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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 - 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day Twenty-Nine - '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, Day 10 - 'Blithe Array'

'Blithe Array' #10 Highland Heathers Collection Oil on Canvas Board Winding stems stir and strengthen as they carve their path across the heathery knoll. Most of the weighty length stretches beneath the seemingly dainty lilac blooms and is only visible in a north-easterly breeze. Harsh gusts part the tiny flowers to show the intricate cohabitation […]

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day Nine - 'Bouncing Masses'

'Bouncing Masses' #9 The Highland Heathers Collection Oil on Canvas Board Bouncing masses of heather buds at their most springy bound from their wiry stems. Their movements cascade across the croft like coloured pebbles dropping into a pool of algae'd water and the bubbles rising with equal verve and hue. Shop via: https://www.lynneforrester.com/

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day Five - 'The Daily Dance'

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 […]

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day Six - 'Feathery Flutters'

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, […]

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day Seven - 'Cloud Caravans'

'Cloud Caravans' Cloudscape in soft pastels 40x30cm Great hunks of sky motor across the vast expanse above the sullenly grumbling sea. Their insides barely contained as these cloud caravans waddle in time with the gale-force rhythms. Shop here: https://www.lynneforrester.com/

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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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Chronicles in Ordinary Time 179: Unexplainable Happenings

Okay… I changed my relationship with WordPress, and things have not come out, yet, as I had hoped. I hope to return to https://mjarts.blog 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 […]

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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 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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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 Ten - 'Breezy Blues'

'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/

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Chronicles in Ordinary Time 177: I’m tired of this [expletive deleted].

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 […]

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day Nine - 'Watery Light'

'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/

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Art by Lynne Forrester: Blog - 30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day Eight - 'Envied Escape'

'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. […]

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