Like this dry pond at Bodrifty (which I photographed a couple of weeks ago), when I made the momentous decision to survive by my own artistic endeavours, I was forced to pare my existence down to the bare bones out of economic necessity. I now declare myself in line with the official drought crisis that…
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Flowers and Plants that catch my Eye.
Confetti & Tears
A week ago today, my daughter got married. After all the anticipation of the Big Day, when it came to it, this very special ‘right of passage’ was over almost as soon as it had begun and as near to perfection as anyone could have wished for. All the right ingredients were there: the lace…
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I had a few minutes to kill before an appointment in Penzance yesterday so I went for a walk in Penlee Park. It was a bright but breezy day and I came across this tree near the tennis courts with beautiful clusters of white blossom, dancing in the dappled light. It reminds me of the…
Read MoreLaboratory or Factory?
Is your studio a lab for your experiments or is it a factory for churning out artwork to meet exhibition deadlines? At various times, my studio activities fluctuate between the two but relies more heavily on the ‘laboratory’ approach. A work room designed for alchemy, and those ‘eureka’ moments when something happens to open up…
Read MoreMothering Sunday
A posy for all Mothers today.
Read MoreHeavenly Scent
At this time of year when the the fields around us are full of daffodils always reminds me of when my son was born because the hospital where he was delivered into this world was heady with the scent of all the different narcissus varieties………dare I admit, 30 years ago now, but I remember it…
Read Morelace cap hydrangeas
Clover petals in clusters of cream Shades of white, and soft ultramarine, Standing on stalks above fawn pom-pom tops Turning to paper with pink peppery spots. Leggy sweet peas swaying, tall scented heads Cut from long shadows in late Autumn beds, Faded remnants of late Summer’s bloom Sparkling jewels peeping out of the gloom.…
Read MoreSelective Vision
We are presented with so many possibilities for subject matter all the time and I try never to be without some method of recording something that captures my imagination. In this case it was a camera. The colour of a discarded piece of string which has been tossed overboard by a fisherman out at sea…
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