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It’s important to me that art is accessible. I think it’s a good thing that kids live with original art in their home - & that they are inspired by it. A surprising number of people (to me) buy my work for their kids
Rainbow Freedom (2022)
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In her final years, her brushwork exploded across her canvases in powerful emotive colours & daring pattern. The Golden Teapot (c1962), Tulips (c1962), the Poppy Field (c1963)
The paintings of the ‘60s flicker & glow with colour & intensity. Her mature work was a triumph of colour & vivacity. Anemones (c1962), Vase with Mixed Flowers (c1962), the Crypt, St Mark’s, Venice (1963-4) & In the Church of Madre Deus (c1962)
She was President of the Scottish Society of Women Artists (1944-7). Portrait of a Woman Knitting (1947), The Worcester Jug (c1946), Pinks (1947) & The Mantelpiece (c1947). She was a convivial host & her home became a gathering place for artists.
In 1934 she returned to Hawick & exhibited in Edinburgh. Self-portrait (1943), Study in White (c1939), Still Life (c1938) & Tulips (c1938-9) Dwelling in Scotland would lead her to refocus her efforts on her art. Tonality & volume were also concerns for her at the time.
An old watercolour of mine from 36 years ago! The Thatch Pub (1986)
Merry Christmas! Nollaig Shona Duit go Léir! Happy Holidays! I was looking thru Twitter this morning as I wait for a lift home for a family Christmas Dinner & it was striking that on a day about hope there were several long & angry threads that shared some fatal flaws.
Tiepolo (1696-1770) was the greatest decorative artist of the 18th C. His angels are truly divine. His command of the brush when drawing is awe inspiring to artists today!
Caravaggio (1571-1610) - His angels are half heavenly being, half sensual - the sacred & the profane
Pontormo (1494-1557) - a gifted draughtsman; his angels have a strange & aerial impressiveness that is mesmerically attractive