visual artist : observing the everyday
Question: Things can only get better ? Q: Can things only get better? We can but hope they will. Whatever your belief system in 'blank' we trust. Too much time alone to muse Here are some lovely landscapes (for me) to escape into:
sun sea sky circular
Rust and Decay B&W Challenge
Continuing with the theme of Light and Shadows, something we are aware of everywhere in our daily lives and something I am especially interested in... This was a short clip from a time lapse video I made a while back. The camera moved during the day a couple of times so I couldn't use all …
A feature of the landscape around Zennor - the ruins of tin mines dotted across the landscape...looking up through the space that was the roof top A wistful memory of a trip to St Ives some years ago looking down from the top of the sea wall to the sea.
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curved lines, lines of cows, harbour curves, piers.
Random lines Random musings with lines: Bird lined up on a boat- I could have edited to line up better- maybe I should but this is how I took these shots. My obsession with pebbles.....and a stone wall with lovely lined up stones
Square Tops Challenge : TOPrail and Carn TOPna
to·pog·ra·phy (tə-pŏg′rə-fē) n. pl. to·pog·ra·phies 1. Detailed, precise description of a place or region.
Square Tops: Atop a Green Hill far away. Recently I have mentioned (several times - sorry ) my visit to Cornwall back in November where on a wet and windy day I was out sketching The Island. I was some distance away and visibility was not good, so squinting my eyes I drew a series …
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Hidden: Apologies if I have gone overboard with this one! I need to edit my enthusiasm 🙂
Birds What a lovely distraction trawling through images in my library and memories of holidays past. Strangely these birds are black and white anyway. Taken in Cornwall, Thorpness and a trip to a Whipsnade Zoo with the children. CB&W:Birds
Looking out to sea...free
Where the sea meets the land.... a place of constant change... ebb and flow........a place that has space and air...a place of inspiration My thin place....... Six Word Saturdays https://travelwithintent.com/tag/sixwordsaturday/
My favourite place to be is by the sea- no surprises there but more specifically along the northerly Cornish coastline at Gwithian Towans where Godrevy Lighthouse looks out across to the open sea in one direction and St Ives Bay inland. The crumbly coastline is being slowly eroded away by stormy seas and every visit …
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A would be adventurer who has every excuse imaginable as to why she stays where she is! But in my dreams- it's no secret -<a href="http://I’d Rather Be…"> I really would rather be here. The West Country has it all- except the one thing that's the most important to me- my family. I have …
Just returned from an amazing 10 days in Cornwall. My brain is bombarded with imagery of landscape and art. The Chance into Abstraction 3 day workshop was so inspiring. Ian Robertson led the workshop and it was all I had hoped for. You can view his work here: http://www.robertson-wardman.co.uk The Robyn Denny exhibition was also amazing …
They say home is where the heart is and I love to be near my family, there is however a place where my heart lingers every time I visit. The Cornish coast line is stunning and the landscape compelling. One day maybe when my ashes return to the Earth https://wheresmybackpack.com/2017/04/21/travel-theme-earth/
fantastic colour form and movement… the blue resonates with Cornish bright clear light so inspiring
These are some of my Flora and Fauna paintings that i’ve been working on recently. Inspired by the subtropical and exotic Botanical Gardens at
and
‘ in south west Cornwall. I’ve been wowed by the colours and shapes in what feels like an alien landscape still. Lots of audacious plants. Lots of fun painting them.
They are now available to buy at my online shop.
Members Spring Show March 1 - April 21 2014 The St Ives Society of Artists was formed by marine artist George Fagan Bradshaw in 1927. The Society’s exhibition programmes feature work chosen by guest curators, and invited exhibitions that are a diverse mix of contemporary visual art. via Art Gallery - St Ives Society of …
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Dorset | Jeremy Gardiner. On Wednesday a friend invited me along to Kings Place Gallery to view the work of Jeremy Gardiner. What an experience. I hadn't been aware of his work and was totally amazed by the scale and richness of his large scale landscape print works. I am still surprised when I am drawn …
Announcement of a new Event in Truro: "Into a Limbo large and broad, since called the paradise of fools, to few unknown" - John Milton, Paradise LostThis event is a celebration of visual arts culture taking place in Cornwall – a coming together to celebrate achievement through painting, sculpture, film, performance, sound, collaborative art projects, …
Millennium | Gareth Edwards 'Natural Capital' - Interview Film. This looks amazing and so in tune with my own thoughts about landscape and the everyday and ordinary experiences...... Can I get to St Ives to see this I ask myself...I hope so! BIOGRAPHYGareth Edwards currently lives and works in West Penwith, Cornwall. Much of this latest …
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