Finding a Way Out

Yes, there was a time when I had fire in my soul and I have been ground down. However it is never too late. This song by U2 says it all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgwvqO-_luM

Finding a Way Out
oil on paper

Wisdom

We all have something inside of us that makes us get up every morning, something that brings us joy. God in his wisdom has given each of us a reason to live , not only to live, but live happily. Sometimes I lose sight of the fact that I simply love to paint. In all the struggle to earn money, to be recognised, to leave my mark on the world.In this all too brief life that we live, maybe its just enough to live an artists life.

Wisdom
oil on paper

Needs Must.....

For years I have been craving to get out and paint plein air. So, I started from a safe position, our front garden and this is what I managed to achieve in three hours in the freezing cold. I can't tell how much I enjoyed, what I am really looking forward to now is painting blossoms, out there for real.

Needs Must
oil on board
10"x 8"

Day 2 Sunrise

Today I looked out the window and saw this sunrise, not as good as the real thing , but its my version.
I painted this in gouache which is quite hard to work with , brush needs to be fully loaded or it doesn't flow.

Day 2 Sunrise
gouache in Sketchbook

Another Day One

Yes, another day one. I will, hopefully be sketching everyday as a response to how I am feeling and what is inspiring me at the moment. Not creating is seriously affecting me, so to try and shift things I am start at the beginning. This is a sketch that has been sitting in my sketch book for months and it was a good place to start, to add some colour and line to.

Day One
Sketchbook

For the Love of Autumn

And so begins a series for the love of , of which as all artists know there are many.

For the Love of Autumn
oil on paper
8.5"x 8.5"