Collages
Sunlit series
I like to use found and recycled items, along with pen work and thread.
These collages are on khadi paper ... a surface that I find quite 'sympathetic' to collage work and stitching. It is a natural product and varies in texture.
In North West UK, you really have to pick and choose your sunny moments and make the most of them.
I made these pieces over a periods of time, observing pools of sunlight on my living room floor.
If you like mixed media/collage, take look at my 'Trees and such' project.
Mini collages
Variations on the series
Some larger explorations of shapes, shadows and reflections
Individual pieces
Blue Time
Many of my works reflect a mood or just a thought I have. This little mixed media piece represents on the one hand a static time during the pandemic lockdown period, and on the other, an acknowledgement of the increasingly rapid passage of time as you get older.
Created on mountboard. 19.5cx15.5cm
White frame added digitally
Orange & Blue Panel
Layering and combining intense colours is satisfying and this particular combination really sings.
When I was making it, I experimented with different oranges - gouache, inks, watercolours, eventually settling on a harmonious combination.
I used the blue ink soaked piece in a top layer breaking across the panel.
Mixed media
On mountboard
42x14.5cm
Looking down on the East Lancs Railway , Bolton Street Station, Bury
I'm very fond of this view of the station. It's from the little road just above. The station is run by volunteers and runs a steam programme during the summer holidays. In recent years it has been 'dressed up' ...wearing the face of Thomas the Tank engine on the front.
Collage onto mountboard 30x22cm (approx).
When I Close my Eyes
Closing your eyes sometimes let you see strange intermittent patches of colour and patterns making their way across the cornea. I have tried to portray this wierd and fascinating phenomena.
Paint layers on card, stitching into the corrugated layers.
20x25cm