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Drawings
Life Studies
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Developmental changes prompted me to record my experience of the woodland behind my home, that once was accessible to me.
The woods were within the grounds of old gardens which contained protected trees, such as a rare Ginkgo Biloba.
Living so close to the woods gave me the opportunity to observe and study detail daily. I wanted to get close to the subject, to reflect that intimacy with nature, and to preserve those moments.
Staring into fire can relax, mesmerise, or evoke quiet reflection. Flares and shapes emerge and disappear in split seconds, with a ferocity the eye cannot register, I was intrigued; how would the flames appear, frozen in time? A camera allowed me capture shapes, patterns, and rhythms, normally unseen.
In other work I have explored the light, texture, and flow of fabrics. Fire fascinated me with its similarities; the rhythm and relationship with the flow of air directing the flames. Burning different materials created diverse images; nuances of colour, changes in ferocity, some sparking fire ribbons, or rivulets of flame. Others, large, billowing bursts, or tiny fireballs. This amazing secret world of fluidity and life filled me with enthusiasm to create this collection.
Feature article published in the International Artist Magazine
Local press articles etc.
International Artist Magazine published an extensive, 10 page article about my work, in September 2009.
Whilst this edition of International Artist magazine has now, unfortunately, sold out, you can glance through the article here.
If you'd like to download a full ebook version to read on your e-reader or i-Pad etc., please click on the link below...
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2009
2008
Some other places where my art appears...
Artistic Achievements:
Frances Williams Art Prize, awarded 2011
Cambrian News, full page feature article. Published 3rd Sep 2009
International Artist Magazine, 10 page feature article. Published Aug/Sep 2009
International Artist Magazine, art challenge finalist with May Sycamore . Published Apr/May 2009
Winner of the public vote with Fire Six , Ceredigion Art Society group exhibition 2008
Exhibitions:
Group exhibition 2009, Ceredigion Art Society, Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth
Group exhibition 2008, Ceredigion Art Society, Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth
Professional Art Training:
2010 – present: BA (Hons) Fine Art
Aberystwyth University, School of Art
2005 – 2009: Life Drawing classes
CWP, Aberystwyth University
2007: Oil Painting course
School of Education and Lifelong Learning, Aberystwyth University
2005: Life Drawing classes Aberystwyth Arts Centre
2000 – Mar 2002: HND Graphic Design & Illustration Cornwall College, Camborne Cornwall
1998 – 2000: Advanced GNVQ Art & Design
Penwith College, Penzance, Cornwall
Our eyes scan and flit around our everyday world, often leaving little things unseen, unappreciated - the detail lost in an overwhelming wealth of visual information.
My paintings reflect my interest in the study of the minutiae of the landscape, a macro vision of the natural world that gives focus to the small details and natural cycles. I paint these small details onto large canvases in order to accentuate and bring attention to the significant yet often overlooked aspects of our environment. Isolating and enlarging a subject intensifies the focus, allowing a thorough visual absorption of a small part of a very large world.
My aim is to communicate a sense of intimacy with nature, creating tightly framed close up compositions that celebrate and highlight the individual nuances of the natural world. I seek to capture fleeting moments, to savour and record the elusive and ever changing elements of nature.
Landscapes are unique because of their individual geographical, geological and ecological make up; the very structure of which is the fine tuned balance of all the component parts – the small details. The appeal of detailed study is in the exploration, and understanding of the object of observation, a way of attempting to understand the natural world.
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