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Paintings- abstracted to reflect the movement, transparency and refections in water.

Went to the Whitechapel when I returned to London

Went to the Whitechapel when I returned to London Friday. Must see show on Woman Abstract painters. I thought the range of abstraction was well represented and curated. Particularly taken by this artist Buffie Johnson. An artist I had not heard of before. The established painter Frankenthaler, Mitchel and Lee krazner , Viera de silva stood out. As they had worked at having a Unique voice. Gillian Ayers and Sandra blow also fared well.

Painting made from sindur pigment traditionally us

Painting made from sindur pigment traditionally used for the bindi mark on the forehead. On handmade Indian paper. Experimenting with traditional colours and dyes , here in India.

Pleased to be back painting today with the highly

Pleased to be back painting today with the highly textured and absorbent Indian paper made from cotton pulp. India has this particular light a hot orange tint to the atmosphere. This is a small watercolour using the absorbent qualities of the paper.

This is how art exhibitions should be curated! At

This is how art exhibitions should be curated! At the exhibition @archerartgallery with the artist Jamnegar Naik. Here Naik is talking with visitors to the show sharing his own narratives. The table arranged with sketchbooks and drawings. Refreshingly simple way of portraying Jamnagar Naik’s wide range of work.

Pleased to be invited to do a presentation on my w

Pleased to be invited to do a presentation on my work at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Should be interesting to talk about my use of dyes and materials.
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Gone a bit figurative in this painting on silk in

Gone a bit figurative in this painting on silk in India. It is a simplified view looking from my balcony studio. I got transfixed by the light filtering through the leaves, revealing a luminous green. And through the leaves , sun baked ochre of earth and silhouetted shadows. When I zoom in it still has elements to my abstraction which concentrates on elements of space and time through transparency and the study of water.

Indian light, orange earth, heat of the sun. Water

Indian light, orange earth, heat of the sun. Watercolour on handmade Indian paper.
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Getting a bit more familiar with the absorbent Ind

Getting a bit more familiar with the absorbent Indian paper and rather enjoying its qualities. Particularly the way the paper can build up the darker tones. This measures about 20 x 30 inches. There are two types of Indian handmade paper this is the unpressed type which is even more absorbent than the pressed paper and has a rough texture.
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I am enjoying my artist residency in India and hav

I am enjoying my artist residency in India and have been experimenting using natural dyes as pigment. The colours are less harsh than the synthetic pigments we often rely on in n the west. And with that a resonance that relate more to the natural world. Here I have been using Ratonjyot a reddish root that can give a purplish black. Really enjoying the subtlety of the colour.

Exhibition at the Boathouse in Ahmedabad.

Exhibition at the Boathouse in Ahmedabad.

Detail of watercolour on handmade Indian paper. Ve

Detail of watercolour on handmade Indian paper.
Very much experimenting with this paper. I have found that sizing it with a diluted mix of Matt acrylic glaze with water does the trick to help the flow of the watercolour.

There is something a bit Zen about this. Completel

There is something a bit Zen about this. Completely improvised for the exhibition @boathouseindia tomorrow . The fluttering of the breeze, sounds of birds, sticks used to hang work from iron stairwell bars. But it seems to have come together.

Loving the texture of the Indian paper. Trying to

Loving the texture of the Indian paper. Trying to get this one finished for the Saturday open house. The paper tends to wrinkle up so seeing if dampening and pressing it between boards will help.
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Lindsay and myself are holding an open house here

Lindsay and myself are holding an open house here at the boathouse India @boathouseindia on Saturday. It will be a chance to show what we are doing. We titled the show “Dismantling the Architecture of Self”. It is so refreshing here in India that you can talk openly of Spirituality without anyone thinking you are a bit of a wacky hippy. So refreshing and an openness that is so much more needed in the west.
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Think you get an idea of the light and heat from t

Think you get an idea of the light and heat from these. I am sort of adapting my techniques for Indian paper and am definitely getting more used to its properties.
Lots of work to do for Saturdays open house here @boathouseindia
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First exhibition in India at the Boathouse. Lots t

First exhibition in India at the Boathouse. Lots to finish but delighted to be showing my work here in such wonderful surroundings.
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Working with the Indian paper. My host Poonam sugg

Working with the Indian paper. My host Poonam suggested to use the concrete primer and it works very well and can be mixed with pigment to make impasto. It is an adaption of the techniques that I already use combining glazes, opaqueness and calligraphic marks. But the palate is changing inspired by the radiant light here in India.
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The exuberant light of India is affecting my palat

The exuberant light of India is affecting my palate. Working from the view from my studio balcony . It is more figurative than I am used to but let’s see how this exploration develops. New paper and with it new techniques!
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Pleased to be part of an exhibition @thelanesborou

Pleased to be part of an exhibition @thelanesboroughgrill @the_lanesborough curated by @artacumen . This piece is called dancers leap and uses the diptych format which I am very keen on using. The format utilises the way our eye travels around the canvases , jumping from one painting to the other. The paintings are physical, but I use the dynamic of illusion to create psychological space.
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I am running a workshop Watercolour and Abstractio

I am running a workshop Watercolour and Abstraction as part of my residency in Ahmedabad this Sunday 5th February. Should be fun, every one here is so enthusiastic and curious. It is hosted by my host Poonam Jolly. Looking forward to it and experimenting with the local hand made paper.

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