BLUEBERRY MOON, WEST BEXINGTON. Acrylic and beach material on unstretched canvas. The blueberries I nibbled from the garden were exactly in harmony with the shadows. When the moon rose it was quite a moment...it seemed impossibly big. Note the Sea Kake midst the shingle... 36x122cm image size. 52x135cm framed size. Unstretched canvas- heavy impasto - raised on foamcore on limed…
This piece is richly encrusted with the red and white chalk of those remarkable cliffs. The coarse matter in the foreground is Carr stone...coarser than the chalk. The binding medium here is acrylic...I've added blue and yellow artist pigments...everything else was found on location. Unframed work. Handmade cotton rag paper. The cost of postage is not included in this price.
This image is framed. Ferry Bridge is just to the top right of the image...Portland is still dark with lights twinkling. Dawn is growing out of a crimson slice cut out of a twilight sky... Acrylic and site debris on handmade cotton rag paper. 70x37cm paper size. 90x55cm framed dimensions.
FEEDING YOUNG. NESTING SWALLOWS. A unique piece (not a print) using crylic and graphite on a repurposed etching. 49x39cm. September 2010. A late family in an open-sided shed in Applecross, North West Highlands of Scotland. The swallows and me both making use of this shelter between frequent showers. We became accustomed to each other. I used the textures of an…
Standing close to the edge at Handfast Point near St Lucas' Leap. Deep shadow renders chalk blue. Fresh lively maritime air. Framed in beautiful limed ash 'box' frame with wood fillet and floated to display edges. Glazed. This is the framed price. Ready to hang.
LADRAM MEW. Unique print. Hand-finished intaglio print. 36x36cm...you can see the collagraph blind textures and the earth ink as well as the photo etching plates...painted gestures...I haven't made an edition...
Ladram Red, Sidmouth, Devon. Medium: Otter Sandstone, Mercia Mudstone and gouache on handmade cotton rag paper. Ladram Bay has some beautiful triassic sea stacks- here they are with a touch of cobalt turquoise...if you begin to climb towards Sidmouth and look down and back into the bay a cove reveals itself partially. Access is difficult except from the sea. The water…
This piece is richly encrusted with the red and white chalk. This chalk is not as easy to work with as the Dorset chalk Im familiar with. The coarser texture is Carr stone...it is less red than the chalk than the chalk. The binding medium here is acrylic...I've added blue and yellow artist pigments...everything else was found on location. The…
MACKEREL MOON Sitting on the edge of the beach with Weymouth in the top right corner, the Chesil sweeps away and I wait for the moon to appear. I see the sky warm almost imperceptably before it eases into visibility. I'm drawn awake by the energy of the full moon...the moment the moon begins to wane I can feel it.…
A lively pink tinged berg sails sits within a temporarily green-tinged world. Painted in acrylic on a 4cm deep canvas. The painting is ready to hang. It is an unframed box canvas- the paint wraps round the sides. I'm happy to send a photo of the presentation. The cost of postage is not included in this price. I'll be in…
SMALL SUNSHINE STUDY. North West Highlands of Scotland. September 2011. Acrylic on handmade cotton rag paper. 15x12cm The changeable light is one of the delights as I travel north...mountain weather never ceases to surprise. Here is a slice of light meandering across the land. Near Applecross.
This is currently displayed unframed- suspended on a wooden baton - this allows the piece to find its own shape and to have no glass interference...do contact me for a photo or to discuss options. I wrote a poem along with this painted experience...do contact me if interested to read it. It was painted outside with great difficulty during Storm…
In a storm all sorts of stuff gets spat out by the sea. A messy situation...full of wrack and wreck...wind pushing in from the sea. A double layer of paper here...sky stained with earth. This is presented on a wooden baton and hangs in space detached from its wall...finding its own space. I include in the gallery an example of…
This is made with site litter, beach materials, acrylic and watercolour on handmade cotton rag paper. The white of the terns flash brilliant white against the storm. Terns nest in the Chesil shingle just a mile or so behind me. Chiswell parish lies just out of the image behind the Chesil beach, Portland. This painting is framed. Limed ash. Wood…
Twelfth Moon. 2020. The moon set over the Chesil bank as the sun rose behind. This corner of The Fleet by Ferry Bridge near the wonderful Crabhouse Cafe has a good deal of debris and mud to engage with. I'm responding to it's rich patina and history here. The painting is framed in limed ash and floated. The framing style…
WET KALE SHINGLE. Cogden Nature Reserve beach, Chesil, Dorset. 2016. A correspondence became evident between rounded shingle and the droplets of dew and rainwater held on the surface of the Sea Kale leaves...they run like mercury. Sea Kake is so adapted to this exposed environment...deep tap roots, waterproofed leaves storing moisture and holding water in a way that guides it…
