Oil on board in antique frame.
Contemplative studio still life. Ripe pomegranates abundant in their dark earthenware bowl. The tiny egg and sycamore dairy bowl...This work is about celebration of simplicity - purity and purpose. The dark and light have power and sense, an intensity through illumination. The egg is a gift, and the pomegranates a symbol of life and to life in the future.
(Framed 98 x 118cm) At Chris Holmes Antiques.
Oil and gesso on board in handpainted antique frame. Freya was the Norse goddess of love and fertility and mythological wife of Odin in Scandinavian mythology. This powerful impressionistic painting is full of power and surface, thick lacerated textures and depth. Observing the arrival of Spring with white amaryllis in bud, lilac and roses. Work at Chris Holmes Antiques. 88 x 66.5cm (Framed 107 x 86cm)
Oil and gesso on board. Gigantic palaver poppies float through gusty clouds. In Greek Mythology Hypnos was the personification of sleep - he was said to be a calm and gentle god, as he helps humans in need, due to their sleep, owns half their lives. Work at Gallerina. Unframed size 151 x 122cm
Oil and gesso on board in antique frame. The coolness of the Spring breeze and the glow of the warming sun. 'Olwen' is a celebration of spring - known as one of the Spring Goddesses, wherever Olwen trod pure white clovers sprung from the ground. Work at Chris Holmes Antiques. 125.5 x 65.5cm (Framed 107 x 86cm)
A collection of Roman glass vials and jars, their surfaces slowly wearing down as if washed by the ocean. This light aqua colour was the earliest colour of Roman glass, it is the natural colour of the silica in the sand most commonly used at the time. Depending on time, place and maker the colour would vary. Oil and gesso on board in antique frame. Work at Ffin Y Parc Gallery.
58.5 x 46 cm (framed 76 x 64 cm)
"Selkie" comes from the mythology of the mermaid - a creature that lives as seals in the sea and shed their skin to become human. The giant fronts of seaweed remind me of these transformative creatures, beautiful glossy skins lying in the shallow turquoise and purple sea anenome filled rock pools.
Oil and gesso on board in antique frame. Work at Chris Holmes Antiques.
74 x 102 cm (framed 90 x 117cm)
"Stormur" translates as 'strong gale' in Icelandic. Here on the coastline near St Ives the rocks change from silver to yellow ochre depending on the way the sea feels. The land shows you ways to the ocean through its mouths and openings and the wind ignores all blowing both into one, all seaspray and loss of sight. Work at Ffin Y Parc Gallery.
Oil and gesso on board in antique frame.
80 x 62 cm (framed 98 x 78 cm)
'Brim'tud' is the sound of the waves. In the distance beyond the wild seas you can make out Godrevy Lighthouse in Cornwall near St Ives. I'm standing amongst vast mussel fields on volcanic cliffs which coarse down through fissures and chasms of ochre filled agate rocks deep below the sea to create 'the rocks', a natural reef making this area of coast one of the most treacheours for sailors to navigate. Work at Ffin Y Parc Gallery. Oil and gesso on board in antique frame.
98 x 76 cm (framed 110 x 90 cm)
Abundant autumn winter flowers - amaryllis, roses, oak leaves and berries create a cacophony of colour and form. Carpo was the goddess of the fruits of the earth and non more appropriate for drawing close winter day and this celebration of earth's fruits and life. Work at Ffin Y Parc Gallery.
Oil and gesso on board in antique frame.
90 x 80.5cm (framed 109 x 99cm)
Meaning 'embankment' in Icelandic. A place that will always belong - the fishermens ropes tied and looped every day as they have for hundereds of years in St Ives harbour. A woven history. Work at Ffin Y Parc Gallery. Oil and gesso on board in antique frame.
75 x 106 cm (framed 93.5 x 125cm)
Lobster pots and fishermens sea rope thrown in haste in the growing piles at the edge of the harbour wall in St Ives- the seals have appeared below in the water awaiting the rejects from the fishermens catch - a magical place where time has stood still. Work at Ffin Y Parc Gallery. Oil and gesso on board in hand painted frame.
76 x 102 cm (framed 93 x 119 cm)
At Godrevy beach near St Ives, Cornwall...beach gives way to volcanic natural rocks which form a natural reef called "The Stones" all the way back to St Ives. The rocks are filled with ochre yellow agate and encrusted with purple mussels. Shelter is found in rock pools in the depths of rocks fissures from the roaring tide beyond. Oil and gesso on board in antique frame. Work at Ffin Y Parc Gallery.
80 x 75 cm (framed 84.5 x 90 cm)
Villa Cyrnos is a villa in the Cote d'Azur in the South of France - the gardens are abundant with lemon and fig trees, and enourmous pines - the air is filled with the scent of lavender and of essential Provence - a perfect dream. Work at Ffin Y Parc Gallery. Oil and gesso on board in antique frame. 41 x 33 cm (Framed 57.5 x 47 cm)
Waterlilies at Plumpton Rocks. The Naiades were fresh water Nymphs who inhabited rivers, streams, lakes and springs of the earth. Dappled sunshine filled light reflects the blue skies above this beautiful setting of lush foliage. 120 x 100 cm Oil and gesso on board in antique frame. Find this work with Panter & Hall, Pall Mall, London.
Ready for Marmalade making with blushing hot Valencia oranges, an entire crate a gift from my friend's tree in Spain. Each tree gives rise to different shades of the most vibrant sweet oranges. Oil and gesso on board in antique frame. Work has been purchased by "New Light" for their Private Collection which is available for tour both to public and corporate spaces.
A collection of sunshine yellow conserve pots from Matera near Puglia, the landscape providing a bounty of riches ready to be preserved for the family for winter or used to encapsulate a stew capturing all of the flavours and joy of this place. Find this work at Gallerina, Darlington, County Durham.
Rare horse bells produced by Robert Wells. The bells would be attached to the collars of horses and would make their own distinct music as each different team of riders approached...you could tell who was friend or stranger through the stillness of the air. Bells are selected in threes like this for their harmony. Oil and gesso on board in antique frame. 70 x 52 cm (78 x 60.5 cm Framed). Find this work at Denise Yapp Contemporary Art Winter Show.
Rare and beautiful Victorian giant clam shell, brought back to the UK by a sailor around 1860. This open shell represents helping us rid ourselves of inhibition so we open up when under scrutiny or pressure. The notion of expressing ourselves clearly and opening in the same way that the Giant Clam does in nature welcoming the healing and revitalising energy of the Sun each morning. Inks and oils on paper in antique frame. 77.5 x 56 cm (97 x 72 cm framed) Find this work at Chris Holmes Decorative Interiors, Harrogate.