So you know when you’re a mermaid and having an exploratory swish whilst swimming amongst all things at the bottom of the sea? Supposing that really enthusiastic swish clears a doorway which hasn’t been opened for centuries and you can […]
The third 600-word review stemming from our workshop at Baltic is by Rachel Marsh, the only writer to choose the group show ‘Animalesque – Art Across Species and Beings’. Review #3: Animalesque at Baltic Finding the line between human and […]
Following a fantastic second workshop by frieze deputy editor Amy Sherlock, which focused on reviewing, each of the eight writers on the a-n Writer Development Programme 2019-20 was tasked with writing a 600-word review of one of the exhibitions at […]
door#17 (mixed media on canvas board) Woodland nooks spring to mind in my post-painting reflections. Ever the mind for fanciful imaginings: I wonder just how many homes abound amongst the leaves and trunks? Click here to shop
It’s lovely to paint with bright bold colours on a winters day with Storm Dennis whirling around the bay. This makes me think of another sunnier realm where the hues aren’t muted and life seems clear. door#16 (mixed media on […]
door#15 (mixed media on canvas board) Do you think there are doors underwater too? Secret only to those who are land-based, but watery streets and residential clusters on the sea bed. Click here to shop
door#14 (mixed media on canvas board) Doors often harbour many story remnants, especially if they bear signs of layers of paint or marks on wood. Think how many snippets the doors you encounter would hear, see or sense just in […]
door#13 (mixed media on canvas board) I always imagined a sweet shop having a pink sweet-coloured door, the sugary treats oozing out of the pores of the building. Fruit salads and lemon bonbons are calling to me from beautifully lined-up […]
door#12 (mixed media on canvas board) The world of doors within doors – looks cosy inside doesn’t it? Glimpses of these layers of doors always captures my imagination, what lies within? And is the reality as lovely as it looks? […]
door#11 (mixed media on canvas board) The ordinary door with the big personality! I’d like to meet the person that lives here :) Click here to shop.
door#10 (mixed media on canvas board) So many layers and shades coming through each other, all hoping to be seen. The subtle shades combined bring a quiet energy of their own. Click here to shop :)
door#9 (mixed media on canvas board) How does the red speak to you? Is your reaction to baulk and turn away or do you feel invited in? Click here to shop
door#8 (mixed media on canvas board) Thought this painting would never come together today. It’s never a comfortable experience, especially when trying something new, but it stayed in that messy disjointed stage for just that bit too long. Click HERE […]
It’s amazing how even the images I set as my inspirations ages ago match my disposition each day. Today is a little faded with no all of me really visible, just like this door.
Loving the layers on door#6. Wasn’t sure at first but I’m getting into the collage layer before painting.
door#5 required boldness of colour – so boldness is what I mixed!
So here we are in 2020, I have big plans for this year… Firstly: the launch of Sadd artist season 2. I’m going to stick with the live format this season because it’s easy to film and doesn’t get in […]
So I didn’t get the DYCP grant as other applications were preferred. The silver lining is that I am not under pressure to deliver a project … although the work I wanted to do for the project is work I […]
Mixed media (oils and acrylics) with painted sides 152.3 x 75.5 x 3.6cm £1,260 Part of my ‘Future Iconography’ series, this piece is among the largest. This is a painting full of paradoxes. Stark yet vivid, it looks towards the […]
