Finished!
Posted on October 23, 2009
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I have at long last finished the new painting.Tired but relieved and thrilled that it is complete.
I am inspired for the next one and have already done a few sketches
So watch this space!
Started!
Posted on September 5, 2009
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Yesterday I started the painting and am excited
about this particular journey .
Watch this space!
Back again
Posted on September 2, 2009
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Back in the studio again,well nearly,after a long absence.People often ask me how long it takes to paint a picture…but it is never the painting of it that takes the time but the thinking about it.As I paint from my own personal experiences on my journey,I also have to live it !This one I am about to do has been whizzing round in my head for years but I suspect at long last I have a “handle” on it.I know what it has to say but its getting the right visual image in my head,to say it.In the end it has to show that Jesus has the victory in ALL situations.
The Bigger Picture
Posted on September 29, 2007
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Last week I finished another painting in the new series. It didn’t turn out as I expected but then it rarely does. Photos on the web page soon
New Silk painting finished
Posted on September 10, 2007
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On Saturday I finished a new painting for the third series.
As it was the first one for a year, everything seemed more difficult than usual.Since I had surgery for a new metal knee at the end of February I have been struggling with the thought that I may not be able to stand and paint again, but the desire to get in the studio is very strong and at last I got in there a couple of weeks ago.
The painting is as ever, different to my original sketches and expectations…but hopefully says what I want it to say.
Back to Work!
Posted on September 18, 2006
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I’ve been away for about a month in France, staying with friends. So I suspect time for playing is over!
I feel like I painted myself to a bit of a standstill before I went away.I have lots of ideas but getting the images from my mind onto the silk is always the biggest step.
It’s never lack of ideas, it’s more about deciding which one will say what I want it to say, with the greatest impact.The last series, Crossroads was a very different process. I had in my mind a moving video. Then I would play it backwards and forwards until I could try to see and paint the single still frame that would tell part of the story and some of the conclusions.
As always God is doing a new thing and there is never a definite formula to the way I get the images or paint. I have lots of images in my mind and a few in sketch books…
But…which ones go with which verses? I shall meditate more on each verse and see where it takes me. As they say “watch this space”
Painting 3 and 4 now completed
Posted on July 19, 2006
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My aplologies for not writing more, but it’s been a very busy time for me. I’ve now finished 2 more paintings from psalm 139. I’ll try to upload pictures of them soon.
The Bigger Picture – second painting
Posted on June 7, 2006
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The second painting is now finished after an interesting “journey” with it. It illustrates verse 15 of Psalm 139.
More details to follow…
The Bigger Picture – the first painting completed
Posted on May 7, 2006
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At last the news is that I have started the new series of paintings and on Friday finished the first one.
I don’t I’ve ever had such an experience before, such a burst of creativity!
Just as I was about to start, I was thinking about the scripture that would go with the picture. I felt the Lord say to illustrate Psalm 139 from my own perspective and experience.
As I sat and pondered this, in trepidation, I realised that many of the images I had thought about may fit in somewhere in the psalm.
So with great excitement and plenty of nervousness I went into the studio to start. It’s been such a long time since I worked in there, that I felt as if I was on the edge of a cliff with severe vertigo!
Strangely, even before I started, I thought it would be great to paint on a piece of silk that was mid width between 90cm and 140cm. I took out a remnant of silk, instead of from a roll and found it to be 110cm. I have no recollection of buying a piece that size and had to build a new frame for it. I cut it in half, thinking I would have 2 paintings that width and started to paint what I thought was a great image. Two days later after many hours I had to abandon it. It just wasn’t beautiful enough!
Then came the revelation!
I felt the Lord say “who are you painting for? You or me?”
So I took the silk down and started again with the spare piece of silk and painted what I think is His picture.
It is so different from my original idea and so much more profound. It illustrates verse 16.
Only 4 people have seen it so far, so I need to wait and see if is right before putting it on the web page.
The Last painting In the Crossroads series
Posted on June 30, 2005
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The six foot painting is dominated by a gigantic irridescent angel holding a banner saying “grace” and its robes at the bottom forming the word “humility”.
The angel is standing on a beach where the word ” betrayed “formed by metal nails is being washed away by the surf.
The word “forgiven” is being washed in, on the edge, by the waves.
Surrounding the angel, causing much confusion, are dominating words, such as “bullying”, “panic “, ” slander”, and “lies”.
Within the angel is a crouched figure wrapped in a protective golden cloak.
I wanted to create a place of calm and peace, when all around is disruption and discord. Only a very few people have seen the painting in my studio but it has already sparked some interesting conversations! We’ll try to get a photograph of it, together with the other new paintings, on the web as soon as possible.