Abstract Paintings: Transitions
Since lockdown in March 2020, I have been walking on the Sussex Downland near to where I live. By nature I am an introvert, a meditator and yogi, and I feel well-equipped in knowing how to slow down, be still, and go inwards.
In her course ‘Courting the World Soul’ the psychologist and author Sharon Blackie teaches how to cultivate and interpret one’s own myth of place. This course led me to experience the green chalky downland in a more personal way. It has become a rich source of inspiration and rejuvenation both artistically and soulfully.
Exposed hilltop fields smothered in wildflowers and grazed by sheep and cattle are now familiar cherished places. Finding beauty and meaning in the simplest things is so easy here, and leads to wistful memories of a childhood spent playing in meadows and my grandmother teaching me names of flowers.
These paintings are a meditative visual response to the feelings kindled by these experiences.
“The series is called Transitions as that best describes where I feel I am right now: in an in-between space; taking stock; moving my practice forward; embracing ageing; exploring ancestry and welcoming seasonal change.” – September 2020
Read a review of the exhibition Transitions by artist and writer Geoff Hands.
In her course ‘Courting the World Soul’ the psychologist and author Sharon Blackie teaches how to cultivate and interpret one’s own myth of place. This course led me to experience the green chalky downland in a more personal way. It has become a rich source of inspiration and rejuvenation both artistically and soulfully.
Exposed hilltop fields smothered in wildflowers and grazed by sheep and cattle are now familiar cherished places. Finding beauty and meaning in the simplest things is so easy here, and leads to wistful memories of a childhood spent playing in meadows and my grandmother teaching me names of flowers.
These paintings are a meditative visual response to the feelings kindled by these experiences.
“The series is called Transitions as that best describes where I feel I am right now: in an in-between space; taking stock; moving my practice forward; embracing ageing; exploring ancestry and welcoming seasonal change.” – September 2020
Read a review of the exhibition Transitions by artist and writer Geoff Hands.
Chalk Meadow - high summer. 122 x 152 cm. Oil on canvas. £3500
Bridge. 100 x 153cm. Oil & Acrylic on canvas. £3500
In the top field. 122 x 152cm. Acrylic, sand, oil on canvas. £3500
Scabious Mist. 100 x 100 cm. Oil & acrylic on canvas. £1850
Misty, 100 x 100cm. Oil & acrylic on canvas. £1850
