Malgorzata Lazarek's paintings have a layering of outline and solid form creating a reality from the tangible and what could be the contents of your memory or imagination.
I was lucky enough to go to art college with Robbie Bushe in Edinburgh, though he was in another year group, and both Robbie and his work were fun of fun, humour and unique observation. This is a selection form those ECA days. When I posted the work of 山下由介 yesterday with its domestic observation and perspective it reminded me of these domestic scenes by Robbie with their aerial views and observations of mundane life, spiced with anticipation and disappointment.
Continuing the birds eye perspective with a wonderful painting by 山下由介.
A final selection of the wonderful, birds eye still life compositions of Dutch painter and sculptor Kenne Gregoire.
Kenne Gregoire still life with delicious rendering of fabric and pattern that you want to reach out and touch.
Amazingly detailed and beautiful patterned still lives of interiors by Dutch artist Kenne Gregoire. Kenne Gregoire is a prolific artist who works as both a sculptor and painter, a modern Dutch master. These paintings are created by building up layer upon layer of paint and glaze to create wonderful rendering of texture and colour.
Love this Welsh Alphabet poster by Valeriane Leblond a French artist/illustrator now living with her young family in Wales, I love the treasure of life that she has illustrated and the lovely Welsh words.
Beautiful owls from Miroko Machiko, everything this illustrator touches is magical though.
Marjo Mommersteeg currently has an exhibition of painting and sculpture in Ingeborg until the 20th May, it looks wonderful so if you are anywhere near pop in and say hello. These images are of Marjo's rawer sculptures. Often Marjo's work is very brightly coloured, and in a surrealist tradition she draws out of the rough logs and drift wood, a magical world of her imagination.
More pigeons made today, ready to fly to Paul Smith's new shop in London, Freya insisted we make Tufty a pigeon we met in Florence at Easter.
Very excited as my first weekend off from teaching this summer will be spent in Cambridge attending the Inside and Outside workshop of Ana Ventura. This is not something I have been plotting for ever but a wonderful spontaneous decision late last night prompted by a message from Jane Cabrera, I can't wait to meet them both!
Sometimes I crave the company of friends, old trees and cow kisses, this is why I am late posting today, I took a few hours for myself . . . back where we used to live . . . bliss!
Loved this bright illustration of robins in hollyhocks by the lovely Rob Dunlavey this week . . . my Friday inspiration.
I am still making envelopes for Paul Smith this time, a new line, 'pigeon post' envelopes.
