Tracy Saunders

@tracysaunders

Quality Assurance Consultant, Chief Wine Ponce and Baking Ninja! Also an enthusiastic amateur artist. Based in the beautiful Garden of England!

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Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· 21d

Haven't posted any of my art for a while. So here's a recent piece called Harvesttime View from The Hunt Hut, @oxney.bsky.social Vineyard, based on a photo I took during a stay there in October 2024.

A dark cloudy sky with some sunshine breaking through, some trees in the distance, then field of pinot noir vines with a few black grapes dangling below. In the foreground is wooden fencing separating the field from the ground surrounding a shepherds hut (not in picture).

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· 26d

Those look like they will be delicious! My pinot noir vine (Pierre) has lots of lovely berries forming but veraison not yet started - that's when they gradually become black grapes!

Lots of solid green 'grapes' in a cluster on a vine. Definitely do not try eating at this stage!

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Jul 5

I took this photo of some poppies from the North Norfolk Railway last month. Not sure if field or meadow!

A field/meadow covered with poppies, with the North Sea peeking over some small hills and trees in the distance.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Jun 30

I miss you and Conn (& Prudence) so much, you were the loveliest neighbours ever! I can't believe it's a year since you went back to Canada. The big fan you kindly left me has been an absolute lifesaver in our recent heatwaves, and the art continues to take over the lounge. Sending big hugs!

A view of part of a living room with a huge electric fan in the middle, with a sideboard and various paintings on the wall and on top of the sideboard.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Apr 17

Having an excellent dirty martini at The Twelve Taps in Whitstable, made with their own excellent gin by the ever fabulous Becca. The bonus olive nibbles are 👌

A frosted martini glass holds a perfectly cold Whitstable Gin dirty martini with olive garnish. A small glass of green olives on the left of it, with the bar beermats visible.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Feb 8

I had a fabulous charcoal workshop with Liz Atkin last week at Vinko in Whitstable. Always fun to try a new medium!

A charcoal drawing of various dried flowers and seed pods.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Feb 6

One of their early shows at RHS Chelsea I think.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Jan 27

Just back from the workshop with Liz. This is about one third of the huge communal charcoal piece we all produced. What a fantastic evening!

A long white canvas is attached to a trestle table, with lots of charcoal drawings of dried seed heads, pods, flowers, etc.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Jan 3

Just finished a watercolour of Beachy Head Lighthouse. I hope you like it, as I'm very pleased with how it's turned out. This is my third Lighthouse painting, and I really like their varied shapes and surrounding scenery, so I will probably do more in the future!

A tall lighthouse based on a mossy, stained rock (with stairs from the sea for incoming boats). The top/lantern room is red surround with diamond latticed glazing, the next band down is white, the next band red, and the final band is white with a red door. There are several tiny windows in the upper half of the tower.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Jan 1

I bought myself a Bourbon tasting kit as a Xmas present and have just started it whilst watching Midsomer Murders. Sorry no nature but I've not been outside today!

Five miniatures of Bourbon whiskeys with the tasting notes card for the first one.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Dec 25

Big thanks to Simon @biggreenbooks.bsky.social for my Christmas surprise book! Unfortunately no-one wanted the same genre as me so I don't have a book buddy, but I can't wait to start reading this. Excellent choice Simon!

My surprise gifts from Big Green Bookshop 'book swap' were the Shaun Ryder autobiography How to be a Rockstar, a bar of dark chocolate and a pukka joy teabag.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Dec 25

Merry Christmas Nigella! As I don't have the other ingredients to hand, I'll just stick with my sparkling Saumur this morning. Cheers!

Me, a middle aged woman with glasses, red necklace and black dress with red and white flowers on, holding a flute of fizz, looking happy!

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Dec 21

Here's my watercolour of sunset over Reculver Fort near Herne Bay, which I did a few months ago. I always love the colours of a sunset or sunrise!

A yellow and orange sky, with hints of purple, behind the silhouette of the ruined fort at Reculver. The sea in front of the fort reflects the sky colours, with the coastal rocks in the foreground.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Dec 20

Genuine photo I took in Kyoto in Dec 2011 with no filters or image tinkering! Autumn was late that year, so the visit to the temple was a riot of colour! It was a work trip but I'm so glad I had some time to do a bit of sightseeing, Japan is such an amazing country ❤️

A temple building towards the top of a hill, surrounded by scarlet, orange, yellow and green foliage.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Dec 17

The view from the Airbnb my friends and I stayed at in rural Kent in September. There was a large orchard, lots of beautiful trees, and even an albino squirrel we spied a couple of times!

