Unfinished Acrylics 3

This acrylic was painted from a number of photos I took of a deserted and dilapidated industrial building just east of the centre of Nottingham.

Through the roses
Acrylic on stretched canvas
39" x 24"

It can be seen from the railway line as the line goes out towards Lincoln. I took the photos last year from the road bridge going over the railway line. The dog rose bushes I was looking through are quiet a distance away from the building, but due to the flattening of distance caused by the zoom lens, the roses appear to be growing much nearer to the building. This gives it a feel of the roses creeping towards the building - rather a Gothic fantasy scenario.
I don't want to do a lot more to this work; just develop the foreground bushes a little more.

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Rainbowville by Maeve Wright

This is another example of my wife Maeve's art.

Rainbowville

Watercolour pencils and black gel pen on watercolour paper

8 1/4" x 11 3/4"

This is one of her abstract townscapes. Her work is greatly influenced by architecture. I love the way she sees buildings fitting next to each other to form this pattern of lines and colours. It's wonderful the way she blends the colours and allows them to run to form soft and unexpected shades.

If you are interested in purchasing this work, it is available on ebay along with several other of her works.

Decoration of Divinity by Maeve Wright

Thought I would take the opportunity to introduce my wife Maeve's artwork. This is a piece created in July of this year.

Decoration of Divinity

Watercolour pencils, coloured pencils, biro and gel pens on watercolour paper

8 1/4" x 11 3/4"

Her work is warm, witty, quirky and colourful. Her subjects include town and cityscapes, fantasy, abstract, and flowers. She employs a variety of media including watercolours, acrylics, gouache, pencils, pens, frequently using several media in one piece to achieve the required effects.

Take a look at her work in her Etsy shop and on her EBSQ site.

"And Were There Strangers On The Beach? (A Moonlight Fantasy)"

I was prompted to post this work after seeing the recent posting by Sylvia Jenstad, Star light....Star bright

"And Were There Strangers On The Beach? (A Moonlight Fantasy)"

Acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16"

This painting is slightly off the beaten track for me. It's one I painted a couple of years ago and was an attempt to portray a dream I've had many times.
In the dream, I'm walking along a deserted beach in the moonlight. Next to me is a small figure, but I am unable to turn and see exactly who it is. In the distance is a cliff surmounted by a tower (all very Freudian I know). Nothing much happens in the dream, but I always have the distinct feeling that there is something waiting for me in the tower.
I believe that the work manages to capture the mood and atmosphere of the dream quite successfully.
I have thought of doing more work like this, although fantasy/dream artwork isn't my usual subject. (Anyway, must,must,must, MUST get on with work for my exhibition first!!)