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7 Mar 2025 | |
Old Princethorpians News |
Debbie McLaughlin, the artist behind the beautiful Soaring Redbrick Tower painting on our A3 and A2 prints and greetings cards, has created a stunning new piece entitled Princethorpe Heritage Buildings Trio. The painting is in the artist’s favoured urban sketching style and it features the Roundhouse, the Tower of Our Lady's of the Angels Chapel and the original Chapel with its clocktower, that together form such a unique vista at the top of the College drive.
We will be selling copies of her painting as an A3 Landscape Print and also as an A5 Landscape Greetings Card. You can order your choice of these items now by visiting the Princethorpe Connect online shop, here.
Debbie has a long association with the College, having worked closely with the Marketing Department on all its design work for the past 18 years. She grew up in the small village of Offchurch and has been drawing from an early age. She always wanted to have a career in the creative industry and went to Exeter College of Art & Design to do a degree in Graphic Design. Although she also loves painting portraits, she started sketching her favourite subject - buildings - when she worked in London, and always has pen and paper to hand in case she gets inspired.
Debbie told us, "I love architecture and buildings and like to give them character rather than producing a straight copy. I run my own business, Dam Design Creative, and enjoy working with the Marketing Department at Princethorpe College; I really feel part of the team. When driving up to meetings at Princethorpe, I have always been in awe of the beautiful buildings, so was thrilled to have the chance to paint them."
The high-quality, fine art giclée prints have been reproduced from the original painting using 11 lightfast inks to provide a gamut of colour and printed on 285gsm, 100% cotton rag white portrait paper. The A3 print is priced £25 (plus P&P) and the greetings cards are available for £3.25 each (plus P&P).
This first run is strictly limited numbers, so please order early to avoid disappointment. A perfect gift for all Princethorpians, all profits from sales will support The Princethorpe Foundation Annual Fund campaign.
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