Abstract Paintings: Transitions
Since the pandemic lockdown of March 2020, I have spent a lot of time walking in a particular area of the South Downs, near to where I live. By nature I am an introvert. I am a meditator and yogi. I feel at ease and well-equipped to slow down, be still, and go inwards. This is what I did... outdoors. My natural introversion proved a great ally in subsequent lockdowns. What emerged from this period was the Transitions series.
On her course, ‘Courting the World Soul’, the psychologist and author Sharon Blackie teaches how to cultivate and interpret one’s own myth of place. Shortly before the start of the pandemic, I undertook this course. It helped me to experience the green, chalky downland of my locale in a more deeply personal way. 'Place' became a rich source of inspiration and rejuvenation, both artistically and for the soul.
Exposed hilltop fields smothered in wildflowers, grazed by sheep and cattle, are now profoundly familiar and cherished places. Finding beauty and meaning in the simplest of things has become easy here. It also prompts wistful recollections of more innocent times: my childhood spent playing in East Anglian meadows, and my grandmother teaching me the names of flowers there.
You can a review of the exhibition Transitions by artist and writer Geoff Hands here.
On her course, ‘Courting the World Soul’, the psychologist and author Sharon Blackie teaches how to cultivate and interpret one’s own myth of place. Shortly before the start of the pandemic, I undertook this course. It helped me to experience the green, chalky downland of my locale in a more deeply personal way. 'Place' became a rich source of inspiration and rejuvenation, both artistically and for the soul.
Exposed hilltop fields smothered in wildflowers, grazed by sheep and cattle, are now profoundly familiar and cherished places. Finding beauty and meaning in the simplest of things has become easy here. It also prompts wistful recollections of more innocent times: my childhood spent playing in East Anglian meadows, and my grandmother teaching me the names of flowers there.
You can a review of the exhibition Transitions by artist and writer Geoff Hands here.
Chalk Meadow - High Summer, oil on canvas, 122cm x 152cm. £3500
Bridge, oil & acrylic on canvas, 100cm x 153cm. £3000
In the Top Field, oil & acrylic & sand on canvas, 122cm x 152cm. £3000
Scabious Mist, oil & acrylic on canvas, 100cm x 100cm. SOLD
Misty, oil & acrylic on canvas, 100cm x 100cm. SOLD
