After speaking to the Galleries, I think it won't be until September that they can show my work. Why I did not realise there would be a wait, I don't know. Sometimes I can be like a shaken bottle of fizzy pop. I get a small thought and BOOM, I have planned what I am to do, how, where, why; you get the idea.
That is why after starting a small (10 X 12) canvas at the weekend, I am glad to have finished this. The ethereal quality I was after, and with Glastonbury Tor in the background, has come together in what should hopefully be very marketable in the town.
The hare and the moon. The hare has the moon in its eyes as it runs past the Tor (its mind in the sky). I took a few sketches when visiting the Tor the other weekend so used this with the trees marching up the slope like the white-robed men in the Beatles 'I am the Walrus' video.
Yes. It is at times like this I think I should be more serious about things. Ah well, can't change my spots now.
Below are a few sketches in the moleskine; thinking of a river theme for the contemporary art group in Bath.
Wanting to view the river as seen from the bed, it is hard to not make it look as if it is being viewed from the surface. Obviously I will have to think hard about this one, hence the title 'incubation'. That is as far as I seem to get right now. I need production (and sales).
Hi, thanks for visiting my blog. I think you should give wood engraving a try. it would suit your hand. I love the life you have captured in those birds.
ReplyDeleteExcellent....that's what I call your painting and this series is bound to be a great success.
ReplyDeleteAre you feeling nostalgic for your early work, returning to the hare and ducks. Has your art come full circle?
ReplyDeleteI prefer to have paintings ready in advance than to have to work to a deadline. September will be here before you know it! Your work has a lovely sense of being outdoors, of nature and I love the light from the moon shining onto the tor. Beautiful work. :)
ReplyDeleteJess x