Place Life Colour
Place Life Colour
Welcome to the colour -saturated work of an Ely artist. It’s nice to meet you!
So why Place Life Colour? Let me break it down for you.
I’ve travelled extensively over the years, and before settling in Ely I lived in a village near Heppenheim, in Gemany. I also have a family connection to Norway. As a result of this love of travel, I am fascinated by the specific atmosphere of a place and capturing this in my paintings. One such example is the bustling, colourful and wholly non-corporate feel of Essaouira, a port city on Morocco’s Atlantic coast.
Another would be my approach to a dystopian future, starring Ely Cathedral.
My work isn’t just about human life, although I do love painting portraits and capturing people in day to day moments such as chatting or arguing at a market. It’s also the parts of life that you might sometimes not notice, such as vegetation bursting through a wall or a road, or a gust of wind moving a skirt around someone’s legs. Or the way a crowd of men at a market might look to a group of goats for sale. I choose my colours carefully (or wildly) to express what I see and feelabout such scenes.
I am rarely monochrome, both in life and in my paintings, and I love bright and rich colours. That is my passion and obsession whern making art. Equally when sewing or knitting, for that matter However, as an artist I know that less is often more. I believe that the beauty of colour often show best in a palette of three hues, a different set for each artwork or series (blog post on this coming up soon).
Please feel free to have a browse around the colour-saturated work of an Ely artist.
Many of my framed paintings are for sale. I shall soon list some as high quality prints on good watercolour paper.
You can also browse my blog to read more about individual pieces and my artistic process. And do please get in touch about anything art-related, from commissions to collaborations, using this email address: [email protected] .
I keep up my membership of our county's Open Studio organisation. You can find where I am sharing my art here.
Most of the works here are for sale, both as originals and as high-quality giclee prints.
I am open to comissions, do contact me if you are interested.
Individual or group tuition/workshops would also be of interest.