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Paul Rogers
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Retired meteorologist/software developer/IT project manager. Living in Devon UK and enjoying my painting. Interested in science, arts, history and the issues of the day.
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Skyscape II. 2025, 30 x 20cm, watercolour on paper. #art #painting #watercolour
A semi-abstract watercolour: bright sun shines between streets of blue, yellow and pink clouds that arc across the sky. Crepuscular rays of pink and yellow radiate downwards.
October 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Thunderous Epiphany Revisited. 2025, 30 x 40 cm, watercolour, gouache, coloured pencil and soft pastel on paper. #art #painting #watercolour #mixedmedia
A painting showing a semi-abstract scene: crowds of shadowed figures look upwards into a bright sunburst between thunderous clouds.
October 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Basket of Apples. 2025, 30 x 20 cm, pastel on pastelmat. Freshly picked from the trees in our garden. #art #painting #drawing #pastel
Fresh apples in an old wicker basket
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Project 2025. 2025, 40 x 30 cm, oil pastel on canvas. #art #painting #pastel
An abstract painting of several vertical blue columns in a row, with orange encroaching from the bottom right; pencil plan/construction lines are obvious. Alternatively: a blue city being engulfed by flames from the far right.
October 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Sidmouth Beach. 2025, 30 x 40 cm, watercolour on paper. #art #painting #watercolor #watercolour
Looking out to sea from a misty pebble beach. The wan sunlight paints the sea a silvery green as breakers crash onto the pebbles.
October 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Dark City. 2025, 40 x 30 cm, oil pastel on canvas. #art #painting #pastel
A geometric abstract painting of broken-colour, blue/black/purple rectangles, orange/red circles and grey criss-crossing lines and dots.
October 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Almost Home. 2025, 30 x 20 cm, watercolour on paper. #art #painting #watercolour #watercolor
View from a car heading down a Devon road towards a lowering sun that is casting yellow, orange and pink onto shower clouds ahead. The road is flanked by high hedges and a couple of autumn trees.
September 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Jo, Reading by the Window. 2025, 20 x 30 cm, soft pastel on pastelmat. #art #painting #pastel
a portrait of a blonde white woman reading a book
September 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Rain, Glass and Steel. 2025, 20 x 30 cm, tinted charcoal and soft pastel on pastelmat. #art #painting #pastel
A painting of a glass walled skyscraper on a rainy day, showing reflections of rain clouds, other buildings and a glimmer of sunshine.
September 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Stepping Stones. 2025, 30 x 20 cm, oil pastel on Hahnemuhle Velour paper. The stones cross the Harbourne River, near Bow, Totnes, South Devon, UK. #art #painting #impressionism
Impressionist painting of stepping stones across a shallow river.
September 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Saint Michael's Mount at Low Tide. 2025, 20 x 30 cm, soft pastel on Hahnemuhle Velour paper. Saint Michael's mount is a small island just off the coast at Marazion, UK. At low tide you can walk across the stone causeway to reach the castle, church and amenities, otherwise it's a short boat ride.
A brightly coloured painting (purples and pinks with some yellow, orange and blue) of a cobblestone causeway winding out across the sea to a small island, in silhouette.
September 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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The Vale at Summer's End. 2025, tinted charcoal on pastelmat. #art #painting #drawing #charcoal
Looking into a rural English valley with fields, trees, bushes and rolling hills. Rain showers crowd into the sky. Colours are muted greens and earthy yellows, with a warm grey sky.
September 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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They Don't Sleep Anymore, on the Beaches. 2025, 30 x 20 cm, pastel on pastelmat #art #painting #drawing #pastel
A pastel drawing in muted tones of blue, grey, black and white: the ghosts of fallen heroes of the Greatest Generation arise from the moonlit sands of the invasion beach where they fell. A young hero that is yet to rise lies prone in the foreground, still partly buried in the sand.
September 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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The Storm Will Pass and the Sun Will Rise Again. 2025, 30 x 20 cm, watercolour and gouache on paper #art #painting #watercolour #watercolor
A painting of a rain soaked landscape of grass and trees. The sun is rising behind the broken remnants of receding storm clouds.
August 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Thunderous Epiphany. 2025, 30 x 40 cm, watercolour, gouache and colored pencil on paper. #art #painting #watercolour #watercolor
A watercolour painting showing a semi abstract scene: crowds of shadowed figures look into a bright sunburst between thunderous clouds.
July 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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A Cure For Cancer? 2025, 29 x 29 cm, soft pastel on toned paper #art #painting #pastel
A painting of a woman sat cross-legged, smoking a cigarette. She is hunched over and covered in brutal scars from the many surgeries that have failed to cure her cancer.
July 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Memories of Corfu. 2025, watercolour on paper. #art #painting #watercolor #watercolour
A brightly coloured view through an arch, of trees, sea and mountains.
June 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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What Did Your Generation Ever Do For Us? 2025, 30cm x 20cm, oil pastel on paper #art #painting
Three annoyed-looking young men sat in a pub
June 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Looking Back. 2025, 30 cm x 20 cm, oil pastel on paper.
Three people at sat at a bar. The young woman on the left looks upset. The young man in the middle looks oblivious. The young man on the right glances at the other too with surprised concern.
May 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Sea of Tranquility. 2025, watercolour on paper #art #painting #watercolor
A woman lies back in a calm sea, only her head above water, beneath a crescent moon
March 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Oasis. 2025, 30 x 40 cm, watercolour collage #art #painting
An art deco abstract of a desert oasis
February 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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If Kidneys Grew On Trees. 2025, 14cm x 14cm, watercolour on paper. #art #painting #watercolor #watercolour
A kidney shaped tree with kidney shaped fruit.
February 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Romance is in the Air. 2024, watercolour on paper. #art #painting #watercolour #watercolor
Her fragrance wafts through the air from a perfume bottle on a white tablecloth that has multicoloured flower heads scattered across it
February 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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The Roman Baths. 2025, 20 x 30 cm, watercolour on paper. Established early in the Roman conquest of Britain, about 2000 years ago. We visited the city of Bath last month. The whole city is architecturally beautiful. #art #painting #watercolor #watercolour #urban #landscape
February 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Blue Mushroom Fairy House. 2025, 18 x 13 cm, watercolour and aquarelle on paper. Jo bought me a set of handmade sparkly watercolour paints in 6 shades of blue, so in thanks I painted one of her favourite subjects with them.
A blue mushroom fairy house on the edge of a forest.
January 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM