Colour Inspiration: Muted Pink & Teal

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Online Shop Now Open

 

As promised my online shop is now open! I have a limited selection of high quality digital prints available with new paintings and prints to follow soon. Please take a look and let me know what you think, I love to hear your feedback. If you would like to make a purchase don't forget to enter the code FREESHIPPING at checkout to receive free delivery on your order. Thank you for supporting my work, I am really excited to finally share this new venture with you!

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Exciting News: Shop Opening Soon!

Over the past month or so I have been busy creating an online shop and now it is almost ready to launch! I have a beautiful selection of fine art prints just waiting to be sent off to new homes and soon an exclusive range of original paintings will be available too. After a few final tweaks to the design and layout, the shop will be opening its virtual doors next Monday, the 27th of July. Keep an eye on my Instagram where I will be sharing an exclusive discount code to celebrate!

In The Studio: Painting Apron

A few weeks ago we moved house and I now have the space for a small studio at home. During all the packing, rearranging, and organising of odds and ends, I have been enjoying seeing my art materials in a new light. My painting apron came from Muji a few years ago (it is similar to this one) and over time the absent minded wiping of paintbrushes and occasional spillages have built up layers of abstract colour and texture. It is a visual record of the projects I have worked on and I do love noticing the interesting marks and unusual colour combinations accidentally occurring as I paint.

As well as moving I also started a new job last month and have been busy redesigning this blog - I would love to know what you think! As you might have noticed there are some new sections still under construction, including a shop which I hope to have open by the end of July, but I will update you on that again very soon...

Inspiration: British Portrait Artists of the Early 20th Century

Ambrose McEvoy

Augustus John

 I have been taking a lot of inspiration from the portraits of Ambrose McEvoy and Augustus John lately, mainly from their colour palettes and open, sketchy brush work. It always impresses me when a painting can so vividly capture the personality of both the subject and the artist, and conjure up a story in my mind. I particularly love Augustus John's painting of his son Robin (above, left), it is a very intimate and honest portrait and feels more like a snapshot than a painting.

"Robin’s consciousness of being scrutinised by his father could be interpreted as betraying resentment or unease. The two had a difficult relationship. Robin’s silences often infuriated John, who declared his son ‘hardly utters a word and radiates hostility’." 

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I have been collecting inspiring photos and paintings of people in the hope that I can once again pick up and polish my own portraiture skills - it is something I loved to explore before I started University but since then it has taken a bit of a back seat. 
Take a look at some of my inspiration here and here.

Inspiration: Artists in Black & White

Mark Rothko

Certain periods of time really captivate and intrigue me and these black and white photographs of artists conjure up that exciting period of Abstract Expressionism in Post-War America that I love. I find these images so inspiring and emotive and when I look at them I can feel the energy and passion of this revolutionary artwork, and wonder what it would have been like to be there.

 

Helen Frankenthaler

Jackson Pollock

Joan Mitchell

Ellsworth Kelly & Willem de Kooning