During the first month of Lock-down, March 2020, I found the connection to nature to be stronger and life affirming. I have always followed the blossom, but this time I took to painting it.
Blossom and vase | Hanami 2020 Oil and gesso on board 60 x 60cms
Sakura 1st April 2020 oil on plywood 15 x15cm
Cherry Blossom in a tarnished silver vase 2020 Oil on board 20 x 30 cms
Sweet Peas in a silver vase | hot summer Summer 2020 oil on gessoed board, 60 x 60cms
2022Solar Cycle Series
Started to paint as the light started to return
First Snow Drops in Saké cup | new light Feb 2022 oil on gessoed panel, 8″ x 8″ x 1.5cms
Early spring light | Primroses in saké cup on white cloth March 2022 oil on gessoed panel, 10″ x 10″ x1.5cm
New Light | Cherry Plum in tarnished silver vase Spring 2022, oil on gessoed board 16″ x 16″
Winter Flowering Cherry in Japanese vase on white cloth | Late WinterJan-March 2022 oil on gessoed panel, 14″ x 14″
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