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4 of 5 new works underway, all same theme, inspired by winter woods near my home. Interesting week ahead beckons moving these forward to their 'endings'. Not sure how I'll get there, or where 'there' is, but the journey is the thing. #abstractart #abstractlandscape #simonbirdart
Heading to a finished piece. I like the way abstract work has an organic way of working out what it wants to be. Plus a shot of my extra painting tools. Spot the marks made with ink and pine needles. #abstractart #abstractpainting #simonbirdart
New preparatory work 'Flint'. Acrylic, charcoal and graphite on paper. This small stone was locked in ice for millennia, dumped in a river bed when the ice melted, left high and dry when river retreated and picked up by me last weekend. #abstractpainting #simonbirdart
sketch for 'Dormancy' acrylic and charcoal on paper. #abstractart #abstractlandscape #simonbirdart
A day spent working on landscape elements. All 'work in progress' and all based on local heathland which is more scare than rainforest apparently! #abstractart #abstractlandscape #surreyheath
Even when I explore the vertical (first pic) I love the way form of the landscape emerges in the end (horizontal version)
Dipping in and out of abstract. Investigating shapes and edges building ideas for @NewlynArtSchool mentoring programme #abstract art #abstractpainting #abstractlandscape
Some new work taking shape after mucking about for 5 hours yesterday
heading for the weekend with a headful of ideas and things to try out. more sketches from the woods...
For Tom 'some of your work's ok but I don't like the blocky stuff' Tootal....a sketch entitled More Blocky Stuff 😀