All shades of blue wisp and waft, turning this way and that, as the leaves let them have their turn in the spotlight. Spotlight (mixed media on canvas) available Here are my finished canvases in the nine-piece composition so far:
A quiet Sunday morning after an intense … busy … exciting … full … week. I drank my second up of coffee listening to another of Margaret Heffernan’s wonderful Radio 3 Essays on Art and Uncertainty. This one circling around […]
I love my little cat, Mishka, but he does have some rather disconcerting habits, not least of which is his love for chasing and sometimes catching mice and birds. He doesn’t catch many birds, mostly mice and shrews, but occasionally […]
One of the first cars my parents had was an old Morris Minor. It was small and black with running boards on each side to help you get in, and Daddy used to start it up with a crank at […]
Lush leaves and petals wield their colours with a vibrant flourish. Each one supporting each other whilst going their own way. Vibrant Flourish (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are my finished canvases in the nine-piece composition so far:
Softly coloured flower-hearts peek from their petalled enclaves. Look carefully. There’s more to these than first meets the eye. Petalled Enclaves (mixed media painting on canvas) available Starting off a new 9-part composition today. You’ll see the complete image evolve […]
Do you like butter? I think you do. Can you forecast that with flowers other than buttercups? I’d say that these spring blooms hold strong for prediction. Spring Blooms (mixed media on canvas) available Here are all my finished paintings […]
Studying Fine Art, here I will support my online professional practice Occasionally I will write about the why’s, what’s baking, the creative ingredients Im using and the resulting rise or flop. My emotional health interplays. My lightbulb moments will reveal all.
in accepting the studio as a graduate i was faced with how to fund myself while within the residency. i say fund myself as i’ve come to realise how strategic one needs to be when relying on self generated funding […]
And as if by magic, all the colours ring true, happily bouncing along together. Happily Bouncing (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are my finished canvases in the nine-piece composition so far:
Sleepy petals wake and beam their smiles, allowing the sun to work it’s magic, bestowing brilliance to all around. Beaming Smiles (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are my finished canvases in the nine-piece composition so far:
Having taken all my work off the top shelves, and from under the table and the previously neatly stacked corner, I now have an untidy studio again. I’ve sent lots of work off to America for the show, and have […]
Leaves and petals flourish alike, and show off in their Sunday best. Each are unaware they accentuate the other, just concentrating on the rays gently caressing any exposed surface. Sunday Best (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are my […]
If you had never lived. Felt tip pens and brush. Carole Day Sometimes the things people say to you stay with you forever, and sometimes it is the most unexpected people who say them. Simon was an art student I […]
