A study for a new painting. The theme, Nature’s laws of freedom: a gull flying above a giant wave, as another wave crashes down on The Mount – “the jewel in the crown” of Mount’s Bay, Cornwall – demolishing this symbol of privilege for the few and restoring sovereignty to all who fly untethered to the glorification of oppressive power systems.
They come in all shapes and sizes! This is a little birthday pic for my friend Peter, of Basil, his Jack Russell.
Phew, that’s better! I can relax and let the paint do what it likes to my new easel now that the bird has made its mark!
Wouldn’t it be awful – if it stayed this clean forever ..
Oops, I mean artistic! It’s possibly the only way to stay sane in today’s world .?
Yellow, coconut-scented gorse has burst out from winter-blackened thorns all around us. I have walked through it, sometimes barefoot, stopped and made drawings. And now my paint is flying…
As I take in my new surroundings, having moved to Penzance in January, I have been exploring the process of mono printing. They are taken from plein air sketches I have made around the harbour and sea front and I am loving the results.
‘Rise and Shine’ by Melanie Peer
I’m excited to be exhibiting in the newly-formed St Just Society of Artists group exhibition from 20 April – 3 May 2019. Entitled ‘Arrival’ at Morvah Schoolhouse you can expect vibrant painted expression of our joie de vivre at living in this wonderful landscape.
Stay present, trust that the universe will throw your ball, hold your tail high and radiate fun. (Charcoal drawings soon to be available as cards and prints)
The sunlight’s reign of gold ceded to hail and gale today as we pass through the turnstile into winter. I walked into the moonlit field and watched the dogs circle across stubbled grass.
Just one flower.. growing seeds. Grace is natural, coded, guaranteed.
After years of shaking off religion I have come face to face with the living embodiment of true holiness…
Opium poppies, unsheathed at night, float in the light of dawn… This large oil painting has emerged from some wild and wonderful sessions in the studio this past week.
After a week of wet mist, the sun showed up this evening as if it had never gone away… Happy Solstice, friends!
Having fun completing new images for Open Studios – paint flying everywhere – not looking forward to the tidy-up…
