My exhibition reflects how the beauty of nature, with its ever changing light, shade and colours inspires me in my paintings, and also in how I often select my colours of prepared fleece, spin my yarn and weave it into fabric.
I started painting after I became disabled, first in watercolours and then turning to oil paints. Years later I also fell in love with hand-spinning wool and weaving it into scarves, household items and occasional abstract tapestries. My favourite way to paint is en plein air, out on location, which I don’t get to do as much as I would like, but I also love to paint in my cosy studio from sketches, photos and memories. I enjoy mixing my own colours from a limited palette of oil paints, and equally enjoy spinning and weaving the different textures and characteristics of all the beautiful breeds of sheep we have in our country.
May venues
Artform:
Painting, Textiles
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