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Memory and flamboyance

This painting is done from a childhood memory. Every summer we went back to my Grandma Bowen’s home in Swansea and we would often go on the tram to the Mumbles lighthouse. I am very proud of my Welsh heritage; its dramatic landscapes and stormy seas continue to inspire me. I used acrylics for this… Continue reading Memory and flamboyance

World Cup sketches

You may be surprised to see these sketches as I probably come across as unlikely football fan! But I have enjoyed watching the Qatar World Cup on the television and wanted to capture the players’ movement and energy. This first is A5 size and features, Japan v Croatia. It is done with a child’s hard… Continue reading World Cup sketches

Autumn highs and lows

The past few weeks have had their highs and lows. The low was caused by another bout of Covid, which has kept me house-bound and rather under the weather, although I have kept up with my drawing and painting, including finishing this vibrant oil. My dear cats, which have been my constant companions throughout have… Continue reading Autumn highs and lows

Smaller works

Rose, watercolour and collage, A5

Many of the works featured in my earlier posts have been large, sometimes up to A0 in size, but this selection is of some smaller pieces. I was recently in touch with a gallery which only stocks smaller pieces as they have found many customers do not always have the space (or the budget!) for… Continue reading Smaller works

Layer upon layer

Large Red Copper (1995) Layered print with shellac and tissue paper

This week I have been revisiting a technique I haven’t used in a while, which I call layering. I chanced upon an earlier print of the Red Comma Butterfly, similar to one I submitted to the Royal Academy in 1995 and it inspired me to attempt a new work with the same technique. Essentially one… Continue reading Layer upon layer

Hidden ramblings

Cabbages and Sweet-Scented Stock, Mixed Media

I can normally remember every single piece of work I have created (admittedly with the help of my numerous sketchbooks!), but today I chanced upon something that I had completely forgotten. On the backs of three paintings I have selected for this year’s Open Studios, were some jottings; my thoughts on what was happening at… Continue reading Hidden ramblings

‘Fantasy art’

Fish in the Sea, Mixed Media

These are experimental works, involving a technique I haven’t used for a while. Working on layout paper which can be very frail, I daubed splodges of watercolour, which were then left to find their own path. The form that the paint took inspired the subject matter, which I then defined and refined with a stick… Continue reading ‘Fantasy art’

Pigeons and paths

Pigeons II, biro and watercolour

I know many people hate pigeons but I find them rather beautiful; their colours, their sheen, some are almost iridescent. I keep notebooks on my windowsill so I can sketch on impulsive and this particular sketch was originally done with biro – despite the fact that biros are rather frowned upon in some art circles.… Continue reading Pigeons and paths

Missing work

Missing Work, Charcoal and coffee stains

I’ve been in a reflective mood this week remembering, with fondness and admittedly an element of sadness, my time as a teacher. Conversations with old friends and acquaintances have no doubt triggered these thoughts, igniting memories of my 30 years in the classroom, teaching young and old in group classes and private sessions. There is… Continue reading Missing work