Oil painting of Robin Hoods Bay
6th February, 2018
A recent trip to North Yorkshire has inspired me to paint a number of landscapes. For this painting, I wanted to capture the odd light as the rain clouds approached. Oil on […]
Hauxton Winter Morning – oil painting
5th February, 2018
Another landscape oil painting of Hauxton on a January morning. Mostly painted very quickly using alla prima technique, although I did add some glazes after painting had dried. Oil on canvas board, […]
Oil painting of the River Cam behind Hauxton Mill
1st February, 2018
I spent a cold day in January sketching and taking reference photos of the River Cam behind the old Hauxton Mill. This is the first of a number of quick paintings I […]
Watercolour study of Cambridgeshire
13th December, 2017
Watercolour study by Kenneth Baldwin-Smith depicting a view from Hill Farm, Harston looking towards Haslingfield. Probably a study for a later oil painting. He would regularly sketch local scenes of Cambridgeshire, such […]
Blacksmith’s Little Shelford
7th December, 2017
A print by Kenneth Baldwin-Smith depicting the Blacksmith’s workshop, Little Shelford
Self-Build New Art Studio – part 4
6th December, 2017
I chose to clad the art studio with larch because it is affordable and very long-lasting. However, I was careful to source locally grown larch and also used a local company to […]
Self-Build New Art Studio – part 3
6th December, 2017
I investigated many types of roof finishes but finally decided on a EPDM rubber roofing membrane because it is; hard-wearing, reasonably priced, not to difficult to for a DIYer, works within the […]
Self-Build New Art Studio – part 2
6th December, 2017
Before I started the studio self-build I sat down and worked out what I wanted in the building and how I would position electric sockets. Top of my list was somewhere to […]
Self-Build New Art Studio – part 1
6th December, 2017
I decided that I needed a studio in the garden, so after much mulling things over and having looked at the prices of off-the-shelf garden rooms, I decided to design and build my own.
Serpentine – Sculpture created from found objects
7th March, 2015
Serpentine is a sculpture created from recycled roll-cage tubing, scrap metal off-cuts and found objects. I fabricated the sculpture by reshaping the tubing and welding to my desired shape. I have left […]