Blue Nature Series

BLUE NATURE

IN TUNE WITH THE INFINITE

Acrylic ink on canvas 2018
90 x 120cm
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THROUGH THE NIGHT

Acrylic ink on canvas 2018
60 x 75cm
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IF I CLOSE MY EYES

This owl sings a song for my sister, who for years was legally blind. It tells the story of courage and bravery, seeing the light even when your eyes are closed. She was given a miracle of corneal grafts, grabbed life with both hands and has gone on to become a top performing musician. Here's to you Michelle Urquhart, one of my heroes.

Acrylic ink on canvas 2018
75 x 90cm
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I DO NOT HAVE TO SEE YOU TO CARRY YOU IN MY HEART

These antlers, looking like trees, are actually the beautiful, intricate vessels of the heart. They symbolise the connections with the people who are precious to us - we carry them all within us, entwined into the tree branches of our hearts.

Acrylic ink on canvas 2018
60 x 120cm

HENRIETTA

Acrylic ink on canvas 2018
60 x 75cm
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HENRY

Acrylic ink on canvas 2018
60 x 75cm
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MOTHER NATURE
Acrylic ink on canvas 2017
100 x 122cm

JOURNEY THROUGH

Acrylic ink on canvas 2017
76 x 102cm
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FLOW

Acrylic ink on canvas 2017
122 x 61cm
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UNFURL

Acrylic ink on canvas 2017
90 x 120cm
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WEAR YOUR HEART ON YOUR SLEEVE

Acrylic ink on canvas 2017
90 x 120cm
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THE MESSENGER

Watercolour on canvas 2015
50 x 50cm
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THE MYSTIC

Watercolour on canvas 2015
50 x 50cm

RELEASE

Letting go ...
I meditated before starting this painting on things I wanted to let go of in my life, beliefs that no longer served me. I made a list of people and situations I wanted to forgive.

This stag is looking into the future, her eyes alive and clear. Her antlers are dissolving; releasing, setting free the old. A painting for new beginnings ...

Watercolour on canvas 2015
90 x 120cm
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FORGIVENESS

Alone in my studio, thoughts of people I wanted to forgive churning within me.
I made a list. A long list ...
And birds swirled from antlers, forgiveness on wings, setting me free.

Watercolour on canvas 2015
90 x 120cm
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WINDOWS III

Eyes, windows to the soul.
Remove the outer details and still the essence of within remains. With so little information we can still understand so much. As I painted these eyes, I had a sense of both being watched and being the watcher. It made me think of when I meet someone new for the first time. I wonder: are they truly seeing me - and can I truly see them.

Watercolour on canvas 2015
50 x 50cm
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OF TENDERNESS AND DETERMINATION

As I painted this stag, memories flooded in of my years as a creative director of multi-media spectaculars. So much determination, my dreams out there painted in light - a young woman in a man’s world. I was far from home, speaking in different languages, the thrill and the stress of the show on my shoulders ...

Some days I imagined myself 6 foot tall with a huge moustache.
Some days I forgot about, or just couldn't show, the expression of tenderness (was it a weakness to show it? Or a weakness to not?)

Without determination the shows would not have gone on.
Without tenderness, the poetry of life was missing.

Watercolour on canvas 2015
90 x 120cm
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SPRING

Watercolour on canvas 2015
70 x 90cm
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MORNING DEW

Watercolour on canvas 2015
50 x 50cm
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FLURRY

Watercolour on canvas 2015
50 x 50cm
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EVANESCE

Watercolour on canvas 2015
70 x 50cm
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OWL DREAMING

Watercolour on canvas 2015
70 x 50cm
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LUMIERE

And if there was no darkness there would be no light...
My dark background owl paintings are an affirmation, a reminder for those challenging times that the sun will rise and a new day begin again.

Watercolour on canvas 2015
70 x 100cm
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POWER

Watercolour on canvas 2015
70 x 100cm
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SOAKED

Watercolour on canvas 2015
50 x 50cm
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SENTIENCE

I painted this Red Kite before going to a big exhibition in Edinburgh, to give me courage. I was down to my last few pounds and had risked alot. This Red Kite sits on the edge of a cliff, ready to leap into the future. She is calm, clear and confident. She knows who she is. Looking over her shoulder, she beckons me with courage to follow her clear flight into the future.
P.S - the exhibition was a success

Watercolour on canvas 2015
90 x 150cm
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IT'S WHEN I AM STILL THAT THE IDEAS ALIGHT

Focusing on an idea brings it from the world of imagination, into reality... These owls are about the birth of something new, swooping into life. They are also about asking ourselves which thoughts we choose to focus on; are our thoughts serving us or are we serving them?
In my art, I am constantly seeking to hear my clearest voice, to hear my own truly unique thoughts; to choose which ideas I will bring into life.

Watercolour on canvas 2015
90 x 150cm
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