I spent this summer in the garden, painting and hanging out with my ponies. This large canvas is painted using feathers found during my winter dog walks. I am using feathers in an attempt to really draw upon the feel, spirit and energy of birds and in this painting, the buzzing life force of the…
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Feather Paintings – Sparrows
I pick up feathers when I see them. It’s a childhood habit to delight upon treasures lying in the grass, delicate remnants of an air battle. Mainly pigeon or crow feathers this winter, signs that the buzzards had dined, but sometimes an owl feather, and the other day on the Clyde Valley Walkway two emu…
Half Baked
Art is a slow process in a fast world. It’s old fashioned, soulful, present, confrontational… It’s a way to communcate with spirit, the divine, the primal… At its best, art is a transmission of something that you cannot put into words. Empty yourself to let art flow through you – not as easy as it…
Vigil
Vigil – The Loyalty of Dogs or a Girl’s Best Friend, Ink and Watercolour on Paper The drawing was inspired by my dog Maisie watching me, and made me wonder how the Queen’s dogs were feeling. It’s heartbreaking when a beloved animal dies, are animals heartbroken too? Which in turn made me think of the…
All the Queens Horses
Four days ago the Queen died. My Danish granny lived to be 96 too! The Queen and my Bedste, two inspiring long-lived women. This morning I woke at 5am with an idea… I listen to ‘first-thing thoughts’ as it often feel like guidance! This morning – ’96 days drawing… follow this drawing muse of the…
Pretty Vacant!
To paint is to be present … Riding a horse is to be present, in balance, aware, listening, feeling, allowing …. Alexander Technique teaches how to return to this natural easy alert poised state. Each of these disciplines are a life times work, probably several lifetimes! I wonder why I prefer being at home with…
Intentions – A bit of a stretch!
Artwork – Floating Above, Acrylic and Gold on Panel, 30 x 30cm I wrote a blog a few days ago called ‘The Joy of Not Setting Intentions.’ It definitely helped me have more fun with everything, so returning to the word intention this morning curious about its etymology. Intention comes from the Latin intendere meaning…
Splish, Splash, Splosh! Is it art?
Artwork – Unconditional Love, Kirsten Harris, Acrylic on Canvas, 150 x 100 cm **** Splish, Splash, splosh Gosh The world is awash with artists splish splash sploshing paint retirees newbies anxieties dribbling dropping smearing flicking paint lockdown meltdown get it down on canvas splish, splash, splosh ta dah… it’s art! Look! I am an artist…
The Joy of Not Setting Intentions
Hey – it’s a new moon, set your intentions for the month – a five year plan, perhaps? It’ll be new year before you know it, time for more resolutions. How do you intend to make the most of today? Are you intending to get fit or get rich? Me, I am rebelling against setting…
Heavenly Beings – I am Listening
Heavenly Beings, Oil on Panel, 40 x 40 cm I have tinnitus. It started during lockdown. Apparently it’s common and there seems to be no cure, so I’ve decided to listen into the high frequency, to allow rather than react to it: to be curious and see what I can hear. Now there is an…
Meeting of the Sky Gods
Last week clumsy me damaged a painting. It upset me but in the big scheme of things seemed trivial. Last night I spent half the night dreaming that I should repair it and to repair it by adding horses in the clouds. As I painted the three horses and restored the painting it seemed a…
Reflections on Plagiarism, Stress, Tattoos & the Kindness of Strangers!
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride If turnips were watches, I’d wear one by my side If ‘if’s and ‘and’s’ were pots and pans, There would be no work for tinkers hands! If wishes were horses, beggars would ride Watch! Some ‘turnips’ have no integrity or pride They’ll plagiarise your concept, pass it…