New work alert!
It’s impossible not to be inspired when your studio is nestled amongst tranquil woodlands with a pond teaming with life, the buzz of bees, the gliding dragonflies and damsel flies flashing turquoise across the water and the resident ducks and their offspring bustling amongst the reeds. I mean I am no poet (see previous sentence!) but it is enough to drive you to express your gratitude and wonder in some form or other.
About a month ago I began a painting of the purple beech trees that took my eye. The sun caught the light through the leaves making them a vivid pink and as you know I am like a kid in a sweet shop when it comes to pink!
I grabbed a 100x70cm canvas, some drawing inks, brushes, acrylics (and the studio dog), threw a cloth on the grass, and set about transferring what I saw, (and more importantly ‘felt’ ) onto the canvas. The idea at this point was to create a surface that had vitality and intrigue so that I could start to build the composition using bold colour and marks that reflected the shapes that I saw. I noticed broad shapes, light and dark, shadow and form which I described using cool blues and greens for shady areas and bright yellows and shocking pinks for the light flashes.
I has taken me a month on and off to complete, but aside from always wondering if I have overdone it I am quite pleased with the result and have spent this afternoon framing it ready for the Northern Girls Exhibition in September.
If you would like to brighten up your walls and bring some visual positivity into your home, then you can find out how I can help here.
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It really is cheering up the studio and I cannot wait to add to the ‘Summer Tree’ paintings in my ‘Contemporary Woodland’ workshop tomorrow and the collaborative workshop with Allie Pottinger on the 18th July!
If you think you might like to give yourself a day at Clonterbrook where you will immerse yourself in the surroundings and translate them using watercolour with Allie Pottinger and then try Acrylics with me have a look at the workshop details HERE. We are ending the day with a debrief in the courtyard where we can talk about the day and enjoy cool refreshments (Pimms anyone?).
It’s a great way to connect with like minded people, immerse yourself in nature and enjoy some tranquility in the lovely Cheshire countryside and everyone that visits remarks on how relaxed it makes them feel.
Anyway the painting is still looking for a title so please feel free to suggest something that fits the joyful vibe!
