Michael Howley Art

Michael Howley Art

bringing nature’s moods into your home

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Happenings

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...

Acrylic Moodscapes

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...

Staithes Arts Festival 2014

I had a great time this weekend at Staithes Arts Festival where I exhibited my new range of seascapes in a characterful cottage which had been kindly leant to me by Jim, a friend of my sister. I had...

More Watercolour Moodscapes

The moodscapes are beginning to flow again. Here are my latest ones: Gentle Seas Morning Mood Sunrise over the Moors Shadows and Reflections...

Innerscapes, Abstracts and Moodscapes

I’ve been ‘in the zone’ this week with my painting and below are the results. The ‘Innerscapes’ and ‘Abstracts’ emerged through a process of changing...

Soundscapes, etc.

Following my recent moodscapes in watercolours, I continued with the series into soft pastels. Below is a piece called ‘Dark Mountains’ which captures for me, the subtle beauty of night...

Watercolour Moodscapes, continued

Here are some more of my current watercolour ‘moodscapes’ series. Hope you like them. You can see the full collection by clicking the Moodscapes tab at the top of this page. Dawn Mist...