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Author: Nancy Farmer

Self-employed artist & year-round outdoor swimmer
'On getting into Lakes'

On getting into Lakes

A quick impromptu dip, in – ahem – just my bra and pants. Getting into the habit of putting a … More

art, Cumbria, drawing, lake, Lake District, lake swimming, open water swimming, swimming
Gold leaf, fragment by fragment...

Tiny paintings and tinier gold flakes

Feeling that there were some interesting developments in the last lot, I am continuing with mini paintings of swimmers, mostly … More

art, gilding, gold leaf, gold leaf on paper, mini paintings, painting, swimmers, watercolour
Henley Mole & Outdoor Swimmer show

Outdoor Swimmer Show at the Henley Mile, Sunday 9th July 2017

I will have a stand at the Outdoor Swimmer Show this year. Location: Temple Island Meadows, Remenham, Henley-on-Thames. Date: Sunday … More

art, Exhibition stuff, Exhibitions, Henley Mile, Henley Swim, Nancy Farmer, Outdoor Swimmer Magazine, Outdoor Swimmer Show

Mini Paintings

I have been working on A LOT some small paintings at once – for me – considering I usually have … More

aluminium leaf, gold leaf, gold leaf on paper, gouache, painting, palladium leaf, swimmers, watercolour, work-in-progress
Two point five degrees

Two Point Five Degrees

Not as flattering as my last paintings of swimmers, but I was trying to convey the feeling of the water, … More

aluminium leaf, aluminium leaf on paper, art, gilding, gold leaf on paper, gouache, ice swimming, painting, watercolour
framing prints for Burnham-on-sea

Exhibition at Burnham on Sea, Princess Theatre, 28th March – 8th April ’17

I’ve spent the last couple of days printing and framing: for most of a fortnight from next week, I have … More

Burnham-on-Sea, Drawings, Exhibition stuff, Exhibitions, Henley Mile, Nancy Farmer, Outdoor Swimmer Show, Princess Theatre, swimming

‘Water Colours’ – an article for Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

H2Open magazine, now as of this edition is Outdoor Swimmer, and I have an article in the first issue. And … More

article, H2Open magazine, Outdoor Swimmer Magazine, swimming, writing about swimming

One last snowflake before the spring…

Delighted to see this – Andrea Hawkins has had one of my synchronized swimmer ‘snowflakes’ embroidered on her dryrobe, in … More

embroidery, ice mile, random, Swimflakes, swimming
Still a bit nippy

The cave is warm, but the sea is still a bit nippy…

After some not insignificant effort, Gav has managed to secure us the use of the littlest of Clevedon beach’s ‘Caves’ … More

art, Clevedon, Clevedon beach, digital art, drawing, outdoor swimming, swimming, winter swimming
commission - David Coleman

Commission for David Coleman

Another commission I was asked for – this is a digital drawing, like most of my swimming pictures. The commissions … More

digital sketch, drawing, illustration, open water swimming

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