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The Crickhowell Open Studios 2018
I'm taking part in the Crickhowell Open Studios again this year. It seems to have come round again very quickly and the panic is starting...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
May 6, 20181 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Otter Moon
Otters have been sighted in the River Usk, in the valley where I have my studio space, for several years now. I’ve only been lucky enough...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Mar 1, 20182 min read
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Craft Renaissance Gallery
I was very happy to see my art and that of other artists on show show at the excellent Craft Renaissance Gallery. Very busy this...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Feb 3, 20181 min read
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Christmas card lino prints
I've not long finished some lino printed Christmas cards to use this year for friends and family. 3 weeks! I'd better get them in the...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Dec 3, 20171 min read
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SWAc Annual Exhibition
I missed the private show but I finally managed to get to the annual exhibition of the South West Academy of Fine Art exhibition in...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Nov 19, 20171 min read
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Edward Bawden
As a naive lad from Dagenham, I attended the University of Wales Aberystwyth at the end of the seventies. It was suggested to me by my...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Nov 11, 20172 min read
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More work to go on a wall!
A couple of lino prints labelled and ready to be dropped of at Exeter Castle on Sunday. It's for the annual exhibition of the South West...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Nov 10, 20171 min read
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Work on display at the Riverside Gallery, Ystragynlais
I've just delivered some work to the Riverside Gallery in Ystragynlais. It will be on display for the next two months over the Christmas...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Nov 8, 20171 min read
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Halki
When I'm lucky enough to travel to distant places, I usually use my camera to record images. Unfortunately I have got out of the...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Oct 24, 20171 min read
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Society of Wildlife Artist exhibition.
On the 18th I went to the 'members buffet' and private opening for the Society of Wildlife Artists annual exhibition in the Mall...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Oct 19, 20171 min read
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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
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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
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Both entries accepted for the Society of Wildlife Artists annual exhibition.
WHOOOOPDEDOOOOP! Both of my entries have been accepted for the Society of Wildlife Artists Annual Exhibition. The exhibition is in the...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Aug 30, 20171 min read
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First Swallows (and again)
The 'First Swallows' painting is still progressing slowly. I wish I had taken a series of jpegs as it has gradually changed. It would...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Aug 29, 20171 min read
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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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Society for Wildlife Artists
A while ago I thought I'd take a chance and enter my 'Magpie Silver' painting and one of my 'Usk Trout' prints for the annual exhibition...

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
Jul 28, 20171 min read
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