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Julia Sorrell Out & About 2010-2012 |
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11-25th November 2010 Julia Painting Olive Trees at the Masseria Brancati, Puglia (click right to link to their website Www.masseriabrancati.com ) |
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Left: she is drawing within ‘la Capanna’, a 2000 year old hollow tree, right she is being filmed inside the tree for a promotional film for the Italian organic food group Alce Nero www.alcenero.it |
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Click on the images above or left to see Julia painting inside this tree on Youtube
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Birds in the olive groves Please contact us if you can identify the birds we heard in Puglia from the following clips, (Ian apologises for his commentary). In the first clip, there is a whooping bird call which can be just heard below a dog barking. In the second, there is general bird song: |
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Puglia, famous for it’s Trulli houses, is also home to the largest number of centuries old olive trees in the world, and just the subject material for Julia. The trees at the Masseria Brancati go back to the Roman period and beyond. Left, she is being filmed for RAI, Italian state TV. |
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3rd April 2011 Julia drawing an Ancient Birch Tree in Foxley Wood (Norfolk Wildlife Trust Reserve) Many thanks to Neil Jarvis of the Forestry Commission for pointing Julia in the direction of this remarkable tree. Click on the images to link to youtube clips of Julia drawing this tree. This marks the start of Julia’s new series of ‘Ancient Trees of Norfolk Series’ |
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March 2011 Julia drawing wisteria at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. It was not too warm a day, which drew comment from members of the college. This drawing marks the start of a project to draw unusual plant growths and trees around Cambridge. Julia would like to thank the college for allowing her access to draw this wisteria.
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7th April 2011 The Artists amongst the Giants of London On a bright but windy day, the artist was caught on camera drawing an ancient Indian bean tree in London. Later that day, Julia was drawing an ancient chestnut tree in Kensington Gardens. Julia is also working on a painting of a plane tree in Green Park. There will be more to come as the year progresses.
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20th March 2011 Youtube clips: Part I : Image above left Part II: Image above right Part III:
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Left: Julia’s watercolour & Pen & Ink drawing of the Foxley Wood Ancient Birch Tree
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A New Woodscape on East Wretham Heath 19th May 2011 Julia drawing tumbled down pine trees at East Wretham (Norfolk Wildlife Trust Reserve)
During a recent walk on East Wretham Nature Reserve, Julia was attracted to these remains of pine trees, reminiscent of the original pine stump she used for her first Woodscape, Woodscape I as well as woodscape V. Set in the windswept landscape of the Brecks of Norfolk, the scene is a bit like something from a painting by Paul Nash.
The development of this new painting can be seen on the work in the new progress page, and links to youtube clips of Julia painting at East Wretham are within the images below:
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Click on the image below to link to see Julia drawing this Ancient Indian Bean tree in Westminster |
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Julia’s New oil Paintings: Click on the images below to see Julia painting Scots Pine branches at East Wretham. In the third she also tries her hand light-heartedly tries her hand at product endorsement of ‘Zest-It’ |
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Julia Pastel drawing yew trees at Westonbirt Arboretum during their Festival of the Tree:
Click on the image right to see her at work: |
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29th February 2012 Prompted by Radio 4’s Leap for PM to do something different on the extra day:
“Covehithe Revisited”
Julia returned to a romantic spot on the North Suffolk Coastline which had been the inspiration for some evocative work, and gained ideas for more paintings
Click on the drawing right to see the video: |
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P & O Azura—April Below Julia is teaching a class in the planet bar on this huge cruise ship |
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Left: Julia is just visible sketching a huge strangler fig tree in Cadiz |
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Dedham Hall Julia will be teaching a residential class 27th Oct—3rd Nov Brook Street, Dedham, Colchester CO7 6AD 01206 323027
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