Letting the paint lead the way in the studio today.
Month: June 2020
working with light
After a breathtakingly beautiful sunset and sky two nights ago I returned to the studio today to practice some more exercises from Tony Smibert’s “Turner’s Apprentice”.
In the chapter “Working with light” he writes, ”Learn what you can from Turner, certainly, but also study the play of light in nature, adapt what you learn and allow what you see to inspire drama within landscapes painted in your own way”.
When you see the sky from two nights ago you can see why I was inspired.
Return to the Sacred Valley
The salt pans at Maras, Peru.
Seven years ago today we were visiting the Sacred Valley in Peru on our way to Machu Picchu. We visited the Inca crop circles at Moray and the salt pans at Maras. I had started my blog just a few weeks before to document and share our journey. Here we are seven years later and the blog continues. I noted that day how abstract the landscape was and would be something “for the studio when we’re home”. Well, better late than never.
Here is the original post for you to enjoy; “Its getting closer” refers to the anticipation of our arrival at Machu Picchu, of which more on another day
Machu Picchu – 7 The Sacred Valley June 8th, 2013
…Another day full of remarkable sights and images. The terraced Inca crop circles at Moray date back to the 13th century, each level with its own microclimate. Then on to the pre-Incan salineras or salt pans at Maras, which create a stunning abstract landscape. Something for the studio when we´re home. We then hiked down to the valley, pausing to enjoy the beauty of the Urubamba river before lunch and a quite afternoon to help acclimatize to the altitude. On to Pisac and Cusco tomorrow before meeting our hiking group on Monday evening. It´s getting closer!…
no need for a title
No agenda, no direction, just letting the colours march across the paper today and hoping for the best. They didn’t let me down.
D-Day 76
On the 76th Anniversary of D-Day we remember with gratitude the 150,000 Allied troops that stormed the beaches of Northern France and began the march towards victory and the overthrow of Hitler and the Nazi regime.
Lest we forget 🇨🇦
no justice no peace
No this is not Crimea but Washington DC where peaceful protesters were attacked by police and National Guard with tear gas and rubber bullets at 6:47 on June the 1st.
Dedicated to the memories of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
No Justice No Peace
8’46”
In memory of George Floyd whose life was celebrated today in Minneapolis in a moving memorial service that ended with 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silent remembrance; 8 minutes and 46 seconds that represented the last minutes of his life; 8 minutes and 46 seconds during which he was unable to breath. Stand in silence as I did today for 8 minutes and 46 seconds if you haven’t done so already and remember George Floyd.
a day of hope
Today was a day of hope: from the peaceful demonstrations across America, here in Canada and around the world, like this watercolour scene of Hyde Park London today; from the four charges against those responsible for the death of George Floyd; from the presidential voice of President Obama; and from the words of General Mattis.
blackout tuesday
“darkness cannot drive out darkness…
…only light can do that.”
I read these words by Martin Luther King today posted with an image of a darkened White House after its lights were turned off last night which led to this water-colour in the studio.
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