Michael

I have been showing my work at Staithes Arts festival this weekend and was talking about this series of paintings called ‘Happenings’. I am tempted to leave them untitled because people bring such personal and independent responses to them. Having said that, ‘Dance of the Waves’ does suit this piece which has just found a new home following the festival. Dance of the Waves

I struggled to find the right title for this as it seemed like the end of the tunnel or journey and a new beginning or birth. I settled on ‘the Source’ which captures for me the place from which all things came and to which they will all return. The Source

This recent ‘happening’ I have given the name ‘Earthwomb’..

For some reason the title ‘Harvest’ came to me for this one. I think perhaps it’s a painting about coming to spiritual fruition.

This painting seemed to suggest the rhythm of the sea and the presence of the moon…

Here are two more ‘happenings’ from the studio this weekend…

I’m quite pleased with today’s painting as it seems to capture a sense of flow without being anything in particular. I like the warm and cool elements and the shifts in tone

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been working on a series of intuitive oil paintings. Painting quite directly and on primed board, I tried to allow the images to flow. I guess you could call them ‘happenings’…. Sea of Light Guardian of the Sea The Leap Spirits of the Deep Dance of the Waves Spirit of Fire The Battle Rise Up Sea of Tranquility Light of Hope

Having recently ended our exhibition at Creative with Nature Gallery in Todmorden, I thought I’d post some of the Acrylic Moodscape images that were on show. This series was triggered by a journey home across the moors from Howarth – no artificial lighting, just the last glimmer of natural light and a dark horizon. The full collection can be found through the Moodscapes tab at the top of this page.