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PINKY BLUE

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PINKY BLUE brings you my art and studio tips. And a wee bit of chat too!

Hello You!

How’s your week going?

Me and the boy Jonathan (‘I’m a grown-up man! I’ve got a pension and everything!’) were meant to be going to a music festival this weekend but Covid seems to have had other ideas.

We’re currently playing a game of ‘Can we? Can we not?’

Only time and the little grey line (or rather the lack of it) will tell!

If we do get to go it’ll be the first festival since 2019 and I’ll be so excited to be there!! I know it’s not for everyone but for me there’s so much to love about being together with a load of friends, dancing under the stars to good music, glitter on smiling faces under the obligatory festival hats.

You can’t beat it!

By the way, a ‘festival hat’ is a hat that would never see the light of day anywhere else but which takes on a supercool status when worn over unwashed hair in a field.

But it’s fine. What happens at festival. Stays at festival. *

It may just be for a few days but when you get away from all the ‘stuff’ we surround ourselves with day in and day out you get a true sense of what you need to feel a sense of connection. It may be different for you but for me, it’s the people I love, fresh air, spaciousness, music, and creativity.

When we strip our life back to the things that really matter, it’s amazing how much we can do without.

Although, to be honest, there is a limit to how long I’m prepared to go without shampoo!

And on the subject of paring back to feel more connected ….

Here are a couple of recent paintings I want to share with you.

I usually go for a fairly limited palette as I find the restrictions enhance my creative process but the first one took that a step further.

There’s both a lot less structured - a shift away from earlier work that was inspired by the cityscape I used to inhabit. These paintings aren’t literal by any means but I can certainly see the influence of the coastal environment coming through.

Perhaps you can spot it too?

I’m loving the expressive marks and the sense of freedom which indicates a greater sense of connection to the land and sea.

They’re both small. Just 12” x 12” (30 x 30 cm) mixed media on wooden panels. When I get out of the alcove and into my new studio (dropping mid-Sept)* I can imagine going larger in this direction larger.

They’re part of a series I’ll be releasing soon. As one of my ‘gang’ you’ll get first dibs! *

This week’s glossary …

* a Fight Club reference.

* the right to purchase before anyone else

* not entirely sure what this means but folks on Instagram drop things all the time

 

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Till next time,

A wee bit about me. I’m a Scottish abstract artist working in mixed media. I’m a member of the Abstract’d Art Collective, part of the team at Art2Life, and a Coach Assistant on the Creative Visionary Programme with Nicholas Wilton. I previously ran a hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy practice working with many people including artists, musicians, performers, and writers. I live on the Isle of Cumbrae with my husband and a rather annoying cat called Scout. My work is held in collections in Canada, US, UK and UAE.

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