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Lockdown

6/25/2020

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Sadly the last few months have been dominated by the Covid -19 pandemic. Now as the UK gradually lessens the restrictions we find ourselves adjusting to new circumstances and  making adjustments to manage the continued risks. 

As I have been unable to use my studio during this time I have been working at home predominately in sketchbooks. New projects are underway with thoughts and ideas gradually taking shape. Everything has been moving at a gentle pace.

One of the consequences of this lockdown period has been to watch Spring merge into Summer. Not being able to go out, has meant the garden has figured more prominently in my daily life. Beside offering a calm counter balance to the all the stressful news, I have had time to notice smaller details and to fully appreciate this patch of ground on my doorstep. The afternoon light has been a delight. Watching the garden wakeup from winter and gently close in the space with various greens, purples and beautiful textures  has been a real 'tonic'.
​ I certainly feel people living in flats must have had a particularly tough time over the three months, having no outdoor space to escape to. 
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Textures and details figure high on the things I am particularly enjoying. These have sparked  ideas for work which I am in the process of developing which I will share in due course. . 
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  • About
  • Musings
  • Gallery
  • Artist Books
    • Reverberations
    • The Poems of Mrs Opie: A Return To Possibilities
    • Out of the Ashes
    • At Melville's Tomb
    • The Ark
    • The Great Gathering
    • Lost Voices - Whaling
    • Salts - LighthouseKeeping
    • The Future of Ice
    • The Sea
    • Holuhraun 2014 -2015
    • Silent Spring Revisited
    • Capturing the Moment.
  • Contact