What I really loved about Wales and Ireland was all the varied rock formations on their spectacular coastlines. Porthgain featured dark blue-grey slate that turned bright orange with rust wherever it cracked and the innermost rock was exposed. And now … Continue reading Rust and Shale Rock Formations in Wales
A long time ago my dad took me fossil-hunting and this became the inspiration for a series of images about fossils. And suddenly the marbles are teeming with creatures, the dead come to life again, the world turns!” Georges Cuvier, the … Continue reading Fossil Inspiration
I saw this black and white Pegmatite rock in the National History Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. I thought the patterns on it were amazing and certainly worth a painting.Later I saw this wall in a high-end shop made up of … Continue reading Patterned Stones in Black & White & In Between
Last week Cee’s challenge was colour of choice and I picked grey, my least favourite colour, with the idea of using this colour while exploring Cee’s next series. These rock textures from Ireland were the grey I had in mind … Continue reading Grey Rock Texture Collages from Ireland
Lately all the clothing shops and furniture stores are filled with something I call: ‘Comes in any colour you want as long as it’s grey.’ And it’s not even an interesting grey, a warm grey or a cool grey. Or … Continue reading My Least Favourite Colour: Middle Grey
A photo of the beautiful topographical pattern of a piece of flint stone in the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. I love the jagged edge on the left. Nodules of flint are usually found in chalk cliffs. I’m figuring the … Continue reading The ‘Topographical Map’ Flint Painting
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