Resplendent Lands
I started working on this piece last year, but the direction is was taking left me dry, however, after a few months tucked away I found a new direction. As I write this post, Still Light of Dawn is still work in progress, but I envisage it’s completion early July. I am using oil and a glaze medium on a 90 x 90cm deep edge canvas. I felt tempera on this larger pieces would not be as effective, so opted for a smoother, less textured effect.
Although I started this series last year I am developing them even further with the use of glazes and tempera. Combining and gauging the correct quantity of medium, pigment and egg yolk, along with a few other additions 🙂 has had it’s numerous pitfalls. At times feeling more like a mad scientist than an artist, I am thrilled with the results all rich in colour, glow and texture.
It has been yet another emotionally challenging year for me. (I will explain all on my blog page soon.) However, I am now very much looking forward to displaying my new and enhanced pieces, along with further blossom trees, which will all be available to view and buy in July.
Resplendent Lands
I am working on 3 pieces, which are all part of the Resplendent Lands series. I have been experimenting with tempera grassa (an oil-based egg tempera) used by many of the old masters. The mix has taken several hours of fine-tuning and have used quite a few eggs in the process, but the result is worth the labour as it produces work with texture and enhances colour, particularly with the white and ocher.
William Turner (J.M.W. Turner) is one of my all-time favourite artists. He was inventive, passionate and creatively, he was not afraid to go against the norm – somewhat taboo in the 18th century. I had been eagerly awaiting the release of the film, Mr. Turner and purchased two tickets for the very first showing on Friday 31st October 2014 at the Arts Cinema, Cambridge. [Read more…]
For me, preparations for COS always seem to go hand in hand with chaos and near nervous breakdowns! Throughout the 31 days in July there seems to be an onslaught of occasions, from birthdays; happy and sad anniversaries, boys finishing college, university, their continuous toing and froing back and forth, festival and overseas travels (gosh, do they realise how lucky they are?), the mind is buzzing and the earth aggressively spinning! So, come August, there seems to be a desperate need to sit and vegetate – but not for long! The time had come to consider renovating my 100-year old studio and the reroofing was a spectacular success! Thank you Keith Doyle!
Being self employed certainly has its ups and downs! Some people think that it’s cool to work from home and at times it is, but there are times when there are frustrations.Working from home with only one agenda is the true path to success, but when you experience the ‘Six Hats’ syndrome, then days can become waring! Every child grows up with dreams of becoming anything from a bus driver to an astronaut and in general, by the time they grow up, they have settled on one profession. When I was a child, I too was a dreamer and my dreams had no limits. For starters, I wanted to be a film director and not unlike many other children I wanted to be in a band. Well that, I did do, but I never followed the path of film and TV, however, I did continue with my unrealistic desires to experience several other crazy passions. [Read more…]
COS '14 (Sold)
