DECEMBER WEATHER

The weather  in England is very cold with sub zero tempertures ,today there has been a little snow.
There are ice skating rinks in various cities with several in London where you can have a go at skating even if you have never tried before .Sometimes rivers and lakes freeze over and if you have local knowledge you can skate there too.


                                                     

                  FROZEN OVER, acrylic on stretched canvas   for sale at  www.ebay.co.uk

                                                  
             

  Gardeners and allottment holders struggle to get vegetables out of the frozen   ground, producing home grown brussels sprouts and potatoes for Christmas Dinner is a matter of pride.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS ,acrylic on stretched canvas, available at                   artfinder.com
                                                            

WESTMINSTER WINTER SNOW

London is full of wonderful places to visit as well as the gift laden shops. London in the snow is lovely and full of romance following the engagement of American actress Meegan Markle to Prince Harry.


                                                                       

Westminster Winter

                                                     Acrylic on Canvas for sale at  artfinder.com/janet-cockerill

School Closed

Loved by children and dreaded by parents is notice of School Closed. Fun in the snow is enjoyed with traditional sledging, snow balling and snowmen.

SCHOOL CLOSED,Acrylic on stretched canvas .


For sale at artfinder.com/janet-cockerill

LONDON IN WINTER

London is a wonderful city to visit at this time of the year. The Christmas lights are switched on creating a magical atmosphere once it gets dark.The shops are full of luxury Christmas goods and gifts, even if you think they are too expensive to buy it is fun just to look.

Cold weather is forecast , London in the snow is  lovely,so much colour and contrast.I have tried to capture this in this painting of Piccadilly.

 

 

                                                         

LONDON SNOW

 

 

                                                                                    Acrylic on stretched canvas
                                                                             for sale on www.ebay.co.uk

Winter Mornings and Evenings

More paintings for ebaying this week, a winter landscape of children trudging to school through the snow  and a common scene in my local pub of men who have just finished work having a Friday night drink


                                                                               

WINTER MORNING

                                                                                                        

FRIDAY NIGHT

Acrylic on stretched canvas, for sale on www.ebay.co.uk

                            

Christmas Market

Christmas Market

The shops are full of Christmas goods, delicious mincepies  and seasonal fare is now available.Not everyone approves of goods on display this early but the lights look warm and cheerful now that the clocks have changed and darker evenings are here.

Cities all over Europe have special Christmas Markets with specialist craft goods and food  on offer.I love these markets.My favourite stalls in Cambridge market are Tom's Cakes and another selling delicious crystallized fruits and, nuts and spices.

 

                                                                               

                                      Christmas Market, Acrylic on stretched canves

                                       For sale on   www.ebay.co.uk                                             

Will There Be Snow ?

We have not had any real snow in Cambridge for four years so I have to use photographs from previous years for paintings.I noticed on a news item that there has been snow in Finland, a long way to go for some snow.



                                                                               

 

First Snow Fall

Acrylic on stretched canvas for sale on  ebay.co.uk