Red Boat

On the easel at the moment.

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Dales Landscape



Under painting for Dales Landscape

Dales Landscape

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Finished and signed.

Well here it is as promised, the finished piece




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Coincidence!

E-mail from Alice:

"strange coincidence!  your last email, under the subject heading 'Jonah!' has appeared in my Inbox just above Fr Rohr's meditation under the subject heading 'The Sign of Jonah'!"
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A friend of mine sent me this last week and so I thought I'd share it as it seemed to reflect some of the ideas behind my Jonah painting. (Plus it was a bit random).

Image: road100_4303.jpg, by xandert on morguefile.com    Richard Rohr's Daily Meditation Seven Themes of an Alternative Orthodoxy Sixth Theme: The path of descent is the path of transformation. Darkness, failure, relapse, death, and woundedness are our primary teachers, rather than ideas or doctrines (Process). The Sign of Jonah Meditation 26 of 51 No sign will be given you except the sign of Jonah.   — Luke 11:29 This clear one-liner of Jesus feels rather amazing and largely unheard. Especially since our logo became the sign of the cross. Maybe they are the same sign? Indeed it is not a sign at all, but more an anti-sign. It seems to demand that we must release ourselves into a belly of darkness before we can know what is essential. It insists that the spiritual journey is more like giving up control than taking control. It might even be saying that others will often throw us overboard, as was the case with Jonah, and that will get us to the right shore—and even by God’s grace more than any right action on our part. Jonah knew what God was doing, and how God does it, and how right God is—only after emerging from the belly of the whale. He has no message whatsoever to give until he has first endured the journey, the darkness, the spitting up on the right shore—all in spite of his best efforts to avoid these very things. Jonah indeed is our Judeo-Christian symbol of transformation. Jesus had found the Jonah story inspiring, no doubt, because it described almost perfectly what was happening to him! Adapted from Wondrous Encounters: Scripture for Lent, pp. 31-32 (También disponible en Español)

Late Summer - Sadberge

 This one is a view from our back garden over the farmland, the reason we bought our bungalow. It never ceases to inspire me and surprise me with the odd heron popping in to enjoy the view too!

I have worked more into the sky since I took these photos this morning so will update tomorrow hopefully. I have also included some close ups so you can get an idea of the detail.

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Print, rip and paste!

Some more excerpts from my sketchpad/workbook, and a votive glass using my tulips from 'Spring'. You may recognize some of the other images from my paintings too.

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Heron

What a wonderful surprise... a heron in the field out the back of ours. Couldn't believe it!

Some inspirations.

For a slight change I thought it would be refreshing to post a few pieces of work from contemporary artists I admire, so here goes. I hope you enjoy them too.

I came upon this artist on a visit to Harrogate in the summer with my sister. We popped into Walker Galleries on Montpellier Parade for some inspiration, and there it was in the work of Katherine Swinfen Eady. Here are just two of her wonderful paintings, to see more click here.

The Garden Cottages, Mull

Owl in Moonlight

                                                                                      

                                                                                                   
Malcolm Ashman is another artist who I have just discovered. Born in Bath in 1957 he studied at Somerset College of Art and is a member of the RBA.

Wye Valley 2



Southstoke 11
















Finally the wonderful work of Elaine Pamphilon. You can find out more about this Cornish based artist by following this link. Walks along the cliffs and sea paths, observing the changing light of sea and sky have been a strong influence in her work.




nature reserve with molehills and cowslips 

porthmeor from man's head

motoko's jug and leach bowl   

Another piece on the go...

 

From experiments with gesso in my sketchpad to the canvas. 



Working with Jonah

As yet I haven't decided on a title for this one. Some of my thought processes and research references that have gone into it are outlined here.

The story of Jonah symbolises the human soul as it undergoes the transformation described by Jesus as being” born again”.

The whale also represents the world of physical substance, and the prison of the mortal self from which the immortal soul within is eventually set free.   http://www.examiner.com/article/spiritual-symbolism-of-jonah-and-the-whale
Bruce Johnson

The whale represents the earth and man’s lower nature.

...a mighty storm -

                              friction/ discomfort facilitates and encourages inner growth -

                                                                                belly (of a whale),  womb,    
 birth, death,rebirth.

 Not finished but shaping up.

Painting in progress.

Work continues on this one...

 

 



Detail

The little church and graveyard are from a sketch of Kilmartin and the colourful houses inspired by visits to both the West Coast of Scotland and the fishing villages of West Wales.