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Are you superstitious? I had an email enquiring a

Are you superstitious?

I had an email enquiring about this painting two days ago and to my absolute delight it sold the same day. For some reason I didn’t want to ‘count my chickens’ until it was safely delivered to the buyers - stupid I know- the whole ‘not wanting to tempt fate’ thing is a bit daft when the customer has paid for the painting, but as this was my biggest painting, I wanted everything to go right.

So today, I had the real pleasure of delivering ‘Carn Ingli Solitude’ to a smashing couple who live just outside Cardiff. Sadly Tracy had had to go in to work at the last minute, so we missed each other: so now I’m looking forward to when we can meet up face to face, have a proper chat and give each other the hugs we’re saving for when it’s safe.

Thank you Tracy and Pete from the bottom of my little arty heart, for loving this piece and for making it yours. ❤️

Just back from a wonderful 5 days in Derbyshire.

Just back from a wonderful 5 days in Derbyshire.

I have a real ‘thing’ about limestone scenery: my inner geology geek gets very excited! So the Peak District kept it in a perpetual state of delight, and this tor above our cottage was no exception.

I was so captivated by Shining Tor that I walked over it, under it, around it, photographed it and sketched it. The way it caught the last rays of the setting sun was simply sublime and emphasised the wonderful textures and shapes of the rocks.

I have no doubt my work in the studio now that we are home, will have elements of this stunning part of the country in it. Watch this space!! 😂

So delighted to be included in this stunning new g

So delighted to be included in this stunning new gallery.

Denise has created a beautifully curated space full of amazing art. The light is wonderful and the whole space feels so welcoming. It’s a real delight to behold.

I’m so chuffed to be a part of it, and can’t wait to work with Denise over the coming months @orielllanteglos

Blind drawing with charcoal dust and compressed ch

Blind drawing with charcoal dust and compressed charcoal.

I tried this exploration on my return from working in the landscape whilst the experiences were still fresh.

I was blown away by what appeared. I absolutely love the freeness of the marks and the expressiveness (is that a word?) of the gestures. These pieces definitely played a huge role in the development of my latest work: I’m definitely going to make this process part of my practice from now on. I loved the surprises when I opened my eyes.

Who knew?? 😍😍😍😍

So here’s what’s been going on!! I’ve had

So here’s what’s been going on!!

I’ve had a couple of weeks reviewing, reflecting and responding to my explorations of the past few months. I found this difficult at first because all of a sudden, I found myself creating work I hadn’t been endeavouring to make!!! Sounds weird doesn’t it!!!

There I was responding intuitively to being in the landscape, working freely, and boom...... very different work appeared!!! At first I thought I needed to work against this: after all, wasn’t I supposed to be becoming more abstract?? But that would be counter-productive wouldn’t it- if that’s what’s appearing on the canvas, just go with it right?

So I’ve had a couple of weeks working on ‘going with it’ and some interesting things have been happening!!! I’m not sure where this place s going yet, but I’m now really enjoying going with this.

Watch this space: who knows what’ll happen next?? I clearly don’t, but that’s half the fun isn’t it 😍😍😍

So what’s next? 🔈 I came over all discombobu

So what’s next? 🔈

I came over all discombobulated yesterday: after all the continuing work and aspirations to become more abstract and intuitive in my art, I spent a couple of days sketching outdoors and found myself being drawn towards some of the more representational pieces I’d done!!!

What??? But I love abstract work!!! I’ve been trying to leave my representational control freak behind!!! Ironic right? And not a little confusing!!!

So today I spent time going through my intuitive composition sketchbook compiled on @paulinejansart Intuitive Composition course, those where I’ve been using collaged sketches to abstract the landscape, and the series of panels that I’ve started, to review everything that’s going on in my head and heart.

Well it was time well spent: there is a pattern and a theme in what I’ve been doing, I feel a direction beginning to become apparent. The discombobulation was undone and next steps are clearer in my head. I left the studio all set up to get going tomorrow and am really looking forward to cracking on.

The rollercoaster continues.

Plein air success. I’m not a natural at workin

Plein air success.

I’m not a natural at working plein air, but really enjoy it, and I know my work is stronger when I’ve been out in the places I want to paint: my soul soaks it all up. Working with @lewisnoble_artist on his workshops (pre Covid obvs) really helped me with not getting too tight and making more intuitive responses to the landscape in front of me.

So I gathered all my sketches that I did on ‘the mountain’ together and got ready to start ripping things up to create new abstracted compositions, and came across this sketch.

I know you’re not supposed to fall in love with stuff too soon, but I’m not ripping this one up: I like the marks that represent the rock outcrops and stone walls, and the colours work so well. There’s a roughness to it that evokes the moorland brush too.

Compositionally it’s not perfect, and it’s not very abstract, but it encapsulates all that I saw, heard and felt, sitting out on the mountain, and speaks of the sheer contentment that it brings me.

Filling the inspiration tank. I feel so blessed

Filling the inspiration tank.

I feel so blessed to finally be able to travel a little bit further to this stunning mountainside.

I sat for hours today, soaking up the landscape: the way the limestone reaches the surface and creates mini pavements, the incredible gnarliness of the weathered hawthorns seeming to grow straight out of the rock, and the acid green of the moss and rusty bracken on the moorland. Sublime. Simply perfect.

Thumbnail sketches, contour drawings and then I enjoyed using a simple palette of paints to create pieces for use back in the studio.

Feeling so very lucky to be able to spend my days working in an office like this.

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