She’s feeling majestic in her royal hues, surrounded by deep foliage bowing their devotion. Not without a certain sensitivity, she encourages their growth and blossom as they serve to enhance her qualities in return. Majestic Door (mixed media painting on […]
Dwell Time and Yorkshire Visual Arts Network (YVAN) are delighted to announce their partnership on a new series of podcasts ‘Dwell Awhile’. These podcasts revisit conversations with artists interviewed by Dwell Time co-curator Alice Bradshaw for her ‘Resilience is Futile’ […]
I am delighted to announce my first gallery show – see below or events for details!!! I am a botanical artist, which means I paint plants… for exhibition, and also for scientific journals and for commission. In 2019 I put […]
Yasmine Rix reviews the podcast that investigates what artists do and why.
She’s sitting pretty at the top of the steps, enjoying the petal confetti whirling around her in the breeze. Confetti Door (mixed media painting on canvas board, 20x20cm/8″x8″) Shop: https://www.lynneforrester.com/store/p551/Confetti_Door.html Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/lynneforrester
Prior to the online Tate Talk of Mikhail Karikis chaired by Jonathan Harris, art historian and head of the Birmingham School of Art, I researched Karikis. One of his works stood out to me. The Chalk Factory (2017), based in […]
A little mossy around the edges and in the skirting of her petticoats. Her soul shines through in an eclectic mix of billowing layers. Eclectic Door (mixed media painting on canvas board, 20x20cm/8″x8″) Shop: https://www.lynneforrester.com/store/p550/Eclectic_Door.html Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/lynneforrester
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The ghosts of Little Chef past drifted around the new Starbucks cafe at Barnetby Interchange. A perpetual drone from the A180 riviera echoed along the mundane stretch of unremarkable tarmac. It tuned into a couple passing under the bridge of […]
Staunchly set under a heavy-thatched fringe, she’s gleamingly resolute in her standing. She may be a little dishevelled (it’s been a long night) but can hold her own with any the others. Resolute Door (mixed media on canvas board, 20x20cm/8″x8″) […]
I was thinking about what Burens wrote about studio-gallery/museum systems and what was discussed in the seminar about the system being analogous to factories – both a zone of production. The meaning of the artworks are lost when transported to […]
I’m reopening my darkroom in Herne Bay, KENT!
For artists and freelancers in Northern Ireland in partnership with a-n The Artists Information Company. The Freelands Foundation Emergency Fund is supported by the Freelands Foundation, as part of a landmark commitment of £3m towards emergency funds for artists and freelance creative practitioners across the UK affected by the Covid-19 crisis. Funds will be available for Northern Ireland based practitioners.
She yawns and raises a quizzical eyebrow to observe the frost that’s settled around her, and snuggles herself back into her deep nook. Time for the outside elements to stay outside today. Quizzical Door (mixed media painting on canvas board, […]
