This post's about the Dryad series. They are the seven images that make up almost a quarter of my exhibition - Symmetry - which is at the Carinus Arts Centre for the National Arts Festival from 29 June to 9 July 2017. I wanted to explore what happened when I placed a person into my images... Continue Reading →
Triptychs 3: Angel Wings
'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 →
Triptychs 2: the Figure in the Foreground
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 →
Triptychs 1: Stained Glass
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 →