I’ve been spending a lot of time in the studio over the last few weeks – finally my creative mojo seems to be back! Hooray! It’s prompted me to solve quite a few technical problems and really think about the way I work, so I thought it would be a great time to share my …
Where has the art gone? For an art blog and website, there’s not a lot of art happening here… So what’s gong on? With a lead-in like that that, it’s evidently going to be a somewhat rambling and introspective post – but I don’t want it to become a downbeat one! Mainly what’s going on …
Another new/old work (a piece that was made a little while ago, but has never made it onto the website). ‘Tea in the Library’ 7 x 9.5″ (18 x 24 cm) canvas size 10 x 12″ (25 x 31 cm) framed size Mixed media collage – framed original artwork. This piece is part of my Household …
My recent studio re-organisation made me think about what art materials and equipment I really value (and what I don’t – hence the several bin bags of no-longer-needed media, sketches and other might-be-useful-one-day items that I cleared out of my working space). Art Materials I Love… I thought it could be fun to share a …
I’m sharing this textiles experiment that I’ve just completed. It’s a direct progression from the work I’ve been doing exploring household materials and using them create abstract collages – old textiles, wallpaper, etc. I’m really interested in embroidery and how in the past it could be taken as a marker of accomplishment or value for …
It’s that time again, time to review the ~~ Artist Statement ~~, that most toe-curling of jobs – not least because its a rare person that enjoys writing about themselves, but also because you find yourself trying to condense years of work into just a few sentences, and because you really have to think about …
Last weekend I decided to revamp the studio. Even my husband had been saying it wasn’t the nicest space to be in – and he’s not usually that perceptive about these things! It was too dark, and whilst there was a space for most things, open shelving meant no amount of tidying ever seemed to …
36 x 12″ (91 x 30 cm) acrylic on canvas From a series of works inspired by the ocean – it’s movement and changing nature, caught glimpses of what’s below, sea stories, mermaids, selkies and lost treasure. On a chunky edge canvas, with painting continued onto all sides. SOLD
20 x 24″ (50 × 60 × 4 cm) Original Acrylic on deep edge, box frame canvas, with the painting continued onto all sides. The 6th painting in this series of works which have been inspired by the ocean – its movement and changing nature, sea stories, mermaids, selkies, glimpses I caught of what is …
16 x 16″ (40 × 40 × 4 cm) Original – Acrylic on canvas Treasures Beneath 7 is part of a series of abstract paintings which were inspired by many aspects of the ocean – it’s movement and changing nature, caught glimpses of what’s below, lost treasure, sea stories, mermaids and selkies. Original artwork on …