Basingstoke Art Group

Basingstoke Art Group The Basingstoke Art Group is a regular fortnightly social gathering for people who share a passion for art and want to practise their skills.

It gives you the chance to meet up with other artists trade tips and build friendships. Beginners to experienced.

โœจ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ โœจCredit: Debbie Moylan๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธBefore WordsBefore Words - 12 x 16 inch oil on canvasThis work focuses on ...
04/05/2026

โœจ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ โœจ

Credit: Debbie Moylan๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ

Before Words

Before Words - 12 x 16 inch oil on canvas

This work focuses on a quiet moment of trust, where connection exists without language or intention. The dog rests into the hand without hesitation, reflecting a form of understanding that does not need to be expressed. The presence of the thread is subtle, reinforcing connection through closeness rather than visible structure.

๐•๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
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โœจ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ โœจCredit: Paul Crosby๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธRobin Hood OakSaid to be the largest oak tree in the UK it is known as the M...
20/04/2026

โœจ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ โœจ

Credit: Paul Crosby๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ

Robin Hood Oak

Said to be the largest oak tree in the UK it is known as the Major Oak or Robin Hood Oak. It has branch supports, testament to its antiquity, but I couldn't bring myself to include them.

๐•๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
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โœจ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ โœจCredit: Debbie Moylan๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธSurreyHeld in Heaven - oil on canvasA woman stands beside a white horse, e...
03/04/2026

โœจ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ โœจ

Credit: Debbie Moylan๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ

Surrey

Held in Heaven - oil on canvas
A woman stands beside a white horse, eyes closed, not in retreat, but in trust. The horse does not simply accompany her. It meets her in a space beyond language, where recognition is immediate and complete. There is no asking, no reaching. Only knowing.

Above them, light descends. Not as decoration, but as something active, something that surrounds and carries. Within it, fine golden threads begin to emerge, moving between them, through them, forming the first visible traces of a connection that cannot be broken.

The clouds do not enclose them. They open, allowing the figures to emerge as if held within something greater than themselves.
This is not a moment of arrival.
It is a moment of realisation.

๐•๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
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๐’๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
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โœจ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ โœจCredit: Paul Crosby๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธCarp in Pond.Spent much time in my younger years trying to lure these wary f...
03/04/2026

โœจ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ โœจ

Credit: Paul Crosby๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ

Carp in Pond.

Spent much time in my younger years trying to lure these wary fish onto my hook and succeeding only on a handful of occasions. On hot, sunny days they will seek shade and safety under a raft of water lilies, much like the one in my painting.

๐•๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
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โœจ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ โœจCredit: Amardeep bawa๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธA sentinel is a quiet watcher. This figure stands alone, not in loneliness...
21/03/2026

โœจ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ โœจ

Credit: Amardeep bawa๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ

A sentinel is a quiet watcher. This figure stands alone, not in loneliness, but in awareness. It represents inner strength and presence. I wanted to explore how solitude can be peaceful, not empty. Sometimes being alone is where we find clarity.

๐•๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
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โœจ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ โœจCredit: Debbie Moylan๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ๐€๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žAlways ThereThis painting was inspired by the feeling of a com...
01/03/2026

โœจ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ โœจ

Credit: Debbie Moylan๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ

๐€๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž

Always There
This painting was inspired by the feeling of a companion who rests beside you with quiet watchfulness, soft, steady, devoted. It is not a portrait of likeness, but of presence.
Oil on canvas
12 x 9 inches

๐•๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
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โœจ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ โœจCredit: Paul Crosby๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธArt Class- watercolour flower week.I love the challenge of drawing and paint...
01/03/2026

โœจ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ โœจ

Credit: Paul Crosby๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ

Art Class- watercolour flower week.

I love the challenge of drawing and painting flowers. Here, I used hot-pressed paper for the first time and found it most suitable for this type of work. Daniel Smith tube paints were perfect.

๐•๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
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โœจ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ โœจCredit: Bob Bending๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ๐Œ๐ฐ๐š๐ฆ๐ขI have a friend on Facebook who lives in Oklahoma, USA. She's originall...
01/03/2026

โœจ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ โœจ

Credit: Bob Bending๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ

๐Œ๐ฐ๐š๐ฆ๐ข

I have a friend on Facebook who lives in Oklahoma, USA. She's originally from Dundee in Scotland. A very keen and good photographer, she spends many hours at the Oklahoma Zoo, photographing the animals, and especially the apes. I have used several of her photos for reference.

Mwami was drawn using Photoshop, in a single layer, with a graphics tablet and stylus. I usually work out of black and Mwami was perfect for this.

๐•๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
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โœจ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ โœจCredit: Paul Crosby๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ๐‚๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐š.This watercolour shows an abandoned rural dwelling in the Croatian c...
14/02/2026

โœจ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ โœจ

Credit: Paul Crosby๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ

๐‚๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐š.

This watercolour shows an abandoned rural dwelling in the Croatian countryside. It is a sad sight but an interesting subject to paint. It is not a casualty of war but a consequence of changing demographics.

๐•๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
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โœจ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒโœจCredit: Paul Crosby๐Ÿ“ท๐‚๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐š๐ซ๐The copse provided little shelter from the sudden snow storm...
07/02/2026

โœจ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒโœจ

Credit: Paul Crosby๐Ÿ“ท

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The copse provided little shelter from the sudden snow storm for this stranded bullock. Being the south of England the snow had melted by the next day and the cattle were back to grazing the pasture green.

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