Realism to abstraction

 I am revisiting a series of images from my 2022 exhibition "The Nature of the Horse".  Here is the first one.  I would like to explore it further and create a different version which will form a proposal for a new exhibition,…

Revisiting drawings

I am inspired by recent visit to Patchings Artfest to revisit and complete some favourite drawings. 

Patchings Artfest 13-15 July 2023

Had a successful show at Patchings Artfest.  It was a pleasure to meet new friends from all over the north and midlands of England.  I found it very inspiring to engage with the public and other artists after the long period of covid…

Making it abstract – the final piece

The final statement "Meghan Carrick Essentials" - charcoal and paint on 800 x 600 mm stretched canvas. This definitely relates to the monoprint stage, but I am satisfied that I explored many possibilities.

Making it abstract Collages

Looking more deeply at the shapes by creating a three dimensional structure based on drawings, and creating collage pieces from it.  

Making it abstract Monoprints

Monoprint experiments with colours and shapes from Stage 1.

Franz Marc – my inspo

I am a great admirer of Franz Marc (1880-1916).  He loved and respected animals and the natural world,  and is famous for his "Blue Horse" paintings.  The painting above is a small watercolour but shows his use of colour, the abstracted…

Making it abstract – moving further

The next stage - working from a black and white photocopy of my painting of Meghan, I masked off different sections in quite a random way.  This is a simple composition so the options were limited.  I did two stages, trying for a richer and…

Making it abstract

I have spent some years now in learning how to create a figurative illusion of reality.  But I want to go deeper and explore the links between the subject and my inner self.  At the moment I am making a series of oil paintings depicting the…

Painting project “Melanie”

                               A study of a bucking Clydesdale yearling became a challenge, as I moved from quick studies of movement to an analysis of the underlying anatomy.  I at last realised that for me it is essential…