Sleepy petals wake and beam their smiles, allowing the sun to work it’s magic, bestowing brilliance to all around. Beaming Smiles (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are my finished canvases in the nine-piece composition so far:
Having taken all my work off the top shelves, and from under the table and the previously neatly stacked corner, I now have an untidy studio again. I’ve sent lots of work off to America for the show, and have […]
Leaves and petals flourish alike, and show off in their Sunday best. Each are unaware they accentuate the other, just concentrating on the rays gently caressing any exposed surface. Sunday Best (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are my […]
If you had never lived. Felt tip pens and brush. Carole Day Sometimes the things people say to you stay with you forever, and sometimes it is the most unexpected people who say them. Simon was an art student I […]
Gentle breezes lift leaves and petals. Different shades and surfaces catching the eye as light rests on unseen elements. Unseen Elements (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are my finished canvases in the nine-piece composition so far:
It is at least another two months before I hear whether or not my application for an artist’s working grant has been successful and I have promised myself that I am not going to make any rash decisions until I […]
Reaching, arching and lifting sweet faces as the spring light glows. All colours bolder and brighter with new season energy. Sweet Faces (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are my finished canvases in the nine-piece composition so far:
(I should have kept my mouth firmly closed! One of the parcels got lost along the way… fortunately it was found. It arrived safely in Jamestown NC, rather than Jamestown NY. I’ve been informed that is, at last, in a […]
Buds of promise stretch and unfurl. No-one can foresee their true potential until they decide to bask their petals under those sunny rays. Buds of Promise (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are the finished canvases in the nine-piece […]
Hi I’m hoping someone can help with this. The context was participants coming to free sessions, responding to nature through creating mixed media art, paintings, collages, prints etc., a variety. I’d like to hear some thoughts on who owns the […]
You’re all invited. The Stryx Studio Holders show opens this evening (3rd February) from 6-9pm. It’s open until the 28th February, from 12-4pm Wednesdays-Saturdays after Digbeth First Friday. The show is curated by Magdalena Jasiak. She is also a […]
Every bud, petal and leaf is posing in their best sun-attracting angle, colours brilliant in the light. Captivating as the white petals maybe, it’s the yolk-yellow masses that steal the sunbeds around this pool. Yolk Yellows (mixed media on canvas) […]
The first 30 Day Creative Gathering of 2023 has commenced! This tiny painting is one of a series of nine that make up a whole image. Watch the next eight blog posts to see how they all come together… Here’s […]
You know the feeling when you get an idea in your head about something you have the urge to create at 3 am, but no idea how to physically accomplish it? I needed to have more space on the canvas, […]
