Today working in the studio I have continued to explore and develop ideas for work based on aspects of the horizon looking out from a shoreline position into the distance…. having as a child grown up by the sea there has always been a fascination with its power nothing can stop or control the sea…. As my eyes scanned the breadth of the horizon it seemed to curve… the meeting of sky and sea created the horizon..growing up on the coast looking out onto the Irish sea one was always aware of the amazing of sunsets depending on the weather either billowing black grey thunderous storms- wild or the contrasting colours of reds, golds, oranges, purples’ pinks, and an aura of translucencey the memories are vivid… there was always sense of magnificence of the horizon what ever the weather it has left an indelable mark … a memorie of childlike awe and wonder.That I hope to capture in my work. The reason behind this recent development has been noted on previous blogs… the main intention in this new work is to create works that allow us moments to reflect on the aspects of nature so easily forgotten in the extremes, demands,urgencies, and rush of life, and to re-connect again with nature allowing us moments of renewal and sanctuary.
Poem
What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.
No time to turn at Beauty’s glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
William Henry Davies.
http://www.davidpbrown.co.uk/poetry/william-henry-davies.html
At the moment I intend to follow a more heart lead intuitive route and use art in a more cathartic way using it as a place to “stop and stare” allowing a time to syncronise aspects of colour, light, space, horizon.
HORIZON, LAYERING OF COLOURS… EXPORING COMBINATIONS
In these sketch works I have been concentrating on exploring colours layering acrylic washes on top of each other, first laying down ultra marine blues and yellow hue when dry, adding red hue over the tops of yellows which then develops hints of orange glow especialy when the final thicker wash of ultramarine blue was added to image 2. With the first image the main colours were yellow hue and blue with hints of red wash over the yellow which created orange glows from these experiments, I am hoping to further expore layering of washes with the intention of learning to develop skills toward expressing luminosity within the works, in an attempt to create a sense of aura that is trancendental …
I have recently researched Mark Rothkos works whom I intend to further research and reference within the project.
