These are two details from my latest mixed medium on paper painting.
Details of New Painting
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Emotion
Captured these images recently. When I returned to look at them I suddenly realised how throughout our lives there is always somebody (something) caring, guiding and protecting us….. even when we are unaware of them. Even this kite surfer has an obvious Hidden Helper!
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One consistent aim of mine has always been to show the world in a new way. Like Cezanne, Picasso, Van Gogh and others I have long challenged myself to explore new ways of seeing the world. Here is yet another in the process of doing this. An interior is often the framework for these discoveries and like a scientist I allow the process and intuition to guide me. I have no idea of the end result.
New Painting in Progress
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This is a detail of my updated painting…. The Chair
Detail of new painting
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This is a new photograph which is all about feeling. Capturing the feeling of what lies before me.
Curtains
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I captured this photograph recently and it reminded me of an Old Master painting.
Night Photo
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Here are two unlikely friends sharing a perch.
Sharing A Perch
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Just found this photo image in my archives of 2017. Things always look different from a distance.
From My Archives
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Here is a magnificent Paddle Steamer which I discovered recently on a morning ride. As I contemplated it I thought how good it would be to take our imaginations on a ride on board it. You are most welcome to join me.
Riding The Paddle Steamer
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It’s that time of year when Jacaranda Magic is all around us.
The Magic of the Jacaranda Tree
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On a morning ride I was suddenly approached by this beautiful horse who thought he was well protected from the Corona Virus. Well that’s what I thought. Instead he explained it was a fashion statement and it did seem to be working. People were stopping to look and even photographing him like a real model. Maybe Casual Chic? Would you agree?
New Friend
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The benefits of a morning ride way exceed the physical. Each morning as I ride around the Wetlands my spirit soars with the sounds and stunning visual scenes which unfold before me. Here is just one of many which delight my eyes.
Way Exceed The Physical
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Here is a very rough video preview of a new painting. It’s all about “feelings” and I hope it is transmitted to you.
I have always felt Art is a living thing….. or should be. It should make us feel more alive. Elevate our spirits. Make our hearts race.
Preview of New Painting
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Viewpoint
As we CHANGE the way we SEE things THEY CHANGE and so do WE.
This is a detail of my new painting.
Viewpoint
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Girl At The Window
This is a new reworked painting full of mystery and emotion.
Girl At The Window
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Misty Morning
While the Northern Hemisphere is celebrating summer I do love the cool misty mornings here. Mist has so much magic, mystery and wonder associated with it.
Misty Morning
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Foggy Sunrise
This is a recent photograph captured in the early morning with the sun struggling to break through.
Foggy Sunrise
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Untitled New Photo Image
Here is a new black and white photo image and you are challenged to engage your detective self to work out what is happening.
Untitled New Photo Image
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Altarpiece Two
Like the Altarpieces of the past this modern Altarpiece has hidden meaning. It is for you to discover these.
Altarpiece Two
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Altarpiece
This is a Modern Celebration of The Creative Power of The Universe.
A new painting on Seven stretched canvases…..a heptaptych!
When I lived in and travelled Europe in the 70’s I was always amazed by the Altarpieces. They are most impressive works of art and none more so than the famous Ghent Altarpiece. I had completely forgotten them till this new painting emerged.
It somehow just seems right to me to paint a modern version of these remarkable works of art.
Altarpiece
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Studio Update
This is a 2 panel 6 feet x 8 feet acrylic painting on stretched canvases. It has been worked on many times over the past 18 months.
Here is the current updated version and at this moment not sure if it is finished.
Studio Update
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Blue Pools Not Blue Poles
Captured this photograph on a morning walk recently. It more reminds me of Donald Judd than Jackson Pollock but I could not resist the title.
Blue Pools Not Blue Poles
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Untitled
This is a branch of a tree which caught my eye recently. It is quite striking against the bright blue sky.
One of those images I just had to capture.
Untitled
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Morning Ride
This was a view captured and manipulated from a recent….
Morning Ride
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This is a video journey through a small area of a new painting. It maybe still in progress. However I want to share this with you as it makes me feel like traveling through space….
A Video Journey
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Interior
This is another random photograph which just suggested capture me.
Interior
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A Landscape
Landscapes can appear before us in so many forms. From dramatic sunsets or spectacular mountain ranges to simple running streams or a grassy knoll.
This one beckoned me to pay attention to it because it does not fit within those usual categories and offers so much beauty within its complex but simply form.
A Landscape
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Finally after many years of being locked in boxes in a New York storage unit I have been reunited with some of my favorite books collected there over many years.
This Patrick Heron Phaidon published book was first out of a box and one of my favorites. It shows the creative brilliance and joy of his work and should be an inspiration to any aspiring artist.
The second image is the final in this book and is titled….
Coastal Light, Floral Brilliance painted in 1994.
Hope you enjoy finding out more about this fabulous artist.
In a Digital Age
This is a recent artwork combining many aspects of my art…..
In a Digital Age
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Walking On The Beach
This is a new mixed medium painting on paper expressing feelings and discoveries while……
Walking On The Beach
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