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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day Eleven - 'Abstract Cupcake'

'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 […]

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day Twelve - 'Subtle Beauty'

'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/

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Chronicles in Ordinary Time 178: Abstraction

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 […]

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day Two - 'Searching'

'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 […]

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day One - 'Bubbling Beauties'

'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 […]

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Art by Noreen Larinde - Blog. Feminist painter, graphic printmaker and fine art photographer

Noreen Larinde is an artist from Pacific Palisades, California. Here she talks to Artists Info about her work as an artist.

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day Twenty-One - 'Reclaimed Limelight'

'Reclaimed Limelight' #21 Highland Heathers Collection Oil on Canvas Board Soft greens and earthy terracottas are prevalent in faint but distinct patches, marking the seasonal changes and bedding down instincts. Clumps are less dense and deep olives start to wend their way back into reclaiming the limelight that they're so used to. Happy after their […]

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day Twenty-Two - 'Equinox

'Equinox' #22 Highland Heathers Collection Oil on Canvas Board Spirals of anchored petals spread up over the mountainside, like confetti caught in a whirlwind around a veil. Their colours joyous and spirits merry - maybe they're celebrating the seasonal equinox too. Shop via: https://www.lynneforrester.com/

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days - 'Subtle But Sassy'

'Subtle But Sassy' #23 Highland Heathers Collection Oil on Canvas Board Intermingled states of being all curl their way across crofts and mountains, interspersed by waterfall torrents and huge rocks. They gently pick their way around and over these sights, already amazingly resplendent in their own right. Heather tufts furnish harsh angles and crevices with […]

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day Twenty-Four - 'Resilient Cadence'

'Resilient Cadence' #24 Highland Heathers Collection Oil on Canvas Board Clumps of white buds spring from pillows of lush greens - new fresh heather amongst those feeling autumnally traditional. These have an energetic reminiscence of springtime in their resilient cadence as they face the cooler winds with relish. Shop via: https://www.lynneforrester.com/

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day Twenty-Five - 'Frothy Layers'

Frothy layers of pink petals billow over the croft. Anchored together by willpower and their central strength as ruthless gales threaten to shake those tethers. So they hold on, determined to use those violent gusts to accentuate their beautifully volumized state - a united force that even the most hardy daren't reckon with. Shop via: […]

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day Twenty-Six - 'Organdie Petals'

'Organdie Petals' #26 Highland Heathers Collection Organdie petals adorn their green undergarments, flickering in the breeze so that the eye can only just pick out those faint peachy tones. Delicate muslin layers that only hold any strength of hue in multitude, only marginally covering those darker regions below. Shop via: https://www.lynneforrester.com/

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day Twenty-Seven - 'Charades'

'Charades' #27 Highland Heathers Collection Oil on Canvas Board Clouds move swiftly over the sun and a dappled glow highlights the fluttering petals. Dramatic purples become more subtle as the eye tries to discern definite shapes whilst they morph according to the elements. Senses are subject to charades as everything conspires to fluctuate and challenge […]

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day Twenty-Eight - 'Reflourishing'

'Reflourishing' #28 Highland Heathers Collection Oil on Canvas Board Deep pinks swirl and show a hint of their true colours, closely guarded by experienced ones who protect the new growth. The seasonal shedding and reflourishing is in seamless harmony with a cooler reality, unconsciously realising that time cannot be reversed and resolving to evolve with […]

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day Thirty - 'Betwitched'

'Bewitched' #30 Highland Heathers Collection Oil on Canvas Board There's a slightly faded, delicate beauty swaying carefully in a sheltered corner, happy to let the brighter and bolder take the limelight on the main stage. She knows that she’ll attract those drawn to difference, able to see beneath the surface - just those she wants […]

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Art by Lynne Forrester: 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day 29 - Swagger

'Swagger' #29 Highland Heathers Collection Oil on Canvas Board Dense thickets of deep-hued petals swagger their way across the croft. Proud attitudes abound as they flaunt their multi-layered beauty in vast gangs of billowy cushions. Shop via: https://www.lynneforrester.com/

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days - Highland Heathers Collection

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 […]

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - Rosebud Tips

'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 […]

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 'Open Hearts'

'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 […]

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 'Back-combed Plumage'

'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 […]

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