“Cheetah”, oil on canvas, 150 x 100 cm. Finished at the end of last summer; only just got around to editing for social media. The models were photographed at a manor house near Robertsbridge. My dog stood in for the cheetah (you can’t hire big cats in the UK), along with some stock photography. I’ve added a list of locations below. I got further than Asda and local parks in 2021. Some summer memories to keep us going until it warms up again.
Locations
- Alexandra Park, Hastings
- Cottage: mix of stock photos and cottages near Fletcher Moss Botanical Gardens, Manchester
- Cherry tree: Virginia, USA, family walk (photo from 2019)
- Hastings (various public gardens)
- Field near Falaise gym, Hastings
- Our garden and neighbours’ gardens at home (St Leonards)
- Marie Louise Gardens, Manchester
- Fletcher Moss Botanical Gardens, Manchester
- Trisha’s Badger, near Pevensey Road, St Leonards on Sea
- Warrior Square, St Leonards on Sea
- Marie Louise Gardens, Manchester
- Clissold Park, London
- Shopping Mall, Leeds city centre (columns)
- Ivy – combination Hastings Old Town and stock photos
- Near Fletcher Moss Botanical Gardens, Manchester
- Roundabout near Asda, Hastings (red hot poker flowers)
- Wall outside my house
- Colour of wall partially based on Kirskstall Abbey, Leeds
- Flower beds, Alexandra Park, Hastings
- Purple flowers, Mandy’s yarden, Leeds
The witches dancing in the background are from a vintage photograph (photographer unknown), though they unintentionally resemble the Mediæval Bæbes.