Frome: English market town

Frome (pronounced Froom) is a very picturesque market town in England built on steep hills.

I house-sat in Frome for friends who were away a few days at a wedding. Before leaving, my artist friend showed me how to make monoprints (see below) in her studio and I discovered another fun way to make images. However, Frome is perfect for a watercolourist, so I spent most of my time wandering the streets with my watercolours, painting as I explored.

Watercolour of yellow/orange coloured buildins on Catherine Street — 900 Valentine’s Lamp on Catherine Street
Watercolour, 20 x 28 cm

Typical 2 storied architecture of Frome — 902 Shepards Bartton
Watercolour, 20 x 28 cm

901 Valentines Lamp
Watercolour, 20 x 28 cm

Steep main street with typical 2 storied architecture of Frome — 898 Catherine Hill
Watercolour, 15 x 23 cm

Garden behind on of those typical 2 storied houses of Frome — 893 Desmond’s Garden
Watercolour, 15 x 23 cm

My friends took me for a drive through the surrounding countryside and stopped by the river at Tellisford, watching the children jump from the trees there into the river below.

904 The Brigde at Telliford near Frome
Watercolor 20 x 15 cm

905 Boys swimming in the river at Tellisford near Frome
Watercolour 20 x 28 cm

My first attempts at monoprinting. (You can see why I preferred to stick to watercolour painting.)

Monoprint showing a piper with bagpipes — Piper in Frome (Monoprint)

Self portrait with purple hair and green dress — Self portrait 1 (monoprint)

Self portrait with glasses — Self portrait 2 (monoprint)