Ashwinstudio art blog - Painting

Paintings, contemporary sculpture and furniture by Ashley Baldwin-Smith


Wandlebury Beech Path

21st January, 2019

A bright autumn morning at Wandlebury as the early sunshine highlights the endangered beech trees. Wind had stripped the first changing leaves that littered the path, however the trees were still clothed […]

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West Runton Morning After The Storm

27th November, 2018

Decided to take a painting and camping trip to West and East Runton in early October where I made a number sketches and plein air painting studies. During the second night of […]

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Byron’s Pool Wood oil painting

1st November, 2018

I painted this after a lovely summer walk through Byron’s Pool wood. Byron’s Pool WoodOil on canvas50 x 50 cm

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Byron’s Pool Walk, along the River Cam and Trumpington Meadows

23rd October, 2018

My aim with this painting, was to capture the transient light and the feeling I experienced in the landscape, and I intentionally used large expressive brushstrokes, a limited palette and allowed the […]

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Cley Beach Looking Towards Salthouse

22nd October, 2018

Plein air oil painting study of Cley beach and nature reserve looking towards Salthouse. I painted this from my campervan, parked up on the beach, in between cups of tea. 24 x […]

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