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My Art, the Outdoor and Life
Recently I’ve been away on a short holiday, my first in three years, because of the pandemic. Travelling on the train, when I reached Dawlish in Devon, I saw the sea and the Horizon for…
Art Style-A Yearning for Form
After years of chasing after atmospheric art, after being wowed by Turner, the smeared, palette knife works of Erin ward, Louise Balaam, etc. Like Plein air painting years ago, I’ve noticed it all tended to…
Buddhism through Art – Non-Self and Figure Drawing
Zen Master Dogen writes, ‘To study Buddhism is to study the Self; to study the Self is to forget the Self.’ Who are we? What are We? We are obsessed with finding ourselves. To seek…
My Art and Uncertainty
‘Why am I procrastinating?’ is a question I often ask myself. My thoughts often turn towards an aversion to uncertainty which has held me back in life a lot. Because I don’t feel in control,…