Ashwinstudio art blog

Paintings, contemporary sculpture and furniture by Ashley Baldwin-Smith


Hauxton Winter Morning – oil painting

5th February, 2018 - Ashley

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, […]

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Oil painting of the River Cam behind Hauxton Mill

1st February, 2018 - Ashley

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 […]

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Watercolour study of Cambridgeshire

13th December, 2017 - Ashley

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 […]

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Blacksmith’s Little Shelford

7th December, 2017 - Ashley

A print by Kenneth Baldwin-Smith depicting the Blacksmith’s workshop, Little Shelford

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Self-Build New Art Studio – part 4

6th December, 2017 - Ashley

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 […]

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