cottages! I took this one above of Rose Cottage at Cockington Village near Torquay, I love the thatched porch don't you?Here's..." more
Saturday, March 21, 2015 11:07:30 AM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled Hello Spring:
Jess said, "Hello Spring!It's finally here and what an entrance! A glorious warm sunny day today following the excitement from yesterday of the solar eclipse. It must mean that new starts and changes are afoot don't you think?My paintings seem to have changed..." more
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 12:59:17 PM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled A Touch of Sparkle:
Jess said, "I love a bit of sparkle don't you? I'm quite partial to a mermaid too so I decided to put the two together and make my mermaid of gold!I loved using the gold paint and seeing it shine when tilted to the light.She's painted on 10 x 7 canvas board and..." more
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 8:38:51 AM
Jess Stride wrote a blog post titled A New Colour:
Jess said, "I mentioned in my last post that I was working on a new painting and here it is, the new finished piece. :)It was inspired by my recent trip to Cornwall where I saw a baby grinning at me while being carried by its mother. I've called it 'The..." more
Thursday, December 24, 2015 12:29:05 AM
Jess Stride made friends with Parsoua Bahrami