Tim O'Hare

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Since the start of the year I have gradually been getting myself back into running, after tearing my left Medial Collateral Ligament back in August 2024. Today was my best run yet, and my first time over 4 miles for ~ 18 months, as I (hopefully) build to ultramarathon distance by early July...

Here's a framed print of my recent set of 'Where Katy Went' miniature #watercolour paintings.

#art #watercolor #drawing #painting #Plymouth #Dartmoor #Reading #ReadingUniversity #Guildford #Godalming

Here are the final 3 miniature watercolours from the series I painted in January for my elder daughter's birthday. They show key locations in her life since leaving home: #Guildford (castle), #Godalming (high street) and #BrookfieldBarn (2024 wedding venue near #Horsham)

#art #watercolour #painting

Following on from yesterday's 'secret' pictures for my elder daughter's recent birthday, here are the next 3 in the series showing locations from her childhood and the transition to university: Plymouth Hoe, Pew Tor (Dartmoor), and #WindsorHall @uniofreading.bsky.social

#art #watercolour #painting

Recently I've been working on 'secret' #art projects, including a set of 9 #watercolour miniatures of key locations from my elder daughter's life. Here are the schools... Margaret MacMillan Nursery School, Hyde Park Infant and Junior Schools and #Plymouth High School for Girls...
#painting

I thought I'd have a go at upsizing my normal style, so I grabbed a thick #drawing pen, did a quick loose sketch and threw on the #watercolours with my largest brush. The result is this Italian waterfront scene. At about 20 x 25cm it's ~20x bigger area than my usual miniature pictures
#art #painting

I'm happier with how the painted version of my morning's pencil sketch of Godalming church has just turned out...

#art #drawing #watercolour #surrey #godalming

Hmmm... I bought some new water brushes this afternoon and just added some colour to this morning's sketch, but I think perhaps I preferred it before I added the paint!

#art #watercolour #watercolor #painting #drawing #surrey #godalming

... and here's a 10 minute pencil sketch of Godalming Church. This has been an interesting example of how creativity is boosted by constraints (in this case the lack of a paint brush!)

#art #drawing #sketching #pencil #pencilsketch #Godalming #church

Aargh... I'm away for the weekend visiting my daughter in #Surrey and just did this quick, loose, ink sketch of #Godalming High Street only to discover that I have pencil, eraser, ink pen, watercolour paints... but no brush... I guess this will have to remain an #ink #sketch for now!

#art #drawing

I was getting a bit frustrated this morning because I couldn't decide what to paint... so I just started doodling and ended up creating this row of 'happy houses'...

#art #painting #watercolour #watercolor #watercolours #warercolors #houses #colours

Have you got yourself all calendared up for 2026?

I have a small number of these desk calendars showing my Plymouth Miniatures pictures for sale:
£10 collection from Plymouth
£12 posted within the U.K.

Message me if you're interested.

Here's a quick postcard-sized painting I just did from a photo I took on a New Year's Eve walk from Fowey around Pont Pill near the footbridge at Churchtown...

#art #watercolour #watercolor #watercolours #watercolors #landscape #Fowey #Bodinnick #Polruan #Cornwall

Why, when I've been a Windows/PC user on a daily basis for >40 years, did I recently 'treat' myself to a MacBook Air. Everything is back-to-front and completely non-intuitive. It's going to take me ages to switch platforms, particularly as I'll still be using Windows at work. It's driving me mad...

Here's another quick Dartmoor postcard - a view along the disused railway track just north of Yennadon...

#art #watercolour #watercolor #watercolours #watercolors #landscape #drawing #painting #Devon #Dartmoor

This morning's painting is another postcard-sized view from an October walk: Ditsworthy Warren House, made 'famous' in the film version of Michael Morpurgo's novel 'War Horse'

#art #drawing #painting #watercolour #watercolor #watercolours #watercolors #Dartmoor #Devon #DitsworthyWarren #WarHorse

This morning's effort is a second postcard-sized painting of a view down a Dartmoor lane towards Sheepstor. I'm pleased with how this one has turned out...

#art #drawing #painting #watecolour #watercolor #watercolours #watercolors #landscaoe #landscapepainting #Dartmoor #Devon #Sheepstor

Something different this morning - a postcard-sized view of Yellowmead Stone Circle near Sheepstor, Dartmoor from a photo I took in October...

#art #drawing #painting #watercolour #watercolor #watercolours #watercolors #landscape #Dartmoor #YellowmeadStoneCircle #stonecircle

Incredible picture. Is it a photo? It looks like a charcoal drawing!

Here is the full set (so far) of my Bird-by-Bird miniature watercolours...

Nos.9-12 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit, Magpie, Woodpigeon

#art #drawing #painting #watercolour #watercolor #watercolours #watercolors #birds #bird #gardenbirds #GreaterSpottedWoodpecker #CoalTit #Magpie #Woodpigeon

Here is the full set (so far) of my Bird-by-Bird miniature watercolours...

Nos.5-8 Wren, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Blue Tit

#art #drawing #painting #watercolour #watercolor #watercolours #watercolors #birds #bird #gardenbirds #Wren, #HouseSparrow, #Chaffinch, #BlueTit

Here is the full set (so far) of my Bird-by-Bird miniature watercolours...

Nos.1-4 Robin, Great Tit, Blackbird, Goldfinch

#art #drawing #painting #watercolour #watercolor #watercolours #watercolors #birds #bird #gardenbirds #Robin #GreatTit #Blackbird #Goldfinch

I'm not sure about this one, but in the interests of overcoming my perfectionist tendency here it is, the last (for now) in my series of bird miniatures: Bird-by-Bird 12 - Woodpigeon...

#art #drawing #painting #watercolour #watercolor #watercolours #watercolors #birds #bird #WoodPigeon #pigeon

Here's my latest miniature watercolour: Bird-by-Bird No.11 - Magpie - la gazza ladra

#art #artwork #drawing #painting #watercolour #watercolor #watercolours #watercolors #birds #bird #bird-by-bird #Magpie #gardenbirds

I'm approaching the end of the series now - here is this morning's effort: Bird-by-Bird 10 - Coal Tit (on a lichen and snow cover branch)...

#art #drawing #painting #ink #watercolour #watercolor #watercolours #watercolors #birds #bird #bird-by-bird #gardenbirds #CoalTit

I didn't think I would have time for art this morning, but somehow I have managed to squeeze in a painting session: Bird-by-Bird No.9 - Greater Spotted Woodpecker...

#art #drawing #painting #watercolour #watercolor #watercolours #watercolors #birds #bird #woodpecker #GreaterSpottedWoodpecker

I've had two attempts and I'm still not convinced with this morning's effort, but here it is anyway: Bird-by-Bird 08 - Blue Tit...

#art #drawing #painting #watercolour #watercolor #watercolours #watercolors #miniature #birds #bird #BlueTit

It's 5cm square.

This mornings miniature watercolour painting is No.7 in my Bird-by-Bird series - Chaffinch.

#art #drawing #painting #watercolour #watercolor #watercolours #watercolors #birds #bird #Chaffinch