Artist celebrating nature’s colours through painting, mixed media and textiles artwork
Just an update that Larkspur has a new home in the town centre of Leamington Spa. Currently, beautifully sited in view of the window of LSA gallery: 5 Satchwell Court, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 4QE
Monday to Saturday
10.00am – 5.00pm
Sunday
11.00am – 4.00pm
Come and see our art collective of local Midlands and Warwickshire artists here in East Lodge, Willes Road, Royal Leamington Spa!, Warwickshire.
To give you a flavour there’s a short video here.
It’s come to this, I can’t believe I can’t formulate an image in my head, I can’t think of anything, it’s gone dead!
These and many other phrases are said by most artists at some time or other, believe me! It can happen at any time, time away from the fluidity of painting for whatever reason or life events. It happens to most of us!
Best advice is not to fret, easy hey? Not always, so, sketch pad to hand… doodle! Shapes, lines, swirls, anything. Relax, get comfortable. Before you know it you’ll be finding some reoccurring theme to your doodles. Keep with it, now move into thumb nail sketches, as many and as crazy as you like but above all remain relaxed – this is your time. Get the colours out and continue doodling or playing with colours. Allow yourself to play. This is one of my best top tips: allow yourself to play. Out of this time will flow ideas or feelings that you may not have been fully aware of. Take this further and you’re on the road to your next piece.
Happy discovery x
The new academic year is gearing up, and the race to get everything done in time feels more pressurised this week!
I’ve been happily making examples of painting with oils for my new students coming into college this term. At the same time finishing off my own acrylic paintings, posting on social media and taking a few online courses for my continued professional practice. I’m feeling pulled in so many directions!
Working to a plan helps, keeping a calendar of events helps, but I need to plan more time “out”. It’s really important as an artist to allow yourself time away! And, during the time away… not to be looking for the next idea of a painting! Is that even possible 😃
No matter how many years people have been working away, when a gallery or museum accepts your work it’s still a thrill!
Artwork wise, it’s being an exciting year for me! I haven’t had time to blog! Crazy! Magical Deep Sea Diving is being exhibited at the Herbert Museum and Art Gallery in Coventry city centre this Spring. My framed mixed media artwork with wet felting, silver, copper wire, silk embroidery. It was a wonderful opening evening a while ago.
Next month sees the opening of a new exhibition in Royal Leamington Spa entitled Deadly Sins. It’s hard to choose which of the seven to illustrate! So I went with my favourite… Sloth! Got to have a sloth day now and again, being lazy occasionally does me good! So, dreaming of summer in such a wet spring of 2023 is no bad thing, positively a good thing! Entitled: Lazy Dreamy Day it’s on show at the LSA Art Room, 5 Satchwell Place, Leamington Spa town centre (opposite Caluccios) from Saturday 6th May. This piece is textile art with silk embroidery. Come and see all the wonderful artwork on display from our local artists of Warwickshire and the Midlands!
See you there.
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