Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
A couple of weeks ago I posted this picture on Facebook. It's one of my favourite trees catching the warm sunshine: full of twisty arching shapes. At the time my good friend Harry Owen said he could see an artwork coming on .... he was right. I've managed to find some time to work with... Continue Reading →
'Angel Wings' and 'They look like something from William Blake' were the first responses I got to these pictures. They're a little different to the other triptychs because there's no background image, the runic tree is compressed to run up Natalie's spine. It really does look like the wing of an angel. So I copied and... Continue Reading →
I was pleased with the stained glass effect and the repetition of the archway of trees in the triptych I posted earlier so next I experimented with blending together a different set of images. The original inspiration is one of the Scots Pine trees on a rocky knoll at Äsperöd, Sweden. I followed the same process as... Continue Reading →
The visitors to my Portals exhibition gave me a lot of feedback and encouragement. Some of the ideas really inspired me and so, whilst the Festival was quiet, I started working on this small series of triptychs. I recently finished some of them and here's a first look at what I've been doing with a... Continue Reading →
I'd like to start by saying how wonderful it was to receive so much positive feedback from so many people. That has meant a lot to me and pointed my work, and exhibition next year, firmly in a couple of directions. I'll post more of these ideas shortly. It was quite something to talk about my pictures with... Continue Reading →
The cost of framed and print only copies are given below. All images are available in digital format at R250/image. Trees (costs do not include postage and packaging) Äsperöd Gnarly (900 x 754) R2200 framed (sold); R1350 print Äsperöd Gnarly Creature (900 x 800) R2300 framed; R1350 print Aurajoki Runic (643 x 900) R1900 framed (sold);... Continue Reading →
The pictures are framed, the labeling's done, digital images uploaded for distribution, picture hooks, string and the rest of the exhibition paraphernalia are all just about ready to go. So I'm almost there! I'll be hanging the pictures on Tuesday 28th, with Harry Owen's assistance, and the finishing touches should be done on Wednesday. Thursday... Continue Reading →
The National Arts Festival sets up the Arena Exhibition as an opportunity to showcase your artwork. My problem was which piece to decide on. I settled on this dreamy looking landscape taken late last September at Stendörren Nature Reserve in Sweden. It's looking west into the sun (which all camera makers tell you never to... Continue Reading →
It's been exciting this past couple of weeks seeing everything start to take shape. There will be 19 large format photographs for sale either as limited edition prints or as digital images at reduced size and resolution. A further 20 images from Symmetry in Nature will also be for sale in digital format along with the... Continue Reading →
Nearly all of the Portals exhibition pictures are of trees. So I think a word of two of explanation is needed. Why trees and what is their significance to me? The great woodworker George Nakashima says in his book The Soul of a Tree: 'Then, when I am there, feeling at one with the trees... Continue Reading →
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