New studio - New painting

Before: My studio as it was for many years.
It took a lot of self discipline and many trips to the tip to minimalise the clutter.

After: The studio, now well organised with new shelves, new lighting and practical furniture.

Painting a stream while filming the work in progress

I'm finally back to painting after renovating my studio and exhibition space. It's a wonderful feeling to be in new, light and tidy surroundings after many years of accumulated mess.



I decided to work on a large painting in acrylics this time.  I have often been inspired by streams and waterfalls. I feel they are quite symbolic. The flowing and rushing fresh water, just seen for a moment, en route from a far away source somewhere, to its final destination - the sea.
I found the subject for this in a nearby wood. I took many photos and filmed a few sequences before my feet got too wet and the cold crept under my coat. I then took a few leaves, stones and branches back to the warmth of the studio for a closer look.

The painting is far from finished but it's getting there,
a few centimetres at a time.

I am producing a video about this work in progress which I intend to publish on YouTube as soon as it's finished.