Happy July!

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Here are some abstract paintings I did the other day-they are inspired by the colours in a flyer my husband picked up at our local Marks and Spencer store. I didn't get a chance to photograph the actual pages(I wanted to get painting right away), so I'm just showing you the other side of the flyer. I need to go back to the store and pick up another one-so my husband can get started on his Summer Grilling!!! I don't know where I'm taking them exactly, but love the idea of playing with colour and paint!

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Work In My Sketchbook...

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Here is some work I recently did in my sketchbook.

Mixed media-acrylic paints, acrylic markers, stamping and stencilling.

Mixed media- acrylic paints, acrylic markers, stamping and magazine collage.

 Mixed media- acrylic paints, acrylic markers, and magazine collage.

I think the last one is my favourite.

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Lately...

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I don't know if its because the weather is getting warmer and it feels more like summer here in the UK-but I've been inspired to do more tactile work. I've been doing these small woven pieces. 

Most have been while watching the World Cup football games :-). Go US and England!

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WIP Wednesday 4

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For this week, I have just focused on the the rusted gate element to this painting. I will leave it (it still needs more work to it) for a bit and keep it hanging on my studio wall. As I work on other projects, I will glance over to it and let the painting tell me what it needs.

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Do you Pinterest?

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This is one of the places I go to for inspiration, and here are just some of my "pins".

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WIP Wednesday 3

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Here is the painting I've been working on lately, I blogged about it here-

I wanted to explore the idea of sadness and longing for something; I also wanted to include poetry or writing in the piece. Someone had recently posted a quote by Maya Angelou (after her passing) which really made sense and struck a cord with me so I added it to the painting. 

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

The idea was also to have the women either standing behind a window, maybe stained glass or a type of gate-the window or gate would represent a "barrier" or "hinderance" for these women.

I made some sketches in my journal.

I still wasn't happy- I saw this beautiful photograph of a rusted gate and decided to incorporate it in the painting.

I drew the design in pencil on tracing paper and then transferred it onto the canvas.

 Here it is-still lots more to do...

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Work in My Sketchbook...

Hello,

Here are some mixed media collages I did today-while I wait for other paintings to dry.

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