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Paintings, contemporary sculpture and furniture by Ashley Baldwin-Smith


Summer Reflections, Byron’s Pool

14th September, 2022 - Ashley

I worked this painting up from sketches and studies made during a lovely summer walk through Byron’s Pool local nature reserve. The walk took me along the bank of the River Cam, […]

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Mundlesey Beach

13th September, 2022 - Ashley

Mundlesey Beach seascape, oil painting

Painted on a spring day at Mundlesey as the tide was coming in and just as the light changed. This warning of impending rain and encouraged people to depart and left me […]

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Grantchester Meadows, Winter Reflections

13th September, 2022 - Ashley

Grantchester Meadows, oil painting

I regularly walk and sketch along Grantchester Meadows and then either continue on to Byron’s Pool or head to pub for a refreshing beer. However, on this occasion, I was struck by […]

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Brancaster Beach

13th September, 2022 - Ashley

Brancaster Beach, seascape, oil on canvas

I visited this Norfolk beach in autumn, arriving as the morning tide went out , revealing an expansive sandy beach and interspersed by pools of water. 45cm x 60cm, oil on premium […]

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Towards Compass Bay, Devon

5th February, 2022 - Ashley

I painted this seascape during a trip to South Devon after a lovely walk along the South West Coastal path. It is painted round the sides on handmade cradled birch plywood, it […]

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