Michael Howley Art

Michael Howley Art

bringing nature’s moods into your home

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s o u l s p a c e

Exciting times! I am developing a new art studio space at Soughbridge Mill in Sough Nr. Kelbrook and it will be completed within the next fortnight. It will be another shared space with artist Jacqui...

Recent Moodscapes

Here are a few recent moodscapes inspired by our recent visit to the Isle of Lewis…...

Arttutor.com

I made a welcome return to Arttutor.com this week and went to Liverpool to film two landscape tutorials for them. Here are the pieces that I produced in soft pastels and pastel pencils. I often feel...

Refreshed Studio

Having stripped the Studio walls to take work to Castle Park Arts Centre, Frodsham for our ‘Elements of Art & Soul’ exhibition, I have refreshed my studio area…...

Dance of the Waves

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...

The Source

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...

Earthwomb

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

Harvest

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

Sea of Dreams

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