on display at The Glass House Cambridge

on display at The Glass House Cambridge

We-hoo 😉
Six of my paintings are in the Glass House in Cambridge!

This week I hung some of my artwork in the boardroom at Innovate Cambridge*!

I AM OVER the moon that my art will be helping the vibe of the room to bring about inspiring conversations, and if it’s really a dull meeting – have something nice to look at!

I gave Chanelle who was my contact a few options for the room. I had three series that would have all worked – one aptly called ‘Conversations‘ which visualises conversation types, sparked by the Trump – Zelensky White House broadcast, and one called ‘Falling‘, but we went for the ‘Devour’ series, however, because we were working with immovable fixings in the wall ‘Candour’ didn’t make the cut (although the name was 100% right for meetings!) I’d mixed in a few of my ‘Colouramas‘ into each series – despite all the planning there was a mad dash to get a couple of extra pictures framed and over as we had a weird gap (those immovable fixings in the wall!) – all looks great now!

My work will be there until November, so if you go, please take a pic of your favourite and tag me – social juice is always welcome as I’m trying to grow my arts business 🙂 (like and share, like and share!)

The ‘Devour‘ series are faux landscapes (good enough to eat!), expressive pieces that evoke stormy, elemental landscapes, where smoky greys meet intense colours. ‘Fervour‘ is probably my favourite and has proved most popular for prints (followed by ‘Savour’), and did win first prize in the village show!

The three larger framed paintings are what I call ‘Colouramas’ where I practice how I’m going to move, choose the colours to reflect my mood and then come to the canvas with intention and energy.

*Innovate Cambridge was launched in September 2022 to define the future of the Greater Cambridge life sciences and technology ecosystem to ensure it continues to transform the UK and the world for the better.

“A small act is worth a million thoughts.” Ai Weiwei

Fervour - winner of the art prize

the ‘colourama’ series of paintings

the ‘colourama’ series of paintings

Like ‘Horizons’, ‘Colourama’s‘ are always about the juxtaposition of colours – either in the same family, opposites or complementary. How they look together and what happens when they meet, and what happens when the canvas is left bare – how the texture of the canvas makes it’s own little conversation in the painting. They are intuitive paintings, reflecting how I was feeling, both in colour and energy. Some are inspired by something in the real world, but mostly they are not.

They usually have a roundness and overlays. I practise the moves before paint goes onto the canvas and I often ‘mix’ the colours on the canvas, dropping on colours, moving them around with squeegees, silicon brushes and hake brushes. My intent in my painting is for them to resonate with you and for you to join me in the feeling.

I’m a big fan of Craigie Aitchison, David Hockney, Donald Hamilton Fraser, Howard Hodgkin, Rothko, Barbara Hepworth and Barbara Rae and hope I am channelling those artists, who for me, connect so well with us.

Colourama are a series of acrylic paintings on various size canvas boards and paper playing with colour.

Colourama is a theme I keep coming back to.

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