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Trees by the track to the old quarry
Trees the on side of the mountain track to the quarry on Mynydd Llangatwg. The path is worn deep into the ground and must be very old....

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Apr 9, 20191 min read


Jackson's prize, Longlist.
I'm chuffed to bits, my painting 'Twisting Tree' has been longlisted for the Jackson's open painting prize. I'd been looking at some of...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Mar 21, 20191 min read


Hellebores
A recently finished very small oil painting of some Hellebores from the garden and ivy berries from the hedgerow. #oilpainting #garden...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Mar 7, 20191 min read


Windy Day Tree
Yes it's my favourite tree again! When I started out to walk up the hillside it was bright and crisp. By the time I got to the view over...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Feb 14, 20191 min read


Snowy day tree
This is a painting I've just finished in the last couple of days. This is only the second oil painting, I've now completed, after...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Feb 3, 20191 min read


Welsh Border Life Magazine
My free copy was on the mat when I got back from my snowy walk. Nice to be noticed. Welsh Border Life magazine, February edition....

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Jan 23, 20191 min read


Oil painting
Familiar subject...unfamiliar medium. My first oil painting for a few decades. I'm quite pleased with it. The brushstrokes are more...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Jan 18, 20191 min read


Autumn Tree
Autumn Tree. The Bracken in November was such a bright orange/red in the frosty morning light. This small (30x24cm) acrylic on linen...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Jan 5, 20191 min read


2018
2018 was a year of painting trees for me. Some have already gone to good homes and some will be on show in the Cric New Year exhibition....

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Dec 31, 20181 min read


Frosty Tree
Frosty Tree, Sugarloaf mountain in the distance. Acrylic on Linen, 70x50cm. Probably finished. This will hopefully be one of my...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Dec 13, 20181 min read


Red Kite over snow
Red Kite from above, flying over a snowy early morning landscape

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Nov 14, 20181 min read


Agapanthus, fennel, birds and bees
A summer painting of Agapanthus and Fennel flowers, birds and bees.

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Sep 2, 20181 min read


Greenman
I've been slowly developing a design for a linocut of a Greenman for a couple of months. A Greenman is a mythological image/character...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Jul 9, 20181 min read


Barn Owl and Winter Hedgerow
I've recently completed another largish reduction linocut print. It is of a Barn Owl, not one of the most common birds in the area (I...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
May 4, 20181 min read


Crickhowell Open Art Competition
I'm very happy to say that I've had two pieces of work accepted for Crickhowell Open Art Competition at Oriel Cric Gallery. One is my...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Apr 30, 20181 min read


Winter Hedgerow
With all of the wintery weather we've been having it has been nice to walk some of the lanes and look over the hedges at the landscape....

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Mar 26, 20181 min read


Oriel Cric Gallery Spring Exhibition
Cric gallery in Crickhowell have three of my paintings in their spring exhibition starting today. Two of them framed and ready to go. The...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Mar 12, 20181 min read


Usk Salmon
After some success with my lino print of the Brown Trout in the river Usk, I've been working over the last few weeks to complete a print...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Oct 12, 20171 min read


An Article in the Abergavenny and the Crickhowell Focus magazine, October 2017
WILDLIFE IN ART Local Artist to exhibit in major national Wildlife art exhibition. Work by Crickhowell based local artist, Martin...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Sep 27, 20172 min read


Honey bee
I've been working on a lino print of a honey bee for a while. I have just finished printing today. It has been quite difficult. It is a...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Aug 21, 20171 min read
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