Hazel Manley
Seeing Red Differently
Have you ever looked at the ‘blurb” alongside a painting and read, “this colour means...” as if it’s a universally acknowled truth?
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Hazel Manley
Mar 23, 20223 min read
Weeds or Wildflowers?
I am continually drawn to paint flowers, especially wild flowers. Many are so beautiful, that it’s hard to see why we call them weeds.
Hazel Manley
Nov 26, 20214 min read
Art: When It All Goes Wrong
It's easy to look at the finished works of artists and assume that everything they try works, but this just isn't the case.
Hazel Manley
Jul 26, 20213 min read
Ten Brilliant Things About Bluebells - or why we should be led by them!
When I start to plan a painting, I often do some research. I'm always surprised by what turns up and it adds to my pleasure in painting.
Hazel Manley
Jun 22, 20213 min read
We're All Going on a Virtual Holiday!
Staycation or vacation? Holidays became popular as paid leave was introduced and holiday camps started providing relatively cheap places...
Hazel Manley
May 11, 20215 min read
To See or Not to See (or five things you probably didn't know about aphantasia)
The reaction I usually get is: "You mean you can't see images in your head? I thought everyone could do that!"
Hazel Manley
Apr 28, 20212 min read
Created in Fire
Beginnings Created in Fire began as a pair of sketches reflecting on a time where it had seemed to be one (difficult) thing after...
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Mar 25, 20213 min read
Original Art: Price and Value
"Price is what you pay. Value is what you get." Warren Buffet The real thing I've never forgotten the first time I heard a live orchestra...
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Feb 24, 20213 min read
Can You Hear Me?
Messages in bottles are hardly an efficient way to communicate, but when we are struggling, even the most articulate can find ...see more
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Jan 22, 20213 min read
Weighty Matters
How much of what we do really matters; how do we distinguish this from the things that are trivial (but harmless), and most importantly...
Hazel Manley
Nov 5, 20203 min read
Poppies - Remembrance or something more?
This week has been spent assembling a short book for Easter! (I know this is ridiculously early, especially as I usually refuse to do...
Hazel Manley
Sep 4, 20203 min read
The Birth of a Painting
For me, a painting often starts with a trip out to a place of beauty.
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Hazel Manley
Jul 10, 20202 min read
My first ever Roeh Art Blog
Art speaks a language that surpasses the written or spoken word.
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