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The Blackbird Sings
Suffolk, England & Paris, France
I'm Natasha Newton, the artist & illustrator behind The Blackbird Sings and A Bird A Day. www.natasha-newton.co.uk and www.theblackbirdsings.co.uk
Interests: art, design, painting, illustration, astronomy, photography, books, nature, birds, typography, interiors, etsy, london, paris, suffolk
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P R I N T S !
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I've been mentioning my desire to make my own archival fine art prints for a long time. Well, last month I finally decided to do something about it. After hearing many good reviews, I invested in an Epson R3000 A3+... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at The Blackbird Sings
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Thanks Evan. :) I'm actually more than a little pleased that you mentioned the "abstractness" of my patchwork landscapes because I've been yearning to paint abstracts again, and it's something I intend to start very soon. So maybe I'm already halfway there! ;) Natasha x
Toggle Commented 4 days ago on Two New Landscapes: The Quiet Of The Night and Patchwork Hills 5 at The Blackbird Sings
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Eleven Feathers --- A Bird A Day: 57
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The 57th piece for A Bird A Day is a little more elaborate then usual. It's a larger 8x10" watercolour painting featuring eleven detailed, patterned feathers in black, grey and rust-orange. I added it to the shop this morning, so you can see more images and further details here. Eleven... Continue reading
Posted 3 days ago at A Bird A Day
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Flock 1 --- A Bird A Day: 56
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I've been experimenting with simple flying bird silhouettes, and here's one of the finished watercolour paintings - it's now in the shop. Flock 1 Original painting in gouache and acrylic ink on paper. 7x5" © Natasha Newton 2013 Related articles Fly High, Hand Lettering --- A Bird A Day: 43... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at A Bird A Day
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My Artwork in Resurgence & Ecologist Magazine
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My artwork is featured in the new edition of Resurgence & Ecologist Magazine! They have used one of my Imaginary Star Charts to illustrate the article Changing The World: The Pudding of Experience, which you can also read online here,... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at The Blackbird Sings
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Two New Landscapes: The Quiet Of The Night and Patchwork Hills 5
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I just wanted to share two new landscape paintings I created for the recent Art 7 show at Peter Pears Gallery in Aldeburgh. Both are fairly large (for me!), and one of them is still available. The Quiet Of The... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at The Blackbird Sings
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Bundle of Feathers 3 --- A Bird A Day: 55
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A new watercolour painting from the 'Bundle of Feathers' series is now in the shop! Bundle of Feathers 3 Original painting in gouache and acrylic ink on paper. 6x4" © Natasha Newton 2013 Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at A Bird A Day
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We Are All Connected --- A Bird A Day: 54
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And.....I'm back! The work for the exhibition in Aldeburgh is out of the way, all recent commissions are finished, and I can now concentrate on creating new work for A Bird A Day and sharing it with you here on the blog and in the shop. This week I'll be... Continue reading
Posted May 13, 2013 at A Bird A Day
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Art 7 Exhibition at Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh, Suffolk
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As I'm in the middle of preparing for this show - it's a last-minute mad rush as usual! - I just wanted to stop by quickly to let you know that I'll be exhibiting some new paintings on canvas, fine... Continue reading
Posted May 2, 2013 at The Blackbird Sings
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Feathers, Hand-painted Wooden Box --- A Bird A Day: 53
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Feathers Hand-painted wooden box. © Natasha Newton 2013 // SOLD (Commission) I know, I've been absent from this blog for a long time! Two weeks, to be exact. The day after the last post, on April 17th, I went to Paris for a few days and I kind of knew... Continue reading
Posted Apr 29, 2013 at A Bird A Day
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Our Home --- A Bird A Day: 50, 51 & 52
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In the same vein as the last post, this piece is also a commissioned painting, for a young couple who have recently had a baby daughter and are moving into a new home (the house number is 5, represented by the five white feathers). I've enjoyed working on both of... Continue reading
Posted Apr 16, 2013 at A Bird A Day
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Bird Family --- A Bird A Day: 46, 47, 48 & 49
