DEC 11 2021
Charcoal and oil bars on canvas Water 5 Air 6 Swimming back to shore the water feels as thick as treacle, the ripples slowly moving away from my body. Red and green willows reflected on the deep black...
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Charcoal and oil bars on canvas Water 6 Air 13 Looking out over the lake I notice fish normally hidden in the weeds, moving like shadows beneath the surface. I watch the shadows in the ripples and...
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Video footage Water 7 Air 12 Underwater camera attached to my chest. Watching the interaction between underwater, my body, surface, reflections, land and air
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Oil bars and oil pastels on canvas Water 3 Air 3 The cold water feels like it’s cutting through my hands, shoulders and feet.
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Charcoal and oil pastels on paper Water 7 Air 13 Immediately after swimming I sketched on paper using charcoal. That night I dreamt of pink, green and ochre waterscapes.
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Ink, charcoal, oil pastels and oil bars on canvas Water 2 Air 1 Experimenting with colour palettes and capturing a sense of movement
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Experimenting with outdoor exhibition ideas. Could paintings be installed for long periods of time? How would they weather and interact with the landscape? Could they be exhibited in a gallery space...
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First stop on a sea swimming and painting residential trip to North Wales. Quick studies made from the jetty on a cold and stormy afternoon.
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Studies made after sea swimming, feeling the exhilarating rush of sea air and spray. Oil paints applied directly from the tube onto un-primed canvas, dry brushwork, sand and salt air.
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