February 8, 2015

still dabbling (paddling?) in the shallows

sea paintings are improving
rock paintings are degenerating (crumbling?) to sand
*sigh*
more tomorrow

Posted in cold wax, colour, Donegal, Ireland, methods, multiples / panoramas, nature, painting, wooden panels
Tagged abstract, art, beach, donegal, granite, Liz Doyle, painting, process, sand, sea, spray
1 Comment

February 7, 2015

black and blue update

they’re coming along
more tomorrow

at the moment I am happier with the smaller, 40cm square ones

Posted in cold wax, colour, Donegal, methods, multiples / panoramas, nature, painting, wooden panels
Tagged abstract, art, Liz Doyle, painting, process, studio
Leave a comment

February 2, 2015

6 pieces 3 easels 3 stages so far

Saturday

Sunday

Monday

Posted in cold wax, colour, Donegal, Ireland, methods, multiples / panoramas, painting, wooden panels
Tagged abstract, art, cold wax medium, Liz Doyle, process, studio
Leave a comment

January 31, 2015

abstraction

Why on earth would I attempt to paint landscapes when you can get photos like these?
Admittedly the saturation is high and the pixels are visible
This sort of thing is a rich source for abstraction, combined with the sharp hail on my nose and my wet feet from the incoming tide

And Junos disappointment at the orange fishing float not being a ball (too hard too heavy) is just icing on the cake
Its February tomorrow, Spring will soon be here
Keep warm, be safe 🙂

Posted in biography, colour, Donegal, meditation, methods, nature, painting
Tagged Abstract art, abstraction, art, donegal, landscape, Liz Doyle, photography, winter
Leave a comment

January 21, 2015

retrospective

coming accross a facebook profile pic taken about 12 years ago gave me the idea to do a bit of a nostalgic trawl
here is that pic:

and here are some paintings from a few years ago ( not 12 years ago as I havent got photos of most of them, but starting from about 7 yrs back)

And me again in spray painting mood!

And last summer, the wrinkles are setting in, but who cares, life is good

And now a granny in my corner!

And when it started

Thanks everyone for following my journey

Posted in biography, colour, meditation, painting
Tagged abstract, art, Liz Doyle, painting, retrospective, selfie
6 Comments

January 13, 2015

4 postcard pieces on paper and the panels again

Posted in cold wax, colour, multiples / panoramas, painting, wanderings abroad, wooden panels
Tagged abstract, art, cold wax medium, Liz Doyle, oil on paper, painting, Portugal
10 Comments

January 1, 2015

second session light fading

Couldn’t resist going back into the studio for a bit more tinkering with the 2 stones panels
But the light wasn’t really good enough
Having a battle between realising the clear shapes or having the shapes suggest themselves as they loom out of the murk
So they keep coming and going away again

details :

and the small panels for Portugal are yellow now

Posted in cold wax, colour, Donegal, doodles, Ireland, meditation, methods, painting, wooden panels
Tagged abstract, art, cold wax medium, Liz Doyle, painting
9 Comments

December 20, 2014

progress with paint and asking the obvious questions

Monolithic, powerful, virile?
How were the standing stones viewed 5k years ago?
What was their symbolism?

I am intrigued by how the walls were built and if and how the stones were cut
I am fascinated by the field patterns of miles of parrallel walls still repeated today
Fanning out inwards from the coastal cliffs of Mayo

I am bowled over by the intricate plans and scale drawings, in red, made by the archeologists of Ceide Fields
More questions than answers, my personal response has to be with paint