Make your mark…colourful….
These views have been gifted to me as my muse for this time in my life and I am thankful. Green, lush and rolling, mostly unreachable by foot I attempt to depict their rugged wildness by thought and hand in washes of viridian and splashes of cadmium and ochre. My pencil traces their edges, where... Continue Reading →
These three studies about 7" sq follow on from my last post (first image) It's been a very green and lush few weeks at home. The Lime WalkFoothills 1Foothills 2
A few more images to share from my visual diary on my continuing journey through abstracting the landscape. A focus on texture and layering with a few exciting breakthroughs. I'm starting to think that homemade and found objects create far more interesting textures than traditional tools. I'm quite fascinated by black lines; whimsical, directional, so... Continue Reading →
"Summer Table II" acrylic on canvas 30" sq exhibiting at the Manawatu Arts Expo this weekend 17th & $18th July 2021 in Palmerston North. A little bit of summer colour to bring a little warmth! đź’•
After a bracing early morning walk I headed for the studio keen to get started on a further series of abstracted landscape studies. Although the images shown were produced more or less together I revisited each one from differing angles, some using a muted colour palette some more vibrant. Using brush, pastel stick, spraying and... Continue Reading →
