INTO THE STORM

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Acrylic on canvas                                                                                                                                                                     Again, this cloud painting was painted in Australia and continues the theme of semi abstracting subject matter.

This is one of my all time favourite paintings which I painted in Australia and entered into the ' United Nations Year Of the Forests' exhibition. It won me the first prize and it sold on the opening night.
It is of the magnificent Karrie trees of Margaret River in West Australia.

I have had a break in my painting and my blogging following the devastating loss of my husband Philip  after 40 yrs of wonderful marriage. I have returned to live in England and be nearer to both his and my family. I've now been here for nine months and have only just managed to complete two paintings. This is a start. I will now try to build up my motivation and confidence and go from here. My loss has been unbearable but I'm sure Philip would not wish me to give up.

Morning Light. Acrylic on canvas. 51cm x 51cm

Morning Light won a highly commended in the W.A.S.A. exhibition. It was painted on stretched canvas and on a dark background. I made the background using Ultramarine blue and Cadmium red. This is a better formula than using black. This method creates vibrant colours. There is a certain magic in looking through trees. The English artist John Hammond demonstrates this perfectly.

My painting "Golden Hills and Blue Gums" just won me the overall art prize with the West Australian Society of Arts. Very pleased indeed as this is the second time I have won this prize.

Golden Hills and Blue Gums. 20"x20" Oil on canvas

My inspiration for this painting was an area around Bathurst. From the one photograph, I managed to create four different images. It's a beautiful part of the country. It was the first time that I had been to the Mitchel school of art and the weather had been hot and dry for months. I just love the dry crinckled look of the ochre paddocks after such a dry spell. The second time I went to Bathurst they had experiencd quite a lot more rain and I was so dissapointed that eveything was very green. I felt cheated but , you can't have it all ways can you?

I have had a few weeks break in my blogging because I have been compiling a web site of my own. I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience although, at first, I was very scared of tackling the project. I'm now very proud of myself. I used Artspan which was advertised in the International Artist, art magazine. Of course, they provide all the tools and instructions and we fill in the body by creating pages and uploading images. Very satisfying. So now I can get back to my blog.