Fakenham

Working in our New Home

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I am now in my new house awaiting a new studio by way of converting the garage. It’s going to seem a long wait! The downstairs is sorted so I now have the ability to do some work in the dining area of the kitchen which is fab.

I recently enjoyed a visit to the Hepworth in Wakefield (UK) I have always loved pots and there was a great exhibition there. I took some photos for reference and this is a collage I have done using my photos for inspiration. I feel good about producing some work again!

Mail Art

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Here are some Mailart postcards and ATC’s I’ve recently done. I had a sheet of A3 paper that had been used for using up leftover wet paint, which had completely dried. I had the idea of making some ATCs with it. I added some stitch and made eight and used the rest to create some postcards.

I was actually really pleased with the way they’ve turned out so will be the next lot of mail art sent out to my pals 🙂

Don’t resist joy, seek it out

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I’m back from open studios and holidays and have started a new series of paintings.

I’ve had some time sitting in my studio researching relevant artists and thinking about what I want to say with my work. Can my work speak out for me? I think it can. Especially when I’ve got loads to say but I think nobody listens. When I want to worship my God and I don’t have a sufficient outlet. Or to express the opinions I have, my frustrations, anxiety or pure joy.

I had a wonderful experience at my open studio where a visitor was almost moved to tears by one of my paintings. That’s why I want to paint and that’s how I want to paint!

Don’t resist joy, seek it out is the name of my new series of work. Using colours inspired by my feelings and by these words. Below is what I have produced so far with acrylic paint, paint pens, spray paint, pastels and collage.

I have several substrates on my desk and I have a canvas on an easel as well.

This is work in a journal.

These will be turned into mail art postcards,

and this is a papier mache plate I have used as a substrate for a painting, this I think is finished.

A fellow artist complemented me on how well my work was developing and how it has improved over the past year or so. I have been spending more time in my studio because of COVID, so I’d best keep it up hadn’t I! That encouragement and the experience of open studio has given me the boost I needed to keep going with my work. 🙂

Series with Yellow

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Here is my next series of paintings, Series with yellow. Again working with pinks and yellow, but this time with some collage and pastel added. Again more subdued colour, but still quite colourful. I am happy with the more simple lines too, I consider them to be more honest. I find it’s very difficult to be honest when painting, I think sometimes I can try too hard and push in a direction the painting doesn’t want to go.