Thinking of brighter times in the dark months.

'Wanting Summer to last forever 2'

I have found it hard to start painting again after the New Year so I have returned to older paintings and older themes to ease myself in gently. I have always struggled with the darker months and these little bits of optimism help me to start creating new work and get excited for new projects.

'Survived the storm'

Katesgrove Community Mural by Comando Jugenstil

Had a great day taking part in Katesgrove's latest community mural by Commando Jugenstil @commandojugenstil

 

My window

 

Taking inspiration from my window. I'm looking forward to painting something inspired by this.

My Inspirations.

 

Exploring my influences before starting something new.

Wanting the Summer to last forever.

'Wanting the Summer to last forever'

I wanted to create something that celebrated the golden days of summer. Days that seem to last forever, a more relaxed time spent with the people you love and a sense of freedom you don't seem to experience in other parts of the year. This painting took a long time but it was a labour of love. I found myself getting lost in all the colours and shapes.

No one talks about...

No one talks about the paintings that didn't work out, are not as interesting as they used to be or become the problem child. Yet we reach for the emulsion and hope that next time is better.

 

'Autumn Leaves'

'Autumn leaves'

This painting started as a celebration of the summer with balloons floating in the summer sun and the light shining through the balloons causing colours to blend and change. I took some photos of balloons in our garden and one of the trees in our garden was in the shots. I wasn't sure if I wanted to show the balloons caught in the tree but I decided to go with it and started to to create the tree in the background. I experimented with different ways to create leaves and in the end I wanted to use leaf prints. The prints were expressive and textured but also captured the delicate beauty of the veins in the leaves, something I didn't think I could emulate. As I created more prints I liked the effect so I decided to make this into a painting in it's own right.