A view of a couple of steps onto a luscious green grassed area, with lots of trees in the background, and a table and chairs in the middle.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Dec 14

One of my favourite buildings is York Minster, captured here on a glorious May day during a break there this year. The stained glass windows are incredible, especially the rose window, plus the stonework is so beautifully crafted and maintained by their own team of stonemasons.

A picture of the whole of the wall housing the round 'rose window' with lots of beige stone work, lots of arch windows, and a couple of turrets. A large unused door features in the centre. The background is blue sky.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Dec 14

This photo is from my stay last autumn at Oxney vineyard in East Sussex, and is the view from the Shepherds Hut I stayed in. The vines in this field were Pinot Noir and the foliage was a feast of shades of green!

A rickety wooden fence crosses the foreground, with a field full of rows of grapevines behind. In the distance there are some trees.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Dec 12

Here is my acrylic painting of the old lighthouse at Dungeness which I did earlier this year. It's a metre tall and took me quite a long time, but it's probably my favourite piece. I only started painting less than 2 years ago, but this was when I felt I was developing my own style.

A tall black lighthouse with white windows, a dark green door, with a brilliant blue sky around it.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Dec 10

Sorry I'm a day late, but here's a wizened old tree growing up the wall of the Fordwich Arms near Canterbury. I have no idea what it is but it's apparently still alive! I love sitting on this terrace in summer as it overlooks the River Stour too.

A very gnarly old tree, with several thick branches, climbing up a red brick wall but framing a window. There are plants in pots around it and some tables and chairs heading out of frame to the left. In the background you can see through to another part of the garden with a table and parasol visible.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Dec 10

This is the River Stour which flows through Westgate Gardens in Canterbury, on it's way to the estuary near Sandwich. The gardens are always well tended by the council, and you can even go on a punt tour from here in the summer months!

A river flows past old white painted houses on one bank and bright floral borders on the other bank. Part of a moored punt is in the right of the picture.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Dec 8

The Christmas market in Canterbury Cathedral Precincts this year. Gets busy but it's absolutely lovely. Nice warm apple moonshine by Canterbury Brewers and Distillers too!

Large stone cathedral with a children's carousel ride, all lit up with Xmas lights in front of it.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Dec 7

My watercolour of a path through Artist's Valley overlooking the Dyfi valley in West Wales, based on a photo by my friend Mary who lives near there.

A rocky path between two stone walls with a grassy verge, towards the end of the lane are several trees with boughs curving over the path like a leafy arch. There are hills and more trees in the distance.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Dec 5

St Mary's harbour on Scilly, a hazy summer day on my holiday there in August. The larger red boat is Seahorse, operated by the St Mary's Boatman Association to the other inhabited islands. The island you can see is Bryher.

A busy harbour with lots of small boats at anchor. A working passenger boat is coming in from a trip towards the quay (on the left side out of shot). A lowlying green island with sandy beaches is in the distance.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Dec 4

Westgate Towers in Canterbury, with shadow on the left created by the Guildhall. Painted in acrylic by moi!

A painting of Westgate Towers against a bright blue sky, with light sandy stonework, with greyed shadows on the left side.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Dec 3

The very northernmost side of St Mary's looking out to St Martin's. Not a soul around, absolute bliss.

A few trees framing a view to the sea and a lowlying island in the distance.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Dec 2

Porthcressa Beach, St Mary's, Scilly - the best view, from outside Dibble and Grub!

Bistro tables and chairs on a promenade looking out to a calm blue sea with sunny skies. The Garrison headland jutting in from the right hand side.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Dec 1

Here's my acrylic painting of the beach huts at Hampton near Herne Bay in a pop art style. I love bright colours and it takes pride of place on my living room wall!

A row of brightly coloured beach huts with a golden sky. The huts are pink, turquoise, orange and other fluorescent colours, with different stripes and copper roofing.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Nov 23

We watched them filming the famous car scene up on Baildon Moor!

The DVD cover of Rita, Sue and Bob Too from 1987, with Michelle Holmes, George Costigan and Siobhan Finneran.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Nov 16

I enjoyed doing my watercolour of Cow and Calf Rocks on Ilkley Moor this week. I hope you like it too!

Large limestone crag with a larger rock at the right end (the cow) and a smaller rock to the right of that on the ground (the calf). There is a blue sky with a few clouds, and in front of the rocks is green rugged moorland with a small boulder in the foreground.

Tracy Saunders@tracysaunders· Oct 10

Here is a painting I did this week of Bishops Rock Lighthouse. I hope this helps a little, I love your work and am so glad I found you!