'Envied Escape' Cloudscape painting in soft pastels 40x30cm Clouds cluster as close to the mountain tops as they can, jostling and whirring to create large bouffants of whipped textures. Some stray parts break free and soar in all the kerfuffle - barely noticed by many but the escape is dreamt of and envied by some. […]
'Watery Light' Cloudscape painting in soft pastels 40x30cm Brooding weights hang and twirl, playing with the watery light in the midst of the storm so wild it's been officially named. Shop: https://www.lynneforrester.com/
Moving Forward This is what ‘New Years’ should be about New Years come with promise; sadly, there is so much HPtFtU [Human Propensity to F*ck things Up] in our world that by this time, 365 days from now, we will probably be thinking about the year just past, and all its disappointments. We are better […]
'Breezy Blues' Cloudscape painting in soft pastels 40x30cm Precipitatious showers alternate with sunshine as storm gales rattle from mountain to mountain over the bay. Breezy blues take their cue to burst through the swirls when they part and stop awhile to catch their breath. Shop: https://www.lynneforrester.com/
'Abstract Cupcake' Cloudscape painting in soft pastels 40x30cm Energetic running has reduced to an optimistic plod as the fingers start to go numb and the toes send up a painful twang. The tarmac continues and the focus is on feeling grateful that it's been gritted on this wintry morning. So, it's a lovely surprise to […]
'Subtle Beauty' Cloudscape painting in soft pastels 40x30cm Glimpses of subtle beauty on a seemingly grey day - sometimes you have to look hard for the sparkling diamonds in any walk of life. Shop: https://www.lynneforrester.com/
Nebula NGC 3627 ANY TIME that a human being writes something that is intended to somehow describe the nature of God, that human being is using an abstraction. The problem with many religious people is that they really have no idea what an abstraction is. Abstraction, the cognitive process of isolating, or “abstracting,” a common […]
01/20/19 CPO John Seidman was my wife’s nephew; he died in a failed Coast Guard rescue in October of 2009…a tragic accident. Members of the US Coast Guard have a special place in my heart. Today, the spouses of members of the US Coast Guard are figuring out where they will get their family’s next […]
Feathery Flutters Cloudscape in soft pastels 40x30cm A huge expanse of open skies reaches as far as the eye can see. Feathery flutters of wispy clouds stretch and yawn, unable to realise that they can take up as much space as they like today. The odd frond strays but in the main they stay together, […]
The Daily Dance Cloudscape in soft pastels 40x30cm The inevitable meeting and attraction of opposite energies converges as the end of the daylight dance begins. Huge purple eyelids take bigger blinks and the sun starts its descent. Colours become more vibrant whilst the curtain call is taken - it’s the highlight of the day and […]
Fiery Embers Cloudscape in soft pastels 40x30cm Fiery embers explode their burning hues up into the sky as the day announces its arrival. All ribbons waiting for the formal openings are burst open as the sheer force of nature overcomes all superficial airs and graces. Shop at: https://www.lynneforrester.com/
Highland Heathers Collection That's the whole of the '30 Paintings in 30 Days' completed! It's been quite testing but as always, I get so much from the whole experience. Just spending so much time painting is unbelievably fabulous and is weirdly cathartic for the old braincells. I'll give the blog (and my paintbrushes!) a rest […]
'Rosebud Tips' Oil on Box Canvas 12"x12" (30x30cm) Dusky pink rosebud-like tips peek from the greying ashes of the falling sun. Reaching to see that stark blue sky before everything swiftly succumbs to the early bed time stars. (I'm intending to show 'Rosebud Tips' in the Society of Scottish Artists 30x30 exhibition where it will […]
'Open Hearts' Oil on Box Canvas 30x30cm Great back-combed plumage mounds climb the skies to show off their voluminous finery. The bright brilliance of the sun's goodbye to the day highlights their every curve, exploding the sky into a feather-ruffled, flamingo-pink abundance. (I'm intending to show 'Open Hearts' in the Society of Scottish Artists 30x30 […]
'Back-combed Plumage' Oil on Box Canvas 30x30cm Great back-combed plumage mounds climb the skies to show off their voluminous finery. The bright brilliance of the sun's goodbye to the day highlights their every curve, exploding the sky into a feather-ruffled, flamingo-pink abundance. (I'm intending to show 'Back-combed Plumage' in the Society of Scottish Artists 30x30 […]
Noreen Larinde is an artist from Pacific Palisades, California. Here she talks to Artists Info about her work as an artist.
'Bubbling Beauties' Cloudscape in soft pastels The first of my 30 Paintings in 30 Days challenges for 2019 is this month - here's my painting for today: Doughy mounds billow and merge as they’re kneaded into fully-fledged bubbling beauties. The constant motion allows for a momentary glimpse of the setting sun behind the pomp and […]
'Searching' Cloudscape in soft pastels 40x30cm Searching, reaching. they know it’s here somewhere. They can feel the coldness biting into their soft edges, sweeping into their core, like a metal placing ice into cosy snow-laden bellies. The chill is resolute against the winter sun that’s doing its best to warm up the world. Stretching still […]
An interview with Markos Kampanis from Athens, Greece. Here he talks to Artists Info about his work. Please describe your artwork style My style can be described as realistic with many diversions however, I do not seek to follow a specific path but leave myself free to be guided by instinct. Each group of works […]
Wild Abandon Cloudscape in soft pastels 40x30cm Wild abandon of all that is physical, wispy fronds give their selves completely to the elements. The freezing temperature absolves the need to move, held in limbo between life and non-life, the in-between section of the spectrum of being. Shop via: https://www.lynneforrester.com/
