Recent mixed media
November 22, 2021
Category: Painting techniques
Back to my roots. Yeah. Basically a ‘Note to Self’
September 11, 2021
Of all the styles I’ve dabbled in over the last few years, I always, always come back to this. It’s where I feel most ‘me’ and is a truly happy, free place. Yes, I love architecture and drawing and florals and watercolours and filling sketchbooks and painting en plein air but this right here is … More Back to my roots. Yeah. Basically a ‘Note to Self’
A Place I’d Like To Go
July 20, 2021
I love to paint from real life but it’s restricting. Very few people have the privilege or freedom to travel, especially at the moment. But we can invoke memories, harness imagination and go anywhere we please and make anything we please. I love this quote from Georgia O’Keeffe … Imagined landscapes are freeing to paint. … More A Place I’d Like To Go
Recent paintings. Reworking old pieces.
July 19, 2021
I can’t let a bad canvas go. I may put it to one side for a while but it always gets hauled out again, sometimes scrubbed over with gesso, sometimes parts obliterated and others left. Sometimes I pick out new shapes, block in negative space. Maybe add some collage or text. Eventually .. and this … More Recent paintings. Reworking old pieces.
Post 3. Showing
May 29, 2021
This week has been about just having fun with colours and textures. Hedgerows and gardens are beginning to explode with colour and I wanted to paint like I was in amongst the action. This week has also been short on studio time and that means no faffing, just do something, anything and enjoy it. I … More Post 3. Showing
Lane Mathias 