A supermoon- and groups of people lighting fires under Hengistbury Head and hanging around in the moonlight. A lovely evening. 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. The cost of postage is…
38 pages. Full colour. 21x21cm A publication prompted by the exhibition, The Common Ground at The Crafts Study Centre, Farnham. January to May 2020. Content: written contributions by Professor Simon Olding, an essay by Frances Hatch and poem by Elisabeth Bletsoe. Contributions by Adam Buick, Akiko Hirai, Kyra Cane and Jack Doherty. Over 30 reproductions. ISBN 978-1-9162971-0-4
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…
...I go out to see the last moon of the year set...already the Chesil is lit by the dawn behind me. This is framed. Dimensions framed are: 47x47cm. Please ask if you would like a photo of the presentation. The cost of postage is not included in this price. I'll be in touch to discuss options after purchase.
A dog stands motionless (dribbling slightly as they do in anticipation!) waiting for the owner in a plain yellow dress to give the go-ahead: OK. This was made in a market in Corsica...can't quite remember where. Grey paper with watercolour.
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.
A fragment of litter on the beach had the quality of fish scales and storm light! TMW Turner stood at this very spot. This is framed and the cost is inclusive of the frame. It can be seen in the studio...along with two other pieces made in the same place and included in the gallery below. An ARTCARD featuring this…
A moment when a patch of blue promised better weather to come. The beach is fringed with a rich palette of earths. Most of the pigments here are sourced on site...Ive only added a blue and yellow. This is currently displayed unframed- suspended on a wooden baton - this allows the piece to find its own shape and to have…
Made on Fabriano 160gsm tinted (tiziano zabalone) a soft yellow - using gouache- leaving the warmth of the yellow to breathe through especially on the high plateau. The shadow congregates and hovers where the valley falls away. Made near Abergavenny . The image bleeds over the edge of the paper. 21x21cm. Signed bottom right.
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…
I chose to use the funding by Arts Council England and Thelma Hulbert Gallery to develop a response to a poem Jeremy Hooker wrote in 2015. He took as a starting point a specific painting of mine, but his words touched into the fundamentals of my practice. WITH RED EARTH UNDER MY NAILS is the third from The Viriditas Press…
Made on location on a bright morning...fresh breeze...energetic sea. Watercolour on watercolour board. The cost of postage is not included in this price.
