Tuesday 8 March 2011

Wonderful source of inspiration which lifts the soul into the heavens...

While busy with all the  preparations for my forthcoming exhibition 'Colour Worlds' due to open on the 25th  of March my dear friend and sister artist Claudia Dose sent me this video link.  This video is richly inspirational and find myself  joyously swimming in the infinity of space ...watch and be transported into the magic of the Universe


The Universe - Nebulas


A nebula is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen gas, helium gas
and other ionized gases. Originally nebula was a general name for any
extended astronomical object, including galaxies beyond the Milky Way.
Nebulae often form star-forming regions.    Formation: many nebulae or
stars form from the

Monday 7 March 2011

'Colour Worlds ' Exhibition The Landsdown Gallery Stroud 25- 30 March 2011

"There is no end to anything round" --- Rumi

'Colour Worlds' is my first solo exhibition in two years and displays a selection of recent paintings which all depict the circle . I have being painting this motif exclusively over the last eighteen  months and find this Universal symbol endlessly inspiring 

 The circular forms cover a wide range of themes from the vast aesthetic pleasure of the universe, to dazzling everyday effects such as sunlight playing on water. Combining rich, jewel-like colours with a variety of diverse media including found objects such as bottle tops, wheel hubs and buttons-my aim with these paintings is to  inspire, uplift and delight the viewer