Houses & Gardens - sketches and drawings by Katherine Tyrrell
I'm fascinated by the different way the garden has been treated and painted over time by different artists. I have drawn and painted houses and gardens in a number of different countries. The top gallery displays drawings of houses and gardens in England, France, Spain, Greece and Bali. I also 
sketch gardens a lot e.g. A Cheshire Garden through the seasons (see bottom gallery)
"What I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house"
Edward Hopper
Mudejar Fountain, Jardines de los Reales Alcazares, Seville (Pastel 13" x 9.5") NFS
Perrot (Coloured pencil, 11.75" x 16.5")
Plumbago and Daisies (Pastel 15.5" x 19") Private Collection
The Rill Garden (12" x 16") coloured pencil on Art Spectrum colourfix plein air board
Red Hot Pokers (Pastel 12" x 9") Private Collection
Summer in the Rose Garden, Sissinghurst Castle Garden
pen and sepia ink and coloured pencils - 11.5" x 16"
copyright Katherine Tyrrell
Sketch - Indian Summer at Sheffield Park
pen and sepia ink and coloured pencils - 11.5" x 16"
copyright Katherine Tyrrell
Sketch - Sheffield Park - 29th October 2011
pen and ink and coloured pencil, 11.5" x 16"
copyright Katherine Tyrrell
Not much rooms for weeds (the Long Border at Great Dixter)
Grande Allee, Giverny (Pastel NFS)
Couleurs de Septembre (Pastel 14.5" x 16.75") NFS
Afternoon Light, Palacio de Mondragon, Ronda (Pastel 15.5" x 23.5") Private Collection (USA)
Lime trees, Jardines de los Reales Alcazares, Seville (Pastel 25.5" x 19.5" )
The Pomegranate Tree, Casa de Pilatos, Seville (Pastel 20"x 16")
Kitchen Garden - The Plum Tree (Coloured Pencil 8.25 x 11.75")
The Kitchen Garden - The Apple Tree (Coloured Pencil 8.25 x 11.75")
The Lemon Tree House (Pastel, 19.5" x 25.5")
Under the chestnut tree - preliminary study (Coloured Pencil 11.75" x 16.5")
Cafe Lotus, Ubud (Pastel 25.5" x 19.5")
Evening in Chios (Pastel, 20" x 18.5") Private Collection
Mesta (Pastel 12.5" x 9.5")
Mudejar Fountain, Jardines de los Reales Alcazares, Seville (Pastel 13" x 9.5") NFS
Perrot (Coloured pencil, 11.75" x 16.5")
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Read aboutContact me if you would like to discuss a commissioned portrait of your house and/or gardenGardens in Art on my blog Making a Mark. - Find links to gardens in art and useful information on my squidoo lens Gardens in Art - Resources for Artists.
Cosmo weighs up the escape routes
Cosmo and the white cat - in A Cheshire Garden in Spring
11.5" x 17", coloured pencils and pen and ink in Large Moleskine Sketchbook
copyright Katherine Tyrrell
A Cheshire Garden in July 2011
10" x 14", pen and inck and coloured pencil in Moleskine sketchbook
copyright Katherine Tyrrell
A Cheshire garden in early August
11.5" x 17", coloured pencils and pen and ink in Large Moleskine Sketchbook
copyright Katherine Tyrrell
The Winter Garden
11" x 16", pen and sepia ink and coloured pencils in Moleskine Sketchbook
copyright Katherine Tyrrell
Cosmo weighs up the escape routes
Cosmo and the white cat - in A Cheshire Garden in Spring
11.5" x 17", coloured pencils and pen and ink in Large Moleskine Sketchbook
copyright Katherine Tyrrell
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