The starlings curl in from the sea and their movement lifts to mirror the contours of the shingle. Currently unframed. The cost of postage is not included in this price.
A moment when an arc of starling becomes Northern Light - bird and star. Encrusted with marsh and shingle. This is framed. January 2022. The cost of postage is not included in the price.
The local ravens are not frequently nearby. They reside in the maritime pines above the shore...present more often by their voice. This painting is framed: size 38x31cm. Limed ash. Floated in box frame. I'm happy to send a photo of the presentation. The cost of postage is not included in this price. I'll be in touch to discuss options.
True gesso, watercolour with site earths on handmade cotton rag paper. 14x19cm paper size. The white of the terns was so very different to the white waves. I could hear them calling to each other across the harbour...thanks to the quiet during 'lockdown'. The painting is framed and on view in the studio.
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…
Sunday Afternoon Dusk. West Bay, Dorset. Winter afternoon walking along the shore...I notice a family- a toddler and a dog walk across the sky line... Gouache on 300gsm cartridge paper.
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…
This image was made during that very quiet sunny spell in the early months of skies without planes when the world quietened. I don't hear cuckoos every year. A joyful moment. It is available from my studio. This is the framed price.
THE DAY I MET LILY AND JOSH. Site earths and watercolour on handmade cotton rag paper. Framed and available in the studio. In the Product gallery I've included a photo taken just at the beginning of the piece- and chatting to Lily and Josh...a delightful young couple enjoying a weekend away in their camper van. Even that green is an…
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…
A cool sea mist veils Swyre...I've gathered earths from the shore and climbed up again to enjoy the elegance of the great sweeps of chalk cliff...the chalk is mottled with patches of turf and stained...This piece is framed. 88x54cm framed dimensions. Floated on foam core - limed ash frame. Please contact me for a photo of the presentation.