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Here's a larger painting featuring four birds I finished for someone the other day. It's a commissioned piece and each bird represents a different member of the buyer's family. A really lovely 'portrait' idea with a difference! I'm being a bit sneaky and counting it as four A Bird A... Continue reading
Posted Apr 16, 2013 at A Bird A Day
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New Landscape Paintings at the Serena Hall Gallery in Southwold
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I've been meaning to post these new paintings on the blog for a couple of weeks. If you follow me on Twitter or Flickr you may have seen them already - actually, Patchwork Hills 4 was chosen by Flickr to... Continue reading
Posted Apr 13, 2013 at The Blackbird Sings
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Round Bird --- A Bird A Day: 45
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You can see why he's named Round Bird... :) Round Bird Original painting in gouache and acrylic ink on paper. 6x4" © Natasha Newton 2013 Available here. Continue reading
Posted Apr 10, 2013 at A Bird A Day
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Universe Eggs --- A Bird A Day: 44
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I felt like working on some eggs instead of feathers or birds - so I did. ;) Universe Eggs Original painting in gouache and acrylic ink on paper. 7x5" © Natasha Newton 2013 In the shop now. Continue reading
Posted Apr 10, 2013 at A Bird A Day
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Hi Suzanne, That's lovely, thank you - I'm so glad you like them! Wishing you the best of luck with your writing. :) Natasha x
Toggle Commented Apr 9, 2013 on New Stone Collections and Some Progress Photos at The Blackbird Sings
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Fly High, Hand Lettering --- A Bird A Day: 43
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I thought I'd try something new for the 43rd piece for A Bird A Day. Hand-lettering is something I'd really like to devote more time to in the future; I've incorporated it into my work occasionally in the past and hope to do so more frequently very soon. So here's... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at A Bird A Day
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Thanks Jules! I hope to have more magazine features in that section of the website soon. ;) Natasha xo
Toggle Commented Apr 8, 2013 on New Stone Collections and Some Progress Photos at The Blackbird Sings
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New Stone Collections and Some Progress Photos
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I've started making some new painted stone collections again, and I'm enjoying it so much. I think it was good to have a little rest from painting these for a while as I now have renewed enthusiasm for them. The... Continue reading
Posted Apr 6, 2013 at The Blackbird Sings
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Three Feathers, Set of Three Painted Stones --- A Bird A Day: 42
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We're almost getting to the end of last week's offerings for A Bird A Day - one more after this and then I'll start posting this week's! For the 42nd installment of the project, we have a set of three patterned feather stones. They make a great little collection on... Continue reading
Posted Apr 6, 2013 at A Bird A Day
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Internal Universe 7 --- A Bird A Day: 41
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A new bird from the popular Internal Universe series... Internal Universe 7 Original painting in gouache and acrylic ink on paper. 6x4" © Natasha Newton 2013 It's now in the shop. Related articles Two Birds --- A Bird A Day: 36 & 37 Patterned Landscape with a Flock of Birds... Continue reading
Posted Apr 3, 2013 at A Bird A Day
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Faux Bois Bird --- A Bird A Day: 40
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* FANFARE * We've reached bird number 40! Faux Bois means false wood in French, and that's exactly what this little bird is decorated with - a wood grain pattern! Faux Bois Bird Original painting in gouache and acrylic ink on paper. 6x4" © Natasha Newton 2013 Find it in... Continue reading
Posted Apr 2, 2013 at A Bird A Day
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Silhouette of a Bird With Branches 7 --- A Bird A Day: 39
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I'm back from my A Bird A Day break and now posting the five creations from last week, before we start on this week's birdies. As I've sold all of the paintings from the Silhouette of a Bird With Branches series so far, I thought I'd make another as I... Continue reading
Posted Apr 2, 2013 at A Bird A Day
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Wonderful comments as ever, everyone. I'm sorry I didn't have the time to answer you all individually, but each one was so interesting and many struck a chord with me. Thank you. Natasha x
Toggle Commented Mar 25, 2013 on Isolation and Being an Artist at The Blackbird Sings
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Thanks Jenni! It's so nice that you know her! It was a pleasure to work on this piece for her. By the way, you have a beautiful blog. Your photography is amazing. Natasha x
Toggle Commented Mar 25, 2013 on Cetti's Warbler at The Blackbird Sings
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