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Apr 12
3 min

Paintings from old photographs

Creating house portraits from old photographs is something I am asked to do from time to time. Sometimes only a fragment or a small faded...

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humpagekaren

Oct 12, 2019
2 min

How it all began

A snippet from chapter 1 of 'Common or Garden Cows'......... I’ll never forget the look on my boyfriend’s face when I opened my front...

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humpagekaren

Sep 9, 2019
1 min

When the Cows Come Home

A short video of Arnold the cow wandering about Wanstead. Wanstead Fringe and Art Trail 7/9/19, collecting donations for Compassion in...

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humpagekaren

Sep 8, 2019
3 min

Cow on a skateboard

My Wanstead cow is almost ready for his walkabout. Or should I say wheelabout? After nearly a month in the making the cow is receiving...

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humpagekaren

Jun 16, 2019
2 min

Sketching for painting

I've been asked a few times how I come up with ideas for my cow paintings, and how I plan a composition. The first part is fairly simple...

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humpagekaren

Jun 8, 2019
1 min

Cows go to school!

I spent a lively afternoon last Thursday with two classes of year 3 children at St John's C of E primary school in Buckhurst Hill. It was...

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humpagekaren

May 28, 2019
1 min

New book of cows out July 2019

What would you do if you found a cow in your garden? Based on the hilarious true story!

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