Doorways, Enchanting Store Fronts, Secret Gardens & Beautiful Blooms

Delicate petals don’t seem so delicate when those blossoms are shed in whole tree-loads as winds whip through. Thorough in their execution, those brisk breezes heap great mounds of light and deep pink petals wherever they fancy, regardless of whose front door they decorate.

door#20 (mixed media on canvas board)

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This is a door that’s inviting you to go inside, it’s almost bending itself to show you more of the light gleaming from under it. A little door with a lot of energy :0)

door#19 (mixed media on canvas board)

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So you know when you’re a mermaid and having an exploratory swish whilst swimming amongst all things at the bottom of the sea? Supposing that really enthusiastic swish clears a doorway which hasn’t been opened for centuries and you can sense it’s magical-ness. Do you think light or dark magic is behind it? Do you stay to find out or do you swim away?

door#18 (mixed media on canvas board)

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door#17 (mixed media on canvas board)

Woodland nooks spring to mind in my post-painting reflections. Ever the mind for fanciful imaginings: I wonder just how many homes abound amongst the leaves and trunks?

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It’s lovely to paint with bright bold colours on a winters day with Storm Dennis whirling around the bay. This makes me think of another sunnier realm where the hues aren’t muted and life seems clear.

door#16 (mixed media on canvas board)

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